For more information about illegal sign posting, call Chief Sign Inspector Harvey Atkins at 871-7849. For information on damaged stop signs and street signs, call 871-7738. Program Proceeds Slowing traffic on city streets in a pilot program that will evaluate the effectiveness of traffic control measures could be in place as soon as 90 days. The pilot program will use speed humps exclusively to slow motorists on residential streets. Nine locations, one in each district, have been targeted where 75 percent of residents must agree they want speed humps by signing a petition initiated by city staff and circulated by neighborhood groups.
Speed humps differ from speed bumps, which are normally found in shopping centers.
The city will pay 100 percent of all installation costs during the pilot program. Speed humps have generally been found to be effective at controlling vehicular speed without increasing accident rates and act as an agent to reduce cut-through traffic. It works closely with the Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department, Neighborhood Patrol Officers, School Resource Officers and other members of the Police Department. Two anti-graffiti unit members are placed in each of the four police operations divisions. The second ordinance requires the removal of graffiti from property within 14 days of notification from Code Compliance.