DPW000195142
Report Neighborhood Roadway Safety Concern
Public Works
- Requested
- February 17, 2025
- Subtype
- New Speed Control
- Location
- 2200 Idlewood Ave, 23220
- As reported by the submitter and published by the City. May be the submitter’s address or another party’s; the City does not anonymize to block level.
- Council District
- 5
- Neighborhood
- Byrd Park
Description
People easily go 45 to 50 MPH. There is no stop sign at this intersection, making it hazardous to even turn onto idlewood due to visibility from parked vehicles. A 4 way stop sign or speed bump would make this a lot safer.
History
- February 17, 2025The service request is submitted.
- February 17, 2025The service request status has been changed to Assigned to Department.
- February 24, 2025The service request status has been changed to Completed.
Comments
- Staff · February 17, 2025Cityworks ID: 548452
- Staff · February 24, 2025The focused approach on speed management in the City’s Neighborhood Traffic Management Program first considers the distance of a free flow street of at least 1200’ in length in a tangent section without traffic signals, existing traffic calming measures or stopped conditions on the major street. Idlewood between Stafford and where motorists stop (at the all-way stop) at Shields measures about 750’. Idlewood then stops at Meadow or at about 720’. The distances do not meet the recommended free flow distances. Furthermore, the 85th percentile speed, the speed that 85 percent of drivers travel at or below, is one of the best indicators of a reasonable and safe speed. The 85th percentile speed sample on Idlewood between Stafford and Meadow St measured 22mph. Speed tables are not currently planned.