Those of us who have purchased a home in one of the historic districts in the city of phoenix have done so with intention. We have the certain knowledge that the district will have guidelines that will retain the historic character of our community. It is important to remember that these districts are self imposed and that we have elected to live in them, in doing so we have agreed to follow the guidelines that preserve the character and sense of the historic place that we have chosen to live. It is to be expected that the same city that we have voluntarily asked to be responsible for the enforcement of those guidelines be restricted and obligated to the same spirit of retaining character as to what it does within the historic districts. WHAT IN THE ROAD UP AHEAD FOR TRAFFIC MITIGATION IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS......SPEED HUMP OR SPEED TABLE This is non-auto/ Click the pages to give you time to read

Our streets and by definition the streets capes that we drive everyday form our impressions of where we are, who we are and how we feel about it, our sense of home. It is important that the arterial streets give us not only safety, and movement of traffic, because that is their "function" they are also where we form our opinions of our sense of how we feel about our city. This same thought process, and more importantly, carries over into the neighborhoods that we live in, close to our homes. this concept is most critical in a historic neighborhoods that have now become the "downtown" of a very large city....a very vehicular city. In most locations what historic districts need is not so much volume control but speed control. the reality is that Phoenix will need to inhale in the morning and exhale in the evening, it will need to breath. We realize this, yet we also realize that this "function" can be preformed in a way that enhances our experience of where we live. Phoenix has done this in the Historic Coronado District At Coronado Park

Above are examples of a speed table and a speed hump that have been installed at the Coronado Park in the Historic District of the Coronado Neighborhood. the speed table could almost pass as a artistic street enhancement surrounding a park, even more so if this single table were part of a series, a calming of traffic surrounding the park, by intentional design. this would control traffic around the park and keep well with in, perhaps even enhance the historic character of the neighborhood park. If in fact a neighborhood is willing to pay for on its own or through fight back programs such as Coronado Fight back South West, then the question remains unanswered and un addressed at this point is why this not a available tool for historic neighborhoods? Function can be attractive

A speed table is longer and flatter and there sometimes considered "less effective". However that can be viewed from another perspective and in some situations it can be "more effective". A simple drive over these two devices at Coronado Park can demonstrate, and this is very important, that while you need to reduce your speed more to maneuver a speed hump (even to a below the posted limit) that you will have a tendency to hit the accelerator harder coming out of the hump and therefore travel at a higher speed more rapidly on the other side. Also take into consideration the "announce factor" of the large hump, and the visual association we have with speed humps, that also increases that pressure on the accelerator. A speed table causes more a visual reason for slowing because of the design of the table, and causes a person to not accelerate so hard on the other side, which can create a reason to continue to travel the remainder of the road or series of tables at a comfortable rate under a more pleasant condition. Perhaps even the sign can be changed to "Traffic calming ahead" rather than "Speed humps next 1000 feet". There is also another factor to consider that of the impressions that are left with the individual who may be cutting through or passing your street on the way home will be one of a positive experience in you historic neighborhood. the design look and the less jarring experience will lead to create that positive impression for the reason above, rather than one of "'this street has a speeding problem". This can be viewed from the visitor and homeowner alike that Phoenix is a City that cares about how we feel about were we live, and how we resolve our problems, especially in the most impressionable areas of our city, our street scapes. What is a speed table…….what’s the difference?

We have a mayor who came from neighborhood activism, passion, and historic preservation. He has carried that leadership on at a breakneck pace for the thoughtful redevelopment of the downtown areas, with a emphasis on how this new downtown will look and how it will make those of us who choose to live here feel about our home and our city. Council member Doug Lingner in his long tenure has shared that passion for historic preservation during downtown redevelopment and a advocate for fight back programs such as Coronado Fight back South West. Tom Simplot from District 4 also is passionate about the improvements to our streets and the flow of traffic be more than just a function of vehicular movement, but one of safety and enhancement of neighborhoods affected by these improvements Leadership for change

The proposal is that Coronado fight back south west re allocate the original funding for traffic mitigation on Coronado Road between 10th street and 7th street for the installation of two speed tables similar to the one at Coronado Park in a demonstration of effectiveness on reduction of speeding and enhancement of the neighborhood historic character. I have outlined the qualifications and reasons that this street by used for that purpose in the attached power point. I am asking for the support of the community and the extended historic neighborhood community in making this kind of speed control device available where the funding and situation warrant it. Information at: Contact at: Coronado Road One block of mitigation Demonstration for the future 7 th to 10 th a block North of McDowell Set a “Historic” precedent