Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
CLP
Agenda Item Title
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Receipt of the Traffic Calming Toolbox as Recommended by the Transportation Commission and Scheduling its Discussion for November 6, 2017.
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Overview
Overview
As established in the Transportation Commission's approved work plan, a document has been developed and recommends the list of acceptable options to address traffic problems on residential streets in the Village, i.e. the Traffic Calming Toolbox which is proposed to be a component of a Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP). Such a program provides a process for identifying and addressing problems related to speeding, vehicle crashes, excessive vehicle volumes, and pedestrian/bicycle safety on residential streets in the Village.
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Staff Recommendation
Schedule the item for discussion as part of the November 6, 2017 Regular Meeting of the Village Board. It is noted the recommendations include speed humps, speed tables, raised crosswalks, and raised intersections as tools and staff does not recommend inclusion of these options.
As part of the November 6, 2017 meeting, staff also plans to bring forward recommendations for traffic calming measures on the 1200 blocks of Euclid, Linden, Columbian, and East. Information related to those streets is included in the attachments for this item.
Fiscal Impact
N/A.
Background
The Transportation Commission voted unanimously at its July 24, 2017 meeting to recommend the Traffic Calming Toolbox to the Village Board.
The development of a traffic calming toolbox was first added to the 2015 Transportation Commission work plan in order to provide a known list of accepted options to address traffic problems on streets. The item was carried over into the Commission's 2016 and 2017 work plans. The Transportation Commission started on the development of the toolbox in March of 2016. The toolbox was developed over twelve Commission meetings.
The Transportat...
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