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CITY OF BLAINE NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSPORTATION PLAN <br />6.0 Toolbox of Neighborhood Traffic Management <br />Strategies <br />The following Toolbox provides information on a variety of traffic management strategies. Each <br />strategy includes information on its purpose, its effectiveness for solving different types of <br />traffic problems, and a summary of advantages and disadvantages for implementation. To <br />make the toolbox understandable and usable it has been organized into types of strategy as <br />follows: <br />Traffic Control Devices the use of common traffic control devices, such as signing and <br />pavement markings, to solve neighborhood traffic problems. Included in this category are: <br />Vehicle restrictions <br />Turn restrictions <br />One -Way streets <br />Watch for Children Signs <br />Stop Sign Implementation <br />Enforcement there are two options for using enforcement as a traffic management strategy: <br />increase police enforcement, the use of Variable Speed Display Boards <br />Roadway Adjustments there are multiple strategies for traffic management that change the <br />appearance of the roadway including: <br />Narrowing of lanes Mid -Block Narrowing <br />a Chokers Chicane <br />Vertical Elements introducing vertical elements to the roadway, either as obstacles for <br />vehicles to drive over or around, are common traffic management strategies. These include: <br />Speed Humps /Bumps /Tables <br />Raised Crosswalks <br />Median Barrier <br />Traffic Circles <br />All-Way Stop Sign Implementation <br />Parking Restrictions <br />Pavement Markings <br />Speed Limits <br />Street Closer <br />Full Diagonal Diverter <br />Partial Diverter <br />APRIL 2005 12 <br />