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June 20, 2023

LED Enhanced Signs: Frequently Asked Questions

Here’s a sobering thought: Every time we leave the house, whether by car, bus, bicycle or on foot, our lives depend on people seeing and obeying traffic signs. We count on drivers to stop at stop signs, slow down in school zones, and turn left (and right) at intersections where it is legal and safe […]
June 01, 2023

Introducing the MX Series: Simple, Affordable Connectivity

It’s always an exciting day when we get to launch something new, and today we’ve got something big. We’d like to introduce our new MX Series of connected beacons and signs: the simplest and most affordable way to monitor, control, and gather data from roadway safety infrastructure. MX does connectivity differently Until now, if you […]
MX Series installation video featured image, technician programming MX system with MX Field App
May 30, 2023

MX Installation Video: How MX Removes Complexity from the Equation

For over 20 years, cities and agencies have trusted Carmanah to provide them with safe, efficient and sustainable transportation solutions. Our beacon and signs have set the industry standard for high-performance and low-power systems, that are durable and easy to install. Carmanah’s MX Series builds on that foundation to now provide cities with a better […]
Introducing MX video featured image
May 30, 2023

Introducing the MX Series: Setting the Standard for Safety Infrastructure

Cities around the world are growing at an unprecedented rate. New and complex issues are emerging, while at the same time, data and connectivity are opening the door to new and more effective solutions. Enter Carmanah’s new MX Series: the simplest, most affordable way to remotely monitor, control, and gather data from roadway safety infrastructure. […]
Edmonds, Washington, roundabout featuring Carmanah RRFBs
May 03, 2023

How RRFBs can add safety for pedestrians at roundabouts and circular intersections

It used to be that if you wanted to see a roundabout, you had to take a transatlantic flight to a country like Britain or France, where it seems you can’t drive a mile (or a kilometer) without encountering one. That’s no longer the case. Since the late 1990s, roundabouts have experienced rapid growth in […]
March 23, 2023

Using the Highway Safety Improvement Program to fund Pedestrian Safety Improvements

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is one of the largest and most important federal funding sources for transportation projects. Since 2005, the program has funded tens of thousands of road safety projects and has been credited with drastically reducing crash frequency and severity across the country. But contrary to its name, HSIP funds aren’t […]
February 12, 2023

Remote Scheduling for School Beacons with MX Cloud (video)

Scheduling school zone beacons doesn’t need to be a logistical nightmare. With Carmanah’s MX Series connected school zone beacons, you can add and adjust schedules with the click of a mouse, from any device, anywhere. Watch the video to see how: Video transcript:  School zone safety is a priority for any traffic agency. Fortunately, proven […]
Setting up SPEEDCHECK-12 with SpeedCheck Manager mobile app
February 08, 2023

PRODUCT UPDATE: All SpeedCheck radar speed signs now include mobile app for local setup and scheduling

In less than a decade, smartphones and tablets have changed pretty much everything. Besides communicating, people now use their mobile devices to order coffee, pay for parking, watch movies, plan vacations, read the news, and much more. And they’re doing it all with… apps. They save time, they’re easy to access, they’re personalized. In so […]
January 05, 2023

Carmanah’s portable radar speed signs approved in Florida

We are excited to announce that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has added Carmanah’s SPEEDCHECK-12 portable radar speed sign to its Approved Product List (APL). This means the system has completed its evaluation and been approved for purchase and use on state projects. Carmanah’s SpeedCheck® radar speed signs are a trusted traffic calming countermeasure, […]
December 06, 2022

Five steps to creating Complete Streets

For decades, street design in the United States and Canada was about one thing and one thing only: moving motorized vehicles from point A to point B as quickly as possible. The result is a continent criss-crossed by multi-lane freeways, sprawling suburbs, and streets that run the gamut from somewhat uncomfortable to downright deadly for […]