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CCRPC briefed on Winooski Traffic Calming Manual recommending new evaluation process and pilot projects
Summary
CCRPC staff and Stantec consultants presented a traffic‑calming manual for Winooski that introduces an evaluation process, street typologies and pilot treatments; recommended speed-warrant thresholds and monitoring steps to guide municipal prioritization.
Marshall Distel, senior transportation planner for the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, introduced a consultant-led Winooski Traffic Calming Manual during the TAC’s Oct. 4, 2022 virtual meeting. Greg Goyette and Mike Rutkowski of Stantec walked members through the manual’s purpose, proposed process and sample pilot projects.
The manual establishes an evaluation process to determine when and where traffic calming is appropriate. Mike Rutkowski said eligibility should incorporate 85th‑percentile speed and crash‑rate warrants; the presentation noted different thresholds for different street types, with guidance that a speed about 5 mph over the posted limit…
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