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Adopted by the Middleton Common Council Adopted by the Middleton Common Council October 2005 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Eligible Roads y Classified as a residential neighborhood or collector street under jurisdiction of the City y Not a cul‐de‐sac 1 y At least 1,000 feet long y Traffic volumes between 800 and 6 000 vehicles per day y Traffic volumes between 800 and 6,000 vehicles per day y Speed limit of 30 mph or less 1 While cul‐de‐sac streets are not eligible for the NTMP, staff can work with neighbors to try to provide alternate solutions can work with neighbors to try to provide alternate solutions to concerns. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Eligible Roads Additional considerations will be made for traffic calming d f t t ith measures proposed for streets with: y Madison Metro bus route y Emergency vehicle primary route y Emergency vehicle primary route y Roadway grade in excess of 6% y Sharp horizontal curves y Sharp horizontal curves y Drainage issues ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Program Overview Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) Advocate meets with City – NTMP process explained. Resident fills out li ti f Advocate contacts City with a complaint City Staff- Is roadway a candidate for NTMP? Yes No A B C hs City and advocates collect data. Confirms area of potential effect. application for NTMP* Out of Process City defines and verifies problem. Is Meeting with applicant sharing data collection findings. May lead to more data collection No D E No 3 Mont y The goal is to modify driver behaviors through d i f Criteria based Criteria based verifies problem. Is there a problem? Initial Traffic Management Solutions Implemented centering on Education, Enforcement as well as signing and marking Collect data on adjacent parallel streets where diversion caused by traffic calming could occur. F G Out of Process Or Yes No hs education, enforcement and engineering measures. y Community involvement is City mails ballots to households, businesses, institutions, and nonresident property owners in project area. Advocates/Alder may organize neighborhood informational meeting to explain proposal Neighborhood Workshop Held. Variety of improvement measures developed targeting problems City may consider implementing temporary installation+ H I J 4 Month y Community involvement is essential to the success of the neighborhood traffic Are =50% of ballots returned and =67% of those in favor of project? No Project Ranked and then forwarded to Public Works K L Out of Process Yes Neighborhood puts project on hold or revises project 2 Months management program. forwarded to Public Works Committee for Consideration City Implements Project City maintains project and collects follow-up data for future projects Out of Process 3 to 12 * Proceeding to next step occurs when staff resources become available. + Caution should be used when implementing temporary measures. Often the nature of them is not as attractive as a permanent installation, and the aesthetics could influence the balloting. M ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Initial Measures y It is generally desirable to address traffic problems with the least restrictive measures possible, and to implement geometric solutions only after other measures have proven ineffective. y p y The City will usually implement low cost, less disruptive measures before proceeding to traffic calming measures. Initial measures fall into three basic categories: fall into three basic categories: y Education y Enforcement y Engineering ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Initial Measures – Education Drivers within the neighborhood can be encouraged to modify their behavior through various means, including: , g y Radar speed trailer y Set by the police department S d h Speed Trailer y Speed watch program y Staffed by neighborhood volunteers using police radar unit y Warning letters mailed from police to vehicle owners, asking them to reduce their speed y Brochures / pamphlets describing the p p g problems, including suggestions for residents in addressing the problems ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Initial Measures – Enforcement y As police resources are available, patrol and enforcement activities can address a variety of traffic concerns traffic concerns. y Enforcement is generally most effective when citations are issued, rather than warnings. Police Enforcement y Past enforcement actions have revealed that many speeders are neighborhood residents. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Initial Measures – Engineering The City may install signing or pavement markings to address traffic concerns. Measures may include: may include: y Pavement markings to reduce the apparent width of driving lanes Lane Line Markings y Enhanced pedestrian crossing treatments y Warning signs y Speed limit signs Speed limit signs The City may also try to remove certain visual b h k d obstructions such as vegetation or parked vehicles. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Traffic Calming Measures y Traffic calming measures are physical devices designed and installed to change driver behavior. y Traffic calming measures are intended to be self‐ enforcing. f f ff l y Benefits of Traffic Calming: y Increase safety D 8 th til d i hi l d y Decrease 85th percentile and excessive vehicle speeds y Decrease cut‐through traffic volume y Balance needs of various road users (motor vehicle Balance needs of various road users (motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians) ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Traffic Calming – Speed Humps Description – Raised area of pavement, approx. 3” high and 12’ to 14’ long. Advantages Advantages y Slows traffic y May divert traffic to nearby, parallel arterial Speed Humps y y p Disadvantages y Emergency response delay of 1 to 9 seconds M di ffi b l l y May divert traffic to nearby local streets y Deceleration / acceleration noise Expected Speed Reduction – 2 to 5 mph pected Speed educt o to 5 p Estimated Cost ‐ $4,000 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Traffic Calming – Raised Crosswalk Description – Raised area of pavement, approx. 3” high and 22’ long. Advantages Advantages y Slows traffic y Heighten driver awareness of crosswalk Raised Crosswalk g y May divert traffic to nearby, parallel arterial Disadvantages E d l f 8 d y Emergency response delay of 1 to 8 seconds y Deceleration / acceleration noise Expected Speed Reduction – 2 mph pected Speed educt o p Estimated Cost ‐ $5,000 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Traffic Calming – Median Description – Island to separate opposing traffic and provide pedestrian refuge. Advantages Advantages y Slows traffic by narrowing lanes y Heighten driver awareness of crosswalk Median g y Prevents inappropriate passing Disadvantages M d ki y May reduce on‐street parking y May conflict with bicycle lanes Expected Speed Reduction – 2 to 5 mph pected Speed educt o to 5 p Estimated Cost ‐ $6,000 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Traffic Calming – Narrowing Description – Chokers, curb extensions, curb bulb‐outs. Advantages Advantages y Shorten pedestrian crossing distance y Increase sight distance h k g Disadvantages y Problems with drainage / snow removal M d ki Choker y May reduce on‐street parking y Conflict with bike lanes Expected Speed Reduction – 2 to 5 mph pected Speed educt o to 5 p Estimated Cost ‐ $8,000 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP Traffic Calming – Traffic Circle Description – Intersection island. Advantages Sl ffi y Slows traffic y Heighten driver awareness of intersection y Opportunity for landscaping Traffic Circle Opportunity for landscaping Disadvantages y Emergency response delay of 1 to 9 seconds y May reduce on‐street parking Expected Speed Reduction – 5 to 8 mph Estimated Cost ‐ $10 000 Estimated Cost ‐ $10,000 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Middleton – NTMP City of Middleton NTMP More Information y The Neighborhood Traffic Management Program is a section of the City’s overall traffic plan y The full NTMP is available on the City of Middleton web site: i iddl i www.ci.middleton.wi.us y Navigate to Public Works, then Engineering and click on “Traffic Management Plan” Traffic Management Plan y Interested neighborhood groups should become familiar with the content of the full plan