The Seattle Department of Transportation's Neighborhood Traffic Operations is holding neighborhood traffic safety meetings in the community. One will be held in West Seattle Nov. 10 at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in Delridge, 4408 Delridge Way S.W.

These meetings are geared toward residents who are interested working with the city to decrease speeding on their residential streets. The meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and will conclude at 7:30 p.m.

The meetings will include a power point presentation, with a brief overview of different traffic calming options, what steps a neighborhood must take to be considered for traffic calming, criteria staff use to prioritize projects, and possible funding sources.

See the traffic calming Web site here.

Residents will also be trained in the proper use of radar speed guns.

If residents want to enroll their street in the traffic calming program, a representative from their street must attend one of these
meetings, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation.

Schedule of community meetings (meetings in other parts of the city have already passed):

Wednesday, Oct. 21: Northwest – Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N.

Wednesday, Dec. 16: Lake Union – Armory, 860 Terry Ave. N.

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010: Central – Miller Park Community Center, Multi-purpose Room 330 19th Ave. E.

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010: Greater Duwamish – Beacon Hill NSC, 2821 Beacon Ave. S.

Wednesday, March 16, 2010: North, Lake City library conference room, 12501 28th Ave. N.E.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010: East, Garfield Community Center, 2323 E. Cherry St.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010: Magnolia/Queen Anne, Magnolia Community Center, Multi-purpose Room, 2550 34th Ave. W.