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
Other - I used to be on a city staff committee re: traffic calming & am a city planner.
2. Which of the following do you view as benefits of the Traffic Calming Program? (check all that apply)
Reduced speed
Increased safety
Support for different modes of transportation (vehicles, bikes, pedestrians and transit)
Other - More human-scale streets
3. Please check any concerns that you have about the Traffic Calming Program
Other - Concern about people who who want to close off streets. That should never be a choice, because connectivity is what keeps traffic flowing and improves safety.
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?
"50% of those who respond" means that it's possible for a minority of residents to decide physical changes to streets. If only 50% are required for consideration in the first place, that means only 25% of residents are needed to decide. I think it should be more like 75% or maybe even 85% of respondents.
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?
Traffic calming is hard on buses. Make sure AAATA has plenty of input.
9. Do you have concerns about any of the proposed qualification criteria?
Not at this time
10. Have we missed any other factors that should be included in determining eligibility for the Traffic Calming Program?
Not that I can think of
11. Do you have concerns about anything included in the proposed toolbox of devices?
For safety, the city needs to do a much better job of maintaining pavement markings (and not just for traffic-calming projects, but city-wide). Pavement markings generally last only a year or two and then are quite worn away. More effort must be put into making them visible.
12. Have we missed any devices that should be added to the toolbox for traffic calming on local streets?
Not that I can think of.
13. What questions or concerns do you have about how the Traffic Calming Program will function?
I think the threshhold for decision-making is too low. I also wonder what mechanisms the city will use to enforce upkeep of features required to be maintained by residents.
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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?
"50% of those who respond" means that it's possible for a minority of residents to decide physical changes to streets. If only 50% are required for consideration in the first place, that means only 25% of residents are needed to decide. I think it should be more like 75% or maybe even 85% of respondents.
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?
Traffic calming is hard on buses. Make sure AAATA has plenty of input.
9. Do you have concerns about any of the proposed qualification criteria?
Not at this time
10. Have we missed any other factors that should be included in determining eligibility for the Traffic Calming Program?
Not that I can think of
11. Do you have concerns about anything included in the proposed toolbox of devices?
For safety, the city needs to do a much better job of maintaining pavement markings (and not just for traffic-calming projects, but city-wide). Pavement markings generally last only a year or two and then are quite worn away. More effort must be put into making them visible.
12. Have we missed any devices that should be added to the toolbox for traffic calming on local streets?
Not that I can think of.
13. What questions or concerns do you have about how the Traffic Calming Program will function?
I think the threshhold for decision-making is too low. I also wonder what mechanisms the city will use to enforce upkeep of features required to be maintained by residents.