Fiscal Note
No direct costs associated with adoption of this resolution. However, there will be costs related to the implementation of the NTMP. Council approval of those costs would be required in the future.
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SUBSTITUTE - Revising the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) to allow for the use of speed humps on local or collector streets with volumes of 5000 vpd or less.
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PREAMBLE
Since its approval in 1997, the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program has been revised two times, once in 2001 and then again in 2003. Changes have been made generally in a narrow manner related to Madison Metro routes and to simplify and streamline the process. Traffic Engineering staff and the Pedestrian-Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Commission at the request of residents within the Regent Neighborhood have recently completed a review of the NTM program, and specifically reviewed the application of speed humps on higher order collector streets (streets with average weekday traffic in excess of 5000 3,000 vehicles). The changes proposed in the revision allow the use of speed humps on a greater number of street, specifically streets with 3,000 to 5,000 vpd or less.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the Common Council does hereby adopt the Pedestrian-Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Commission's recommendation to revise the report entitled Neighborhood Traffic Management Program, Version 8, March 22, 2005, to allow the use of speed humps on local or collector streets, specifically streets with 3,000 to 5,000 vpd or less, following review by the Fire Department and Madison Metro.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the City Traffic Engineer is hereby directed to continue to develop and, where appropriate, implement a Neighborhood Traffic Management Program consistent with the NTMP Program Objectives, Policies and Procedures.