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Xanax for Florida Park Drive: Residents Invited To Weigh In on Planned Traffic-Calming Islands

June 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

A typical traffic-calming island in a federal Department of Transportation image.

The most notable change will be the addition of two medians to add traffic calming measures.  One will be located to the north between Flinstone Court and Foster Lane.  The other will be situated to the south between Fernham Lane and Farragut Drive. 

Truck Ban Among Proposals to Calm Florida Park Drive Traffic, But Don’t Expect License Plate Reader Enforcement

October 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Traffic-calming methods such as small roundabouts were part of the options presented to the Palm Coast CIty Council for Florida Park Drive. But local residents tend not to like roundabouts. Council members warmed to other measures instead, including a heavy-truck ban on the two miles of the heavily residential road. The image above is a rendering produced by the city.

Florida Park Drive may soon see a heavy-truck ban and other traffic calming measures as the Palm Coast City Council prepares to ratify the most substantial changes addressing residents’ concerns about the road in years. But contrary to this morning’s council discussion, License Plate Readers will not be part of the enforcement.

‘Landscaping’ and Reducing Truck Traffic Are New Goals to Calm Florida Park Drive Ire

May 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Frustration on Florida Park Drive. (© FlaglerLive)

Exploring landscaping options and truck-traffic reductions will be the next attempt by Palm Coast government to address complaints from Florida Park Drive residents about noise, pollution and traffic.

On Florida Park Drive, Council Wants a Stop To Traffic-Calming Proposals That Dead-End

April 10, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Traffic on Florida Park Drive has been a chronic issue for Palm Coast council members, with proposals that have gone nowhere many times over. Council members want a change. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast council member blames the city administration for not acting on several proposals to help reduce traffic, pollution and noise along Florida Park Drive.

No Pollution Problem Along Florida Park Drive, Council Concludes, Ending Further Debate

August 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

After ruling out traffic as a problem, the Palm Coast council Tuesday ruled out pollution and appeared to end its response to recurring complaints from residents along Florida Park Drive.

Florida Park Drive Data Sees No Traffic Problem. Residents Differ. Council Is Stumped.

June 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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The Palm Coast council wants to help residents along Florida Park Drive, but it isn’t sure there is a solution there that would not also trigger a problem elsewhere.

Suicide Standoff Shuts Down Portion of Florida Park Drive and Brings Out Swat

May 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

SWAT team

A standoff on Florida Park Drive shut down a segment of the road in the heart of Palm Coast shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday evening as the SWAT team was called out and residents from Foster Lane to Forest Hill Drive were ordered to stay indoors.

Elderly Woman Strikes Cyclist on Florida Park Drive, Asks If He’s OK, Then Drives Off

February 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Jordan Tyler, a 22-year-old resident of Ferdinand Lane in Palm Coast, was struck and injured by a sedan at Florida Park Drive and Farrington Lane. Authorities are looking for an elderly woman who was at the wheel of the car.

For Palm Coast, Florida Park Drive’s Heavy Traffic Is an Old Bane Without Ready Solutions

January 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Residents along Florida Park Drive have complained year after year about the heavy traffic, the noise and the pollution, but Palm Coast officials say there’s little they can do legally to alleviate an old ITT mistake.

2 Shots Fired at Florida Park Drive and Flynn Way in Altercation Between Occupants of Two Cars

August 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Information is sketchy–the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says it won’t release the report because it’s the weekend–but sheriff’s spokespersons confirmed Sunday that two shots were fired early Sunday morning during an altercation involving occupants of two vehicles at Florida Park Drive and Flynn say.

Three-Vehicle Wreck Hurts 3 and Closes Florida Park Dr. at Fawn Lane Almost 3 Hours

January 31, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

A three-vehicle crash shut down Florida Park Drive in Palm Coast between Fawn Lane and Fayette Lane shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Three people were hurt, none with life-threatening injuries.

Car Strikes 4-Year-Old on Florida Park Drive; “Thankfully We Don’t Have to Deal With a Tragedy”

July 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The 4-year-old boy was darting across Florida Park Drive from one house to another, in front of Francis Collins, a 69-year-old resident of Frederick Lane, who was going slower than the speed limit. Collins’s Honda struck the boy, but resulting in no life-threatening injuries.

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