Support Capitol Hill Traffic Calming

CAPITOL HILL TRAFFIC CALMING 

I support the 2020 Capitol Hill Traffic Calming Plan to restore neighborhood livability and contribute to the efficiency and safety of Salt Lake City's transportation system. I recognize how this comprehensive plan will improve pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle safety, reduce vehicle noise and lower vehicle emissions, all of which affect the well-being of the community.

Key issues/goals:

• Reduce designed vehicle speeds on all neighborhood streets
• Protect neighborhood from commuter cut-through traffic
• Curtail pervasive reckless, exhibitionist driving
• Separate industrial traffic from transit, commuter, local and pedestrian traffic

Assorted transportation engineering tools:

• Reduced speed-limit signage throughout
• Traffic calming elements (e.g., bike lanes, crosswalks, bulb-outs, speed humps, pedestrian islands, center green strips)
• Signal sequencing and pedestrian prioritization for safety and efficiency
• Transit-stop location and route design to complement safety and mobility goals
• Street and intersection typology design schemes for a better community