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I live at 8795 Autumn Hill Dr, Ellicott City, MD 21043. We are not in an HOA and we actually are the house where all the local school buses stop at!
Our neighbors and I have had our mailboxes rammed into and destroyed on numerous occasions because the speed of which ppl drive in our neighborhood trying to access Old Columbia Pike!
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Howard County, MD (Tell HoCo) (Verified Official)
DPW Traffic Diane B (Verified Official)
DPW Traffic Diane B (Verified Official)
Acknowledged DPW Traffic Diane B (Verified Official)
DPW Traffic Diane B (Verified Official)
DPW Traffic Y Zhang (Verified Official)
a. There must be a minimum of 1200 vehicles and a maximum of 4000 vehicles per day on the road. This includes all traffic in both directions during the 24-hour period.
b. The 85th percentile speed measured must be equal to or greater than 10 MPH over the posted speed limit of 25 MPH or 30 MPH, but no more than 45 MPH. The 85th percentile speed (operating speed) is the speed that 85% of the drivers are traveling at or below.
c. A road must have more than 50% residential frontage (direct driveway access) and be classified as a local street or minor collector.
d. The roadway section under consideration must be equal to or greater than 1200 feet in length and must not exceed a 6% grade.
e. The roadway shall NOT fall within an Automated Speed Enforcement School Zone.
Should the roadway meet conditions (c), (d), and (e), data will be collected and assessed for traffic volumes and speed. If all the above criteria are met, the community may move forward with forming a Traffic Action Committee (TAC) to work with a DPW Traffic Engineer in the development of a layout plan for TAC presentation at a community meeting for community vote. Typically, the households that must drive over a proposed calming device to enter or exit their residence would be included on the voting list, with one vote per household by property owner. There must be a 2/3 vote in favor of the calming plan for installation of traffic calming.
Autumn Hill Drive is categorized as a local road with a posted regulatory speed limit of 25 MPH. The segment of Autumn Hill Drive between 8808 to 8767 Autumn Hill Drive is approximately 1200 feet long. If you would like to formally request a speed/volume evaluation for a particular roadway and willing to form a TAC, please contact our office at (410) 313-2430 or traffic @howardcountymd.gov with the TAC information.