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BACKGROUND The City receives numerous requests, complaints and suggestions from residents about traffic related issues Traditionally, police enforcement has been successful in deterring speeding traffic However, with the high demand for enforcement throughout the City, it is difficult to meet the requests for enforcement on lower volume residential streets during peak hours In order to address the concerns of Pleasanton's neighborhoods, the NTCP was approved by City Council in 1998 to provide for more permanent measures to reduce the speed of vehicles and discourage cut-through traffic on residential streets Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program Implementation The NTCP is provided to residents that express concerns about speeding or cut-through traffic in their neighborhood Each concern is analyzed by staff to determine if traffic calming prioritization is necessary Staff will review the resident concern, complete a field investigation, and collect data as required If it is determined that a speeding or cut-through problem does exist, the neighborhood is added to the annual prioritization list Every April the list of neighborhoods is reviewed and ranked using traffic volumes, speeds, accident history, pedestrian-generating land uses, and the number of fronting homes Each year, the highest ranked street receives the benefit of the NTCP DISCUSSION The NTCP is successfully addressing speeding and cut-through traffic on neighborhood streets There are currently nine neighborhoods on the City's traffic calming priority list Neighborhoods on the list have expressed concern about the potentially 9+ year wait before a traffic calming plan can be implemented in their neighborhood The proposed Expedited Speed Lump Program will provide a simplified and faster process to address the traffic concerns for neighborhoods The advantages to this type of program are that speed lumps are quickly understood by neighborhoods, restriction on placement is minimal, and there is no need for extensive design Expedited Speed Lump Process Each year, the top ranked street from the priority list is fully funded through the NTCP The remaining streets will qualify for the Expedited Speed Lump Program If the remaining neighborhoods are interested in this expedited program, they will be asked to circulate a petition in the neighborhood that shows at least 51% of the residents within the project boundaries are in favor of a speed lump installation If sufficient residential support is reached, staff will recommend speed lump locations and a second petition will be circulated that will require that at least 67% of the residences within 500 feet of the proposed speed lump are supportive of the installation Additionally, ALL of the property owners directly fronting the speed lump must approve To initiate the Expedited Speed Lump Program, staff recommends a pilot project for Hansen Drive (between Valley Avenue and Hopyard Road) Most neighborhoods would require two to four speed lumps to adequately address speed concerns Page 2 of 3