Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program (NTSP)
 | 3rd Street Traffic Calming 2010
Prospect Hill Neighbors along West Third Street have expressed a growing concern about the safety and traffic speeds along this stretch of West Third Street. A committee was formed to pursue the 12-step NTSP process of evaluating and implementing new traffic calming efforts. The neighborhood is currently on step 7 of this process that began in 2009. Meetings will be posted soon. Until then, please plan to attend the regular Neighborhood Meetings on the first Monday of the month. August Meeting Minutes - Traffic Calming Discussion (8/2/2010) _____________________________________________________________ Learn more about the process and ways you can get involved below: Traffic Calming Committees The original committee was founded in 2001 in response to traffic concerns on West 3rd Street and got the alternative parking and chicanes put in. Membership in the committee has varied. Russell White was the city engineer and Pat Cole was the City Council member who sponsored the 2001 project. Justin Wykoff, City of Bloomington Manager of Engineering Services is working with the 3rd Street committee now on navigating the NTSP process. A new neighborhood-wide traffic calming committee was formed in July 2010 to address issues of traffic calming throughout the neighborhood. View Current Members of the Traffic Committees Neighborhood Traffic Calming Forum
Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program NTSP To maximize neighborhood involvement in improving local traffic conditions, the City of Bloomington Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Committee (BPSC) with assistance from the Public Works, Engineering and Planning Departments has developed a Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program (NTSP) for Bloomington neighborhoods. Step 7 - Testing and Evaluation of Traffic Calming Deviceposted February 2, 2012
We are currently in Step 7 of the NTSP. A test of the traffic calming plan may occasionally be required to determine its effectiveness. If the Engineering Department and BPSC determine that testing is necessary, temporary traffic calming devices shall be installed for a period of at least one month. Following the test period, data will be collected to evaluate how well the test device has performed in terms of the previously defined problems and objectives. The evaluation includes the project street and other streets impacted by the project and is based on before-and-after speeds and volumes, impacts on emergency and service vehicles or commercial uses, and other evaluation criteria determined by the BPSC. If the evaluation criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the BPSC and City Engineering staff, the traffic plan may be modified and additional testing conducted. If the test installation does not meet the project objectives, the request will need to go back to Step 5 for additional alternatives and neighborhood ballot. If the City Engineer finds that an unforeseen hazard exists, the test may at any time be revised or discontinued. City Engineering staff will inform the BPSC and the neighborhood of any actions taken to modify or terminate a test. Step 6 Meeting - Jan 3, 2011
Step 6 Discussion at the
Prospect Hill Neighborhood Association Meeting January 3, 2011 at 6:30 PM Green Bean Café Come join us to discuss Step 6 of the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program. Step 6. Project Ballot Project ballots will be sent out Mid January containing the plan that has been endorsed by the PHNA and the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Committee. This plan consists of a tree plot next to the Murray’s house on Jackson and 4 speed cushions on Third Street. A majority of the eligible households must respond favorably by ballot. If over 50% of all eligible ballots respond in favor of the project, then the engineering department will install temporary traffic devices which will be tested for effectiveness. PHNA is pursuing a neighborhood wide reduction of speed limit to 25 mph as well as a stop sign at 4th and Maple St. Proposed West Third Street cushion location images below (click to view larger): What is a street cushion?      Step 5 Meeting - Dec 6, 2010
Step 5 Meeting:
December 6, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. Bike & Ped Commission Mtg for West 3rd Street Traffic Calming Meeting City Hall Step 5 of the NTSP. Step 5. Preparation of Alternative Designs and Selection of Proposed Plan The Engineering Department and the BPSC will hold an informal work session to prepare alternatives that address the neighborhood problem. The neighborhood is welcome to participate in this workshop to provide input. The BPSC will assess the problems and needs of the neighborhood and propose solutions based on citizen input and sound engineering principles. Possible solutions and their impacts will be evaluated with consideration given to: Estimated costs vs. potential gain
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