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6.0 Toolbox of Neighborhood Traffic Management <br />Strategies <br />The following Toolbox provides information on a variety of traffic management strategies. Each <br />strategy includes information on its purpose, its effectiveness for solving different types of traffic <br />problems, and a summary of advantages and disadvantages for implementation. To make the <br />toolbox understandable and usable it has been organized into types of strategy as follows: <br />Traffic Control Devices - the use of common traffic control devices, such as signing and <br />pavement markings, to solve neighborhood traffic problems. Included in this category are: <br />- Vehicle restrictions <br />- Turn restrictions <br />- One -Way streets <br />- Watch for Children Signs <br />- Stop Sign Implementation <br />-All -Way Stop Sign Implementation <br />- Parking Restrictions <br />- Pavement Markings <br />- Speed Limits <br />Enforcement - there are two options for using enforcement as a traffic management strategy: <br />increase police enforcement, the use of Variable Speed Display Boards <br />Roadway Adjustments - there are multiple strategies for traffic management that change the <br />appearance of the roadway including: <br />- Narrowing of lanes <br />- Chokers <br />- Mid -Block Narrowing <br />- Chicane <br />Vertical Elements - introducing vertical elements to the roadway, either as obstacles for <br />vehicles to drive over or around, are common traffic management strategies. These include: <br />- Speed/Tables <br />- Raised Crosswalks <br />- Median Barrier <br />- Traffic Circles <br />11 <br />- Street Closer <br />Full / Diagonal Diverter <br />Partial Diverter <br />