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Home My WebLink About9 10 2019 Traffic & Parking Advisory Bd Meeting AgendaTRAFFIC AND PARKING ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA ITEMS SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 NEW BUSINESS 1. A REQUEST TO CONVERT THE INTERSECTION OF VIOLA AVENUE AND WISCONSIN STREET TO A 2 WAY STOP ( VIOLA AVENUE WOULD STOP FOR WISCONSIN STREET) AND LINWOOD AVENUE AND WISCONSIN STREET TO A 4 WAY STOP (CURRENT CONDTION: 4 WAY STOP AT VIOLA AVENUE AND WISCONSIN STREET; 2 WAY STOP, LINWOOD AVENUE STOPS FOR WISCONSIN STREET) This is a citizen request. A citizen that lives on this corner states he has witnessed a handful of major car accidents at this intersecton. This request seems to come up every few years. There is 4 -way stop intersection one block south at Wisconsin Street and Viola Avenue. We have three options as follows: 1. Status quo 2. Change the intersection of Wisconsin Street and Viola Avenue to a 2 -way stop and designate the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Wisconsin Street as a 4 - way stop 3. Designate Linwood Avenue and Wisconsin Street as a 4 -way stop and leave Wisconsin Street and Viola Avenue as a 4 -way stop There have been 3 crashes at the intersection of Wisconsin Street and Linwood Avenue over the past 3 years. In one crash a driver from another country was looking at a GPS and did not stop and in another the driver was distracted adjusting a heated seat and did not stop. In the final crash, the driver said they thought it was a 4 -way stop and did not properly yield right of way. There was only one crash at the intersection of Wisconsin Street and Viola Avenue over the last 5 years. In this crash a driver ran the stop sign. We performed traffic counts and there were 2,540 vehicles on Linwood Avenue and 2,280 on Wisconsin Street for annual average daily total (AADT) of 4,820. There are currently 259 vehicles on Viola Avenue and 2447 on Wisconsin Street for an AADT of Please contact the Traffic Review Advisory Board at TRAB(cDci.oshkosh.wi.us with any questions or concerns. TPAB AGENDA ITEMS SEPTEMBER 2019 2706. Of course Viola Avenue most likely will see higher vehicle counts during the school year but Linwood Avenue probably does as well. THE WARRANTS FOR A 4 -WAY STOP INTERSECTION ARE: Five or more reported crashes in a 12 -month period that are susceptible to correction by an all -way stop installation. These crashes include right- and left -turn collisions as well as right-angle collisions. Traffic exceeds 300 vehicles per hour for at least eight (8) hours for the major street approaches, traffic exceeds 200 vehicles per hour for at least eight (8) hours on the minor street approaches, and traffic volumes are relatively equal in distribution. Other considerations include the need to control left -turn conflicts, the need to control vehicle -pedestrian conflicts near locations that generate high pedestrian volumes, locations with limited ability to see conflicting traffic, and intersections of two residential neighborhood collector streets with similar design and operating characteristics. Based on these criteria, a 4 -way stop intersection is not warranted. At the last meeting, option 2 was favored and it was decided to table this item till the next meeting so residents in this area could be noticed and given the opportunity to voice their opinions. I verified that the school crossing with crossing guard for Oaklawn Elementary School is located at the Jackson / Linwood intersection. The Board seemed to favor making Wisconsin and Linwood a 4 -way stop and converting Wisconsin and Viola to a 2 way stop (Viola stops for Wisconsin). This makes sense based on the traffic volume being much higher on Linwood Avenue and the fact that Linwood is where the school crossing is on Jackson. STAFF STATEMENTS 2. JACKSON STREET CORRIDOR PLAN AND SAFETY STUDY The Common Council awarded the Jackson Street Corridor Plan and Safety Study to Ayres Associates at the August 27, 2019 council meeting. The study should kick off in September and is estimated to take about 8 months to complete. 3. CROSSWALK, RRFB, AND SPEED HUMP REQUESTS We continue to receive requests for marked crosswalks and RRFBs throughout the city. The city uses a warrant of a minimum of 50 crossings per day to consider a marked Please contact the Traffic Review Advisory Board at TRAB(cDcl.oshkosh.wi.us with any questions or concerns. TPAB AGENDA ITEMS SEPTEMBER 2019 crosswalk. Mid -block crossing requests are brought to the Traffic and Parking Advisory Board for consideration. We reserve RRFBs for high volume pedestrian crossings if and when funding is available as they cost approximately $16,000 per crossing if installed by city employees. For example, the crossing at Summit and Arboretum is the crossing for the WIOWash Trail that was funded in the Bike and Pedestrian Capital Improvement Plan budget supported by the Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. We also receive many calls regarding speeding in residential areas and requests for speed humps. We only install speed humps in conjunction with street reconstructions where warranted due to the cost and number of requests. I work with the Oshkosh Police Department and notify them of speeding complaints and they monitor these areas to educate and enforce as resources allow. Speed studies are also conducted where warranted. Most of the time, the studies show normal legal speeds. If these efforts identify speeding as an issue, additional evaluation is pursued. 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