Title:
Title
Re-establishing and Reducing Speed Limits
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00743
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution: 1) re-establishing speed limits on various streets; 2) reducing speed limits on various streets; and 3) rescinding Resolution No. 2018-0369.
Contact: Mahesh Bhatt, Associate Civil Engineer, (916) 808-5956; Megan Carter, Associate Civil Engineer, (916) 808-2522; Ryan Moore, City Traffic Engineer, (916) 808-6629, Department of Public Works
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Attachment 1: Summary of Engineering and Traffic Surveys
3-Attachment 2: Justification for Proposed Speed Limits
4-Resolution
5-Exhibit A: List of Citywide Posted Speed Limits
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Under the California Vehicle Code (CVC), a section of a highway or street is a "speed trap" if the prima facie speed limit is not justified by an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) performed within a specified time period, and the enforcement of the speed limit involves the use of radar or any other electronic device for measuring the speed of moving objects. The evidence of a speeding violation based on a speed trap is inadmissible in court and may result in the inability to prosecute violators of the speed limit. In order to ensure compliance with these requirements, the E&TSs have been performed for re-establishing or reducing speed limits on 51 speed zones on various streets. City Council approval through resolution is necessary for establishing speed limits on the subject speed zones. Additionally, the previously adopted City Council Resolution No. 2018-0369 for the Citywide posted speed limits must be rescinded and superseded with a new Resolution.
Policy Considerations: The recommendations in this report are consistent with the City's 2035 General Plan goal (M1.1.2) of managing the travel system to ensure safe operating conditions and with the California Vehicle C...
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