NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
August 2023
AGENDA
NTMP Policy
Council approved and adopted 2011
Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) Policy
For – Residential neighborhoods experiencing a high volume of traffic and speed Purpose - Tool to uniformly address traffic calming related issues in neighborhoods Goal – Improve residents’ quality of life
Traffic Calming Measures
signs
Turn Prohibitions
No Parking Stop Signs
Narrow Roadway Width
Traffic Circles
Chicanes Median Island
Diverters
Island
Right Turn Semi
Complete roadway closures not allowed through the NTMP process
Traffic Calming Measure
Speed Table
Speed Bump
NTMP Process
NTMP Process
Initial Request
Neighborhood initiates
Roadway eligible?
Eligible Roadways
Neighborhood street - 25 MPH speed limit
Existing streets – Policy not intended for new development Paved and maintained by the City
NTMP Process
Traffic Studies
Study area
Collect speed & traffic volume data
Minimum NTMP criteria met?
Traffic Studies
NTMP Minimum Thresholds
Both volume and speed criteria must be met to qualify
Street Classification
(posted speed limit)
Average Daily Traffic Volume
(vehicles per day)
85th Percentile Speed
(mph)
Residential
(25 MPH)
Greater than 750
30 mph or greater
SPEEDING
85th Percentile Speed (Critical Speed)
Not average speed
Used in traffic engineering field
Document a speeding problem
NTMP Process
Public Meeting/Develop Plan
Staff & Neighborhood committee meet
Present traffic study results
Discuss NTMP process
Recommend traffic calming measures
Subject to Fire Dept approval
NTMP Process
Petitions/Obtain Consensus
Homeowner act as volunteer liaison
Petition boundary area prepared by City
Minimum 80% property owner approval
Location requires approval of all adjacent property owners 4 months to complete. 1 month extension allowed.
If fail to complete, process stops. Wait 1 year to reapply
NTMP Process
Implementation Construction
Signs and temporary measures – City pay 100%
90-day test period for temporary traffic calming measure
NTMP Process
Evaluation
Permanent Installation
Neighborhood Statistics
3 Es
Engineering
Education Enforcement
Example
Visalia Neighborhood
2014
VISALIA NEIGHBORHOOD2014
Initial Request/Concern
Speeding on Buena Vista and Tommy
Cut through traffic on Buena Vista
VISALIA NEIGHBORHOOD2014
Traffic Study
Traffic data collected
Results
Buena Vista met criteria
Tommy did not meet criteria
Cut through traffic not documented
Recommendation
Install 3 speed tables on Buena Vista
VISALIA NEIGHBORHOOD 2014
Public Meeting/Develop Plan
Neighborhood Meeting
Action Plan
VISALIA NEIGHBORHOOD 2014
Petitions/Obtain Consensus
Unable to locate speed tables
Process halted
NTMP Policy discretionary items
Discretionary
Threshold Criteria – Traffic Volume
Current Policy - 750 vehicles per day or higher
Petition/Consensus – Percent homeowner approval
Current Policy - 80% minimum
Petition/Consensus – Time allotted to complete process
Current Policy – 4 months with 1 month extension
Funding of permanent traffic calming measure
Current Policy - Minimum 50% of cost paid by homeowners
Questions & Answers
Neighborhood Traffic Management Program