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Neighborhood Traffic Services

Introduction

Neighborhood Traffic Calming
	Neighborhood Traffic Calming Phase I
	Neighborhood Traffic Calming Phase II
	Traffic Calming Reports

Residential Parking Management
	Neighborhood Enhancement Program

Neighborhood Traffic Calming Phase I

The Transportation Department brings the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program to a neighborhood when a resident completes an online Citizen Action Request form. Staff then reviews the situation. If traffic problems are confirmed, the first phase of the program begins. Suggestions from area residents, data from speed studies and accident histories help determine which of the following possible solutions will be pursued over the period of a year:

Neighborhood Traffic Safety Newsletters
Contains information about your neighborhood's safety concerns, explains the results of the Transportation Department's speed and volume studies and recommends "traffic calming" measures -- ways to slow traffic in your neighborhood. In addition, traffic and pedestrian safety basics are covered.
Neighborhood Speed Reduction Program
This neighborhood-sponsored program empowers residents to decrease speeds in their own community through the use of informational signs, and "pace cars," in which residents pledge to drive responsibly and the posted speed limit, setting the pace for cars behind them.
Neighborhood Speed Watch Program
Local residents monitor the speed of vehicles traveling through their neighborhood with radar equipment on loan from the Transportation Department. Residents can report motorists traveling in their neighborhood at least 5 mph over the posted speed limit. Letters signed by Transportation and Police Department staff are sent to the motorists.
Pavement Markings
Some streets may qualify for pavement markings, where "25 mph" is painted or applied in tape to the street. These markings heighten motorists' awareness of the posted speed limit.
Portable Radar Units
Portable radar units or "dollies" track vehicle speeds and display them for passing motorists. Residents can borrow a portable radar unit from the city and post it in their neighborhood for up to two weeks. If you would like to borrow a radar unit, please read the instructions for using one and complete the online loan and usage agreement.
Signing
The city does not install stop signs or "Children at Play" signs for speed control. Speed limit signs are installed for school zones (20 miles per hour) and at points where drivers tend to enter neighborhoods. The speed limit on residential streets is 25 miles per hour.
Police enforcement
The Transportation Department works closely with the Bellevue Police Department to enforce speed limits and other traffic laws in neighborhoods. Using key traffic data, groups of officers form Neighborhood Action Teams and focus their patrols on the times and places where speeding most often occurs.
Trimming brush
For safety reasons, keep at least a seven-foot clearance between tree branches and the roadway or sidewalk. Brush near corners and driveways should be no more than 30 inches tall.

Contact Information

Transportation
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Contact: Linda Glas
Phone: 425-452-2841
E-mail: lglas@bellevuewa.gov
Contact: Rebecca Rodni
Phone: 425-452-6160
E-mail: rrodni@bellevuewa.gov

Traffic Management
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Phone: 425-452-4560

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