Traffic Logix: Moving Ahead Cautiously to Protect Children Walking to School
Moving Ahead Cautiously to Protect Children Walking to School
GREENWICH, CT — (MARKET WIRE) — January 09, 2007 — The town of Greenwich, Connecticut, as partof the Safe Routes to School program, is in the process
of installingtraffic calming devices near local schools to improve the safety of schoolchildren walking to school. Based on traffic studies conducted in thevicinity of each participating school, the use of speed humps wasrecommended to help slow motorists and improve safety.
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Speed hump on a street in Greenwich, CT
Before installing permanent solutions, the town wanted to test theeffectiveness of speed humps in slowing traffic down as well as to monitorthe reaction of residents. Since asphalt humps could not be easily removedor relocated, the town chose to use Traffic Logix rubber trafficcalming solutions to test each location. The Traffic Logix products areconstructed from recycled rubber and are prefabricated to meet sizerequirements. The interlocking design of the units allows for simpleassembly, removal, and relocation. The rubber speed humps areinstalled in the same configuration as the permanent humps would be.
The devices were installed on several roads in the vicinity of each school.The goal was to slow cars from 30-45 mph to the posted speed limit of 25mph. Before and after traffic studies found the speed humps to be effectivein slowing vehicle speeds.
According to Traffic Operations Coordinator Melissa Evans, “People love theproducts and other residents keep calling to ask how they can get them ontheir streets. We’re using the products to slow traffic down and improvesafety on school walking routes.”
As additional schools are recommended through the Safe Routes to Schoolprogram, the rubber devices are installed to test new streets. The town iscurrently in the process of ordering additional products to keep pace withthe growing need for traffic calming to improve the safety on the roadsnear schools.
But keeping pace doesn’t have to mean speeding ahead. Greenwich continuesto move forward with caution, using temporary rubber speed humps to ensurethat the permanent humps will be installed in the proper locations.
Traffic Logix rubber traffic calmingsolutions are designed for use as both temporary and permanentmeasures.
To find out more about the Greenwich, CT Safe Routes to School program,contact Melissa Evans at (203) 622-6487.
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