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Save Our NeighborhoodTraffic Planning Proposal

March 18, 2013

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Background• Save Our Neighborhood (SON) is interested in generating win-win propositions

for not only the Poplar Bridge neighborhood but the City of Bloomington as a whole.

• Our concerns arise as the result of the past trials of turn restrictions. We believe the current proposed turn restrictions do not go far enough to mitigate traffic for the entire Poplar Bridge Neighborhood.

• All of the following ideas have been utilized successfully in and around Bloomington as well as a number of other Metropolitan suburban neighborhoods and in the City of Minneapolis.

• We agree that there is no one magic solution, SON believes that the magic is in finding the right combination of smart changes.

• SON believes that leveraging and fine tuning the existing infrastructure and resources are the most prudent place to start.

Background

Proposed SolutionStrategy or Element Rationale Improvement Theory

Traffic Light Timing Better traffic flow during rush hours.

If we make travel easier and more efficient on roads built for higher

volume, we will reduce the desire to use neighborhood roads.

Stop Signs Increase travel times through neighborhood

If we make travel time longer and less efficient on smaller

neighborhood roads, those roads will see a reduction in traffic volume during rush hours.

Crosswalk Treatments

Visible reminder to neighborhood element. Increase awareness of

pedestrian presence.

Speed Humps/Speed Tables

Decrease volume and speed on parkway

Re-stripe Nine Mile Creek

Decrease volume and speed on parkway

No Thru Truck Traffic Decrease volume and speed on parkway

Reduce speed limit on Nine Mile Creek

and implement speed indicator signs

Decrease traffic speed through neighborhood. Reminder of

enforcement and driver speed awareness

Adjust Traffic Light

Timings

Adjust Timing of Traffic Lights 90th and France: Discourage westbound turn onto 90th, encourage continuation on France northbound

•84th and France: Increase number of cars allowed to turn onto westbound 84th from northbound France Avenue during morning rush hours

•84th and Stanley: Increase red light wait from Stanley onto westbound 84th during morning rush hours

•84th and Stanley: Discourage right turn onto Stanley during afternoon/evening rush hours

•84th and Stanley: Restrict through traffic at during morning and evening rush hours

Adjust Timing of Traffic Lights

Install Stop Signs

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9 0 9 09 0

Install Stop Signs

• Nine Mile Creek Parkway and Poplar Bridge Road (3 way)

• Nine Mile Creek Parkway and Nine Mile Creek Parkway/86th Street (2 way to a 4 way)

• 86th and Rich and/or Quinn (4 way)• Poplar Bridge Road and Kell Avenue (4 way)• Palmer Road and 85th Street (3 way)

Install Stop Signs

• 88th and Poplar Bridge Road (northbound only)

9 0

Install Crosswalk Treatments

Crosswalk Treatments

• Palmer and 85th Street

• Poplar Bridge Road and Nine Mile Creek Parkway

• Multiple intersections along 84th from France to Stanley

Crosswalk Treatments

9 0

Install Speed Humps/Spee

d Tables

Install Speed Humps/Speed Tables

• Poplar Bridge Road

Install Speed Humps/Speed Tables

• Stanley Avenue• 86th Street between Nine Mile Creek

Parkway and Palmer

• Morris Avenue 9 0

Changes toNine Mile

Creek

Lower speed limit to 25M.P.H Add speed sensor signage bi-directionally

Changes toNine Mile

Creek

Post No Thru Truck Signs

Restripe to two way - Add bike lanes

Other Considerations

• Police presence and enforcement

• Future growth and volume in nearby areas

• Improvement theory and measurement

Other Considerations