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To: City Council From: Chief Auspos Re: Traffic Signing on Chame]eon St. As per council direction coming from the meeting on May 1Us I checked the area of Chameleon St. from ]73rd. Ave. to its terminus. There is a speed limit sign posted on Chsmeleon St. just off 173rd. Ave. visible to Northbound traffic. There is also a speed limit sign placed on Gibbon St. just North of the intersection of that * ° + with 173rd. Ave. and visible to Northbound traffic. Because those two streets, Chameleon and Gibbon, are the only two streets entering that neighborhood strangers entering the area are advised that the speed limit is 30 mph whichever way they come in. I don't believe there is further need for speed zoning. There should however be signs placed on Chameleon St. a reason- able distance South and North of the park area advising of the pos- sibility of children crossing. The type of signs I refer to would read, "CAUTIONi. PLAYGROUND" or som~th~n~ similar, and would be yellow and black. It might be a good ides, in fact, to place this type of sign by all city parks as a proactive measure, since the cautionary types of signs do cause many motorists to slow down~ if they are the type who care in the first place. These who don't will proceed at 30 mph or more regardless of the signing. A recent study, I forget where I read it, discourages the place- ment of CHILDREN PLAYING" signs on residentisl streets because they- tend to create an atmosphere which encourages children to actually play in the streets and, in some instances, the parents even join in by failing to discourage them from doing so. The "CAUTION-PLAYGROUND" signs ar~ more specific as to the area to be watchful of. Chameleon St., being relatively .... ~oh~ and lightly trav- eled, does not lend itself to being a good place to use radar be- cause of visibility of the squads and t~me spent '~.' o hicle to coma along. I believe that most of the blatant violations come from "hot rudders" or the occasioma! resident or transient who bas s heavy foot. We can better deal with those if tha citizens liv- ing in the area are willing and able to identify the violators and be willing to come forward to testify against them.