1. What is your past involvement with the Traffic Calming Program? (check all that apply)
I regularly drive on streets where traffic calming devices are installed
I am interested in petitioning for traffic calming on my street
Other - I have signed the petition for Covington Drive asking for traffic calming
2. Which of the following do you view as benefits of the Traffic Calming Program? (check all that apply)
Reduced speed
Increased safety
3. Please check any concerns that you have about the Traffic Calming Program
Solutions driven by data and engineering expertise rather than community preference
4. Do the proposed thresholds for community participation and support seem reasonable?
No
5. Does the community engagement format and strategy seem effective?
Yes
6. Do you have additional comments or questions related to the proposed engagement process?
I doubt that 50% of the households impacted by the study or the implementation of a calming program would make the effort to register, sign in, take the survey or even sign the petition. They would expect "the other guys" to do it for them so that they could benefit.
7. Do the proposed program objectives capture what you think is important?
Yes
8. Have we missed anything in the proposed objectives that you think should be added?
In the Dicken school neighborhood the issue of safety is paramount. There have been numerous cases of drivers distracted by cell phones and passengers in their cars that have resulted in very near misses of injuries to children.
9. Do you have concerns about any of the proposed qualification criteria?
Yes, they are very arbitrary and do not seem to speak to the actual situations on the ground that are observed by residents.
10. Have we missed any other factors that should be included in determining eligibility for the Traffic Calming Program?
Surveys are always good but are almost always too long for the general population to be "bothered with." I understand the necessity of getting feedback from most of the residents, but I think it's highly unlikely that people will take the time to respond. I think you have to go with people like Marilyn Tower who lived on Covington until she died and made it her life's work to deal with the city on this issue. She was rebuffed many times by bureaucracy and minor blips in the submission process. It's very hard work for citizens to make a dent to move the city to do something like traffic calming.
11. Do you have concerns about anything included in the proposed toolbox of devices?
Now, these are definitely for the pros to work with. I have experienced the speed humps and the raised intersections, and they seem to work well. Identifiable crosswalks might also be good.
12. Have we missed any devices that should be added to the toolbox for traffic calming on local streets?
No response.
13. What questions or concerns do you have about how the Traffic Calming Program will function?
No response.
A2 Open City Hall is not a certified voting system or ballot box. As with any public comment process, participation in A2 Open City Hall is voluntary. The responses in this record are not necessarily representative of the whole population, nor do they reflect the opinions of any government agency or elected officials.
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1. What is your past involvement with the Traffic Calming Program? (check all that apply)
2. Which of the following do you view as benefits of the Traffic Calming Program? (check all that apply)
3. Please check any concerns that you have about the Traffic Calming Program
4. Do the proposed thresholds for community participation and support seem reasonable?
5. Does the community engagement format and strategy seem effective?
6. Do you have additional comments or questions related to the proposed engagement process?
I doubt that 50% of the households impacted by the study or the implementation of a calming program would make the effort to register, sign in, take the survey or even sign the petition. They would expect "the other guys" to do it for them so that they could benefit.
7. Do the proposed program objectives capture what you think is important?
8. Have we missed anything in the proposed objectives that you think should be added?
In the Dicken school neighborhood the issue of safety is paramount. There have been numerous cases of drivers distracted by cell phones and passengers in their cars that have resulted in very near misses of injuries to children.
9. Do you have concerns about any of the proposed qualification criteria?
Yes, they are very arbitrary and do not seem to speak to the actual situations on the ground that are observed by residents.
10. Have we missed any other factors that should be included in determining eligibility for the Traffic Calming Program?
Surveys are always good but are almost always too long for the general population to be "bothered with." I understand the necessity of getting feedback from most of the residents, but I think it's highly unlikely that people will take the time to respond. I think you have to go with people like Marilyn Tower who lived on Covington until she died and made it her life's work to deal with the city on this issue. She was rebuffed many times by bureaucracy and minor blips in the submission process. It's very hard work for citizens to make a dent to move the city to do something like traffic calming.
11. Do you have concerns about anything included in the proposed toolbox of devices?
Now, these are definitely for the pros to work with. I have experienced the speed humps and the raised intersections, and they seem to work well. Identifiable crosswalks might also be good.
12. Have we missed any devices that should be added to the toolbox for traffic calming on local streets?
No response.13. What questions or concerns do you have about how the Traffic Calming Program will function?
No response.