Milton residents concerned about traffic safety on local streets can weigh in at a drop-in open house Tuesday, Oct. 13. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Council on Aging, 10 Walnut St.

The town is working with engineering consultant Toole Design Group to develop a formal Traffic Calming Policy and Plan for town-owned streets, according to the town's study page. The plan would create a data-driven framework for deciding when and where to add speed-reduction measures on local roads.

The Oct. 13 open house will feature interactive stations where attendees can flag specific streets and intersections they consider dangerous, learn about different traffic calming tools and review the project timeline. The format is drop-in. Residents can arrive anytime during the two-hour window.

According to the town's open house announcement, resident feedback will help shape the final policy and identify priority streets for near-term improvements. The study focuses on town-owned roads, not state routes like Randolph Avenue (Route 28), which falls under MassDOT jurisdiction.

Traffic safety has been a persistent concern in Milton. At the May 26 Select Board meeting, resident John Corey of Canton Avenue told the board his street was seeing up to 300 additional cars a day in cut-through traffic after MassDOT's road diet pilot on Randolph Avenue. "We have cars going 60 mph. We have families that won't even go out, they won't walk on the road," Corey said at that meeting, as the Milton Times reported.

An online survey map hosted by Toole Design had also collected resident input, but the tool showed a "survey is now closed" notice as of Oct. 8. The Oct. 13 open house remains the primary way for residents to participate in person.

No timeline for a final policy recommendation or Select Board vote has been published. The town said the project timeline will be shared at the open house.