In October the Walnut Hills Civic Association contacted the City of
Centennial regarding cut through traffic and speeding on many of our
neighborhood streets. This issue has been a long-standing problem
within Walnut Hills. There is a group of residents along Davies who
have pursued traffic calming devices multiple times in the past 4 years.
The City of Centennial offers the Neighborhood Traffic
Management Program (NTMP). Citizens can submit applications to the City
based on concerns about speeding and cut-through traffic. The City
will then collect data and determine if a street meets the criteria of
the NTMP, and if so, will work with the neighborhood to create a
solution. It is the only existing City program that addresses traffic
calming in neighborhoods. See the NTMP flowchart here as well as on the
City’s website at http://www.centennialco.gov/Public-Works/neighborhood-traffic-management.aspx.
The
WHCA requested the findings of the traffic data that was collected by
the City as a result of the NTMP requests. Two studies were completed
in May of 2015 and again just a few weeks ago in November of 2018 along
Davies Avenue. Traffic numbers in both instances exceeded 500 cars and
speeds averaged 30 mph. Unfortunately, this doesn’t qualify Davies for
further investigation into traffic calming devises. The WHCA is
continuing to work with the City on the posted speed limit, and some
safety measures around the Davies entrance to Walnut Hills Park. The
WHCA will also continue to request data collection on other high
volume/high speed streets in the neighborhood. Collected information
will be published as it becomes available.
The WHCA has also
reached out to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office to inquire about
additional patrols and will provide information as it becomes available.
The Sheriff’s traffic complaint line is 720-874-3825.
