HomeMy WebLinkAbouttecp_072004TRAFFIC ENGINEERING COMMITTEE AGENDA
UKIAH CIVIC CENTER
Conference Room No. 3
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, California 95482
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2004
3:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER: Harris, Lohse, Richard, Seanor, Turner, Walker, Whitaker, and Chairman
Kageyama
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 18, 2004
3. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS:
The Traffic Engineering Committee welcomes input from the audience. In order for everyone to
be heard, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes per person and not more than 10
minutes per subject. The Brown Act regulations do not allow action to be taken on non -agenda
items.
4. OLD BUSINESS:
a. None.
5. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Discussion and possible action regarding proposed MTA bus stops on Main Street.
b. Discussion and possible action regarding Barnes Street parking and stop sign request for
the intersection of Park Boulevard, Todd Road, and Barnes Street.
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS:
a. Update on City Traffic Circulation Study (verbal report)
b. Update on City Parking Study (verbal report)
c. Update on crosswalks (signs installed at South State Street and Freitas Avenue)
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS:
8. ADJOURNMENT
Please call Katrina Ballard at 463-6203 if you are unable to attend the meeting.
The City of Ukiah complies with ADA requirements and will attempt to reasonably accommodate individuals with
disabilities upon request.
June 16, 2004
Rick Seanor,
Executive Director
Ukiah Traffic Engineering Committee
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
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CITY OF UKIAH
DEPT, OF PUBLIC WORKS
RE: Request for Bus Stop Locations - Main Street
I am writing to request review and approval of MIA's proposal to
locate a pair of bus stops near the north end of Main Street. The
southbound stop would be in front of the Nuestra Casa building.
The northbound location would be just south of the intersection
with Norton. For both locations, red curb is requested. Please
refer to the attached drawings for details.
With TEC approval, MTA recently established a new bus stop in front
of Nuestra Casa on State Street at Scott. That has proven to be an
unsafe location because of its proximity to the traffic light. We
have also decided to reroute the bus that uses that stop, 7 Jitney
northbound, to Main Street. With your approval of the requested
Main Street stops, MTA would abandon the State/Scott stop.
Route 9 buses are already running on Main Street and often stop at
these locations, but a formal bus stop has not been installed.
MTA is in the process of contacting the property managers at both
locations. We will keep you apprised of results.
Thank you,
Bruce Richard
General Manager
C: Marty Nelson, MTA
241 Plant Road • Ukiah, California 95482 • (707) 462-5765 Fax (707) 462-1760
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CITY OF UKIAH
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 15, 2004
TO: Traffic Engineering Committee
FROM: Rick Seanor, Deputy Director of Public Works R
SUBJECT: Barnes Street Parking and
Stop Sign Request- intersection of Barnes St., Todd Rd., & Park Blvd.
Agenda Item 5b.
REQUEST: Staff received a verbal request from Karla Koch regarding two issues in the
Barnes Street, Todd Road, and Park Boulevard area. She is concerned about parked
vehicles on Barnes Street near the church. According to Ms. Koch, when drivers park cars
on both sides of Barnes Street in the vicinity of the church it becomes difficult for through
traffic on Barnes Street. Ms. Koch also requested a stop sign for each leg of the
intersection of Barnes Street, Todd Road, and Park Boulevard. She is concerned about
children on bicycles riding in the area. To date, staff is aware of only one citizen, Ms. Koch,
who has voiced concerns regarding these issues.
DISCUSSION: Digital photographs, Attachment "A", are provided to show the general
layout of Barnes Street as well as the intersection of Barnes Street, Todd Road, and Park
Boulevard. Curb side parking is provided for both sides of each street. A photo map,
Attachment "B", is provided to show the general layout and the existing widths of Barnes
Street, Todd Road, and Park Boulevard. In orderto provide curbside parking on both sides
of the street, a minimum width of 40 feet is generally required (two each, 12 foot travel
lanes and two each, 8 foot parking). Likewise, to allow curbside parking on only one side
of the street would require a width of 32 feet. As shown on the map, only Todd Road, at 40
feet in width, is sufficient to provide for curbside parking on both sides of the street.
Barnes Street, Todd Road, and Park Boulevard were repaved in 1999. The streets are in
good condition with good visibility provided at the intersection of the three streets to drivers,
bicyclists, and pedestrians.
COLLISION HISTORY: Staff reviewed the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System
(SWITRS) to determine if there were any collisions on the three streets. During the period
from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2001 there were no reported accidents in the
area of concern. No collision data is available for the period January 1, 2002 through the
present. The SWITRS office has changed computer systems and has not yet distributed
collision reports for this time period.
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Barnes Street Parking and Stop Sign Request- intersection of Barnes St., Todd Rd., & Park Blvd.
July 15, 2004
STOP SIGNS: For the TEC's reference I have provided a copy of the Caltrans Traffic
Manual Policies and Warrants for Stop Signs and Yield Signs (Attachment "C"). Per the
Caltrans Traffic Manual, "Stop signs should not be used for speed control." Currently, the
minor street, Todd Road, is posted with a stop sign at its intersection with Park Blvd. / N.
Barnes St. The installation of STOP signs on Barnes Street and Park Boulevard do not
meet the STOP sign warrants per the Caltrans Traffic Manual. Therefore, no additional
STOP signs are recommended at this intersection.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff is submitting this report for review and discussion by the
Traffic Engineering Committee (TEC).
The following are suggested actions that the TEC may want to consider:
1. Take no action.
2. Recommend a no parking zone on both sides of the street for Barnes Street from
Standley Street to Todd Road and Park Boulevard from Walnut Avenue to Todd
Road.
3. Recommend no parking zones for one side of the street only on designated
sections of Barnes Street and Park Boulevard.
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Photographs — Park Blvd., Todd Road, North Barnes St. July 2004
1. North Barnes St. (at intersection w/Todd Rd.)
4. N. Barnes St. (looking north)
6. Park Blvd.(looking northwest)
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Traffic Manual SIGNS 4-41
1.1996
4-03.6 INDIVIDUAL POLICIES FOR REGULATORY SIGNS
POLICY
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Federal Sign No.
R1-3
STOP SIGNS, SUPPLEMENTAL PLATES AND
YIELD SIGNS
• STOP SIGN
The Stop sign (Ri) shall be used where traffic is
required to stop except at signalized intersections. The
Stop sign shall be an octagon with white message and
border on a red background.
At a multiway stop intersection, a supplemental plate
(R1-3 or R14), may be used. When used, they should be
mounted below each Stop sign. The numeral on the
supplementary plate shall correspond to the number of
approach legs, or the legend All -Way (Ri-4) may be used.
The plate shall have white letters and border on a red
background. The supplemental plates R1-3 and R1-4 should
R1-3 not be used at intersections with State highways.
A red flashing beacon, or beacons may be used in
conjunction with a Stop sign. See Section 9-05, "Flashing
Beacons".
Secondary messages shall not be used on Stop sign
faces.
R1-4 • Warrants for Stop Signs
131-4 Because the Stop sign causes a substantial
Inconvenience to motorists, it should only be used where
warranted. A Stop sign maybe warranted at an intersection
where one or more of the following conditions exist:
1. On the less Important road at its intersection with
a main road where accident history justifies the
placement of Stop signs.
2. On a county road or city street with its intersection
with a State highway.
3. At the intersection with two main highways. The
highwaytrafficto bestopped depends on approach
speeds, volumes and turning movements.
4. On a street entering a legally established through
highway or street.
5. On a minor street where the safe approach speed
to the intersection is less than 16 km/h.
6. At an unsignalized intersection in a signalized
area.
7. At other intersections where a combination of
high speed, restricted view and accident.record
Indicates a need for control by the Stop sign.
A Stop sign is not a "cure-all" and is not a substitute
for other traffic control devices. Many times the need for
a Stop sign can be eliminated if the sight distance is
increased by removing obstructions.
4-42 SIGNS Traffic Manual
14996
POLICY
Stop signs should not be used for speed control. Stop
signs shall not be erected at anyentrance to an intersection
when such entrance is controlled by an official traffic
control signal, nor at any railroad grade crossing which is
controlled by automatic signals, gates, or other train -
actuated control devices except as provided in CVC 21355,
Stop Signs. The conflicting commands of two types of
control devices are confusing.
Where two main highways intersect, the Stop sign or
signs should normally be -posted on the minor street to
stop the lesser flaw of traffic. Traffic engineering studies,
however, may justify a decision to install a Stop sign or
signs on the major street, as at a three-way intersection
where safety considerations may justify stopping the
greater flow of traffic to permit a left turning movement.
Stop or Yield signs maybe installed at any highway -rail
grade crossing without automatic traffic control devices
with two or more trains per day traversing the crossing.
Two or more trains per day is interpreted to mean an
average two or more trains per day operating over the
crossing each day for a period of one year prior to the
installation of the Stop or Yield control sign.
Portable or part-time Stop signs shall not be used
except for emergency purposes.
• Multiway Stop Signs
The "Multiway Stop" installation maybe useful at some
locations. It should ordinarily be used only where the
volume of traffic on intersecting roads is approximately
equal. A traffic control signal is more satisfactory for an
intersection with a heavy volume of traffic.
Any of the following locations may warrant multiway
Stop sign installation:
1. Where traffic signals are warranted and urgently
needed, the multiway stop may be an interm
measure that can be installed quickly to control
traffic while arrangements are being made for the
signal installations.
2. An accident problem, as indicated by five or more
reported accidents within a 12 month period of a
type susceptible of correction by a multiway stop
Installation. Such accidents include right and left -
turn collisions as well as right angle collisions.
3 .Minimum traffic volumes;
(a) The total vehiclular volume entering the
intersection from all approaches must
average at least 500 vehicles per hour for
any 8 hours of an average day, and
Traffic Manual SIGNS 4-43
-1996
R1-2
POLICY
(b) The combined vehicular and pedestrian
volumefrom the minor street or highway
mustaverage at least 200 units per hour for
the same 8 hours, with an average delay to
minor street vehicular traffic of at least 30
seconds per vehicle during the maximum
hour, but
(c) When the 85th percentile approach speed
exceeds 84 km/h, the minimum vehicular
volume warrant is 70 % of the above
requirements.
• YIELD SIGN
The Yield sign (R1-2) assigns right of way to traffic on
certain approaches to an intersection. Vehicles controlled
by a Yield sign need stop only when necessary to avoid
interference with other traffic that is given the right of way.
TheYield sign shall bea downward pointing, equilateral
triangle having a red border band and awhite interior and
the word Yield in red inside the border band.
Stop orYield signs may be installed atany highway -rail
grade crossing without automatic traffic control devices
with two or more trains per day traversing the crossing.
Two or more trains per day is interpreted to mean an
average two or more trains per day operating over the
crossing each day for a -period of one year prior to the
R1-2 installation of the Stop or Yield control sign.
• Warrants for Yield Signs
The Yield sign may be warranted:
1. On the minor road at the entrance to an
Intersection Where it necessary to assign
the right of way to the major road, but where a
stop is not necessary at all times, and where
the safe approach speed on the minor road
exceeds 16 km/h.
2. On the entrance ramp to an expressway where
an acceleration lane is not provided.
3. Within an intersection with a divided highway,
where a stop sign is present at the entrance to
the first roadway and further control is
necessary at the entrance to the second
roadway, and where the median width between
the two roadways exceeds 9 m.
4. Where there is a separate or channelized right
turn lane, without an adequate acceleration
lane.
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