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<br />CITY Of BLAINE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> <br />most applied and successful measures as documented in the research summarized in Appendix <br />B. The toolbox includes a brief description of the strategy, its effects on volume, speed, noise, <br />and safety, a discussion of its advantages and disadvantages and design considerations. The <br />following strategies are included in the toolbox: <br /> <br />Traffic Control Devices <br /> <br />Roadway Adjustments <br /> <br />- Vehicle Restrictions <br /> <br />- Narrowing Lanes <br /> <br />- Turn Restrictions <br /> <br />- Chokers <br /> <br />- One-Way Streets <br /> <br />- Mid-Block Narrowing <br /> <br />- Watch Children Signs <br /> <br />- Chicane <br /> <br />- Stop Sign Implementation <br /> <br />Vertical Elements <br /> <br />- All-Way Stop Sign Implementation <br /> <br />- Speed Humps/BumpsfTables <br /> <br />- Parking Restrictions <br /> <br />- Raised Crosswalk <br /> <br />- Pavement Markings <br /> <br />- Median Barrier <br /> <br />- Speed Limits <br /> <br />- Traffic Circle <br /> <br />Enforcement <br /> <br />- Street Closure <br /> <br />- Increased Enforcement <br /> <br />- Full / Diagonal Diverter <br /> <br />- Variable Speed Display Board <br /> <br />- Partial Diverter <br /> <br />Effectiveness of Strategies <br /> <br />As stated earlier, traffic management strategies are not universally applicable or effective at <br />solving all problems. The Institute of Transportation Engineers has collected data on the <br />effectiveness of traffic management strategies implemented throughout the United States. Table <br />2 provides a summary of this data and can be useful in the selection of appropriate traffic <br />management strategy to implement. Along with the information provided in Table 2 on <br />effectiveness, the following are some other effectiveness considerations: <br /> <br />Traffic control devices, by themselves, are almost never effective at reducing traffic <br />volumes or vehicle speeds. <br /> <br />Enforcement can be effective if applied regularly and over an extended period of time. <br /> <br />In most cases, enforcement will result in local residents being ticketed. <br /> <br />Roadway adjustments (narrowing) have proven to be moderately effective but at high <br /> <br />implementation costs. <br /> <br />Vertical elements (primarily speed humps/bumps) have proven to be moderately <br />effective but neighborhood acceptance has been mixed. <br /> <br />The combination of enforcement plus other strategies has proven to be the most effective <br />approach. <br /> <br />APRIL 2005 <br /> <br />7 <br />