Traffic Calming (2005-2007)
In 2005, FHIA began a traffic calming initiative. The speed bumps and lights at the edge of Forest Home are one of the results of this initiative.
As part of the initiative, FHIA commissioned a study by consultants. They reported in 2007. The report provided a comprehensive overview of traffic and the options for the neighborhood. The report was submitted to the Town of Ithaca and construction of the entrance features took place in 2010.
Surveys in 2005 and 2011 compared traffic speeds before and after the work. They show that the project did indeed reduce traffic speeds. Much of the data and many of the recommendations are still relevant today.
More information about the traffic calming study, comments from the community, and the follow up activities is available from:
A 2018 archive at the Internet Archive
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