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Pinole committee moves to rewrite traffic-calming policy, allocates $200,000 for neighborhood projects
Summary
The Pinole City TAPS committee discussed a comprehensive update to the city’s 2008 traffic-calming policy, including proposed changes to petition thresholds and technical criteria, a funded pilot in the capital improvement program, and a plan to take revisions to City Council.
Pinole City’s Traffic and Pedestrian Safety (TAPS) Committee on Wednesday opened a planned rewrite of the city’s traffic-calming policy and confirmed funding in the Capital Improvement Program for neighborhood traffic-calming projects.
The committee’s discussion centered on updating a policy last approved in February 2008, changing technical screening thresholds (including average daily traffic and speed criteria), reconsidering the community petition process, and preparing a set of guidelines and a “toolbox” of treatments. Director El Gindi said the updated policy or a new document is scheduled for City Council consideration on Nov. 18.
The revision matters because the current policy, El Gindi said, rejects many neighborhood requests under its existing thresholds and criteria. Committee members and staff discussed lowering the average-daily-traffic threshold (now 1,500 vehicles per day) toward a figure closer to 1,000 vehicle per day for local and minor collectors, adjusting how speed data are used (emphasizing the 85th percentile speed), and adding safety and visibility criteria to support intersection treatments.
El Gindi explained the process the department follows when a…
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