Wellston Traffic Calming Safety Plan
Partner: Beyond Housing
Trailnet planners are collaborating with Beyond Housing and the Wellston community to reimagine safer and slower residential streets in Wellston. Our planners staged a pop-up traffic calming demonstration in Wellston in March 2024, supported by Ameren. They received valuable community feedback about road safety concerns from that demonstration, town hall meetings, community surveys, and conversations with community members. Using this feedback, Trailnet created a set of recommended traffic-calming solutions for Wellston, Quick-build traffic calming features were recently implemented at the intersection of Stephen Jones & Plymouth!
During a pop-up event in March 2024, brightly colored tires, traffic cones, and paint were used to create bump-outs, a center median, and a high-visibility crosswalk at the Stephen Jones Avenue & Plymouth Avenue intersection. 
Trailnet Planners discussed different types of traffic-calming features with Wellston community members at the pop-up traffic-calming demonstration (March, 2024). 
Temporary (pop-up) bump outs at Stephen Jones & Plymouth Ave, made using materials from Trailnet’s pop-up Traffic Calming library. 
A temporary crosswalk was painted by Trailnet staff at the pop-up traffic calming demonstration (March, 2024). 
The Wellston City Council voted to implement the proposed improvements at Stephen Jones and Plymouth as the City’s “pilot project” for traffic calming, and the changes were implemented in fewer than 6 months! 
Two permanent, quick-build bump outs with flex posts installed in August 2024! 
A permanent, quick-build center median with flex posts installed in August 2024!
Coverage:
- Traffic calming event aims to curb reckless driving, violence – Fox 2
- Wellston residents pushing for safer streets as organizations look into traffic-calming measures – KMOV
Hillsboro, MO
Partner: Jefferson Foundation
This project has taken shape around the school campuses in Hillsboro, Missouri, specifically the intersection of Business 21 and Leon Hall Parkway. This intersection is the city’s major thoroughfare and the entrance for all of the students attending school in Hillsboro. Hillsboro was the recipient of federal Transportation Alternatives Program funding to build a path (sidewalk) from Business 21 west to the High School and Primary School campuses. Trailnet is collaborating with Hillsboro City Staff and community members to improve the safety of pedestrian and bike infrastructure at the intersection and corridors leading to the schools.
Observing traffic at Business 21 & Leon Hall Parkway with Mayor Buddy Russell. 
Buses drive through the busy intersection at Business 21 & Leon Hall Parkway. 
Sidewalks and pedestrian friendly infrastructure desperately needed at Business 21 & Leon Hall Parkway to accommodate year-round use by students, parents, and visitors. 
Sidewalks and pedestrian friendly infrastructure desperately needed at Business 21 & Leon Hall Parkway to accommodate year-round use by students, parents, and visitors.
Check out “A Safer Streets Plan for Hillsboro”
Holly Hills SBD Traffic Calming Plan
Partner: Holly Hills Special Business District – Infrastructure Committee
Trailnet is collaborating with the Holly Hills Special Business District to create a traffic calming plan for the district. Together we aim to create safe streets for all users by decreasing car speeds in the Holly Hill Special Business District and making a more comfortable environment for people walking, rolling, and biking.
Crash hotspot (1 fatality) at Bates & Morganford. 
Trailnet planner during a walk audit at Holly Hills & Ray. 
Wide streets in front of Woerner Elementary in need of traffic calming improvements for student and parent accessibility. 
(Pinned-on) Bump Outs at the crosswalk at Bates & Leona. 
Wide streets in front of Woerner Elementary in need of traffic calming improvements for student and parent accessibility.
Check out the “Holly Hills Special Business District Traffic Calming Plan”
Please contact planning@trailnet.org for further questions or information in regards to our Current Planning Projects.