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Menlo Park staff present 'Slow Streets' plan to speed neighborhood safety projects
Summary
City staff described a replacement for the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program that would drop the petition requirement, use a points-based scoring system tied to vehicle speeds and pedestrian/bicycle activity, and allow quicker, lower-cost projects; council members asked for more data validation and assurances of equitable distribution.
Menlo Park — City staff on March 10 presented a revised neighborhood traffic program, branded “Slow Streets,” designed to prioritize quick, low-cost safety projects using a points-based, data-driven scoring system rather than resident petitions.
Senior transportation planner Kathryn Maki told the council the program replaces the older NTMP and is intended to align with the city's Vision Zero goals. “El objetivo del programa es fomentar velocidades seguras y mejorar la seguridad,” she said, describing batch review cycles, a scoring model that weights vehicle speeds and concentrations of pedestrian and bicycle activity, and the…
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