Local Street Traffic Management Program
Are you concerned about the traffic on your local street? The City's traffic management program
uses traffic management techniques (see toolbox) to try to alleviate
neighborhood traffic concerns. Two neighborhoods will be selected for the 2008 program approved
by the City Council.
If you are interested, the program and procedure for local street traffic management is as
follows (applicants are involved in the shaded steps):
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Step 1. Request for Information - Download the Traffic Calming policy for
information about the program or contact Paul Jarvis, Traffic Managment Coordinator at
952-563-4548 with questions.
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Step 2. Application - The Application must be completed, with signatures from a
minimum of 60% of the affected residences, and a $335 application fee deposited, by the
deadline of Monday, February 4, 2008.
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Step 3. Evaluation of Applications - All applications will be reviewed by the
Bloomington Fire, Police, Public Works, Transit and School District for comment on
potential conflicts. The applications will then be screened (Criteria for Screening)
and ranked (Scoring for
Ranking). Two neighborhoods will be selected for the 2008 program. After TTAC review,
public open houses will be scheduled for the planned trial projects. At the open houses we
will discuss the proposed traffic calming plan and costs to the neighborhood (Local Street Traffic Calming
Assessment Policy). Applications not chosen will be put into the pool of applicants for
2009.
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Step 4. Before Data Collection - City staff will collect speed and volume data in
the benefited area and on alternate routes that may be negatively affected, before
installation of the trial device.
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Step 5. After Data Collection - After the trial device is installed, the speed and
volume data will be re-collected.
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Step 6. Public Input - A neighborhood meeting will be held to discuss the results of
the trial devices. After the meeting, input surveys with "Petition and Waiver of Hearing"
forms will be mailed to the property owners in the benefited area.
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Step 7. Recommendations to TTAC - Staff will present the results of the trial
device, the results of the surveys and "Petition and Waiver of Hearing" forms to TTAC for
recommendations regarding permanent traffic calming installation to City Council.
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Step 8. Recommendations to City Council - The staff will present the recommendations
made by TTAC to the City Council.
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Step 9. City Council Meeting, Assessment Hearing, Ordering of Project - The Hearings
will be held the same night and if assessment roll is not adopted, the plans and
specifications will not be ordered and the project is terminated.
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Step 10. City Council final approval of plans, specifications and engineer's
estimate.
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Step 11. Letting and Construction
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Step 12. Preparation of final assessment & notice to property owners.
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Step 13. After Data Collection - Staff will collect data following completion of the
construction and during the following year.
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