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1 redevelopment will not be evaluated in conjunction with the criteria included in the program. 2 These situations will be evaluated independently by the City Council. 2.0 Policies 3 4 The Neighborhood Traffic Management Program will be governed by the following policies: 5 Identified projects will be evaluated for compatibility with transportation goals in the 6 RosevilleComprehensive Plan, Chapter 5, Transportation. 7 Implementationislimited to Local Streets. A Local Streetis a street under the 8 jurisdiction of the City of Roseville.Ramsey County and MnDOT roads are excluded 9 from this program. 10 Strategies will be funded by a combination of city funds andneighborhood 11 participationassessments. 12 A system-wide approachfor neighborhoodtraffic problemswill be used.For each 13 project, city staff will determine a logical project boundary. This isnecessary for the 14 approval process and will help ensure that the issue ofdisplacement/diversion to other 15 Local Streetsis addressed. 16 Projectswill be limited to those Local Streets where the 85% speed exceeds5 mph 17 above the posted speed limitor where there are other existingfactors affecting the 18 livability of the neighborhood.Table 1 describes otherfactors that can betaken into 19 consideration. 20 The proposed strategy should not negatively impact the street’s existing traffic capacity, 21 safety, or change the intended functionof the road. 22 Implementation of traffic management strategies will be in accordance with the 23 proceduresset forth in this document, and in keeping with sound engineering practices, 24 as well as bewithin the city's available financial and staff resources. 25 A project on a Municipal State Aid (MSA) road will meet MSA design standards. 26 Trucks are allowed on all Local Streets unless otherwise posted (by State law trucks 27 must be allowed on all Municipal State Aid Roads.) 28 Implementation of any device will be consistent with the guidelines in the Minnesota 29 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. 30 Implementation of strategies shall be consistent with recommended strategies included 31 in the Mn/DOT Safety Handbook. 32 Initial deployments are considered temporary for study purposesand subject to an 33 interim review by Citystaff prior to permanent installation. 3.0 Traffic Management Background 34 35 The United States has used street closures and traffic diverters dating back to the late 1940s 36 andearly 1950s, but it was not until the 1970s that Seattle, Washington completed area-wide 37 demonstrations of traffic management strategies. Since then, traffic management has been 38 continually studied and implemented throughout the United States. Strategies include street 39 closures, traffic diverters, speed humps/bumps, signing, increased enforcement and many 40 others, but they all are implemented to accomplish one of the following: 3 City Council Review Draft- 6/29/12