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From YouTube: Where's Brian?
Description
Brian learns about the behind the scenes work of Traffic Planning.
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On
today's
where's
Brian
I'll
be
working
with
staff
in
a
division
that
makes
it
possible
for
you
to
get
to
work,
get
some
exercise
or
just
enjoy
the
outdoors
and
aims
their
efforts,
help
facilitate
the
daily
tasks
of
thousands
of
Ames
residents.
Do
you
know
where
I
am
today,
I'm
brian
phillips?
On
most
days,
I
work
in
an
office
for
the
aim
city
manager,
since
starting
here,
I've
learned
a
lot
about
the
different
job
city.
Employees
have
many
of
them.
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The
transportation
division
encompasses
everything
from
airplanes.
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bicycles,
part
of
the
public
works
department,
transportation
planning
is
accomplished
by
the
transportation
planner
and
the
traffic
engineer.
Traffic
activities
include
managing
signal
systems,
signs
and
pavement
markings,
but
before
the
streets
get
their
signs
and
signals,
a
lot
of
planning
is
needed
to
provide
efficient
and
effective
travel
throughout
Ames.
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Area
NPO
was
created
after
the
two
thousand
census
when
our
population
was
above
fifty
thousand
the
fpo
kind
of
consists
of
an
organization
that
comprises
of
the
city
of
ames
iowa
state
university,
as
well
as
buna
story,
county
and
cyride.
They
are
a
organization
that
kind
of
takes
federal
and
state
dollars
and
then
applies
them
towards
transportation
projects
or
transit
projects.
So.
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There's
a
couple
aspects
that
we
look
for
when
we
do
pick
a
telephone
pole.
We
like
to
use
wood
telephone
poles
because
they're
just
more
easier
to
work
with
the
cabling
when
we
attach
the
pool
itself
and
then
also
we
try
to
say
some
distance
away
from
driveways
as
well
as
other
intersections
that
may
influence
kind
of
the
traffic
pattern.
So
we
just
kind
of
want
to
get
the
traffic
flow
on
a
specific
street.
Okay.
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Brian
in
the
past,
the
radar
counters
are
actually
fairly
new.
We've
only
had
these.
For
probably
two
years
now
and
in
the
past
we
used
what
are
called
tube
counters,
where
they
actually
use
a
rubber
tube
little
smaller
than
a
garden
hose,
and
then
those
are
strict.
Those
are
strung
across
the
street
and
you
use
two
of
those
you
typically
and
you
could
possibly
use
more
if,
depending
on
your
count
configuration
but
those
are
pneumatics.
So
when
a
car
drove
over
each
tube,
it
would
register
speed
and
time
across.
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Brian
the
battery
lasts
7
days,
okay,
and
so,
if
account
goes
beyond
a
week,
then
we'll
come
out
replace
the
battery,
and
then
it
can
go
on
as
long
as
we
need
to
have
a
count,
but
typically
one
week
to
two
weeks
is
that
was
the
counts
length.
Okay,
so
now
that
we
have
it
plugged
in
Brian
using
that
data
that
are
those
measurements
that
we
did
for
the
approaching
lane
and
receding
lane.
We
go
into
the
program
here
for
the
counter
and
we
set
it
so
we
set
it
up.
Okay,.
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So
we
go
to
change
and
here's
your
approach
lane
and
receive
lane
lengths-
and
we
said
those
were
14
feet
for
approach
25
for
receipt.
Okay,
installation
height,
like
I,
said
before
I'm,
roughly
about
six
foot
three
and
that's
about
six
foot,
three
off
the
ground:
okay
and
then
it
gives
you
a
required
angle
head
the
recorder
itself.
The
angle
can
be
changed.
Okay,
it
says
about
80
degrees.
So
if
you
want
to
want
to
go
on
there
and
just
kind
of
give
it
a
slight
adjustment
down
yep
there,
you
go.
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Requests
can
be
made
by
the
public
themselves
residential
streets
we've
had
that
where
citizens
requested
a
recorder
or
they've
had
issues
with
speeding
or
a
lot
of
traffic
volume
out,
there
may
be
inquiring
about
putting
out
a
stop
sign
or
something
like
that.
Okay,
as
well
as
other
businesses
and
other
entities,
can
request
them
as
well.
Okay,.
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Typically,
we
look
at
the
volume
of
the
traffic
on
the
street
and
based
on
that,
how
many
80
aadt,
which
is
average
annual
daily
traffic,
based
on
that
we
can
get
a
fix
on
how
much
traffic
that
the
street
is
having
/
a
daily
basis
and
then
that
cual
kind
of
qualifies
there's
certain
warrants
that
justify
traffic
signals
and
stop
signs.
Okay,.