CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
EIGHTEENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY:
RESOLUTION
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Qualifying Procedures For Traffic Calming Devices On Local Streets Adjacent To Schools And Parks.
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WHEREAS; the City installs traffic calming devices on municipal streets for the purpose of guiding motorists to proceed safely on a roadway. Traffic calming devices reduce the speed of those motorists exceeding the speed limit, notify a distracted motorist that additional caution is required and reconfigure a street so as to prohibit
cruising. These devices also provide refuges or platforms where pedestrians can stand to increase their view of oncoming vehicles and the motorist's view of the pedestrian; and
WHEREAS; The City has installed traffic calming devices including bulb outs, speed humps and road closures around schools and parks to better manage the interaction between motorists and pedestrians. These locations present safety challenges due to the frequent interaction between pedestrians and motorists. These challenges include a combination of traffic congestion, pedestrians crossing streets at different locations, motorists egressing and ingressing from parked cars and balls from a game rolling into the street.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. In addition to the Traffic Engineer's Authority as provided under ยง8-1-2-4 of the City Code of Ordinances to install traffic control devices, including traffic calming devices the following procedures also apply for installing traffic calming devices on City of Albuquerque Right of Ways that are adjacent to city parks or schools:
1. Parks:
a. A person or persons who resides or owns a business or property adjacent to a section of a local street that borders a City park may file a request to install traffic calming devices on street segments adjacent to the park. The written reques...
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