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Issue #633, April 6, 2018
During Call to the Public, Canyon Creek Estates resident Tom Fiedler thanked the Council for considering the purchase of LED radar speed signs. He suggested that one be placed on Cave Creek Road near the southbound border of Carefree and Cave Creek, and another just north of Carefree Highway to better control speeding traffic.
He also again requested that the speed limit along Cave Creek Road north of Carefree Highway be reduced from 45 miles per hour (mph), which he felt was important. A 2008 traffic study which he had been given said that a 10 mph speed differential between vehicles is typically desirable, and that 10 mph over the limit is a typical and acceptable variance. Mr. Fiedler noted that a 45 mph posted limit could have traffic traveling at 55 mph through residential neighborhoods, which is way in excess of what should be. He hoped the Council would consider reducing the speed limit along that stretch of Cave Creek Road. https://vimeo.com/263252978
Issue #633, April 6, 2018
During Call to the Public, Canyon Creek Estates resident Tom Fiedler thanked the Council for considering the purchase of LED radar speed signs. He suggested that one be placed on Cave Creek Road near the southbound border of Carefree and Cave Creek, and another just north of Carefree Highway to better control speeding traffic.
He also again requested that the speed limit along Cave Creek Road north of Carefree Highway be reduced from 45 miles per hour (mph), which he felt was important. A 2008 traffic study which he had been given said that a 10 mph speed differential between vehicles is typically desirable, and that 10 mph over the limit is a typical and acceptable variance. Mr. Fiedler noted that a 45 mph posted limit could have traffic traveling at 55 mph through residential neighborhoods, which is way in excess of what should be. He hoped the Council would consider reducing the speed limit along that stretch of Cave Creek Road. https://vimeo.com/263252978
Photo by Herbert Hitchon
Arthur Gimson, who also lives in Canyon Creek Estates, thanked the Council members for their service. As a one term Council member, he knows the time and energy they put forth to fulfill their responsibilities, and that they are seldom thanked.
Mr. Gimson echoed Mr. Fiedler's request that the speed limit between Carefree Highway and Stagecoach Pass Road be reduced. He agreed that radar speed signs will be a positive first step. The entry/exit to Canyon Creek Estates is at the bottom of a dip in the road. The speed enforcement on north Cave Creek Road is less than it is on north Tom Darlington Drive, which has a speed limit of 35 mph.
Speed limits were introduced in 1652 in New Amsterdam, what is now New York City, to curb abuses, but no number was given. Wagons were prohibited from being driven at more than a gallop. In 1861, the UK set a speed limit of 10 mph. Connecticut was the first state to impose a speed limit of 10 mph in the city and 12 mph outside the city.
Many don't realize that Canyon Creek's entrance is there and when Mr. Gimson puts on his turn indicator to give notice after passing the entrance to Lost Acres Estates, many vehicles "are trying to get into the back of my SUV". It is equally difficult to exit Canyon Creek due to speeders and a reduced line of sight. One of Mr. Gimson's neighbors walks his dog on New River Road, just across from Canyon Creek. An able bodied man, he drives less than 1/4 of a mile, rather than trying to walk across the 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. The speed limit has remained the same, but the volume of traffic has increased in the last 15 years. He requested that the Council direct the staff to review the problem. https://vimeo.com/263255891
Arthur Gimson, who also lives in Canyon Creek Estates, thanked the Council members for their service. As a one term Council member, he knows the time and energy they put forth to fulfill their responsibilities, and that they are seldom thanked.
Mr. Gimson echoed Mr. Fiedler's request that the speed limit between Carefree Highway and Stagecoach Pass Road be reduced. He agreed that radar speed signs will be a positive first step. The entry/exit to Canyon Creek Estates is at the bottom of a dip in the road. The speed enforcement on north Cave Creek Road is less than it is on north Tom Darlington Drive, which has a speed limit of 35 mph.
Speed limits were introduced in 1652 in New Amsterdam, what is now New York City, to curb abuses, but no number was given. Wagons were prohibited from being driven at more than a gallop. In 1861, the UK set a speed limit of 10 mph. Connecticut was the first state to impose a speed limit of 10 mph in the city and 12 mph outside the city.
Many don't realize that Canyon Creek's entrance is there and when Mr. Gimson puts on his turn indicator to give notice after passing the entrance to Lost Acres Estates, many vehicles "are trying to get into the back of my SUV". It is equally difficult to exit Canyon Creek due to speeders and a reduced line of sight. One of Mr. Gimson's neighbors walks his dog on New River Road, just across from Canyon Creek. An able bodied man, he drives less than 1/4 of a mile, rather than trying to walk across the 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. The speed limit has remained the same, but the volume of traffic has increased in the last 15 years. He requested that the Council direct the staff to review the problem. https://vimeo.com/263255891
Photo by Herbert Hitchon
Cheryle Carmitchel lives on El Sendero Drive, directly behind the Lowe's overflow lot. She wanted to piggyback on what Arthur Gimson said. Going in and out of El Sendero onto Cave Creek Road is "horrendous". An additional 31 homes will be going in behind her home in Cave Creek along Carefree Highway which will further impact traffic on Cave Creek Road.
The median on Cave Creek Road and El Sendero Drive has several bushes and some cacti. She asked that the bushes be removed because they block the line of sight to oncoming traffic southbound on Cave Creek Road. At one point, she had gone out at 4 AM and chopped the Bird of Paradise bush down to its roots. Carefree has responded to her requests to trim the bushes over the past 4 years, but they have not been maintained. With Bike Week approaching, she feels that someone is going to get killed.
https://vimeo.com/263258921
Cheryle Carmitchel lives on El Sendero Drive, directly behind the Lowe's overflow lot. She wanted to piggyback on what Arthur Gimson said. Going in and out of El Sendero onto Cave Creek Road is "horrendous". An additional 31 homes will be going in behind her home in Cave Creek along Carefree Highway which will further impact traffic on Cave Creek Road.
The median on Cave Creek Road and El Sendero Drive has several bushes and some cacti. She asked that the bushes be removed because they block the line of sight to oncoming traffic southbound on Cave Creek Road. At one point, she had gone out at 4 AM and chopped the Bird of Paradise bush down to its roots. Carefree has responded to her requests to trim the bushes over the past 4 years, but they have not been maintained. With Bike Week approaching, she feels that someone is going to get killed.
https://vimeo.com/263258921
Photo by Herbert Hitchon
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