Traffic Calming Policy
The scope and purpose of this policy is to establish:
The objectives and general application of traffic calming within the City of Lake Worth Beach on City owned roadways.
A predictable annual cycle and orderly process for any request that involves traffic calming funds, regardless of where the request originates, and with clear distinctions between identification of a problem by residents and analysis by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office traffic monitoring equipment and/or solutions developed by professional consultants/traffic engineers.
Criteria for the review of traffic calming requests to determine further analysis and validation of significant problems and potential traffic calming measures.
Procedures to formally evaluate requests, including data collection, traffic calming studies, and neighborhood meetings to select a preferred solution.
A more equitable ranking procedure, establishing a clear and convincing case to generate a prioritized list of possible traffic calming projects, which can be employed when there are more traffic calming projects proposed than funds available to construct all projects.
This policy neither lists all traffic calming measures, nor attempts to specify which measure would be implemented in certain road or traffic operation scenarios. Proper data shall be utilized by City staff and/or a traffic consultant in certain instances to develop appropriate roadway solutions.