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well and tell us they will be more than happy to sign any signs. The traffic calming measure mostly involve the
petitions necessary to expedite the matter.” installation of new rubber speed cushions (the City is moving
away from the asphalt speed bumps) and radar signs in the
We believed we had taken a major step forward when our
County Commissioner Lamar Fisher and our City following locations (see accompanying map above and list of
Commissioner Heather Moraitis agreed to advance an improvements, coded by letter). Note that this map does not
interlocal agreement between the County and City that would include locations of existing asphalt speed humps:
have allowed the installation of stop signs at a number of There is another map on page 8 that shows the location of the
intersections in our neighborhood, even though the traffic existing asphalt speed humps in the neighborhood (denoted
volumes at those intersections were lower than would normally by stars):
justify (technical term-warrant) the installation of stop signs.
Speed Cushion installation includes the synthetic humps and
However, in March, we were surprised when Commissioner warning signs. You’ve seen the radar signs on Bayview:
Fisher told us that he was advised by the County’s Traffic
Engineering Division that it had received a formal request from
the City “to close the City of Fort Lauderdale’s request
concerning a proposed stop sign plan for the Coral Ridge
Country Club Estates neighborhood. The City advised they
would not be moving forward with this plan.”

Danny Grant and I (Danny lives south of the Golf Course and I
live north of it) immediately expressed our displeasure with this
news to the City. City staff confirmed that they did not feel
comfortable with the request for the additional stop signs and The City is also suggesting the use of pavement markings to
withdrew the request. To their credit, though, they quickly came channel and hopefully slow down traffic in various locations,
up with an alternate plan to install traffic calming measures notably NE 22nd Avenue, NE 47th Street near Cardinal
throughout the neighborhood instead of the requested stop Gibbons, the NE 25th Avenue/NE 48th Lane intersection near

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