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Traffic
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
and Guidelines for Traffic Calming
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What
is the funding source for the program?
The Traffic Calming Program is funded through Gas Tax and Local
Option Sales Tax money.
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What
if I don't have an association in my neighborhood?
Start one! Contact the Neighborhood Development Department at
(941) 954-2612 to learn more about how you can become a leader
in your neighborhood by helping form a City recognized neighborhood
association.
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Why
do you prefer to work with a neighborhood association?
The best Traffic Calming plans consider a large area, or neighborhood,
and not just a few streets. This helps ensure that all residents
of the area have an opportunity to have their voices heard,
and that one-street traffic calming, which tends to push the
problem onto other neighboring streets, does not occur. If an
area requests Traffic Calming that is very small or that does
not wish to become an association, the area will usually be
incorporated into an already existing Task Force in close proximity,
or joined with neighboring streets to become one large area.
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What
if my street does not meet City warrants?
If your street does not meet warrants it is likely that some
in your neighborhood do. You can still work with your neighbors
to make your whole community a more viable place to call home.
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What
if my street can not sustain the Traffic Calming method we choose?
The great thing about Traffic Calming is there are many alternative
devices that can offer the same or similar results. Sometimes
a street is just too narrow to install bike lanes or a traffic
circle but perhaps a bulb out, or a textured crosswalk, can
help give the same results.
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How
long does the design process usually take?
All task forces vary, but usually a master plan can be prepared
to go before the City Commission in three to six months.
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How
long is the construction process?
This varies due to the extensiveness of some plans. Usually
once the required three month bidding process is complete and
the construction contract awarded, a few weeks notice to proceed
is all that it takes.During this period, the Engineering Department
will oversee implementation and make certain that the neighborhood's
daily life is disrupted as little as possible by the construction.
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What
happens after implementation?
Six months after implementation, follow-up studies are performed
to ascertain the project's level of success.
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What
if changes are needed to the master plan?
That's why often the master plan is divided into phases by the
Task Force. Phases allow for reviews,changes and cost effectiveness.
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If
my question isn't answered here, who should I phone for:
Task force-specific technical information, study results, design
issues, street and City maps, task force startup, meeting dates
and times?
Engineering Department at (941) 954-4180
Neighborhood Association information, meeting dates, times,
startup?
Neighborhood Development Department at (941) 954-2612
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Please
note:
Traffic Calming Techniques will not be implemented on a City
roadway in which the Sarasota County Fire Department, the City
of Sarasota Police Department, or the City of Sarasota Public
Works Department – Solid Waste Division, feels there is
a conflict which may pose a hazard to the health and well-being
of the residents of the City of Sarasota.
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A
landscape maintenance agreement between the City of Sarasota
and the residents of a street may be required for the following
techniques:
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Traffic
Circle & Roundabouts
Medians
Diverters & Semi Diverters
Bulb-Outs, Neck-downs, or Curb Reductions
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It
is only under very unique conditions that the City of Sarasota
will consider:
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Closing
(dead-end/cul de sac) a public street
Widening a street or intersection to accommodate a traffic calming
technique
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