"THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM." IMPLEMENTATION OF A RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO

The objective of this paper is to provide information to practitioners of traffic operations on the City of San Diego's efforts to develop and implement a comprehensive traffic control program for residential neighborhoods. This paper provides an informal discussion of the successes and failures encountered over the past two years in trying to become more responsive to the outcries for help from residents trying to minimize the adverse effects of traffic spilling off of congested arterials or making up for lost time on neighborhood streets. The City of San Diego, like most cities, receives a great number of complaints involving speeding on residential streets. In addition, complaints have been on the increase over short-cutting traffic on residential streets. This paper discusses how traffic engineers are concerned with these problems that affect the health, safety, and peace of mind of the citizens and also the steps taken in order to correct the problem.