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Neighborhood Traffic Management Neighborhood Traffic Management on Colusa Avenue on Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Meeting January 26, 2012 City of El Cerrito - Public Works Department ---PAGE BREAK--- Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Traffic 2 Agenda Agenda z Background z Neighborhood Traffic Management Program z Problem Definition z Preliminary Evaluation z Potential Solutions z Next Steps ---PAGE BREAK--- Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Traffic 3 Background Background z Numerous requests from residents concerned with traffic on Colusa Ave z Speed Hump Program, adopted by City Council in the mid 1990s, not able to address neighborhood traffic concerns z Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP), adopted by City in Sept 2010, provided more tools for more streets z NTMP Petition submitted by residents in 2011, supported by 40 households ---PAGE BREAK--- Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Traffic 4 Neighborhood Traffic Neighborhood Traffic Management Program Management Program z Objective process to determine if a street qualifies for traffic management measures z Provides tools to reduce the negative effects of vehicles and improve conditions for all users z Key Objectives Provide a pedestrian-friendly environment Collaborate with public safety Obtain measureable consensus Use the least restrictive measures first ---PAGE BREAK--- Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Traffic 5 Neighborhood Neighborhood’s Concerns s Concerns z 2011 Neighborhood Petition Parked vehicles sideswiped by speeding vehicles Vehicles running off road Parking on sidewalk to avoid being hit and blocking sidewalk Speeding vehicles not respecting pedestrians z Other Previous & Recent Correspondence Heavy traffic during commute and school hours Unsafe for pedestrians, children and pets Large commercial vehicles/buses on narrow windy road Limited sight distance at intersections Trouble getting in and out of driveways Lack of street lighting z Any Others? ---PAGE BREAK--- Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Traffic 6 Preliminary Evaluation Preliminary Evaluation – Existing Conditions Existing Conditions zColusa Avenue is a Collector Street in General Plan Bicycle Route in Circulation Plan Emergency Response Route Access Route to El Cerrito High School zWidth Fairmount to Eureka – 40 feet Eureka to Terrace – 30 feet zTraffic Volumes Fairmount to Eureka – three to four thousand vehicles per day Eureka to Terrace – to be measured in February/March ---PAGE BREAK--- Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Traffic 7 zSpeeds Speed Limit of 25 mph Fairmount to Eureka – 33 mph, 85th-percentile Eureka to Terrace – to be measured in February/March zCollisions Six Reported 2008-2010 Numerous other incidents described in petition involving parked cars zExisting Traffic Control/Calming Devices Marked crosswalks with signs and advance markings - mid- block behind ECHS and at Eureka Some red curb markings at intersections and crosswalks No stop signs or other measures to calm traffic Preliminary Evaluation Preliminary Evaluation – Existing Conditions Existing Conditions ---PAGE BREAK--- Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Traffic 8 Neighborhood Neighborhood’ Suggested Solutions Suggested Solutions z Petition: All-way stops with marked crosswalks at cross streets Speed bumps near cross streets and curves Reduced Speed Limit Various - Curve Warning Signs, No Parking, Enforcement, Lighted Crosswalks, Speed Feedback Signs, Speed Limit Signs, Center Islands/Dividers, Center Striping, Curb Bulb- outs One-way access/circulation Emergency Vehicle Entrance Only at Terrace and Eureka z Other Previous & Recent Suggestions: Include intersection of Terrace/Stockton Change status of part of Colusa from a “collector street” Ban long commercial traffic/buses ---PAGE BREAK--- Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Traffic 9 Potential Toolbox Measures Potential Toolbox Measures – Tier I Tier I z Education - Speed Radar Trailer and Neighborhood Pace Car Program z Enforcement – Speed, Crosswalk and Parking z Engineering Regulatory Speed Limit, Parking Prohibition, Truck Prohibition, Turn Prohibition and Residential Street All-Way Stop Signs* High-visibility pedestrian and bicycle signs Special traffic striping, pavement markings, delineators z Other Changes to street trees and landscaping Street lighting improvements ---PAGE BREAK--- Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Traffic 10 Potential Toolbox Measures Potential Toolbox Measures – Tier II Tier II z Speed feedback signs z Crosswalk Warning Systems z Speed Cushions z Medians/Pedestrian Refuge and Gateways z Speed Tables/Raised crosswalks z Bulb-outs, Chokers and Curb Extensions ---PAGE BREAK--- Colusa Avenue Neighborhood Traffic 11 Impacts of Tier II Impacts of Tier II z Pros Safer residential streets Less anxiety, improved quality of life More cycling and walking comfort Opportunity for landscaping Physical measures are generally self-enforcing z Cons Inconvenience to motorists Cost to design, construct & maintain Diversion to other local streets Arterial street delays and queues Emergency response delays On-street parking loss