Traffic Safety Division
The primary focus of this Division is to identify and monitor traffic safety-related issues in Grosse Pointe Woods and to field citizen concerns and complaints related to them. Some of the services provided by this division include:
- Periodic utilization of traffic monitoring devices that determine traffic volumes and speeds in select areas
- Placement of a speed monitoring sign and/or trailer to remind drivers of their speeds, particularly in residential areas
- Supervision and training of adult school crossing guards
- Providing pedestrian and bike safety education at area schools
- Implementation of “traffic calming strategies” in areas where excessive speeds have been problematic
- Assisting elementary schools with their student safety patrols
- Identifying and correcting hazardous situations that occur on or around school property related to parents, children, safety patrols, and traffic flows
- Conducting traffic studies to identify and correct hazardous conditions related to speeds, volumes, and crashes
- Investigating and following up on hit-and-run crashes
- Working closely with city and county road construction projects
- Supporting and participating in state-wide enforcement/education programs such as child restraint campaigns and impaired driving initiatives
