New Braintree Program Seeks To Calm Traffic

BRAINTREE, MA — Think your street needs some attention when it comes to speeding vehicles? There's a new program for you.

Mayor Joseph Sullivan announced the formation of the Braintree Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program this week. The collaboration between the mayor's office, department of public works, and police department, "seeks to better serve residents living in busy neighborhoods by implementing traffic-calming measures such as increased signage, speed cushions/humps, and raised crosswalks," according to a press release.

“We have been active with the establishment of bicycle lanes, audible crosswalks, and speed humps in various neighborhoods which have made a difference,” Sullivan said in a release. “This new strategic traffic-calming program will take us to a higher level for improving access to our public ways and increasing public safety. This program, together with our current 100 Roads Program, Complete Streets Grant initiative, Sidewalk Scanning for ADA compliance, and increased investments in traffic enforcement —Braintree is becoming a model for the South Shore regarding pedestrian access and safety.”

To take part in the program, neighbors in the same residential area must work together support and select what calming method they would like to see. The application and data on the neighborhood will be reviewed by the town before a decision is made. Implementation is expected to start in spring 2019.

Applications can be found Town of Braintree website.

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