Neighborhood Speed Management and Traffic Calming Policy update
Summary
Both public hearing items turned on existing traffic problems: residents on Kentucky Avenue near Denning Drive and on the Eastgate streets behind Lander Road described cut-through traffic, dangerous intersections, and speeders. The Fairbanks developer will dedicate right-of-way for a westbound left-turn lane onto Denning, and the car wash denial hinged on unresolved traffic questions.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city's transportation division will conduct its own holistic traffic study, and the developer will dedicate right-of-way for the turn lane; costs of off-site improvements could fall to the city and FDOT.
Residents near Fairbanks, Denning, and Lander stand to gain from turn lanes, signal retiming, and heightened attention to cut-through traffic.
Until improvements arrive, residents continue to face backed-up intersections and speeding cut-through traffic through their streets.
Mentions & discussions (7)
Transportation Advisory Board - Sep 28, 2026
Winter Park is rewriting its informal traffic calming policy using the Florida Greenbook as a benchmark. The update would add objective prioritization, a broader toolbox of treatments, pilots, and before-and-after evaluation — affecting which neighborhoods get speed humps, tables, and other measures and how quickly.
Transportation Advisory Board - Sep 21, 2026
Three agenda items touched on slowing traffic and protecting people on foot: the Traffic Calming Task Force update, neighborhood traffic calming projects, and the Glenridge Way & St. George Street flashing crosswalk beacon.
Planning and Zoning Board - Jul 7, 2026
Residents said cut-through traffic already plagues streets like Norfolk and Leith, and a busy restaurant could make it worse. The board pushed for a speed hump on Leith Avenue, a possible stop at Westchester/Norfolk, and permanent closure of the Westchester gate onto the site.
Transportation Advisory Board - Jun 29, 2026
The city is rebuilding how it decides where speed humps, raised crossings and other devices go — moving from a first-come, first-served system to one weighted by speed data, crash history, and pedestrian activity. Eight monthly meetings will produce recommendations for the TAB and ultimately the City Commission.
Transportation Advisory Board - May 18, 2026
The new subcommittee will inventory the city's traffic calming policies, weigh consistency and cost, and explore alternatives like driver feedback signs — with board members questioning the 85th-percentile-plus-7 mph threshold for residential calming. Recommendations come back to the full board.
Planning and Zoning Board - May 5, 2026
Both public hearing items turned on existing traffic problems: residents on Kentucky Avenue near Denning Drive and on the Eastgate streets behind Lander Road described cut-through traffic, dangerous intersections, and speeders. The Fairbanks developer will dedicate right-of-way for a westbound left-turn lane onto Denning, and the car wash denial hinged on unresolved traffic questions.
Transportation Advisory Board - Jan 20, 2026
Police speed studies on Blossom Lane, Lake Drive, and Rippling Lane all showed low enforcement concern, but interim calming measures remain. The board wants a rundown of which traffic-calming tools actually work citywide.
Related development
CU #26-04 — Restaurant and Café at 1560 N. Orange Avenue
Residents get a rebuilt park gateway and landscaping but worry about traffic and noise; the fine-dining restriction blocks a future sports bar.
860 W Fairbanks Ave Conditional Use — former RV dealership southern parcel
The project comes in far under what zoning allows — 19.4% floor ratio versus 43% permitted, one story versus three — and the developer will dedicate right-of-way for the long-sought westbound left-turn lane onto Denning Drive.
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