TRAFFIC CALMING REQUESTS

1. TRAFFIC CALMING REQUESTS

6. 85 % Speed was 36.8 MPH 90 % Speed was 38.5 MPH

11. Low Speed

12. Low Volume

13. 85 Percentile Speed 0% to 10% Above Posted Speed Limit

14. 85 Percentile Between 10% & 20% over Posted Speed Limit

15. 85 Percentile Greater than 20% Over Posted Speed Limit

16. ISSUES FOR EXCESSIVE SPEED LOCATION • Minnesota Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices • “Authorized Speed Limit shall be within 5 MPH of the 85th Percentile Speed” • Functional Classification of the Roadway • Residential Street will receive the full range of Traffic Calming Devices, some of these are not appropriate for Arterial or Collector Streets.

17. 1st Priority

18. 2nd Priority

19. 3rd Priority

20. 4th Priority

23. TRAFFIC CALMING APPROACHES

24. Traffic Calming Approaches • Evaluation • Studies to Determine Project Locations from Speed Chart • Education • Use of Portable Speed Trailers • Traffic Tamers • Enforcement – Law Enforcement • Targeted to Specific Violators • Presence on Residential High Volume, Excessive Speed Areas • Engineering • Safety Review of the Excessive Speed Locations • Traffic Calming on Residential Streets

25. TRAFFIC CALMING APPROACHES • RESPONSE LETTERS TO REQUESTOR

26. 1st Priority TRAFFIC CALMING APPROACHES • Letters to requestors • Excessive Speed, High Volume • Evaluation • Education – Speed Trailers, Traffic Tamers • Enforcement – Higher Presence, Targeted Enforcement • Engineering Feasibility Study – Speed Study , Safety Awareness Solutions thru Projects

27. 2nd Priority TRAFFIC CALMING APPROACHES • Letters to requestors • Excessive Speed, Medium Volume • Evaluation • Education – Speed Trailers, Traffic Tamers • Enforcement – Higher Presence, Targeted Enforcement • Engineering – Solutions thru Projects

28. 3rd Priority TRAFFIC CALMING APPROACHES • Letters to requestors • Mid Value Locations • Evaluation • Education – Speed Trailers, Traffic Tamers • Enforcement – Targeted Enforcement

29. TRAFFIC CALMING APPROACHES • Letters to requestors • Low Speed, Low Volume • Evaluation • Enforcement – Targeted Enforcement 4th Priority

30. TRAFFIC CALMING APPROACHES • Evaluation • Letters to Requestors • Action to be Taken A) 1st Priority: Excessive Speed, High Volume • Feasibility Study • Education • Enforcement • Engineering B) 2nd Priority: Excessive Speed, Medium Volume • Education • Enforcement • Engineering C) 3rd Priority: Medium Speed, Medium / High Volume • Education • Enforcement D) 4th Priority: Higher Speeds, Low Volume • Education • Targeted Enforcement

31. FUTUREREQUESTS

32. FUTUREREQUESTS • By Community Petition – 10 Households • Evaluation -Traffic Speed Studies Conducted for each Request • Rank Request by Priority • Letter to Community Explaining Results & Planned Response • Enforcement -Respond in Accord to how it Ranks • If Area has Excessive Speed - Target Enforcement • If Chronic (Consistently High 85th Percentile Speed) - Higher Presence • Education • Traffic Tamers – For Residents • Speed Trailer – For Vehicles • Engineering • Feasibility Study • Community Meeting for discussion of Options • Requires Support of 75 % of Persons in Project Area • Percentage of the Cost to be Borne by Residents

33. LAST YEARS PROJECT Villa Road NW • Results • Reduction in 85th Percentile Speeds by approximately 3 MPH • Significant Reduction in Speeds Exceeding 40 MPH • Approximately 26% Drop in Traffic Volumes after Speed Bumps were Installed • Complaints Received from Traveling Public when Speed Bumps were Installed • Speed and Volume Complaints from Adjacent Street after Speed Bumps were Installed