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Traffic Commission 6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri 63130, Phone: (314) 862-6767, Fax: (314) 863-9146 AGENDA TO: Members of the Traffic Commission FROM: Angelica Gutierrez, Project Manager DATE: April 8, 2011 SUBJECT: April 13, 2011 Traffic Commission Meeting April 13, 2011 The next Traffic Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m. at the EOC room at City Hall. Prior to the meeting, we recommend that you visit the site(s). Please call (314) 505-8568 or email agutierrez@ucitymo.org to confirm your attendance. AGENDA FOR THE MEETING Approval of Minutes March 9, 2011 1. 2. Olive Streetscape Project Phase III – Request to eliminate pedestrian crossing on Olive Boulevard west of Hanley Road As part of a federally funded project, The City of University City is upgrading sidewalks and ADA facilities on Olive Boulevard within City limits, including the curb ramps at the intersection of Olive Blvd. at Hanley Rd. A proposal was submitted to the City by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Senior Highway Designer, Heather Copeland, to eliminate the west crossing on Olive Blvd. at Hanley Rd. Lee Cannon, the City’s Traffic Engineer provided a presentation titled “ADA Review Northwest Corner of Hanley at Olive”. In his presentation, Mr. Cannon explained the three (3) proposed designs for the intersection of Olive Boulevard at Hanley Road, and how these alternatives are not completely compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards as follows: A. Horner & Shifrin’s (Engineer of record) design: Does not meet ADA mandates since no level landings are provided. Mr. Cannon explained that if ADA is not met, MoDOT may not allow the City to construct the otherwise approved plan. B. MoDOT’s proposal: MoDOT reviewed the engineer’s design and indicated preference to delete the west crossing. This proposal does not meet ADA mandates since a level landing cannot be constructed at the curb due to the existing grade. C. CBB’s proposal: Does not meet ADA mandates since a level landing cannot be constructed at the curb due to the existing grade, but allows crossing to remain. This is still the best approach because it provides ADA compliance for many components of the design, though not for all. According to Mr. Cannon, a design variance will be required to construct. Design is closer to ADA mandates than other two designs. This proposal also calls for addition of 2 signal pushbuttons, which will need to be coordinated with MoDOT’s existing traffic signal operations at this intersection. Since keeping the crossing on Olive Boulevard west of Hanley Road is a priority for the City, only