The Save Our Neighborhood traffic planning proposal suggests multiple solutions to reduce traffic in the Poplar Bridge neighborhood, including adjusting traffic light timing, installing stop signs and crosswalks, adding speed humps, changing the road configuration on Nine Mile Creek, lowering the speed limit, and restricting truck traffic. The proposal aims to improve traffic flow on major roads while increasing travel time through the neighborhood to deter cut-through traffic during rush hours. Considerations include ongoing police enforcement and monitoring whether the solutions effectively reduce neighborhood traffic levels over time.

1. Save Our Neighborhood
Traffic Planning Proposal
March 18, 2013
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2. Background
• Save Our Neighborhood (SON) is interested in generating win-win propositions
for not only the Poplar Bridge neighborhood but the City of Bloomington as a
whole.
• Our concerns arise as the result of the past trials of turn restrictions. We believe
the current proposed turn restrictions do not go far enough to mitigate traffic for
the entire Poplar Bridge Neighborhood.
• All of the following ideas have been utilized successfully in and around
Bloomington as well as a number of other Metropolitan suburban neighborhoods
and in the City of Minneapolis.
• We agree that there is no one magic solution, SON believes that the magic is in
finding the right combination of smart changes.
• SON believes that leveraging and fine tuning the existing infrastructure and
resources are the most prudent place to start.

3. Proposed Solution
Strategy or Element Rationale Improvement Theory
If we make travel easier and more
efficient on roads built for higher
Traffic Light Timing Better traffic flow during rush hours.
volume, we will reduce the desire to
use neighborhood roads.
Increase travel times through
Stop Signs
neighborhood
Visible reminder to neighborhood
Crosswalk Treatments element. Increase awareness of
pedestrian presence.
Speed Humps/Speed Decrease volume and speed on
Tables parkway If we make travel time longer and less
efficient on smaller neighborhood
Re-stripe Nine Mile Decrease volume and speed on roads, those roads will see a reduction
Creek parkway in traffic volume during rush hours.
Decrease volume and speed on
No Thru Truck Traffic
parkway
Reduce speed limit on Decrease traffic speed through
Nine Mile Creek and neighborhood. Reminder of
implement speed enforcement and driver speed
indicator signs awareness

6. Adjust Traffic
Light Timings

7. Install Stop
Signs

8. Install
Crosswalk
Treatments

9. Install Speed
Humps/Speed
Tables

10. Changes to
Nine Mile Creek
Restripe to two way - Add bike lanes
Post No Thru
Truck Signs
Lower speed limit to 25M.P.H
Add speed sensor signage bi-directionally

11. Other Considerations
• Police presence and
enforcement
• Future growth and
volume in nearby areas
• Improvement theory
and measurement

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