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-Nyle Zikmund From: Ben Manibog Jr <bmanibog@stlouispark.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2018 12:17 PM To: Nyle Zikmund Cc: Debra Heiser Subject: RE: Traffic Control Request . Attachments: Traffic Control Policy.pdf, Addressing Citizen Requests for Traffic Safety Concerns.pdf Nyle, I'd be glad to share our policy for stop sign requests. Is Mounds View exploring setting up a request process for the city? Our guiding documents are our Traffic Control Policy (attached) which was passed in 1999, and the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MnMUTCD) which you can access here. Another good resource for addressing resident requests is the Local Road Research Board (LRRB) report, "Addressing Citizen Requests For Traffic Safety Concerns" (attached). St. Louis Park was one of the cities that contributed to the report. Our process works as follows: Residents, businesses, or other interested persons may contact city staff via email, phone, in person at City Hall, or online through MyStLouisPark (an online portal to report issues, access here). All traffic requests are initially reviewed by me. If we have processed an identical request for a location in the last two years, we do not re- study the location. When studying a location for a possible stop sign, I perform a warrant analysis. This begins by collecting existing data such as the sight lines, traffic volumes, vehicle speeds, and accident/crash data. If the location meets thresholds for any of these criteria, the location is a candidate for stop sign installation. Engineering judgment still must be used to determine if a stop sign is the correct treatment for the location. If the location does not meet any of the thresholds for the criteria, it is not a candidate for stop signs. The analysis is then taken to the city's Traffic Committee. The Traffic Committee is made up of staff from the engineering, planning, operations, and police departments. The group responds to requests and concerns from the public regarding traffic throughout the city. The engineering department is the main point of contact for this group. I am the head of this committee and run the monthly meetings. Stop sign requests and any other requests are put on the monthly agendas for these meetings for review. After reviewing the study and considering input from the various departments represented, the committee makes a recommendation. In regards to a stop sign request, the committee either recommends or does not recommend stop sign installation. 4a. If the Traffic Committee recommends the stop sign installation, I first contact the original requestor with the recommendation. I then send a letter to residents and property owners within a 600 foot radius of the location informing them of the proposed traffic control change. I give them a comment period of about 2 weeks prior to when the proposal goes to our city council. The traffic control change goes to city council as a traffic study for their review and action. I then inform the requestor of the results from the council meeting. 4b. If the Traffic Committee does not recommend the stop sign installation, a petition process is given. Non- qualifying traffic control devices may be considered if 70% of residents within a 600 foot radius of the location sign a petition. Staff provides a map of the properties within the radius and a petition.