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City presents traffic-calming policy update after five pilot studies; staff recommends tiered investigation and funding approach
Summary
City staff presented updated traffic-calming policy and guidelines on Jan. 8, describing a two-part investigation/implementation process, pilot results at five locations, numeric thresholds for action and potential funding sources. Council members pressed for clearer notification and timelines.
City staff presented an update of Cathedral City's traffic-calming policy and guidelines at the Jan. 8 study session, summarizing five pilot studies completed in 2024, a two-part investigation-and-implementation process and recommended next steps for low-cost city actions and larger neighborhood plans.
City Engineer Armando Baldizzone said staff created a traffic-calming committee, procured temporary devices in 2024 (including speed-feedback trailers and portable radar) and implemented investigations at five locations starting in July 2024. "Traffic calming is not one thing," Baldizzone told the council, describing the effort as aligned with the General Plan circulation and the city's Active Transportation Plan.
Under the proposed policy, investigations (Part A) follow a six-step protocol: identify a segment, deploy hidden radar, install speed-feedback signs, conduct police enforcement plus feedback…
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