While the race to the official start of summer is speeding up, Cranberry Township officials want to make sure vehicle speeds stay low to keep residential neighborhoods safe.

The Slow Down Campaign returns after a hiatus in 2020 but is back in full force this year. The movement inspired by the national “Keep Kids Alive Drive 25” program is designed to raise awareness of speeding on residential roads.

Using radar speed signs, hundreds of yard signs will be placed throughout various neighborhoods, as well as an increased police presence from the Cranberry Township Police Department.

This year’s summer campaign is set for June 4 through 21, coinciding with the end of the Seneca Valley academic year.

Radar signs are moved every day to different neighborhoods, and the gathered data is used as the basis for making changes to the program or stepping up awareness of the initiative.

The program is funded through local business sponsorships and the Cranberry Township Community Chest.

Participating neighborhoods are Bristol Creek, Clearbrook, Cranberry Heights, Cranberry Park Place, Cranberry West, Crystal Springs, Fox Run, Franklin Crossing, Freedom Woods, Goehring Road, Hampshire Woods, Havenwood, Hazelwood Farms, Hunter’s Creek, Marshall Woods, Meeder Neighborhood, Oakview Estates, Orchard Park, Pinehurst, Scenic Ridge, Shadow Creek, Walden Pond, Deer Run, Norberry Court, Spring Meadows, The Glen at Woodside, Villas of Isleworth, Wakefield Estates, Winchester Farms, Winchester Lakes, Woodbine Estates and Woodlands.

The fall campaign is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 25 through Sept. 8.

Find more information and register to participate at cranberrytownship.org/slowdown.