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| Traffic Safety
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| Traffic safety is an important issue in the growth and development of every community – but in each community, needs change as the town grows. How does a town keep traffic flowing safely?
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In the Town of Fairfax, the Traffic Safety Committee works to ensure that traffic issues are solved. The community is comprised of three members: one from the Police Department, one from the Fire Department, and one from the Public Works Department.
 The committee, which was formed about twelve years ago, receives concerns from the public and considers how best to resolve the concerns. Issues can include matters of signage, road design, traffic flow, traffic speed, unsafe intersections, requests regarding stop lights, vision obstructions, and similar matters -- essentially, anything that effects the motoring public including drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians.
"Fairfax’s population has grown, and now the town has more families overall, as well as more cars per family, and a larger population riding bicycles in the town," commented Chief Chris Morin. "Fairfax was not originally designed according to a master plan," he added, "which makes it more common for us to discover ‘new’ road hazards, clearance problems or parking issues than it would be in a town that had been originally designed with such use in mind."
"The Traffic Safety Committee has been instrumental in resolving problems relating to signal lights, cross walk placement, new stop signs and other important traffic matters," commented Chief Morin. "The Committee meets throughout the year, but of course if there is an urgent matter, the committee takes action to deal with it as soon as possible."
Anyone in the community who has a traffic safety concern should send a letter to the Traffic Safety Committee at the Police Department or the Town. A letter could also be sent to any department head at the Town. The letter should describe the location and the nature of the problem. The sender should provide his or her contact information in case the Committee would like to ask for additional information or would like to meet with the sender to discuss the situation.
"Often, the Committee will prepare a report for presentation to the Town Council," explained Chief Morin. "The Council will discuss the matter and the proposed fix, and will agree on a resolution that will enable the Public Works team or another department to make the required changes."
Correspondence for the Traffic Safety Committee can be sent to:
Traffic Safety Committee
c/o Fairfax Police Department
144 Bolinas Road
Fairfax, CA 94930
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