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Infrastructure — Fixed facilities, such as roadways or railroad tracks: permanent structures. Local Street — A roadway under the jurisdiction of the City of Roseville. Median Barriers — Raised island or barrier in the center of the street that serves to segregate traffic. Municipal State Aid (MSA) Route — A designated City roadway that receives state funds as allocated from the State gas tax for maintenance and construction. Approximately 20 percent of the City roadways are designated as MSA routes. State of Minnesota rules and standards, in addition to local jurisdiction guidelines, apply to these roadways. Non -Local Traffic — Traffic that does not originate from or is not destined to a location within a neighborhood or area. Partial Street Closure — Physical blockage of one direction of traffic on a two -way street. The open lane of traffic is signed "One way ", and traffic from the blocked lane is not allowed to go around the barrier through the open lane. (Half closure.) Project Neighborhood — Property owners living on local streets that request traffic management improvements. Any request for project proposals require a written application with 51 % of the protect neighborhood signing the application. Radar Speed Display Units — Driver feedback signs that use radar to provide motorists with an instant message, displayed on a reader board, telling them how fast they are driving. Raised Crosswalk — A speed table designed as a pedestrian crossing, generally used at mid -block locations. (Raised crossings, sidewalk extensions.) Regulatory Signs — A sign that gives notice to road users of traffic laws or regulations. Roadway striping — Highlighting various areas of the road to increase the driver's awareness of certain conditions (e.g., edge of road striping to create a narrowing /slowing effect while defining space for cyclists). Roundabout — Raised circular areas (similar to medians) placed at intersections. Drivers travel in a counterclockwise direction around the circle. Modern roundabouts are "yield upon entry ", meaning that cars in the circle have the right of way and cars entering the circle must wait to do so until the path is clear. When a roundabout is placed in an intersection, vehicles may not travel in a straight line. (Rotaries.) Speed— Speed is defined based on the following classifications: a) Advisory Speed — A recommended speed for all vehicles operating on a section of highway and based on the highway design, operating characteristics, and conditions. b) Design Speed — A selected speed used to determine the various geometric design features of a roadway. c) 85th- Percentile Speed — The speed at or below which 85 percent of the motorized vehicles travel. 18 11/15/11