JEFFERSON PARK TRAFFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Jefferson Park's Traffic Advisory Committee reviews traffic calming within the neighborhood: 2023 Members currently are: Chair - Cindy Doklan members: Joan Hall, Alison Meadow, and Judy Janson
THREE CURRENT CONSIDERATIONS
Mountain Avenue and Speed tables - The originally proposed sites for speed tables have been cancelled by Department of Transportation "Bottom line the Mountain Speed tables have been rejected by the city. They do not allow speed humps on inverted roads. Mountain is an inverted road from Grant to Speedway. They are designed to be urban washes and convey lots of stormwater. . ."
Other options are being considered and DTM will attend a special multi-neighborhood meeting to discuss possibilities for making Mountain safer for bikes and pedestrians - to be scheduled in March or April. Meanwhile the JPNA Board voted to request a reduction of speed from 30mph to 25mph.
The International School and speed humps - Three speed humps and signage was recommended by DTM, Jesse Soto. Ward III pledged one, IST pledged one and JPNA pledged one. That project is moving forward and expected to be completed March/April.
The "interior streets" and seed humps - Two traffic calming sites 1-Santa Rita/Edison,2-Santa Rita at Seneca, are being considered for alternate methods One site-Seneca near Tyndall-has a petition being circulated for a speed hump
BE AWARE certain traffic mitigations require that the neighborhood requesting them finance them. Latest cost projection is $5,000 per hump, $11,000 per speed table. All proposals must pass the Dept of Transportation requirements.
Other options are being considered and DTM will attend a special multi-neighborhood meeting to discuss possibilities for making Mountain safer for bikes and pedestrians - to be scheduled in March or April. Meanwhile the JPNA Board voted to request a reduction of speed from 30mph to 25mph.
The International School and speed humps - Three speed humps and signage was recommended by DTM, Jesse Soto. Ward III pledged one, IST pledged one and JPNA pledged one. That project is moving forward and expected to be completed March/April.
The "interior streets" and seed humps - Two traffic calming sites 1-Santa Rita/Edison,2-Santa Rita at Seneca, are being considered for alternate methods One site-Seneca near Tyndall-has a petition being circulated for a speed hump
BE AWARE certain traffic mitigations require that the neighborhood requesting them finance them. Latest cost projection is $5,000 per hump, $11,000 per speed table. All proposals must pass the Dept of Transportation requirements.
RED - existing traffic circles GREEN - these speed tables had been approved by DTM transportation and have signed petitions from 60% of nearby residents. However, they have been cancelled by DTM(see above) PURPLE - research is being conducted about submitting a proposal to Complete Streets Alliance for street painting among other options. Petitions still being circulated for the Seneca/Tyndall speed hump. Yellow highlighted residents must agree at 60%. (See image below
tHE Mountain Avenue safety issue:
UA memo of Mountain Ave Safety: This memo was written by UA professor Joey Iuliano and his students at the U of A following a 2020 traffic safety study of Mountain Avenue. It is important to note that since this memo the Department of Transportation has declared that, though the road is a path for emergency vehicles, speed tables are allowed. DTM had suggested five tables which are no longer an option.
DTM suggests the following placement of the speed tables on Mountain. Petitions have not been circulated. JPNA has requested that the UofA fund the speed table between Speedway and Helen which has adjacent UA properties. To date UA has not agreed. Speed tables are pricier than humps - @10K.