2017.01.30 Public Safety Commission Packet

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Recommendation (street lighting) – The requested location is at a street intersection and adheres to the street light policy. Staff recommends working with Xcel Energy to purchase and install a new LED street light at the intersection of Windsor Lane and the Windsor Lane cul‐de‐sac. Area 3 – Consider changing yield signs to stop signs at Tioga Blvd and Kiowa Ave.. Consider painted crosswalks for streets intersecting Kiowa Ave. Summary – A request to change the existing yield signs to stop signs at the intersection of Tioga Blvd and Kiowa Ave was made by Hank Dierks who lives at 1845 Tioga Blvd. Mr. Dierks feels that the amount of traffic has changed since the yield signs were installed in 1990, creating a hazardous crossing for pedestrians. Mr. Dierks also requested that painted crosswalks be installed at all streets intersecting Kiowa Ave. Section 2B.06 STOP Sign Applications Guidance: 01 At intersections where a full stop is not necessary at all times, consideration should first be given to using less restrictive measures such as YIELD signs (see Sections 2B.08 and 2B.09). 02 The use of STOP signs on the minor‐street approaches should be considered if engineering judgment indicates that a stop is always required because of one or more of the following conditions: D. The vehicular traffic volumes on the through street or highway exceed 6,000 vehicles per day; CONDITION NOT MET E. A restricted view exists that requires road users to stop in order to adequately observe conflicting traffic on the through street or highway; and/or CONDITION NOT MET F. Crash records indicate that three or more crashes that are susceptible to correction by the installation of a STOP sign have been reported within a 12‐month period, or that five or more such crashes have been reported within a 2‐year period. Such crashes include right‐angle collisions involving road users on the minor‐street approach failing to yield the right‐of‐way to traffic on the through street or highway. CONDITION NOT MET Recommendation (Stop signs) – The request to change yield signs to stop signs at this location does not meet the criteria defined in the State Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The yield signs shall remain in place. Recommendation (crosswalk) – The request to install painted crosswalks at the streets intersecting Kiowa Ave should be denied. State laws define a legal crosswalk as the extension of the sidewalks across a road, whether it has a marked crosswalk or not. Marked crosswalks are often installed at signalized intersections, at a school crossing zone, and at unsignalized locations where engineers determine there are enough pedestrians to justify a marked crossing. The locations in the request are unsignalized, however, it is not an extension of any sidewalk system and has been determined that there are not enough pedestrians to justify a marked crossing. Furthermore, the addition of marked crosswalks alone, without other more substantial roadway treatments, has not been found to reduce pedestrian crash rates, and may present an increased crash risk.