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ADDendix A: Definitions Affected Neighborhood - Area for a project that is defined as those residences and businesses along local streets that are positively or negatively impacted by excessive through traffic volumes and speeding, or that may be positively or negatively impacted by proposed traffic management strategy. Benefited Area- The properties expected to receive the majority of the positive impacts from the proposed traffic managment strategy and which are subject to assessment for the cost of installation or removal of a NTMP improvements. (Assessed Area) The typical Benefited Area extends from intersection to intersection, but may be adjusted on a project- by- project basis. Capital Improvement Plan- or CIP, is a five years plan, which identifies capital projects and provides a planning schedule. Chicane — Mainline deviations to deter the path of travel so that the street is not a straight line (by the installation of offset curb extensions). (Deviations, serpentines, reversing curves, twists.) Choker — Physical street narrowing to expand sidewalks and landscaped areas: possibly adding medians, on street parking, etc. (Pinch points, lane narrowing, midblock narrowings, midblock yield points, constrictions.) Traffic Safety Committee — (City Code Section 601.05) Administrative committee consisting of the City Manager, Director of Public Works, and Chief of Police. The Traffic Safety Committee has the following authority: a) To investigate and study all matters relating to vehicular traffic conditions including but not limited to parking, speed, traffic control, and traffic safety hazards. b) To implement and provide for the installation of whatever traffic control devices are necessary to improve and promote traffic safety and properly manage the use of City roads. c) To study and recommend to other road authorities maintaining roadways within the City corrective measures that may be deemed necessary to address traffic issues that may exist as to those authorities' roads within the City. Cut - through Traffic — Traffic that intrudes into a residential subdivision to avoid congestion or other problem from an arterial or other high level street. Diagonal Road Closures — A barrier placed diagonally across a four - legged intersection, interrupting traffic flow across the intersection. This type of barrier may be used to create a maze -like effect in a neighborhood. (Diagonal diverter.) Feasibility Report — A report analyzing the recommended type of construction, the estimated construction cost, estimated engineering cost and the estimated assessment. 17 11/15/11