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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose The City of Falcon Heights engineering staff, the City of Roseville, has completed a technical evaluation to determine speed limits on Falcon Heights controlled streets. New state law allows cities to set speed limits on streets under their jurisdiction provided a technical evaluation has been completed. The City completed the evaluation based on the following goals; • To improve safety of all residents using all modes of transportation, • To be consistent with adjacent cities, and consistent on similar types of roads. Evaluation Process City staff completed a detailed evaluation to determine speeds on Falcon Heights streets. The evaluation included the following; • Local policies and plans • National guidance and adjacent city evaluations and policies • City speed and traffic count studies Recommendations Based on the evaluation, staff recommends setting speeds of 25 mph on most major streets and 20 mph on all minor, local streets. Below is the recommended process for establishing speed limits; • Collector streets are generally major streets with 25 mph speed limits and were evaluated to determine whether a lower speed limit is appropriate based on context and design • Local streets are generally minor streets with 20 mph speed limits and were evaluated to determine whether a higher speed limit is appropriate based on context and design. • Alleys will retain speed limits of 10 mph. It is recommended that changes to speed limits be made upon approval of the report, by adoption of a new ordinance, including the installation of signs, enforcement efforts, and an education campaign. Falcon Heights Speed Limit Evaluation