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Step 4 - Develop /Evaluate Traffic Management Strategies <br />Using the data collected during the development of the traffic study and applying recognized <br />traffic engineering standards, the City Engineering Department will recommend the use of one <br />or more neighborhood traffic management strategies. A "toolbox" of strategies is included in <br />Section 6.0 of this plan. While it is not inclusive of all strategies, it provides a summary of the <br />most applied and successful measures as documented in the research summarized in Appendix <br />B. The toolbox includes a brief description of the strategy, its effects on volume, speed, noise, <br />and safety, a discussion of its advantages and disadvantages and design considerations. The <br />following strategies are included in the toolbox: <br />Traffic Control Devices <br />- Vehicle Restrictions <br />- Turn Restrictions <br />- One -Way Streets <br />- Watch Children Signs <br />- Stop Sign Implementation <br />- All -Way Stop Sign Implementation <br />- Parking Restrictions <br />- Pavement Markings <br />- Speed limits <br />Enforcement <br />- Increased Enforcemen <br />- Variable Speed Display Boar <br />1 <br />Roadway Adjustments <br />- Narrowing Lanes <br />- Chokers <br />Effectiveness of Strategies A6,hh, X <br />• Traffic control devices, by themselves, are almost never effective at reducing traffic <br />volumes or vehicle speeds. <br />• Enforcement can be effective if applied regularly and over an extended period of time. <br />• In most cases, enforcement will result in local residents being ticketed. <br />• Roadway adjustments (narrowing) have proven to be moderately effective but at high <br />implementation costs. <br />• Vertical elements (primarily speed humps /bumps) have proven to be moderately <br />effective but neighborhood acceptance has been mixed. <br />• The combination of enforcement plus other strategies has proven to be the most <br />effective approach. <br />0 <br />