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The City of Pasadena has a longstanding interest in protecting neighborhoods from cut-through traffic and speeding vehicles. As early as the 1980's, the City authorized installation of speed humps to slow traffic in residential areas. Today, almost 400 of these traffic management devices have been installed along with many other traffic management measures. Neighborhood Traffic Management (NTM) activities are underway throughout Pasadena communities.

Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP)

The neighborhood traffic management planning program, as envisioned in the City's 1994 General Plan, strives to protect neighborhoods from traffic impacts by improving flow on the mobility corridors and controlling through traffic volumes, speeding and parking impacts on residential streets.  Ways to reduce the speed of traffic through neighborhoods include speed humps, street narrowing,  medians, necking-down of entry ways, appropriate traffic signs, and police enforcement.  Ways to reduce traffic volume include turn prohibitions during peak traffic hours, appropriate guide signs, traffic barriers, cul-de-sacs, islands, and other measures that would reduce the speed which makes the street less desirable to travel on.  Ways to reduce parking impacts include providing on-street parking, restricting parking duration and parking periods, preferential parking programs, and providing adequate off-street parking.

Details about the City's NTMP program are described in the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program Community Handbook.

Speed Humps Request

In the 1980s, the City installed speed humps on a number of residential streets.  This process became part of the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program in the early 1990s.  By incorporating the installation of speed humps into a comprehensive program for addressing neighborhood traffic issues, the City gained the ability to improve traffic conditions in an entire area rather than on just one street.

• Revised Speed Hump Policies and Procedures (July 2004)

• Speed Hump Standards (Sheet 1, Sheet 2)

For further information or comments relating to the City's NTMP activities, please contact:

Rich Dilluvio

Transportation Planner

(626) 744-7254

 Last Updated:08/23/2007 ECS