(a) In planning the regulation and control of traffic, the Mayor, Superintendent of Roads and Utilities and the Chief of Police shall endeavor to accomplish the following objectives in order of importance:
(1) The safety from physical injury and property damage of persons using the streets as pedestrians or vehicle occupants;
(2) The acceleration of mass transportation of persons;
(3) The acceleration of other transportation of persons and the public transportation of property;
(4) The public convenience in parking, standing, loading and unloading, and the use of streets as affecting business concerns and places of public assembly;
(5) The public convenience as above, as affecting other interests; and
(6) Economy in the expenditure of public money.
(b) In furtherance of these aims, the Mayor, Superintendent of Roads and Utilities and the Chief of Police shall collect and analyze data on traffic movement within the Municipality and conduct other traffic engineering studies for the planning of traffic control and regulation.
(Ord. 10-75. Passed 2-4-75.)