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1.3 Study area. The Traffic Engineer shall determine the boundary of the <br />study area, which shall include at a minimum: <br />1.3.1 Properly along all local residential streets which maybe affected <br />by the diverted traffic; and <br />1.3.2 Property along the bordering collector or arterial streets located <br />within two blocks of the local street in question, or such other proximity as the <br />Traffic Engineer deems appropriate to include. <br />1.4 Evaluation. City staff, in cooperation with the. contact person or <br />committee appointed pursuant to 1.2 of this section, shall conduct an evaluation of <br />the affected street(s) and study area. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited <br />to, consideration of the following: _ <br />1.4.1 Average daily traffic volumes; <br />1.4.2. Traffic speed; <br />.1.4.3 Street geometrics; <br />1.4.4 Percentage of through traffic; <br />1.4.5 Presence of certain characteristics such as bike .routes, bus <br />routes, postal deliveries, service deliveries, emergency vehicle access, <br />pedestrian access, or access to private property. <br />1.5 Preliminary report. Upon completion of the evaluation, City staff shall <br />prepare and submit to the Traffic Engineer a preliminary report that includes, at a <br />minunum, a recommendation to proceed with the diverter system or to evaluate other \ <br />alternative solutions, based on the evaluation criteria of subsection 1.4 of this section. <br />1.6 Action. on recommendation. Upon receipt of the staff recommendation, <br />the Traffic Engineer shall determine whether to proceed with the diverter system or <br />to evaluate other alternative solutions. A determination to evaluate other alternative <br />solutions shall be processed in the same manner as an original application for <br />installation of a traffic diverter. Upon a determination to proceed with installation <br />of a diverter system, the Traffic Engineer shall direct the City staff; in consultation <br />with the contact person or committee designated pursuant to 1.2 of this section, to <br />design the diverter system. <br />1.7 System design. The diverter system shall be designed so as to meet the <br />needs prompting the request for installation of a diverter, shall be reviewed by and <br />approved by the City's Department of Public Safety, and shall not: <br />1.7.1 Significantly shift traffic to other local streets; <br />Administrative Order - 3 <br />