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Roseville Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date: April 25, 2006 Item No: 7 Item Description: Neighborhood Traffic Management Policy One of the most frequent items brought to staff by residents are concerns regarding neighborhood traffic. These can include traffic impacts in residential neighborhoods like speeding, non-neighborhood traffic using local streets, and motorists not being observant of the rights and safety of pedestrians. Issues related to driver behavior in school zones, such as not slowing down in school zones or parent dropoffl pick-up safety issues, are also brought to City staff. These issues are not unique to the City of Roseville. Many cities around the country are addressing similar concerns through the development of a Neighborhood Traffic Management Policy (NTMP). These NTMPs establish process and guidelines for the city to follow in response to concerns about traffic. The NTMP could also address how the city will prioritize requests for assistance that involving construction of physical improvements such as speed tables, traffic circles or raised medians. For your reference, we have attached the NTMP for the City of Blaine. With a NTMP, the Public Works Department will be able to work with residents to assess the significance of traffic problems in their neighborhoods and try to identifY solutions that are appropriate to the problem that exists. It would allow staff to fairly and unifonnly address traffic issues. Some potential outcomes of a NTMP: I. Improve neighborhood livability by mitigating the impact of vehicular traffic on residential neighborhoods; 2. Reduce the need for traffic safety enforcement in residential areas; 3. Promote safe conditions for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians on neighborhood streets; 4. Encourage citizen involvement and effort in neighborhood traffic management activities; 5. Making efficient use of city resources by prioritizing the investment of public dollars available for neighborhood traffic management; 6. Effectively address the dual and sometimes conflicting public safety interests of calming neighborhood traffic while maintaining adequate emergency response access and reasonable routing for service vehicles such as school buses; 7. Minimize the diversion of traffic to other local streets when implementing traffic management improvements in neighborhood areas. Recommended Action: Discuss the merits of pursuing a Neighborhood Traffic Management Policy.