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Overland Park has installed speed cushions on four collectors; evaluation due next spring
Summary
Consultants said speed cushions — rubberized devices intended to slow general traffic while allowing emergency vehicles to pass — were deployed on four collector streets (87th, Lamar, 133rd and Edgewater) beginning in April; staff will collect post-deployment data and qualitative feedback for a spring evaluation.
Anthony Gallo described the city's speed-cushion pilot as part of the Safe Streets plan package. "So speed cushions have been deployed on 4 collector streets across the city, since April, 87th, Lamar, 133rd, and Edgewater," he said, and added the city collected pre-deployment speed and volume data and will gather follow-up measurements and qualitative feedback after the trial period.
Gallo said the devices are rubberized pavement elements designed to slow general traffic while allowing emergency vehicles to pass. The pilot includes multiple locations on each street; staff will reassess after the cushions have been in place through the following April and will include winter-maintenance response and public sentiment in the evaluation that will inform whether the measures become part of the city's traffic-calming guidance.
Council members asked where comments should be sent and staff recommended the city manager's email; public feedback received so far has been routed through the project website and stakeholder conversations.
