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6.G. - Page 1 of 9 <br />/<�ik <br />Redwood <br />CitylCallifornia <br />Faunded 1867 <br />Ago/ <br />DATE: August 24, 2020 <br />SUBJECT <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />Roosevelt Avenue Traffic Calming Plan, conceptual design, and implementation strategy <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, approve the Roosevelt Avenue Traffic Calming Plan and conceptual design and authorize staff <br />to complete design plans and to seek grant funding for pilot implementation. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLE <br />Transportation <br />BACKGROUND <br />Roosevelt Avenue is an east -west neighborhood street in Redwood City that serves a variety of land uses <br />from residential to neighborhood commercial to community services and parks. Traffic volume on the <br />corridor ranges by segment, from 3,900 to 7,900 vehicles per day. The highest traffic volumes on <br />Roosevelt Avenue occur between Oliver Street and King Street (6,700 to 7,900 vehicles per day), between <br />McGarvey Avenue and Valota Road (6,500 to 7,700 vehicles per day), and between Ebener Street and EI <br />Camino Real (6,400 to 6,900 vehicles per day). The posted speed limit is 25 MPH; however, the average <br />speed on the corridor is 32 MPH. In the past few years, the City received numerous requests to reduce <br />speed, manage dangerous driving behavior, and increase traffic safety on Roosevelt Avenue. <br />In 2016, residents of the neighborhood started a formal traffic calming request by signing and submitting <br />a petition to the City for traffic calming on Roosevelt Avenue. The City evaluated the corridor based on <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />M <br />