Traffic Calming Update - 04/29/08 meeting notes
The traffic associated problem areas of the neighborhood were grouped into 3 final groups of priority focus. These groups were placed on the planning area neighborhood map along with EMS and fire truck routes. Important to note that the emergency “first response” routes happen to be on corridors placed in the highest priority grouping. The city also finally presented a “Download city_tc_proposal_draft_one.pdf ” of potential traffic calming for our neighborhood. This first draft only focused the highest priority grouping of neighborhood roads and because many of these roads are first response routes, the only means of traffic calming used on the first draft were speed cushions. The only traffic calming devise permissible on first response routes are speed cushions – the cushions are designed so that the axles of ambulances and fire trucks traverse the speed cushion. Another reason an initial “speed cushion” draft was presented is that speed cushions do not require parking restrictions unlike some of the other traffic calming techniques. In short, the initial city proposal is a proposal of the least “intrusive” traffic calming devices. Further, the initial proposal is a FIRST DRAFT and NOT final. So at this time neighborhood representatives are meeting with their groups to see how the initial city proposal is received and explore possible alternatives for non first response routes. Such alternatives include modification of existing intersections to improve pedestrian safety (e.g. Wooldridge and 29th Street intersection.) As always, please let your neighborhood area representative know should you have traffic calming concerns/ideas - see the map and listing of neighborhood traffic calming representatives. More detailed information on the BrykerWoods & Pemberton traffic calming initiative (including methodology, FAQ’s and the ultimate neighborhood voting process) maybe found at our neighborhood traffic calming website! http://www.trafficcalmingproject.org Everything you wanted to know and more.
