Town of Ennis traffic calming project August - October 2020

The Western Transporation Institute in partnership with the Town of Ennis and the Montana Department of Transportation conducted a temporary traffic calming project on Main Street in Ennis, MT.  The project was installed on August 3rd and was removed on October 19th. The traffic calming included the use of curb extensions, road diets, crosswalks, and restriping to simulate a reconstruction project.  The goal of the project was to improve safety for pedestrians along and crossing Main St.  Pre-installation data collection was conducted between July 24th and July 30th and post-installation data collection was conducted between September 3rd and September 8th.  Speed & volume data, pedestrian counts, and driver yielding rates data were all collected before and after the installation of the traffic calming to determine any impact on these indicators.  In addition, a community survey was created in partnership with the Town of Ennis to get feedback from community members and visitors abo...