Back to the Top Speed Humps in Demand by Citizens More citizens want speed humps than the city has money to install them. A street location usually consists of one to 13 humps. To ensure speed humps are installed where they are needed most, TPW staff has developed a ranking system to identify which streets are the best candidates for humps. The ranking system awards points for specific traffic conditions. Streets with the highest points will receive speed humps.
Speed humps differ from speed bumps, which are normally found in shopping centers.
Speed humps measure about 12 feet across the road and 3 inches high. Volunteer groups, such as church youth groups, scouting groups, neighborhood associations and businesses have volunteered for the program as well. The GAP crew has used 4,486 gallons of paint, mostly donated, and 1,230 bags of sand to paint over or sandblast graffiti. The infamous Fort Worth Beige that many citizens refer to is the result of combining and mixing all the donated paint together, which comes out beige. Fort Worth ranked 23 rd in Category 1, which included cities and counties with a population of 250,000 or more.