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Flagstaff staff propose speed humps as traffic‑calming tool; council expresses support and requests cost/maintenance plan
Summary
Transportation staff recommended adding speed humps (and cushions on priority routes) to Flagstaff’s residential traffic‑management toolbox with a lowered threshold for action (10% of vehicles exceeding the speed by 5 mph). Council members broadly supported the addition and asked for budget and maintenance estimates and coordination with public works and public safety.
Jeff Bowman and Sydney Juby of the transportation division presented a proposal to add speed humps to the city's residential traffic‑calming toolbox. Staff described technical parameters — humps about 3–4 inches high and 12–14 feet long that typically reduce speeds by 5–13 mph in the immediate vicinity — engineering limits (grades ≤8%, spacing of roughly 250–600 feet, avoid critical emergency…
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