PALM COAST, Fla. — Palm Coast city leaders plan to develop a “traffic calming plan” after a study determined that 17 streets within the city met requirements to have their speed limits lowered from 30 mph to 25 mph. 

The study found 85% of drivers travel 39 mph or lower on Cimmaron Drive, with an average of two crashes a year.

“It’s a disaster. You cannot walk on this street,” said Bruce Stone, who lives on Cimmaron Drive. “I’m not going to risk my life walking. It’s a shame.”

The study also found 85% of drivers travel 37 mph or lower on Florida Park Drive, with nine crashes per year.

The current speed limit for both streets is 30 mph.

“It was determined through those two focused streets — Cimmaron Drive and Florida Park Drive — that they would benefit from traffic calming devices,” said Palm Coast Director of Communications and Marketing Brittany Kershaw.

Those calming devices include dynamic speed display signs, raised pavement markers at intersections, and speed humps.

“We need some kinds of safety devices,” said Stone.

Before traffic calming devices are installed, the city council wants to develop a traffic calming plan that can be applied to any neighborhood street in need.

“Once this traffic calming plan is in place, then we will roll out a process where residents can reach out to us, and we can work with them to implement these traffic calming measures in their neighborhoods,” said Kershaw.

The city plans to budget the development of the traffic calming plan in the fiscal year 2025.

With an estimated cost of $30,000 to $50,000, officials say the traffic calming plan is cheaper than lowering the speed limits to 25 miles per hour, which would cost $1.6 million.