Agenda 9-10-08 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Public Works Report: Liberty Ave is a two way street, 24 feet wide, with speed limit of 25 mph. It has 2 speed limit signs located at both ends of the block (one at Page Ave and the other one at Hanley Rd). Also, the north portion of the block is located in the City of Vinita Terrace. In order to approve the one way request, we are considering the following: . Page Avenue is a two-way street parallel to Liberty Ave, and of suitable capacity, located one block apart. . Currently, motorists are having a difficult time driving in both directions on this narrow street because parking is allowed on both sides of the street. A one-way street would ease the current condition. Further, parking restriction for one side of the street is recommended. . A petition for one way street was submitted with the approval of 70% of the property owners on the block . The average daily traffic (ADT) is 245 vehicles which is appropriate for a residential street (for a residential 600 is considered the ADT). . Concurrence of the City of Vinita Terrace - Public Works contacted and invited Mr. Richard Wallace, Traffic representative to participate in the discussion. Information related to traffic counts and usage of the street will be provided at the meeting. It is the Public Works recommendation to consider for the 7900 block of Liberty Ave. to be a one-way street from Hanley to Page. 3. ParkinQ Restriction on North & South Road. south of Delmar Blvd Please find attached a traffic request submitted by William Owens, resident at 500 North & South Rd, #102, on August 12, 2008, requesting to restrict parking on the west side of North & South Rd, from intersection at North & South Rd and Delmar Blvd, to Metro Bus Stop, located at approximately 50ft from that intersection. This is to improve traffic traveling from Delmar Blvd to North & South Rd, southbound. On his request, Mr. Owens stated that primary hours when parking becomes a major problem are, rush hour in the morning/afternoon and lunch time. Currently there is no sign indicating parking prohibitions in this portion of North & South Road and customers for the businesses at this intersection, park in this portion of the street (west side). According to the Municipal Code, parking is prohibited at all times within two hundred fifty (250) feet of any street intersection where traffic is controlled by a traffic-control signal, unless a shorter distance is indicated by signs posted near the curb by authority of the city, in which case the distance indicated by such signs shall control. Since there are no signs posted, parking should be prohibited for 250 feet on both sides of North & South, south of the intersection with Delmar Blvd. This distance encompasses the four (4) businesses south of this intersection (Dewey's pizza, Starbucks, Clayton Cleaners and 1M clothing store). It's the Public Works recommendation to install signs restricting parking at all times on both sides of North & South from Delmar Blvd to a distance of 150 feet southbound. Further consideration could be given to the installation of parking meters. 4. 4-Wav Stop SiQn on Julian Ave. at Purcell Ave. Please find attached a traffic request submitted by Brad Flansburg, resident at 6902 Julian Ave., on August 13, 2008, requesting a 4-way stop sign at the intersection of Julian Ave and Purcell Ave. On his request, Mr. Flansburg stated that the purpose of this request is to slow down traffic. Currently there is a 2-way stop sign on Purcell Ave, at Julian Ave. Indications that an intersection need a four way stop control are: AGenda Traffic Commission MeetinG Seotember 10, 2008 PaGe 2