Council approved a one-year trial traffic calming plan for the College Terrace neighborhood.
Project Overview The College Terrace neighborhood is bounded by El Camino Real on the east, California Avenue on the South, Amherst on the west and Stanford Avenue on the north.
In November 2004, the Palo Alto City Council approved a one-year trial traffic calming plan for the College Terrace neighborhood. The plan was developed by the Transportation Division in consultation with the residents, based on a study of speeds, volume and cut-through traffic on perimeter and interior streets.
Trial Plan The physical traffic calming devices approved by the City Council includes six speed tables designed to gently slow vehicles exceeding the speed limit on the perimeter of the neighborhood and five traffic circles to improve safety at intersections interior to the neighborhood which experience the most cut-through traffic. On October 26th, 2006 a letter was sent to all the residents notifying them of start of construction.
The locations for these devices are as follows:
Stanford Avenue: Four speed tables, located just west of the intersections with Wellesley Street, Oberlin Street, Dartmouth Street and Amherst Street
California Avenue: Two speed tables, located just west of Wellesley Street and just east of Oberlin Street
College Avenue: Four traffic circles, located at the intersections of College Avenue with Yale Street, Oberlin Street, Hanover Street and Columbia Street
Cambridge Avenue: A small traffic circle at the intersection of Cambridge Avenue with Yale Street
During the trial period, effectiveness of the physical traffic calming measures, level of community acceptance as well as any potential impacts will be monitored. Performance measures related to safety, speed, and volumes will be used to evaluate the trial.
