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<br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM: ADAM T. EDWARDS, PE <br />SUBJECT: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT POLICY DISCUSSION <br />DATE: SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />References: <br />Blaine Neighborhood Traffic Management Program, Dated September 22, 2014 <br />City of Plymouth Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program, Dated July 9, 2002 <br />Wayzata Speed Hump Policy, Dated September 20, 2005. <br /> <br />1. Issue. The City does not have a written policy for traffic management. <br /> <br />2. Background. City Staff and Council Members are routinely approached by residents requesting <br />changes to their streets. Recent requests have include speed limit reductions, speed bump installation, <br />designation of no parking areas, installation of street lighting, and installation of various signs. <br />However, without a policy on how to handle these requests they have all been dealt with slightly <br />differently. In order to better respond to residents, establish a mechanism to better understand issues and <br />allow for consistent application across the community the City should establish a traffic management <br />policy. Many of our fellow Minnesota cities have such policies and programs. These policies and <br />programs vary from individual policies for individual items (e.g. –speed humps) to more comprehensive <br />polies dealing with all traffic management related issues. <br /> <br />3. Proposed Policy. The following is an outline of the key portions of the proposed policy. <br /> <br />a. Objective/ Purpose. The purpose of the policy will be to provide a systematic process for the <br />City to address traffic concerns from residents through an easy-to-follow policy applied consistently <br />throughout the City that incorporates a wide variety of traffic calming strategies. <br /> <br />b. Policy Guidelines. <br /> <br />(1) Proposals must be compatible to the transportation goals with in the City’s Community <br />Management Plan. <br /> <br />(2) Implementation is limited to public streets: residential and low volume collectors. <br /> <br />(3) The City will take a system wide approach when addressing neighborhood traffic problems. <br /> <br />(4) Speed control Implementation strategies will be limited to streets where the 85% speed <br />exceeds 5 MPH above the posted/ stator speed limit. <br /> <br />c. Procedure. The policy procedure is intended to provide a simple and uniform list of steps that <br />residents and city government can follow. The purpose of the procedure is to: one; identify the nature and <br />extent of traffic-related problems on a given street or area and two; select and implement the proper <br />strategy for reducing the identified problem. Requests for removal of existing traffic management <br />measures will be processed generally using the same procedures as outline in this program.