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Portsmouth weighs formal traffic‑calming policy after Waterview pilot
Summary
City Engineer James Wright outlined traffic‑calming tools, costs and eligibility criteria and asked council for guidance on a draft policy after a Waterview pilot, noting tradeoffs between city‑led prioritization and resident petitions, funding constraints, and emergency‑service impacts.
City Engineer James Wright on Tuesday told the Portsmouth City Council that traffic calming is intended to slow traffic on residential streets without restricting access and that a mix of nonphysical and physical measures can be used depending on roadway type and documented need.
"Traffic calming is intended to slow traffic on residential streets without restricting access," Wright said, summarizing the city’s draft approach. He distinguished traffic calming from regulatory traffic control, noting that stop signs are not intended to control speed and that the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices requires an engineering warrant study before installing regulatory devices.
Wright listed low‑cost, nonphysical measures — pavement markings, speed‑limit signs, and…
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