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City plans 48‑hour counts on local streets to inform traffic‑calming policy
Summary
Staff presented a plan to the commission to run 48‑hour counts on a sample of local streets in May to gather data for possible local‑street volume standards and future traffic‑calming measures; the city identified 18 candidate streets and may expand to 20.
City planning and public‑works staff told the commission on May 13 they will collect 48‑hour traffic counts on a representative sample of local streets before the end of the school year to inform possible local‑street volume standards and traffic‑calming policies.
Why this matters: Oregon City currently performs counts on collectors and arterials but lacks systematic data for local streets. The study will provide baseline counts that staff and the commission can use when considering mitigation, exactions or a citywide traffic‑calming program.
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