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Gonzales to seek consultant, use Blue Zones grant to draft traffic‑calming policy; council and residents press for enforcement
Summary
City staff said they will ask TL Engineering to draft a traffic‑calming policy, using an $11,000 Blue Zones grant to cover study costs; staff expects to present a draft at the June 2 council meeting and described measures ranging from signage and pavement markings to roundabouts and speed humps
City staff told the Gonzales City Council they will hire a consultant to develop a formal traffic‑calming policy and that the effort will be paid in part by an $11,000 grant from the Blue Zones Project.
“Staff requested a proposal from TL Engineering to develop the traffic calming policy,” a staff member identified in the meeting as Mr. Dobbs said. He described a four‑category approach that the consultant will use to assemble options relevant to Gonzales and noted that staff expect to present a draft policy for council comment at the June 2 meeting.
Why it matters: staff said a written traffic‑calming policy would give a consistent, documented process for reviewing resident requests about speeding and unsafe driver behavior and for recommending physical or educational…
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