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Agenda NOTICE OF MEETING CITY OF JANESVILLE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE DATE: WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009 TIME: 4:30 P.M. LOCATION: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MUNICIPAL BUILDING A. ROLL CALL B. CHAIRPERSON SELECTION C. MINUTES 1. Meeting of February 11, 2009 D. ORIENTATION PACKET E. STOP SIGNS/YIELD SIGNS 1. S. Crosby Avenue & Schaller Street F. ALL-WAY STOP 1. S. Chatham Street & Conde Street G. SIGNALIZATION 1. Mid-Block Signals on S. Jackson Street (General Motors) & W. Delavan Drive (Gilman) H. MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA (Next Meeting = 12 August 2009) Thomas McDonald Eric Levitt Police Chief David Moore Deb Wood Jay Winzenz Deputy Chief Steve Kopp Nick Fitzgerald Wald Klimczyk Captain Dan Davis Brad Reents Mike Payne Jean Wulf Allen Fugate Dennis Ryan WCLO/Janesville Gazette CITY OF JANESVILLE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 13 MAY 2009 D. ORIENTATION May 13, 2009 is the first meeting of the newly appointed Transportation Committee for 2009 – 2010. The attachments sent by separate cover are provided not only for the information of new members, but also for the review of past members. They outline the workings of the Committee and the documents upon which their decisions are based. The Committee meets on a quarterly basis in May, August, November, and February. This is for information only and requires no action by the Transportation Committee. CITY OF JANESVILLE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING 13 MAY 2009 E. STOP SIGNS/YIELD SIGNS 1. S. CROSBY AVENUE & SCHALLER STREET REQUESTOR: Gordon Sperry (Plus 3 Neighbors Via Petition) Transportation Committee (See * on next page) ADDRESS: 1651 S. Crosby Avenue REQUEST: Yield or Stop Signs STREET CLASSIFICATION: Both = Local EXISTING CONTROL: Uncontrolled Existing Criteria ENTERING VOLUME: 429 Vehicles/Day** 1,000 Vehicles/Day (Yield) 2,000 Vehicles/Day (Stop) **Count from February, 2009 Meeting was 390 Vehicles/Day. VOLUME SPLIT: Crosby = 69% Schaller = 31% ACCIDENTS: There are two accident reports in our files; 1) a northbound vs. eastbound accident in October, 2008, and 2) a southbound vs. eastbound accident in August, 2006. MID-BLOCK SPEEDS: Average 85th Percentile Northbound Crosby 22 MPH 28 MPH Southbound Crosby 23 MPH 30 MPH Eastbound Schaller 21 MPH 27 MPH Westbound Schaller 17 MPH 25 MPH VISION CHARACTERISTICS: Average to good. GRADE & GEOMETRICS: Flat, right-angle intersection. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS: N/A. CITY OF JANESVILLE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING 13 MAY 2009 E. STOP SIGNS/YIELD SIGNS (Continued) 1. S. CROSBY AVENUE & SCHALLER STREET (Continued) LAST TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REVIEW: *February 2009 (Restudy to Obtain UW-Rock Traffic and Bring Back to the May, 2009 Meeting) 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. While the addition of UW-Rock related traffic increased the entering volume 10%, the intersection still 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. CITY OF JANESVILLE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING 13 MAY 2009 F. ALL-WAY STOP 1.S. CHATHAM STREET & CONDE STREET REQUESTOR: Jerry McKeel ADDRESS: 1332 West Conde Street REQUEST: All-Way Stop STREET CLASSIFICATION: Conde and North Leg of Chatham = Connecting Arterial South Leg of Chatham = Local EXISTING CONTROL: Chatham Stops for Conde Existing Criteria ENTERING VOLUME: 3,662 Vehicles/Day 1,000 Vehicles/Day (Yield) 2,000 Vehicles/Day (Stop) 4,000 Vehicles/Day (All-Way Stop) VOLUME SPLIT: Conde = 74% 65% Maximum Chatham = 26% 35% Minimum ACCIDENTS: Our records indicate there have been no reported accidents at the intersection in the last three years. VISION CHARACTERISTICS: Good. GRADE & GEOMETRICS: Moderate slopes at this right-angle intersection. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS: Edison Middle School located two blocks north and Lincoln Elementary School located three blocks west. City bus route travels eastbound to northbound through intersection. LAST TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REVIEW: August, 2007 (All-Way Denied) CITY OF JANESVILLE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING 13 MAY 2009 F. ALL-WAY STOP (Continued) 1.S. CHATHAM STREET & CONDE STREET (Continued) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: Attachment No. 5= Location/Entering Volume Map Attachment No. 6 = October, 2008 Letter of Request Attachment No. 7 = June 6, 2007 Letter of Request Attachment No. 8 = June 7, 2007 E-Mail From Engineering to City Manager’s Office Attachment No. 9 = August 8, 2007 Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes Attachment No. 10 = Summary Diagram of School Children Crossings Attachment No. 11 = Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Information ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: Deny the request for an all-way stop, but add cross-hatching to the existing crosswalk on the east leg and install school crossing warning signage. The intersection does not meet our entering or volume split criteria for an all-way stop and has been operating very safely. In addition, observations of the intersection during peak hours did not reveal any significant operating or safety problems. CITY OF JANESVILLE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING 13 MAY 2009 G. SIGNALIZATION 1.MID-BLOCK SIGNALS ON S. JACKSON STREET (GENERAL MOTORS) AND W. DELAVAN DRIVE (GILMAN) Within the past few years, traffic signals were removed at the following locations after a warrant study, Transportation Committee review, and Council approval: ? S. Franklin St. & W. Racine St. ? E. Milwaukee St. & Parker Pl. ? W. Milwaukee St. & N. Franklin St. ? E. Court St. & Water St. In August, 2008, the former Director of Public Works and former City Manager were considering options to reduce the operating budget. As indicated on Attachment No. 13, one of those options was to review whether additional traffic signals could be removed. We are in the process of conducting warrant studies at the locations listed on Attachment #13 with the intent on bringing the studies and recommendations forward to the Committee at the August meeting. We have been receiving various inquiry calls regarding this topic since it was first publicized last fall. Two of the signal locations being considered for removal are non-intersection signals (mid-block) with vacant activity on the crosswalk/driveway legs. The two locations, 1) S. Jackson St. between State and Elliott, and 2) W. Delavan Dr. between Jackson and Beloit are shown on Attachment No. 12. Several contacts have questioned why these two signals are still functioning with no activity on the cross legs. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: Attachment No. 12 = Location Map Attachment No. 13 = 8/13/08 Memo From Jack Messer ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: We are requestingTransportation Committee concurrence on a proposal to deactivate the mid-block traffic signals on S. Jackson St. at the General Motors parking lot driveway and W. Delavan Dr. near the former Gilman building. Consideration for complete removal will be brought forward with the study group of signal locations at the August meeting.