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Speed Hump Policy <br />Speed Humps will be installed only on local residential streets. Speed <br />Humps will be 3 inches to 3 1/2 inches in height and 12 feet long. The <br />Institute of Transportation Engineers "Guidelines for the Design and <br />Application of Speed Humps" will be the primary guideline for the proper <br />installation of speed humps. <br />Advance Speed Control Humps sign with appropriate advisory speed signs <br />will be installed for streets or areas that have speed humps. White <br />pavement markings will be installed on speed humps for better visibility. <br />Speed Humps will not be installed on the following streets: <br />Arterial streets (Ridge, Asbury, Central, Dempster, etc.), <br />Collector streets (Central Park, McDaniel, Noyes from Greenbay to Sheridan, <br />Custer from Main to Howard, Lake from Sherman to Dodge, etc.), <br />Distributor streets (downtown streets like Benson, Davis, Maple, etc.), <br />Truck routes (Greenleaf from Hinman to Hartrey, Hartrey from Dempster to <br />Oakton, etc.), <br />Streets adjacent to Hospitals (Girard north of Central, Austin east of Ridge, etc.), <br />CTA/PACE Bus Routes (Grant east of Crawford, etc.), <br />Snow Routes, <br />Emergency Response Routes as designated by the Fire Department, <br />Dead -end blocks of local residential streets, <br />Streets deemed inappropriate for speed humps as determined by the Director of <br />Public Works based on the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer. <br />Residents can request speed humps either through a neighborhood meeting <br />where the Ward Alderman and /or Traffic Engineering Staff are present or <br />through a petition to the Division of Transportation. A postcard survey of all <br />residents who will be directly impacted by the installation of the speed <br />humps will be required. Of those that respond, a majority in favor of <br />installing will be required for further consideration. The local ward Alderman <br />will make the final decision on whether to proceed based on the results of <br />the survey. All speed humps will be permanent no trial speed humps will <br />be considered. <br />Speed humps will be installed on the basis of the date of request and will <br />follow in chronological order until funds are no longer available to do so. <br />Streets /areas that do not get humps installed in that calendar year due to <br />lack of funds will be installed the next calendar year. <br />(Updated June 12, 2005) <br />13 <br />