The protected bike lane is designed to allow street-sweepers to safely clean the bikeway and street. There is also ample space to place garbage bins, recycling, and yard debris in the buffer zones on either side of the driveways. The gaps before, at, and after driveways allow mail vehicles to pull over without holding up traffic … Continued
ISO’s Public Protection Classification program provides fire protection ratings for communities throughout the United States. In addition to providing standards for evaluating a fire department’s capabilities, a community’s rating can impact fire insurance premiums for property owners. On a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 representing superior property fire protection, the City of Petaluma’s … Continued
Staff Report – Final Report Regarding the Work and Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Community Advisory Committee City of Petaluma ADHOC Community Advisory Committee: Final Report on the ADHOC’s Work on Racism, “Otherism”, and Community Relations with the Police
Studies show that almost two-thirds of adults would consider riding their bike more often if they had better places to ride, and as many as 81% of those would ride in protected bike lanes. Another type of bike lane, “buffered bike lane” delineates space for bicyclists but does not provide a physical separation between people cycling and … Continued
One of the best ways to park cars and protect cyclists is by moving cars away from the curb and putting the bike lane in between the sidewalk and the parked cars. In the demonstration project configuration, there is a five-foot buffer protecting the parked cars from the bikeway and an extra three-foot buffer protecting … Continued
Rainier Avenue is large enough to accommodate about 40,000 cars per day. Even with a lane reduction the street can accommodate more than the total vehicles using the road now. Thus, we don’t believe people would choose to go out of their way to avoid Rainier Avenue and use nearby neighborhood streets. Traffic volumes on … Continued
Parking on Rainier Avenue was provided along both sides of the street prior to the installation of the demonstration project. However, we found less than one-third of the curb space west of Maria Drive was occupied during peak times, and even less is occupied east of Maria Drive. To accommodate a safer road design for … Continued
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Filming in Petaluma requires a film permit. Go to cityofpetaluma.org/permits to apply. More info about film permits: Required for all types of film shoot — traditional camera, digital camera, drone, etc. Please plan ahead! Productions that require street closures or City staffing – submit applications at least 60 days before filming date. Productions without street … Continued
DRIVING LANES According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), converting four traffic lanes to three lanes – one travel lane in each direction with a center left-turn lane – can improve safety and traffic flow while adding benefits for pedestrians and cyclists. ¹ [1] The Federal Highway Administration found a crash reduction of 19 … Continued
