DPW000220753
Report Neighborhood Roadway Safety Concern
Public Works
- Requested
- November 23, 2025
- Subtype
- Report pedestrian safety concern
- Location
- 3201 Ellwood Ave, 23221
- 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
- Carytown
Description
Requesting traffic safety improvements at Ellwood Ave & Auburn Ave. Cars regularly speed down this stretch since there are no stop signs, speed bumps, or crosswalk lights making it dangerous for pedestrians and drivers rarely yield. The area has high foot traffic and poor visibility at night. Late-night racing and engine revving also disrupt residents. Please evaluate adding traffic calming measures, like a stop sign, speed bump, or marked crosswalk with lights.
Details
- Is your concern within a school zone?
- No
History
- November 23, 2025The service request is submitted.
- November 23, 2025The service request status has been changed to Assigned to Department.
- November 24, 2025The service request status has been changed to Completed.
Comments
- Staff · November 23, 2025Cityworks ID: 571054
- Staff · November 24, 2025The average speed on Ellwood Ave between Belmont Ave and Nansemond St measured 26mph. The speed samples show general compliance with the posted 25mph speed. Speed tables on Ellwood Ave are not supported by the Fire Marshall given this street is functionally classified as an Urban Minor Arterial and a strategic route for emergency vehicles. Ellwood is signed with enhanced speed $200 fine signs via City Council Resolution. The Department of Public Works must perform an engineering study in accordance with the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) before proposing an all-way stop. The MUTCD is a federal publication that applies to all streets open to public travel. Warrants in the MUTCD must be met. The intersection of Ellwood Ave and Auburn Ave does not meet the traffic volume requirements set forth in the MUTCD for an all-way stop. DMV crash records for the latest eight full years (1.1.17-12.31.24) did not show any reported pedestrian crashes on Ellwood Ave at N. Auburn Ave. For all types of crashes during darkness for the latest three full years (1.1.22 – 12.31.24) DMV reported one crash. A ‘crosswalk with lights’ is a capital improvement and is not in the FY2026 Adopted Annual Fiscal Plan. Curb extensions are present on Ellwood Ave at N. Auburn Ave and serve multiple purposes, such as traffic calming, improving visibility and reducing crossing distances.