16 results for “traffic calming”
16 results for “traffic calming”
The Spokane Plan Commission held a meeting on March 22, 2017, at which members approved previous meeting minutes and received reports from City Council and Community Assembly liaisons regarding traffic calming concerns, historic home preservation, and joint planning efforts with the County. The agenda for the subsequent April 26, 2017 meeting included briefing sessions on comprehensive plan updates and commission business, followed by three workshops covering code amendments to the comprehensive plan process, the Yard Area Wide Plan, and MFTE re-authorization.
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The City of Oakland Bicyclist & Pedestrian Advisory Commission held a teleconference meeting on May 20, 2021, with nine commissioners present, chaired by Andrew Campbell. The commission discussed recent crashes including a severe injury to a 95-year-old in Chinatown and a fatal pedestrian crash on Park Boulevard, and reviewed two California Assembly Bills—AB 43 (Speed Limit Setting) and AB 550 (Speed Safety Systems)—that implement Safe Oakland Streets strategies and have been supported by the City Council and Mayor. Tim Courtney requested commission input on advancing work on 8th Street in West Oakland, where centerline hardening has been installed at two locations and data collection is underway, with potential City legislation to change the street's functional classification.
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The Complete Streets Coalition met on November 30, 2023, to discuss updates on remaining funds for neighborhood improvement projects, including proposed traffic calming measures at Wheatley Elementary School and Shelby Park. Key discussion items included obstacles to installing speed humps on Oak Street due to TARC bus service, the potential reclassification of Oak Street to enable a speed table at Shelby Park, and a proposed roundabout at Aiken Road and Arnold Palmer Road designed to improve pedestrian connectivity and accessibility. The coalition approved the October meeting minutes and reviewed project checklists while addressing concerns about pedestrian safety in roundabout design.
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The Proposed FY 2025 Budget for Richmond emphasizes strengthening customer service and municipal governance through accountability, equity, and innovation, with a total budget of $2.9 billion ($1.0 billion General Fund). Key allocations include $15.8 million for Richmond Public Schools, $40.0 million for affordable housing (FY 2025-2028), $4.2 million for homeless services, $21.0 million for traffic calming and Complete Streets, $15.6 million for the Fall Line Trail, and $13.0 million for the Shockoe Project, alongside employee wage increases including a $20.00 minimum wage and 4-7% pay raises across city departments. The budget leverages local, state, and federal funding to build a sustainable, progressive city while ensuring quality municipal services for residents, businesses, and organizations.
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The Portland PedPDX Community Advisory Committee met on February 28, 2018, to discuss a draft Pedestrian Safety Existing Conditions presentation prepared by Nelson Nygaard. The committee provided feedback on data collection methods, noting limitations in pedestrian counting technologies, block-level analysis using American Community Survey data, and crosswalk classification accuracy. Committee members raised several concerns including the need for better speed-related crash data, consideration of impairment factors, and the potential effectiveness of protected left turns and traffic calming measures in reducing pedestrian crashes.
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Norristown Municipal Council approved a traffic calming policy on April 5, 2022 allowing residents to petition for removable speed humps on residential streets at approximately $2,500 each. Petitions require signatures from at least 75 percent of property owners on blocks that are at least 1,000 feet long, have a posted speed limit of 25 mph or less, are in residentially zoned districts, and are municipally owned and maintained. After staff review and police chief assessment, affected property owners must vote to approve the final safety plan with a 75 percent majority. For public rights-of-way with no residential properties, the municipality can be petitioned directly through the Public Works department following the same review process.
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