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Public Wor s Responds to Requests to Modify Traffic Controls <br /> Each year, a Public Works Department receives hundreds of requests from citizens to either <br /> add new tr ffic controls or to modify various existing traffic controls. Recent changes made <br /> in two neig borhoods are a good illustration of the process used by the Transportation <br /> Division to respond to these requests. <br /> More contr ls, in the form of stop signs and yield signs, have been added in the Bethel- <br /> Danebo are south of Royal Avenue and west of Bertelsen Road. Several stop signs also <br /> were added to side streets along Clinton Drive in the Willakenzie area. The Transportation <br /> ~ Division re eived a number of calls from residents in these neighborhoods in the past year. <br /> Staff also h s been tracking traffic patterns in these areas because of recent development. <br /> The first st p in the process is determining the need for traffic control change. Federal <br /> guidelines re used to evaluate safety and transportation efficiency issues. Traffic counts are <br /> made. Ac ident statistics are reviewed. Land-use patterns are considered, including recent <br /> I, and anticip ted new development in the area. Appropriate site-specific strategies for <br /> ' improving ublic safety are considered. If the evaluations establish a need for significant <br /> change, ne' hborhood leaders are notified and a news release is distributed to advise the <br /> general pu lic. Signs may be posted to alert motorists to changed traffic controls. <br /> ~I <br /> Because of the large volume of requests received, the evaluation process may take several <br /> months to omplete. Not all requests for new or revised traffic controls result in changes <br /> being mad If the evaluation indicates that a change would not be appropriate, the citizen <br /> who reque ed the change is notified, and the reason for the determination is explained. <br /> Also, in m ny cases some other improvement can be made that better addresses the citizen's <br /> ~I concern th n what had been specifically suggested as the solution. <br /> ~ For more i ormation about the process and guidelines used to evaluate traffic control <br /> <br /> ' i changes, c 11 Dave Reinhard at 687-5218. <br /> I <br /> ~I <br /> i <br /> <br />