Since the early 1980s, the city of Santa Ana has experineced increasing problems with cut-through traffic in neighborhoods as traffic growth has kept pace with explosive population growth. In response, the City gegan installing neighborhood traffic plans, consistign of traffic diverters and other less-restrictive measures. Our experience with the early traffic plans indicate the need for a standard procedure for handling traffic plan requests. The first procedure was developed in 1989 and was revised several times to reflect the experience we gained with each additional plan. The current version is a comprehensive process which incorporates what we've found to be the elements of a successful traffic plan procedure. Our neighborhood traffic plan program has been successful in reducing cut-through traffic and is well-received by both the public and the City Council. This paper describes the procedure, the keys to the procedure's success, and the benefits of following the procedure.
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