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Conclusions Based on the data collected and research conducted by other cities and agencies, the following speed limit conclusions from the evaluation are: • Lower traffic speeds reduce both the likelihood of crashes and that those crashes will be severe or fatal. • A majority of states have lower speed limits than Minnesota. All of Minnesota's neighboring states have a 25 mph default urban speed limit. • Since Falcon Heights is a suburb directly adjacent to St Paul, it makes sense to have similar speed limit policies and procedures to St Paul. • Similar to Saint Paul, for Falcon Heights a category approach to speed limits is most appropriate with 20 mph on local residential streets and generally 25 mph on collector and arterial streets. • Lower speed limits prioritize public health and safety. • Lower speed limits are reasonable given the clear differences in the design, context, safety, expectations, and operations of minor and major City streets. FALCON HEIGHTS SPEED LIMIT RECOMENDATIONS Category Speed Limits Falcon Heights engineering staff recommend that the City Engineer set speed limits using a category approach to set speed limits. The recommended speed limits be set as follows; • Minor streets, generally local, will be 20 mph unless otherwise signed. • Major streets, generally collectors, will generally have speed limits of 25 mph and will be signed. Major streets are generally arterial and collector streets. • Some major streets, Roselawn Avenue, will have speed limits higher than 25 mph based on specific conditions and will be signed. • Alleys will retain speed limits of 10 mph. Staff recommends these category speed limits since they; • Send a strong message to the driving public that "slower is safer" on all streets • Align with St Paul's recommended speed setting approach, providing consistency in messaging to the traveling public • Improve safety and comfort for people of all abilities walking, bicycling, and taking transit Application The map of recommend speed limits on Falcon Heights jurisdiction roads is included below. For shared -jurisdictional streets, the speed limits match each city's current proposed posted speed limit. Based on the recommendations in the report, 89%of Falcon Heights jurisdiction roadways will have a reduction of speed. 83%of roadways will be 20 mph and 5%of roadways will be 25 Falcon Heights Speed Limit Evaluation 12