Local Street Traffic Management Program

If you are interested, the program and procedure for local street traffic management is as follows (applicants are involved in the shaded steps):

Step 1. Request for Information - Download the Traffic Calming policy (302KB, 32-page PDF) for information about the program or contact Paul Jarvis, Traffic Managment Coordinator at 952-563-4548 with questions.
Step 2. Application - The Application (12KB PDF) must be completed, with signatures from a minimum of 60% of the affected residences, and a $335 application fee deposited, by the first Monday of February.
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 (302KB, 32-page PDF)) and ranked (Scoring for Ranking (302KB, 32-page PDF)). 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 (13KB PDF)). Applications not chosen will be put into the pool of applicants for the next program year.
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.
Step 5. After Data Collection - After the trial device is installed, the speed and volume data will be re-collected.
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.
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.
Step 8. Recommendations to City Council - The staff will present the recommendations made by TTAC to the City Council.
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.
Step 10. City Council final approval of plans, specifications and engineer's estimate.
Step 11. Letting and Construction
Step 12. Preparation of final assessment & notice to property owners.
Step 13. After Data Collection - Staff will collect data following completion of the construction and during the following year.