DATE: March 30, 2017
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Paul Holzen, City Engineer/Director of Engineering
Joe York, Director of Streets
Jonathan Marston, Assistant Director of Engineering
Carl Baughman, Traffic/Transportation Engineer
SUBJECT:title
Consideration of Ordinance 2017-10 to Set New Speed Limits of 25 miles per hour on Captain Freeman Parkway in the Berry Farms Subdivision, Rural Plans Section (3/30/2017 CIC 4-0; 04/11/17 BOMA 1st Reading 8-0) SECOND AND FINAL READING
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning Ordinance 2017-10 to set new speed limits on Captain Freeman Parkway, between Lewisburg Pike and Goose Creek Bypass.
Background
The plans for Rural Plains Section 1 of the Berry Farms subdivision provided for Speed Limit 30 miles per hour (MPH) signs, which are currently posted in both directions between Lewisburg Pike and Rural Plains Circle. On August 1, 2016, the Boyle Company sent to Carl Baughman a letter requesting that the City of Franklin consider a reduction of the speed limit on Captain Freeman Parkway through the residential neighborhood from 30 MPH to 15 MPH.
Using a new radar speed data collection system, the City of Franklin Engineering-TOC Division gathered speed data in February 2017. With Captain Freeman Parkway being a median-divided street, the radar was deployed by individual direction giving the results as shown in the table below:
Direction of Travel
Avg Speed (MPH)
85th Percentile Speed (MPH)
East Bound
18
23
West Bound
20
25
The table shows that the majority of the traffic travels at or under 25 MPH along the currently opened portion of Captain Freeman Parkway in section 1. The future sections 3 and 8 will complete the Captain Freeman Parkway connection past Publix to Goose Creek Bypass. The 85th percentile values are consistent with the City of Franklin Municipal Code...
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