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6.4A REPflRT Page 1 To the Honorable N�ayor and City �ouncif Frore� the �ifiy Ma�ager May 12, 2a08 SUBJECT Ordinance to amend speed limits, Redwood City Code Sectian 20.44 RECOMMENDATION lntroduce an ordinanc� to amend Chapter 20, Article 1V, Section 20.44 of the Redwood City Code to update the legal speed limit on various designated streets. BACKGROtJND City Cade Se�tion 20.44 designates speed limits on certain streets based on the recommended speed established by a Engineering and Traffic Survey. Several of the s#�eet segments fisted in Section 20.44 are now outdafed based on the most recent Surveys. Staff proposes amending the Code to lower the speed limit on the street segments listed below to 25 MPH. All ofi these segments are currently designated as 3d MPH in the Code. The speed limit wi[I revert to 25 MPH when these street segments are removed from the Code. • Brewster Avenue —between Nevada Street and EI Camino Real • Broadway-- between Fifth Avenue and Secand Avenue • Hopkins Avenue -- between Alameda de ias Puigas and EI Camino Real • Redwood Avenue-- befinreen EI Camino Real and Virginia Avenue • Roosevelt Avenue -- befinreen Ei Camino Real and Foothill Street • Whipple Avenue — betw�en Alameda de las Pulgas and EI Camina Reai Periodic updates to the Surveys are required to re-estabfish the speec! limit. Survey criteria include prevaiting speed, accident rate, street or roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver, and �esidentiaf density of the street segrnent. Staff has received multiple requests over time from area residents for lowered speed limits to calm traffic and improve the pedestrian environment in their neighborhood. Staff has developed an educationa! outreach program ta inform drivers of the reduced speed limit i# the proposed ordinance is adopted. The program includes advance notificatian of impending changes to area �esidents and portable message signs posted on fihe subject streets upon implementation for a one-week period. ALTERNATIVES Cauncil may choose not to approve the speed limit reductions an a#I or some of the identified street segments and direct staff ta maintain the currer�t 30 MPH speed limit. FISCAL IMPACT The cost to replace speed limit signs on each s#reet will be approximate�y $4,000. Fun�s have been appropria#ed from the Gas Tax Construction Fund, and the Traffic Mitigation Fees Fund, Traffic Calming Programs.