City's neighborhood traffic program cut
Due to general fund budget reductions, the City of
The chief priority of the NTMP was to address cut-through traffic in neighborhoods ? motorists using neighborhood streets to bypass congestion on larger, busier streets. Cut-through traffic may also create speeding, inappropriate truck use and/or higher-than-typical numbers of accidents.
The NTMP used "traffic calming" measures to reduce cut-through traffic. Usually, traffic calming is a combination of physical measures that reduce some of the negative effects of motor vehicle use, modify driver behavior, improve safety and quality of life for the surrounding area, and/or improve conditions for persons walking or bicycling. The elimination of the NTMP includes:
- Six traffic calming construction projects have been cancelled due to the lack of funds to construct these projects and the lack of staff to oversee their construction;
- Approximately 35 existing neighborhood applications for traffic calming assistance will no longer be progressed through the program; and
- The City will no longer be accepting applications from neighborhoods for traffic calming assistance, such as installation of speed humps and speed tables, entry medians, corner and mid-block bump-outs, etc. Previously, the City accepted applications with petitions from concerned neighborhoods and evaluated them on an annual basis to prioritize which neighborhoods to provide traffic calming assistance.
