Traffic & Parking Ad Hoc Committee

The Traffic and Parking Ad Hoc Committee meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 4:00 PM. In August 2023, the Kittery Town Council established the Traffic and Parking Ad Hoc Committee (Traffic and Parking Committee) with the following objectives:

• Working with a professional traffic engineer, evaluate various traffic and parkingcontrol measures for applicability and viability in Kittery. These may include:
  • Speed humps, bumps, inverts, and tables
  • Variable speed signs, flashing signs, speed limit adjustments
  • Controlled parking, permit parking, metered parking, automated/semi-automated parking enforcement systems
  • Road diets, road striping, street trees, bollards, checanes, other horizontal traffic calming measures
  • One-ways, restricted access roads
• Recommend a policy to Town Council for adoption, that identifies which measures are to be used in Kittery, and the criteria or conditions needed for each.

The Traffic and Parking Committee will consist of the following members, selected to represent a broad range of interested parties, jurisdictional authorities, and advisory entities in Town: 5 at-large residents, 2 Town Councilors, up to 2 representatives from the Kittery business community, and 1 representative each from the Economic Development Committee, Climate Adaptation Committee.  The Town Manager, Police Chief and the Town Planner will serve on the committee as ex officio non-voting members.