Streets and Maintenance Department
Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) Update – Public Engagement Process – COVID-19 Response July 6, 2020
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Strategic Goals Goal 7 – Enhance and Sustain El Paso’s Infrastructure Network 7.2 - Improve competitiveness through infrastructure improvements impacting the quality of life 7.5 - Set one standard for infrastructure across the city
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Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) Evaluates traffic concerns to determine appropriate traffic calming measures in residential areas Formal application process that includes community involvement 44 completed projects since 2015 (Total 140 since 2008)
Tier 1 – Speed Humps, Signage and Striping Process addresses most traffic situations and is implemented with in-house resources Tier 2 – Capital Projects More robust approach using physical narrowing roadway devices and require City Council authorization
NTMP Implementation: Applicant submits an application with resident signatures Upon receipt of a completed application, staff schedules applicable studies to determine speed, volume, and accident trends If street qualifies for program, staff drafts plan of device locations Staff holds a Public Meeting to discuss findings and proposed device locations and to gain consensus Staff confirms device location with directly abutting property owners Devices are installed A follow-up study is conducted 6-12 months after installation to verify effectiveness
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Background Revised NTMP Process City Council approved – 9/17/2018 Replaces all prior versions Major changes Two tier process Eligibility requirements Updating removal process
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COVID-19 Effect
City is providing Virtual Meetings
Limiting face-to-face meetings Public facilities are closed
Live streaming City Council and Board/Committee meetings Video presentations for public comments on Capital Improvement Projects
NTMP Tier 1 Active List 6
46 Applications
COVID - 19
NTMP Tier 1 - In Queue
Postponed All NTMP Public Meetings
33 Applications Pending Public Meetings
NTMP Tier 1 – FY2020 Active List #
Dist STREET
Limit From
Limit To
Status
#
Dist STREET
Limit From
Limit To
Status
#
7
(46 projects)
Dist STREET
Limit From
Limit To
1
5
TENAHA
Proud Eagle
Running Deer
Completed
17
3
SAM SNEAD
Lee Trevino
Lee Elder
33
1
BANDOLERO
Los Robles
Los Cerritos
2
7
WHITTIER
Alameda
Independence
(Installed 43 speed cushion locations)
18
1
THORN RIDGE
Thorn Ridge
Ridge
34
1
PINEHURST
Bandolero
Thunderbird
3
1
IMPERIAL RIDGE
Redd
Sun Ridge
19
2
HASTINGS
Gateway N
Radford
35
1
CINCINNATI
Piedmont
Park
4
7
TREY BURTON
George Dieter Chito Samaniego
20
4
YVETTE
Rushing
Eloice
36
3
DARLINA
Hawkins
Viscount
5
7
BESSEMER
Leo Collins
Vista Del Sol
21
6
DAVID CARRASCO
George Dieter
Pebble Hills
37
1
TARASCAS
Belvidere
Westwind
6
6
ROBERT WYNN
Lake Victoria
Lake Superior
22
3
BAYO AVE
Saigon
Karen
38
6
BOB MITCHELL
Robert Wynn George Dieter
7
5
RUFUS BRIJALBA Juliette Low
Saul Kleinfeld
23
1
THUNDERBIRD
Los Cerritos
Broadmoor
39
5
TIERRA SERENA Pebble Hills
8
2
COMET
Hondo Pass
Moonlight
24
3
ALBUM
Yarbrough
Escarpa
40
6
ROSE BUD
Amber Morgan Thunder Bolt
9
6
GERANIUM
Marigold
Kingswreath
25
1
HEMPSTEAD
Amsterdam
San Marino
41
2
SACRAMENTO
Copia
Dyer
10
4
WREN
Roanoke
McCombs
26
5
TIERRA SONORA
Tierra Mission
Tierra Mina
42
8
TOBIN
Alameda
Dunne
11
1
BROADMOOR
Thunderbird
Pinehurst
27
6
BUENA PARK
Cathedral Circle Padres
43
2
MOUNT DELANO Hondo Pass
Blue Ridge
12
7
JANWAY
Springwood
Causeway
28
7
LAKEWOOD
Vista De Oro
Vista Lomas
44
4
STAHALA
Diana
Rutherford
13
1
CHELTENHAM
Meridian
Rochester
29
3
LIMERICK
Shamrock
Edgemere
45
3
EDITH
Little Flower
Sparrow
14
1
PALMDALE
Camden Lake
Stoneheath
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BABE RUTH
Colin Powell
Mickey Mantle
46
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PENDLETON
Edgemere
Turner
15
3
SAIGON
Edgemere
Ballymote
7
ARNOLD PALMER
Montwood
Trawood
16
2
PIERCE
Piedras
Byron
5
EDWARD JAMES
Lee
Saul Kleinfeld
Public meetings 30 being scheduled Postponed due to 31 COVID-19 32
Tierra Robles
Status
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Recommended NTMP Public Engagement Outreach Partner with PIO to create video presentations for remaining active list Mail notifications with video link to impacted residents in project scope area (ranges from 10 to 75 households) Certified mail for properties abutting proposed traffic devises and staff hand-delivery of notices Make final adjustments based on feedback from residents and traffic engineering Submit work order upon consensus
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NTMP – Funding Recap Source
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
2012 Street Infrastructure Capital Plan ($5M)
$2M
$516K
$500K
$500K
$500K
$267K
$717K
FY20
Remaining $711K
(Encumbered)
2020 Capital Plan
$312K
General Funds
$200K
$204K
(Pending COVID-19 Deferment)
$0
NTMP Tier 1 – Remaining Active List #
Limit From
Dist STREET
Limit To
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1
PALMDALE
Camden Lake Stoneheath
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3
SAIGON
Edgemere
Ballymote
3
2
PIERCE
Piedras
Byron
4
3
SAM SNEAD
Lee Trevino
Lee Elder
5
1
THORN RIDGE
Thorn Ridge
Ridge
6
2
HASTINGS
Gateway N
Radford
7
4
YVETTE
Rushing
Eloice
8
6
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Status
# Dist STREET
Complete 12 installation based on current in13 stock inventory (14 proposed speed cushion locations) *
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HEMPSTEAD
(33 projects - 114 proposed locations)
Limit From
Limit To
Amsterdam
San Marino
23
3
Tierra Mina
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5 TIERRA SONORA Tierra Mission
Status
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Limit From
Limit To
DARLINA
Hawkins
Viscount
1
TARASCAS
Belvidere
Westwind
Robert Wynn George Dieter
Dist STREET
14
6 BUENA PARK
Cathedral Circle Padres
25
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BOB MITCHELL
15
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Vista De Oro
Vista Lomas
26
5
TIERRA SERENA Pebble Hills
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3 LIMERICK
Shamrock
Edgemere
27
6
ROSE BUD
Amber Morgan Thunder Bolt
17
4 BABE RUTH
Colin Powell
Mickey Mantle
28
2
SACRAMENTO
Copia
Dyer
18
7
Trawood
29
8
TOBIN
Alameda
Dunne
DAVID CARRASCO George Dieter Pebble Hills
19
5 EDWARD JAMES
Lee
Saul Kleinfeld
30
2
MOUNT DELANO Hondo Pass
Blue Ridge
3
BAYO AVE
Saigon
Karen
20
1
BANDOLERO
Los Robles
Los Cerritos
31
4
STAHALA
Diana
Rutherford
1
THUNDERBIRD
Los Cerritos
Broadmoor
21
1
PINEHURST
Bandolero
Thunderbird
32
3
EDITH
Little Flower
Sparrow
33
5
PENDLETON
Edgemere
Turner
3
ALBUM
Yarbrough
Escarpa
May complete if 2020 Capital funds are available (48 proposed speed cushion locations) *
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LAKEWOOD
ARNOLD PALMER Montwood
CINCINNATI
Piedmont
Park
Wait-listed pending additional funding (52 proposed speed cushion locations) *
Tierra Robles
* Proposed speed cushion locations may be added or removed based on public feedback, which may adjust active list. (Estimates based on average of four-sets of speed cushions per location. Project sites range from 1 to 9 locations.)
FY 2020 – New NTMP Applications Unfunded (2 Eligible / 4 Pending Traffic Studies) Over 100 ineligible applications (FY2015-FY2019) – Applicants may request to reapply if traffic study is over a year old
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NTMP – Summary Recap Completed 140 project since 2008 44 projects since 2015 Revised eligibility requirements in 2018
Start of FY 2020 – 46 projects on Active List (over 150 proposed speed cushion locations)
13 completed (43 speed cushion locations installed) 4 in progress/pending in-stock inventory (14 proposed speed cushion locations) 29 pending funds (100 proposed speed cushion locations) Spent $200K General funds and $108K (out of $312K) 2020 Captial Plan Additional $425K to complete remaining projects on Active List
Staff moving forward with NTMP review process on the Active List with video presentations in lieu of public meetings due to COVID-19 New or re-applying NTMP applications will be reviewed for eligibility and placed on waiting-list
Streets and Maintenance Department
Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) Update – Public Engagement Process – COVID-19 Response