• The capabilities of the city's traffic control system are under-utilized. There ha"sn't <br /> been time to use the hardware and software already in place. to optimize the network. <br /> <br /> 1 The typical. approach would be to find increased funding and add the necessary staff. <br /> j The other approach would be to stop doing something that is already being done and <br /> replace it with the new activity. <br /> i <br /> This assumes that priorities of the current workload are clear to all concerned. It also <br /> assumes that there is data on the amount of effort required by the current workload. <br /> Therefore, the first step is to track the amount of effort devoted to such things as <br /> Ongoing traffic operations, System improvements such as optimized signal timing, <br /> ~ Neighborhood traffic studies, Complaint response and General information. <br /> <br /> } <br /> 31 <br /> <br />