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Residents ask for 'slow down — children playing' measures; committee opts for education, door hangers and radar boards
Summary
A neighbor urged the committee to install "children at play" signage on Amanda and Flambo streets; staff noted the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices does not recommend those signs and the committee agreed to pursue education, door hangers, targeted patrols and radar speed reader deployment rather than official signage.
A neighborhood request for children-at-play signage on Amanda and Flambo streets prompted a broad committee discussion on Sept. 2 about signage effectiveness, enforcement and nonregulatory options.
Jody, the resident who submitted the request, described the streets as "a small neighborhood" with about "10 kids under seven on Amanda and Flambo Street" and said a curve there "encourages people to speed up." She asked the village to consider a sign reading "please slow down for children playing" and noted extra patrols had a short-term effect.
Staff noted the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) does not recognize or recommend "children at play" signs because they can give a false sense of security and have limited efficacy. Committee members discussed alternatives: door-hanger reminders for neighbors, community-placed bright "turtle/flag" signs on private property, and temporary radar speed reader boards that record traffic data and can be deployed by request.
Jamie (staff) volunteered to draft a door-hanger design and circulate it for committee input; staff said radar reader boards are available and are moved around the village when residents request them. Members also recommended education and targeted enforcement: residents can report problem drivers to Metro PD via the nonemergency line, including anonymous reports (with limits on enforcement), and the committee encouraged neighborhood outreach and small-scale distributed signage rather than official regulatory signs.
No formal motion was made to install village-sponsored "children at play" signage; instead, the committee endorsed outreach measures (door hangers, targeted radar deployment) and asked staff to prepare draft materials and follow up with the resident.
