Camden

Proposal for Traffic Calming and Child Safety

Proposal for Traffic Calming and Child Safety Thomas Harmon Drive, Newell’s Creek Community. October 11, 2011 Summary: Several Newell’s Creek residents approached the Mayor regarding the traffic volume and their concern for the safety of children in the neighborhood. A survey of the community resulted in 129 homes participating. Sixty Six percent of the responding home voted in favor of a closure on Thomas Harmon Drive. A traffic survey using the Camden Police radar box was conducted over a period of two weeks, one week in each direction on Thomas Harmon Drive. The survey shows an average of 4574 vehicles per day measured over seven days in each direction. The measurements were made in August 2010 using the Camden Police radar box which measured the count and speed in one direction at a time. A chart showing the data is attached as Appendix A. Caesar Rodney School District has provided […]