Contact
Wilbur Ravenhorst
Assistant
City Engineer - Traffic
Contact Information
You can reach our office during business hours by calling
864-467-4360
Fax: 864-467-4365
We are located at:
26 Woods Lake Road
Greenville, SC
29607
Our mailing address:
City of Greenville,
Traffic
Engineering Division
P.O. Box 2207
Greenville, SC 29602
or
email us with your questions or comments.
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South Carolina Department
of Transportation
Parking Information
Greenville
Police Department -Traffic Enforcement
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Traffic Calming
Traffic calming is the practice of combining physical measures to reduce the
negative impacts of motor vehicle use by altering driver behavior and to improve
the environment for non-motorized street users. Listed below is information on
the most commonly installed traffic calming devices.
Click here for information
on the City of Greenville's Neighborhood Traffic Calming process.
To request
information about traffic calming in your neighborhood, send your name, address,
and the nature of your request to
tecalming@greatergreenville.com or call our
office at 864-467-4360.
Traffic Calming Vote Results
Vote tallies for neighborhood traffic calming ballots are posted for two weeks on
this page and on the City's cable access channel, GTV-15.
Landscape Medians
A landscape median is a raised landscaped island located along the centerline of a street that narrows the adjacent travel lanes.
Placed at the entrance of a neighborhood, the median can serve as both a gateway into the neighborhood and a way to slow down traffic.
Traffic Circles
Traffic circles are raised islands, placed in intersections, around which traffic circulates. Circles are used for calming intersections where large vehicle traffic is not a major concern but speed, volume, and safety are problems.
Speed Humps
Speed humps are rounded raised areas of asphalt placed across the roadway. A speed hump provides the most aggressive form of traffic calming and is beneficial in locations where low speeds are desired.
Roundabouts
Roundabouts are one of the most effective intersection control treatments available with the added benefit of calming traffic.
More info
Traffic Calming Device Categories
|
NEIGHBORHOOD VOTE |
ENGINEERING APPROVAL |
COUNCIL APPROVAL |
REQUIRES PUBLIC HEARING |
|
Speed Humps (parabolic/full or split) |
Circles with or without outer rings |
Raised Crosswalks/Intersections |
Street Closures (permanent/occasional) |
|
Curb Extensions |
Alternate Parking |
Textured Pavements |
|
|
Lateral Shifts |
General Use Signs |
Chicanes ("s" shapes) |
|
Speed Cushions |
"Psycho-perceptive" Controls/Tricks |
Lane Reductions |
|
Diverters (semi-diagonal-forced) |
|
Specialty Signs |
|
|
Narrowing/Neckdowns |
|
Adjacent Landscaping/Streetscape |
|
Temporary Measure |