INFORMATION #1 09-27-1999
Memorandum
INFORMATION
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To:
Mayor and City Council
Date:
September 21, 1999
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From:
Thomas D. Zerw-as, Chief of Police
Police Department
Subject: SP~ED STUDY INFORMATION
This is an informational memo to the Mayor and City Council
regarding the results of three (3) separate speed studies recently
conducted in the City of Elk River. Citizen complaints by resident(s)
prompted our department to collect speed data in the following
locations:
The first survey "Was taken at the 500 block of Tipton Avenue, "West of
Main Street. The speed trailer "Was placed there for six (6) days,
accounting for 2,003 vehicles traveling during that time "With an
average speed of 17.73 miles per hour in a thirty (30) mile per hour
zone. The maximum speed logged "Was t-wenty-six (26) miles per
hour. Thirty (30) miles per hour may be too fast for the curves on
Tipton and lo"Wering the speed limit might be something to address in
the future.
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The 11200 block of 192nd Avenue "Was the next speed trailer
placement that documented traffic for eight (8) days. 4,393 vehicles
"Were clocked and averaged 23.39 miles per hour during this study.
The speeds ranged from eleven (11) to thirty-nine (39) miles per hour
in a posted thirty (30) mile per hour zone.
The last survey conducted took place in the 11700 block of 193rd
Avenue. Collecting data for five (5) days, determined the average
speed of 3,109 vehicles to be 26.14 miles per hour. This "Was also a
posted thirty (30) mile per hour zone. The highest speed of fifty-t-wo
(52) miles per hour "Was detected at 4:00 a.m.; "While a minimum speed
of eleven (11) miles per hour "Was at the other end of the spectrum.
The police department "Will continue to monitor specified areas of the
City and I "Will keep you informed of our f'mdings. If you have any
questions or comments, give me a call.
TDZlkma
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13065 Orono Parkway. P.O. Box 723. Elk River, MN 55330. (612) 441-2324. Fax (612) 441-8937