E.1 S.Crosby Ave. & Schaller St.
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
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1. S. CROSBY AVENUE & SCHALLER STREET
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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.