DPW HWYS Shelley F assigned this issue to DPW HWYS Traffic

Requesting a traffic calming study be done on Blade Green as the cars speed and do not always slow down despite a cross walk marked. A traffic calming bumps would eliminate the speeding by cars

Thank you for submitting your request to the Howard County Department of Public Works\Traffic Engineering Divison. Our staff will investigate this issue and respond.

Thank you!!

Another concerned parent here that uses that area... Proper curb cuts are also lacking on the cross walk at the pathway crossing on blade green. Could this be a case for a raised cross walk that will provide traffic calming as well as ease of use for pedestrians and those using bikes or mobility devices? I agree that car speeds are dangerous due to the wide, straight street.

Speed Humps are designed to provide an elongated pavement rise that is designed to allow vehicles to travel over them safely at or below the posted speed. To qualify for consideration of the community speed hump program, there are initial criteria and conditions which must be satisfied:
a. There must be a minimum of 1200 vehicles and a maximum of 4000 vehicles per day on the road. This includes all traffic in both directions during the 24-hour period.
b. The 85th percentile speed measured must be equal to or greater than 10 MPH over the posted speed limit of 25 MPH or 30 MPH, but no more than 45 MPH. The 85th percentile speed (operating speed) is the speed that 85% of the drivers are traveling at or below.
c. A road must have more than 50% residential frontage (direct driveway access) and be classified as a local street or minor collector.
d. The roadway section under consideration must be equal to or greater than 1200 feet in length and must not exceed a 6% grade.
e. The roadway shall NOT fall within an Automated Speed Enforcement School Zone.
Should the roadway meet conditions (c), (d), and (e), data will be collected and assessed for traffic volumes and speed. If all the above criteria are met, the community may move forward with forming a Traffic Action Committee (TAC) to work with a DPW Traffic Engineer in the development of a layout plan for TAC presentation at a community meeting for community vote. Typically, the households that must drive over a proposed calming device to enter or exit their residence would be included on the voting list, with one vote per household by property owner. There must be a 2/3 vote in favor of the calming plan for installation of traffic calming.
Lightspun Lane is categorized as a local street with a posted regulatory speed limit of 25 MPH. The road is less than 1200 feet long and serves less than 20 residential houses with direct frontages. Therefore Lightspun Lane will not meet condition (a) and (d).
As speeding is an enforcement issue, I encourage you and other residents to contact the Howard County Police to request enforcement - it would aid them if you can provide them with a typical time of day you notice speeding the most. An alternate option is to request the HCPD deploy a radar speed feedback sign; this device is temporarily installed on a rotating basis. Both requests can be made through the HCPD non-emergency number, (410) 313-2929.

We are requesting the traffic calming study on Blade Green NOT Lightspun Lane

Agree with Karen- the request is for Blade Green. Also, who is responsible for determining all the criteria above?

Also what even is the max speed allowed on Blade green?

Agree with Karen- the issue road is blade green. How can we request the county to begin evaluating the street for the criteria listed above?

Request BLADE GREEN speed study be done as numerous cars daily go at least 10 mph above the posted Speed limit of 25 mph. The crossing that leads from one path to the path across BLADE GREEN does have a crossing sign but disregarded by many cars. Kids use the paths to go to PLES and/or Howard High School. Middle school kids have to cross that same area to reach the townhomes from the school bus stop at Blade Green and Phelps Luck Dr. Mr. Y. Zang looked at the wrong street(Lightspun) when a speed hump was requested to be looked at.

Please call our office at 410-313-2430 with the ticket number 13472055 to discuss your concerns. Thank you,

Issue 13604086 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.