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i page 3 it council after One-way street and alley designations are made by the c y staff commendation. Parking control requests are handled by staff on an individ al justification basis. While e sign cautionary zones around elementary and junior high schools, it is n t our policy to sign high schools, the rationale being that a student of hig school age should be adult enough to exercise the responsibility necess ry for proper crossing of streets. Street closures for block parties, etc., are not permitted at this time since the ci y is not in a position to fund necessary support services such as barric ding and police supervision. Speed oning is determined by the State Speed Control Board which reviews posted speeds on referral from public agencies and makes decisions on the basis f a traffic engineering investigation. Speedi g complaints are a predominant problem for our division, and one for which e are quick to point out that we have no adequate answer. We have measur d speeds as high as 55 to 60 miles per hour on residential streets, and we've received complaints of speeding in 500 foot long cul-de-sacs as well a on major arterials. Law en orcement is not the solution to the problem, since the city hasn't, and in eed could not afford, a police force adequate to lie in wait for speede s in residential areas. Nor can the problem be solved by engineering, for it is a "people problem", one that can only be solved by exerting sufficient social pressure on the offenders. Perhaps slowing the pace of modern life also might elp to alleviate the problem, since all too often the speeder is your neighb r, hurrying to get to work or to an appointment. We hop this information on the responsibilities and procedures of our division will b useful to you and will provide background for future discussions of projec s and problems in your neighborhood. Alva Williams Traffic Engineer I gill ~I