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o Most common violation was speeding. The average speed of violators was <br />51 mph (in a 35 mph zone). <br />· Zone 4: Other streets potentially impacted by the pilot (such as McGarvey, <br />Emerald Hill, Cordilleras, and Jefferson above Farm Hill) <br />o 282 citations issued, 228 were moving violations (78%) <br />o Most common violation was speeding on Emerald Hill. The average speed <br />of violators was 36 mph (in a 25 mph zone). <br /> <br />Comments from officers patrolling the area include: <br />· Motorists seem to be adapting quickly to the redesign. Although I encountered <br />confused motorists during the first week of our deployment, the drivers I <br />observed and spoke with in the remaining three weeks had no apparent difficulty <br />understanding the new design. <br />· With the new middle turn lane, it seems as though pedestrians have a much <br />easier time when crossing the roadway at areas where there is no crosswalk <br />nearby. <br />· I received several positive comments from residents thanking me for our <br />presence in the area. I even issued citations to drivers who, although they were <br />receiving citations, thanked me and said they were at the Council meeting and <br />requested increased police enforcement. <br />· Motorists can now only go as fast as the vehicle in front of them and I do not see <br />people racing up and down the hill as frequently as in the past. <br />· There are occasionally motorists who get frustrated and use the center turn lane <br />as a passing lane. <br />· Bicyclists are appropriately using the bicycle lanes and they appear to be <br />pausing at stop signs more often than before. <br /> <br />Interim Pilot Evaluation <br />An evaluation plan was created to assess the effectiveness of the pilot. The evaluation <br />plan was developed with input from the community and was adopted by the City Council <br />(see Appendix A of Evaluation Report). Staff collected input on the evaluation plan from <br />a variety of sources, including comments from the January 2015 City Council meeting, <br />emails and letters to staff, feedback from the City’s informal bike and pedestrian working <br />group, and input via an online survey (121 responses). <br /> <br />Pre-pilot data was collected in May 2015 and a variety of data was collected in the fall <br />(primarily in October 2015) to assess changes to the performance measures in the <br />adopted evaluation plan since the start of the pilot project. The City primarily used <br />consultant firms to collect the data used in the evaluation. <br /> <br />8.A. - Page 3