NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM

TASK 01 - Receipt of Traffic Calming Request (Application) and Questionaire

Requests for traffic calming measures can be made by individual residents or neighborhood associations using an application available from the Public Works Department.
In addition, City staff may identify an area as a problem and a sponsored resident must be determined prior to the project proceeding forward.

TASK 02 - Define the Study Area / Problem

Once the application has been received, the street will be evaluated to determine if it is eligible for consideration.
To be eigible, a street must serve areas that are primarily residential.
On finding that the identified street meets this standard and is eligible for traffic calming, the Public Works Department Engineering Division staff will identify the limits of the street to be subject to the study process.

TASK 03 - Evidence of Support

For Public Works Staff to perform a study based on the applicant's request, a petition will need to be prepared, signed by residents and business owners impacted by the project, as well as support needed from the Home Owners Association.
The Public Works Department will supply forms to the applicant.

TASK 03a - Petition

The applicant(s) or other neighborhood representatives will be required to circulate a petition before the City takes any action to implement the speed hump installation plan.
A petition from adjacent residents and business owners is required.
The petition must document that at least two-thirds (67%) of all households and businesses adjacent to the project support the installation of a speed hump on their street.
The petition also will request whether the adjacent residents or business owners support the installation of a speed hump in the street segment immediately in front of their property.
A speed hump will not be located in front of a property if the occupant objects to its placement or, in the case of multiple dwellings, if a majority of the households on the property object to its placement.
Fulfillment of this requirement is the responsibility of the applicant (contact person).
All properties within the affected area must be accounted for, either by signature and indication of preference (in favor or oppose) or by written statement by the contact person why a specific property was not represented.
Requests with either no petition or with a petition that does not account for all properties will be considered incomplete and will not further the process.

TASK 03b - Verification Statement

A verification statement confirming the signatures on the speed hump petition are valid and represent at least two-thirds (67%) of the households/businesses adjacent to the project street is required from the applicant.
Both property owners and renters are allowed to sign the petition.
Each household and business address is entitled to onw signature.
If both the owner of a property and tenant submit a signature, the owner's signature will override the tenant's.
If the petition is found to be invalid the complainant(s) will be given the opportunity to re-process the petition and submit it a later date.
If a sufficient petition cannot be obtained the City will discontinue the traffic calming efforts at the location.

TASK 03c - Questionaire

Petitioners shall complete aquestionaire stating whether or not they support a device immediately in front of their residence.
An area must have two residents immediately across the street from each other agree to locate a speed hump in front of the property before the petition can be considered.

TASK 03d - Homeowners Association Endorsement

Registered neighborhood associations adjacent to the street segment area will be asked to sign a statement endorsing the traffic calming installation.
If the subdivision does not have a homeowners association, then this endorsement is not applicable.
The applicant will deliver the completed forms to the Public Works Department.
Each form will be authenticated by the Engineering staff.

TASK 04 - Acknowledgment

Upon determination that the application and verification documents meet the criteria for speed hump consideration, the Public Works Department will notify the applicant of the application status.
The acknowledgement will be sent to the contact person making the inquiry.
The acknowledgement will confirm that a study will be underway and will indicate an anticipated completion date.

TASK 05 - Collect Data / Verify Problem

Engineering Division staff will commence with both data collection and review of existing operational and geometric characteristics of the street in question.
Eligibility for a traffic calming installation will be verified by checking collected data to the warrants and a review of the operational and geometric characteristics of the street segment.
Data to determine warrants for the installation of the speed hump will be collected by Engineering Division stall.
A street will warrant traffic calming if it meets the following criteria:
- The street shall not have more than one traffic lane in each direction.
- The street shall have a regulatory speed limit of 25 mph or less.
- The 85th percentile speed on the street section must be at least 7 mph over regulatory speed limit.
- The street has more than 500 vehicles in a 24 hour period.
- The average daily traffic must be less than 5,000 vehicles per day.
Secondary warranting criteria:
- the street has pedestrian generators like schools or parks.
- the area must score a minimum of 40 points on a priority points scale

TASK 06 - Develop Plan of Traffic Calming Measure

If the street segment meets criteria and warrants for traffic calming, a sketch plan of the proposed traffic calming measure to be utilized will be prepared by Engineering Division staff.
If the requested street does not meet criteria and warrants, the requestor will be notified through the U.S> Postal Service.
No further study action will be taken.

TASK 07 - Ranking Traffic Calming Sites

After meeting operational, geometric and general warrant criteria, traffic calming projects will be prioritized on a citywide basis.
This action ensures proper allocation of city resources and it ensures an equitable process to citizens.
Projects will be ranked for funding and installation according to assigned points on the basis of:
- 85th percentile speed
- 24-hour traffic volume
- total number of reported crashes over a two-year period
- proximity to special traffic generators
The street segment installation accumulating the greatest number of points will be considered to have the highest priority.
Among project installations with the same rank, higher priority will be given to the application with the earliest application date subsequence to the effective date of the traffic calming program.