March 11, 2008

TRAFFIC SPEED CALMED BY THE SUN

The latest gizmos to get their energy from the sun are traffic speed signs, those electronic, dynamic boards that let you compare how fast you’re driving to how fast you should be driving to be safe and within the law.

The Pasadena Department of Transportation has placed four of these traffic- calming awareness signs at key locations throughout the city: eastbound on Lida Street, downhill from Art Center College of Design; both directions on Orange Grove Boulevard near Viña Vieja Park; and Los Robles Avenue near Blair High School.

“Electronic speed signs are some of the tools we use to manage traffic speed,” said Rich Dilluvio, senior transportation planner. “Others include speed humps, street narrowing, medians, traffic signs and police enforcement.”

A fifth speed sign, powered with old-fashioned electricity from a power line, is on Linda Vista Avenue near the elementary school.

For more information about traffic calming measures call (626) 744-7254.