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Speedwatch2002 Grant Program is a comprehensive approach to address neighborhood speed issues. It includes education, enforcement, and engineering elements. The program involves educational activities, enforcement with speed equipment, collaboration, and evaluation conducted by MassSAFE to assess effectiveness.
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Speedwatch2002 Grant Program A Community Speed Management Program Funded by the Governor’s Highway Safety Bureau
Summary • An effective response to neighborhood speed problems is a comprehensive Speedwatch program. The following elements are included in such a campaign: • Education • Enforcement • Engineering
Grant Program Overview • Education • Seven required activities • Enforcement and Speed Equipment • GHSB grant to fund patrols and purchase • Engineering • Collaboration • Evaluation • Conducted by MassSAFE – is it working?
Educational Activities • Meet with DPW and planning agencies • Meet with neighborhood • Present to local government • Distribute information • Site signs • Citizen radar • Speed monitor
Program Success • Previously, the program reduced speeds on target roadways in pilot communities.