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The City of Monterey initiated a comprehensive approach to
neighborhood traffic calming to address a variety of traffic
concerns expressed by local residents. The program is designed to
provide consistent, citywide policies to neighborhood traffic
management to ensure equitable and effective solutions.
Neighborhood traffic concerns
include a wide range of issues from site specific safety concerns to
neighborhood-wide concerns with cut-through traffic speeding through
the neighborhood on one or more streets. The program outlined here
summarizes the process the City will use to address neighborhood
traffic concerns in Monterey.
List of Traffic Calming Programs
What is traffic calming? | How do I get the
program for my neighborhood?
What is Traffic Calming?
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Program Goals
The goals of the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
are to: |
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Improve
local residents’ sense of well-being about their
neighborhood streets and enhance traffic safety in
residential areas. |
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Evaluate
Monterey’s neighborhood traffic problems and produce
adopted plans for each residential neighborhood. |
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Provide a
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program format that is
responsive to all neighborhoods in the City of Monterey.
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Program Objectives
The objectives of the program are to: |
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Encourage positive driver
behavior in residential neighborhoods. |
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Improve neighborhood
livability by encouraging adherence to the speed limit. |
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Reduce speeds on residential
streets without reducing safety. |
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Encourage citizen
involvement through neighborhood workshops to identify
concerns and calming devices for use in the
neighborhood. |
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Provide a process that
includes a clear opportunity for residents of the
affected community to accept the plan. |
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Effectively balance the
public safety interests, including traffic mitigation
and emergency response. Any Neighborhood Traffic Calming
Plan must clearly address provisions for emergency
response. |
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Maintain emergency response
routes by restricting the use of vertical devices.
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Maintain capacity on
collector and arterial streets. |
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Enhance and maintain primary
visitor routes. |
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Integrate education,
engineering, enforcement and enhancement. |
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Continually evaluate the
public acceptance of the program. |
If you would like enforcement of existing parking regulations or have
a concern about abandoned vehicles call City of Monterey Parking
Division at 831.646.3953, or visit
www.monterey.org/parking.
If you would like to report
issues with speed enforcement, contact the City of Monterey
Police Department at 831.646.3914.
For more information on the Traffic Calming Program, please refer to
the
Program Policy document, published in PDF.
How Do I Get Traffic Calming
Measures Implemented in My Neighborhood?
Please contact your
Neighborhood Improvement Program Representative or your
Neighborhood President for more
information on your specific neighborhood.
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