1. S. Crosby/Schaller
CITY OF JANESVILLE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
11 FEBRUARY 2009
C. STOP SIGNS/YIELD SIGNS
1. SOUTH CROSBY AVENUE & SCHALLER STREET
REQUESTOR:
Gordon Sperry (Plus 3 Neighbors Via Petition)
ADDRESS:
1651 S. Crosby Avenue
REQUEST:
Yield or Stop Signs
STREET CLASSIFICATION:
Both = Local
EXISTING CONTROL:
Uncontrolled
Existing Criteria
ENTERING VOLUME:
390 Vehicles/Day 1,000 Vehicles/Day (Yield)
2,000 Vehicles/Day (Stop)
VOLUME SPLIT:
Crosby = 79%
Schaller = 21%
CRASHES:
There are two crash reports in our files; 1) a northbound vs.
eastbound crash in October, 2008, and 2) a southbound vs.
eastbound crash in August, 2006.
MID-BLOCK SPEEDS:
Average 85th Percentile
Northbound Crosby 14 MPH 23 MPH
Southbound Crosby 22 MPH 27 MPH
Eastbound Schaller 18 MPH 24 MPH
Westbound Schaller 14 MPH 22 MPH
VISION CHARACTERISTICS:
Average to good.
GRADE & GEOMETRICS:
Flat, right-angle intersection.
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS:
N/A.
LAST TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REVIEW:
January, 1984 (Yield Signs Denied)
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Attachment No. 1 = Location/Entering Volume Map
Attachment No. 2 = Letter/Petition Request
Attachment No. 3 = City of Janesville “Improving Neighborhood Traffic
Safety” Information
Attachment No. 4 = Institute of Transportation Engineers Information Sheet
ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION:
Deny the request for stop or yield signs.
The intersection does not come close to meeting the criteria for stop or yield signs. In
addition, the intersection is averaging less than one crash per year in the last five
years.