3.6D Traffic calming and speed management

Introduction

Designing streets to support safe and reasonable target speeds is critical for Minneapolis Vision Zero work to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries. See design speed guidance for more details on recommended design speeds. 

Minneapolis Public Works is in the process of updating traffic calming procedures. Updated neighborhood traffic calming procedures will be added later in the future. NACTO guidance on speed reduction mechanisms is available here. 
 

Neighborhood Traffic Calming

Updated neighborhood traffic calming procedures will be added in the future.

Chicanes

Chicanes are a traffic calming technique that can be considered for Urban Neighborhood or Urban Neighborhood Connector streets. Additional guidance will be added in the future. NACTO guidance is available here.