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<br />6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, MO 63130 <br />Phone: 314-862-6767, Fax: (314) 862-0694 <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY <br />MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION <br />March 8, 2006 <br /> <br />Acting chairperson Susan Schafers called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Those <br />members present were: <br /> <br />Loretta Bryant and Catherine Nichols, Traffic commissioners <br />Mariela Tapia, Secretary (non-voting member) <br />Sgt. Michael King, Police Department (non-voting member) <br /> <br />Ordinance requires the Council to appoint 7 voting members to the Traffic Commission. <br />Currently, there are 4 vacancies. Therefore, the commissioners present decided to <br />continue with the meeting. <br /> <br />Also present at the meeting: Cheryl Adelstein representing Washington University and Lee <br />Canon and Chris Beard from CBB (traffic consultants). <br /> <br />1.Changes at Big Bend-Forsyth intersection <br /> <br /> <br />Cheryl Adelstein, Director of Community Relations of Washington University in St. Louis, <br />introduced herself and the request for changes at Big Bend-Forsyth intersection. <br />Representatives from CBB (consultant engineers responsible for traffic study) explained <br />the proposal to the Commission. <br /> <br />The traffic study for this intersection proposes to re-stripe lanes on Forsyth (east and <br />west of the intersection) in order to create designated left turn lanes on Forsyth for <br />traffic turning onto northbound and southbound Big Bend and one dedicated thru lane <br />in each direction of Forsyth. The proposal requires of the removal of 10-12 parking <br />spaces on the north side of Forsyth, just west of Big Bend. <br /> <br />The engineers mentioned that the Big Bend-Forsyth intersection is among the top 50 <br />most congested intersections in St. Louis County. According to the study, the <br />improvements will upgrade the overall Level of Service of the intersection. <br /> <br />The commissioners asked how they selected Big Bend-Forsyth as one of the top 50 <br />most congested intersections. The engineers responded that all the intersections in St. <br />Louis County were studied in 2001 and this intersection in particular was re-studied in <br />January, 2006. <br /> <br />The engineers do not foresee a large impact on the intersection once METRO link is re- <br />opened. <br /> <br /> <br />V:\WP51\Mariela-Projects\Traffic Commission\minutes\2006\Minutes 3-8-06.doc <br /> <br />