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City presents informational speed-limit evaluation under AB 43; no decisions yet
Summary
City traffic staff presented a citywide speed-limit evaluation under Assembly Bill 43 showing methodology based on 85th-percentile speeds, identification of safety corridors and criteria for 5 mph reductions; staff said any posting changes would come back to the commission and then to city council.
John Kim, city traffic engineer, and Miriam Jim, senior engineer, presented an informational evaluation of the city's speed limits under Assembly Bill 43 and accompanying guidance in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Kim described the engineering process used to set speed limits, including the use of the 85th-percentile speed (described in the presentation as the speed at or below which 85% of traffic travels) and collision history as key inputs. He said…
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