Above is an example of a traffic undulation used in an historic district in Athens, GA.

Old North Knoxville's (ONK) traffic calming committee met in two meetings on March 3 and March 10, to discuss the balloting process for the proposed traffic calming measures.  The meetings were led by Annalee Bohon (traffic committee chair).  David Watson (Director, East Tennessee Community Design Center, or ETCDC), Kara Mayo, (intern, ETCDC) and Bill Cole (Knoxville's Traffic Engineering Division) participated in one or both of these meetings.  The ETCDC and Cole are helping ONK with designing, mailing, and management of the returned ballots.

Ballots will be sent out with with self-addressed stamped envelopes on March 23rd.  The recipients of the ballots will be property owners and renters living within the ONK limits, with the exception of properties bordering Broadway, Central, Woodland, Cecil, North 6th, and East Glenwood; properties owned by governmental branches; and properties that have no buildings.

There was considerable discussion about involving renters in the balloting process, since only about 45 percent of the properties on the mailing list database are owner-occupied.  Also, there are about 50 out-of-town property owners who may be less inclined to respond. It was finally decided to send ballots to both the property owners and occupants.  If more than seven renters reside at a single property, only the property owner will get a vote.  Also, the owner's vote will take priority over the renters' votes if the owner returns the ballot.  However, if the owner does not return the ballot, then the majority response of the renters living within a building will count towards the total as a single vote.

		One of the many wrecks that has occurred at the corner of Armstrong and Glenwood, where a traffic circle is proposed.

An owner of multiple properties gets one vote for each parcel owned (as long as it is not vacant property).

If 50 percent or fewer of the ballots are returned, then the balloting process will be considered a failure, and the votes will not be tallied.  Therefore, it is important that everyone who receives a ballot returns it.  In order for traffic calming to be voted in, 2/3 of the returned ballots must vote "yes."

The ballots will be due back by May 25th, and if 50 percent (plus one) are received back, they will be opened and counted on June 1st at 4th Presbyterian Church.