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Program Description
Policy
Near
Term
Mid -Long
Term
Continuous
Periodic
Update
1
Responsible
Departments
Minimize
the disruption
and relocation of homes
and businesses
Preserve historic buildings
and structures
Protect the quality of
residential areas and other
surrounding land uses
Provide safety
improvements
Improve pedestrian and
bicycle access
Incorporate environmental
protection
Integrate plans for
parking, transit, traffic,
and pedestrian circulation
including curb cuts
Recognize community
development plans and
policies
Widen streets within
existing right-of-way
(EXCEPTION: Six
intersections listed in
Section 5.5.4.1)
Preserve parkland
3.10 Enhance Signalized
Intersections for all road Users
Apply intersection design
guidelines to promote safety at
busy locations.
Design intersections to
provide a safe and
efficient flow of vehicles,
pedestrians and bicycles.
Consider
the volume of
school children, the
elderly, and persons with
disabilities in intersection
design and traffic signal
control equipment.
Design curb-radii to
1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.17, 1.21,
1.23, 3.3
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Public Works
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Policy
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Term
Mid -Long
Term
Continuous
Periodic
Update
1
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Departments
facilitate safe turning
movement without
encouraging excessive
vehicle speed.
Design signal
phases to
accommodate differences
in traffic conditions during
morning and evening peak
times, midday, and
weekends.
Ensure that an adequate
pedestrian
WALK interval
is provided in the traffic-
signal timing phase at
intersections with heavy
pedestrian use.
Install and use traffic
signal equipment with
technology that maximizes
flexibility in allowing for
customized adjustments at
each intersection. Include
provisions for bicycle uses
at intersections as bicycle
routes are implemented.
Design grouping of signal
synchronization to
minimize stops and
dilemma zones without
encouraging speeding.
(Dilemma zones are areas
where drivers have to
make crucial decisions
related to signal changes.)
Explore approved new
technology that will
enhance driver
compliance, increase
visibility of traffic control
devices and provide
improved driver
awareness to potential
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Policy
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Term
Mid -Long
Term
Continuous
Periodic
Update
1
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Departments
hazards using automated
enforcement systems and
active warning systems.
3.11 Safety Enhancements
Promote public safety through
the design and operation of
transportation services and
conduct public safety outreach
programs to enhance safety in
the community.
Maintain adequate emergency
access provisions in new
development,
investigate solutions for
intersections and roadway
segments with high accident
rates, and coordinate
enforcement programs with
the Police Department.
1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.10, 1.11 1.12, 1.13, 1.17,
1.20, 1.21, 1.23, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.11, 2.12,
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Police