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Estacada traffic committee asks public works to evaluate speed-cushion and chokepoint options after steep-grade denial
Summary
The Estacada Traffic and Public Safety Committee voted to ask the city public works director to evaluate three alternative traffic-calming measures — speed cushions, choke points and lateral shifts — after a resident's speed-hump request was determined ineligible because the street's grade exceeded the policy limit.
The Estacada Traffic and Public Safety Committee voted to ask the city public works director to evaluate alternatives to speed humps after staff determined a recent request did not meet the city's slope criteria.
Committee members directed the city public works director to study three options — speed cushions, chokepoints (chokers) and lateral shifts — and report back on whether any of those measures could be applied to the street named in the application. The committee's motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The request under review was a resident application for two speed cushions. City staff reported on the policy and application process: the public works director reviews applications for eligibility against explicit policy criteria and then forwards…
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