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CITY OF BLAINE NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSPORTATION PLAN While the city will cost share only the implementation costs, the consideration of future maintenance costs are also a factor for determining the most appropriate strategy. While the implementation of a traffic sign may appear to be the least expensive option at only $250, the additional $100 per year of annual maintenance needs to be considered. A comparison of the annual costs for the most common strategies for speed reduction, increased enforcement and speed humps, is included in Table 4. TABLE 4 Comparison of Annual Cosfs Measure Initial Cost Annual Cost Annual Revenues Photo~radar (ownership option) $85,000 $145,000 $40,000 Photo-radar (lease option) $214,000 $40,000 Targeted Police Enforcement $70,000 $194,000 $40,000 Speed Humps $300,000 $30,000 $0 Source: ITE, Traffic Calming - State of Practice Step 5 - Conduct Neighborhood Meeting and Petition After the completion of the traffic study and the development and evaluation of potential strategies, the city will wither hold a Neighborhood Meeting or distribute a letter to inform the community on the process and results of the traffic study and provide information on the recommended strategies. Based on the engineering study and input from residents, the city will make a preliminary determination and recommendation for the need of traffic management strategies, Step 6 - Traffic Management Strategy Approval Once the traffic study results, management strategies, and cost estimates have been provided to affected neighborhood residents, a survey jpetition will be circulated to ascertain whether or not the neighborhood approves of the recommended strategy and are willing to cover the potential costs of implementation, The recommended strategy will not be implemented without the support of 65% of the project neighborhood and 50% of any affected neighborhood. Once approval is obtained from the neighborhood the strategy will be presented to the City Council for approval. Step 7 - Implement Temporary Strategy and Monitor In most cases, the strategy will be implemented with temporary materials and remain in place for approximately three to six months depending on the type of improvement. The strategy will be evaluated to determine if it addresses the identified problems and is consistent with the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan goals. During the test period residents may provide comments to the City Engineering Department regarding the improvement. At any time during this test phase appeals of the decision for installing the strategy can be submitted and forwarded to appropriate staff. APRIL 2005 10