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1. Why is the city doing this program now?

The City of Citrus Heights receives hundreds of requests each year for the installation of stop signs, speed humps, and other traffic control devices to reduce speeding in neighborhoods. The current Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) requires investigation, analysis, and a determination of whether the request is the most effective solution. This process takes time and is not very transparent to the community. The initiation of the MMTSP is intended to update, improve, and streamline the process allowing the City to quickly respond to citizen requests and track the status of requests anywhere in the process. Further, the MMTSP will promote and provide tools for Citrus Heights residents to improve safety in their own neighborhoods. The community is invited to help develop the MMTSP so that they have input into the program, and better understand how it works.

2. Who is paying for the MMTSP?

The MMTSP is funded through a Caltrans Sustainable Communities $180,000 grant with a local $23,321 match from the City of Citrus Heights. 

3. How can I get involved in the MMTSP?

There are several ways you can be a part of the program including:

• Attend the community workshops where we will have information, discussion and opportunities for you to be a part of developing the program
• Volunteer to be a “Neighborhood Champion” to help organize and lead activities in your community
• Attend “WALKshops” being organized throughout the city, to go observe conditions and see example improvements in person
• Raise awareness about traffic safety in your neighborhood

Want to have a more active role in the Program? Become a Neighborhood Champion!

Neighborhood Champions will play an important role in leading the program by:

• Communicating program goals and progress to neighbors and soliciting participation in local MMTSP activities
• Attending training to lead a “WALKshops” with neighbors
• Assisting the city at community workshops by sharing information about the program and participating in discussions

The expected commitment from Neighborhood Champions includes:

• Attending a Neighborhood Champion orientation and training meeting on Wednesday, October 2, 5:30-6:30 pm at City Hall
• Leading 1-2 WALKshops with a group of residents at pre-selected locations in October prior to Community Workshop #1 (training and materials will be provided)
• Participating in Community Workshop #1 on Wednesday, October 30, 4:30-6:30 pm at the Citrus Heights Community Center
• Participating in Community Workshops #2 and #3 at dates and times to be determined

If you are interested in becoming a Neighborhood Champion, download and complete an application here NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMPION and email it to MMTSP@CitrusHeights.net – mark your calendars for the Champion Orientation and Training on October 2.

4. What is the outcome of the MMTSP?

The outcome of the MMTSP will be:

• A toolbox of multi modal safety measures and traffic control devices as well as guidance on the best way to use these solutions to respond to resident requests 
• An improved and more transparent process for residents to submit requests for safety improvements 
• An improved process for reviewing concerns, investigating the problems, and identifying the best solutions, as well as a computerized system for ranking, prioritizing, and tracking resident requests and solutions
• Tools for Citrus Heights residents to promote safety in their neighborhoods

5. When will the Program development be complete?

The MMTSP will be completed by February 2020. However, there are important program milestones between now and the completion date. See the Important Upcoming Dates for the MMTSP section of this website and revisit this page to keep informed of the program’s progress.  You can also keep up with the project and other events at https://www.facebook.com/CityofCitrusHeights/. 

6. What about requests that have already been made?

Previous requests made by residents for safety improvements will be incorporated into the new process being developed and remain in the order they were received. They will be ranked and prioritized using the procedures being developed as part of the MMTSP with input from the community. 

7. Does the city have money to install improvements?

The
city will identify and prioritize safety improvements ranging from education
and enforcement programs to capital improvements that may be incorporated
into the City’s 5-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP).  

One of the goals of the program is to develop low-cost,
near-term solutions that can be implemented and evaluated for
effectiveness.  Should the evaluation near term treatments warrant higher
cost solutions, the city will program funding toward improvements
through the budget and CIP process, seeking grant and/or other funding sources to supplement construction costs. 

8. Neighborhood Safety Toolbox

We are working on the tools to help you promote safety in your neighborhoods. Check back soon!