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Residential Speed Zones

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Residential Speed Zones are citizen-initiated, City-managed tools that allow groups of neighbors to work with the City to address speeding issues on specified streets. It can help increase visibility and allow for enhanced enforcement by Milton Police for violations above posted speed limits.

Having been a recommendation outlined in the Local Road Safety Plan, the City established criteria in early 2024 that must be met for Residential Speed Zones (or RSZs) to be established. They are one of several tools aimed at decreasing speeding, thus bolstering safety, on Milton streets.

ELIGIBILITY

In order to be eligible to become an RSZ, certain criteria must be met including:

  • Having residential roads with speed limits of 25 or 30 mph
  • 100 vehicle trips or more daily along those roads, which equates, typically, to at least 10 homes
  • Roads that are already on (or can be added to) the State’s “radar permit” list; to be on this list, a road must meet certain design standards such as its grade not being too steep, how its curves affect police officers’ sightlines, etc.
  • Roads are at least 0.25 miles long
  • Initiated by citizens
  • Support from at least 67% of impacted residents (though the City has the discretion to implement zones if there’s a public safety risk)

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PROCESS

How are Residential Speed Zones established? These are the steps:

  1. An applicant submits a request – using the form below – to Milton’s Public Works Department.
  2. Milton's Public Works Department reviews the request to determine if it could qualify as a Residential Speed Zone, given the eligibility requirements like those found on this page.
  3. If one or more roads is deemed eligible, Public Works will determine the study area. (The study area consists of any lot with a driveway directly connected to the requested street or a lot with driveway on intersecting streets that has no other outlet to a connector road.)
  4. The applicant must return a petition that shows at least 67% of impacted residents in the study area support the proposal.
  5. Public Works will verify the petition’s content and confirm key details (like that roads are on the “radar permit” list). Then it will bring a resolution for the City Council to vote on to allow (or not) the creation of the Residential Speed Zone.
  6. If Council approves, Public Works will install special signage indicating an area is a designated Residential Speed Zone.
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