Program Goals and Objectives

• Improve compliance to posted speed limits, stop signs, and other traffic control devices.
• Improve neighborhood livability and promote safe and pleasant conditions for residents, motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians by mitigating the impact of vehicular traffic on local and collector streets. Educate citizens about traffic safety problems occurring in neighborhoods.
• Implement traffic calming techniques that will improve public safety without jeopardizing emergency response needs, creating hazards, or reducing mobility. Modify travel behavior through planning, design, respectful communication, and participation to accurately reflect the City's overall transportation policies and values.
• Make efficient use of City resources by prioritizing NTSP projects. 

Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program Areas

• Education Tools
  Yard Signs, Trash Can Stickers, Radio Ads, and Speed Display Sign deployment
• Enforcement Tools
  Police Patrols and Traffic Tamers
• Engineering Tools
  Traffic Studies, Signs and Pavement Markings, and Physical Mitigation (PDF 20KB)
• Program Goals and Objectives
• Program Guidelines

Contact Information

For any questions regarding information in this web-page or any other questions regarding Neighborhood Traffic Safety please call Steve Gilchrist at 224-6175 or