Traffic Calming Committee - A. Max Bacon City Hall - HR Training Room — Minutes
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January 12, 2026 5:00 PM City of Smyrna Traffic Calming Committee Meeting 2800 King Street SE HR Training Room Page 3 of 4 •Love Street Curve •Light poles •Personal property •Pedestrian trail Example – Peachtree Rd & Andrews Dr Concord Road Traffic Calming – Recommendations •Move forward with design of two (2) lateral shifts •Install •Raised pavement markers (RPM) •Larger chevron signs •“Curve ahead” pavement striping Spring Street Traffic Calming •Meeting scheduled with Williams Park neighborhood •Spring Street closure at Spring Road •Spring Street traffic calming E. 2026-006 Community Outreach Community Outreach Public Awareness Initiatives •Many requests for speed humps in neighborhoods, most streets do not meet warrants •Other jurisdictions have made custom yard signs with traffic calming messages and slogans •Signs made available for free to residents upon request, or distributed at festivals •Low-cost, “grass-roots” tool • Engineering to work with Community Relations Department to design several options •Designs brought to a future Traffic Calming Committee meeting for discussion, along with proposed cost for production •City Social Media •Public awareness brochures for RRFB and PHB installations F. 2026-007 Community Discussion G. 2026-008 Community Comment H. 2026-009 Speed Studies Legion Drive EXISTING CONDITIONS: •Bisects Brinkley Park and connects residential street (Dunn Street) to the park and to Concord Road. •No pedestrian access from the park overflow parking lot •Marked pedestrian crosswalk across Legion Drive does not terminate in curb cuts or sidewalks. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS: •Install two (2) speed humps on Legion Drive. •Install sidewalk along south side of Legion Drive •Install ADA-compliant ramps and crosswalks across Legion Drive and Dunn Street. •Trail connection from parking lot to the Legion Drive crosswalk and north fields •Enhance existing STOP signs with solar-powered, flashing beacons.