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by Abrar Mon May 30, 2011 9:54 pm
Neighborhoods around the City of Burlington that have noticed an increase in hazardous traffic conditions, particularly speeding on residential roads, have new options available to them through the proposed Traffic Calming Policy presented to the City Council at their meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009. Nolan Kirkman, Director of Transportation and Technical Services, defined traffic calming as “the combination of mainly physical measures used to reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, alter driver behavior, and improve conditions for non-motorized street users.” Frequently used tactics to reduce vehicle speeds include constructing medians to restrict lane widths, building round-a-bouts or traffic circles at intersections, placing speed trailers to let drivers know how fast they are traveling, and installing speed humps and bumps along the course of the street.
The proposed policy, developed by the Traffic Commission in conjunction with Law Enforcement, suggests the implementation of speed humps in residential areas where 85% of vehicles traveling on the road maintain a speed that is 7 mph or more above the posted speed limit. In addition, streets fitted with speed humps must have or be able to have a posted speed limit of 25 mph and an average of 500 – 2500 automobiles traveling on it per day.
Before installing speed humps, however, the City will gather data and confer with the Police Department, Fire Department, Emergency Services, and the Public Works Department. Although street humps deter speeding, they can slow emergency response time or pose a difficulty for sanitation services and school buses. Furthermore, a neighborhood considering traffic calming devices must have the support of 75% of the residents, in addition to meeting the physical criteria, in order to have the Traffic Commission approve the request. Once in place, the speed humps must stay for at least three years before 75% of the neighborhood can have their removal requested.
Before adopting the traffic calming policy, the City Council will hold a public hearing to receive public comments on the procedures for implementing traffic calming in residential neighborhoods. Those who wish to support or oppose the provisions set forth in the policy can express them during the public hearing at the Council’s meeting on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009.
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The proposed policy, developed by the Traffic Commission in conjunction with Law Enforcement, suggests the implementation of speed humps in residential areas where 85% of vehicles traveling on the road maintain a speed that is 7 mph or more above the posted speed limit. In addition, streets fitted with speed humps must have or be able to have a posted speed limit of 25 mph and an average of 500 – 2500 automobiles traveling on it per day.
Before installing speed humps, however, the City will gather data and confer with the Police Department, Fire Department, Emergency Services, and the Public Works Department. Although street humps deter speeding, they can slow emergency response time or pose a difficulty for sanitation services and school buses. Furthermore, a neighborhood considering traffic calming devices must have the support of 75% of the residents, in addition to meeting the physical criteria, in order to have the Traffic Commission approve the request. Once in place, the speed humps must stay for at least three years before 75% of the neighborhood can have their removal requested.
Before adopting the traffic calming policy, the City Council will hold a public hearing to receive public comments on the procedures for implementing traffic calming in residential neighborhoods. Those who wish to support or oppose the provisions set forth in the policy can express them during the public hearing at the Council’s meeting on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009.
http://www.ci.burlington.nc.us/index.aspx?NID=1154
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