HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-84 ATT.doc MEMORANDUM
TO: Richard Wollangk, City Manager
FROM: Mark Huddleston, Transportation Director
DATE: March 17, 2004
RE:
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ON THE WATER
Item Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their March 10, 2004 Meeting
A CITIZEN REQUEST FOR A FOUR-WAY STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF LINWOOD AVENUE
AND SHERIDAN STREET. [CURRENT CONDITION: STOP SIGNS ON LINWOOD AVENUE].
This is a request from a citizen. There is currently a stop sign on Linwood Avenue at its
intersection with Sheridan Street.
The first step in determining the need for a four-way stop is to examine the warrants. The warrants
for a four-way stop sign are shown below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
At least 500 vehicles per hour entering the intersection from all approaches during any
eight (8) hours of any average day, and;
The vehicular volume crossing the major street averages at least 200 vehicles for the same
eight (8) hours, and;
The traffic volumes are approximately equal in distribution.
Five or more right angle accidents in a twelve-month period.
LINWOOD AVENUE AND SHERIDAN STREET
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
FEBRUARY 2004
Time
Linwood Avenue
East/West
Sheridan Street
North/South
Total
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
a.m. - 06:00
a.m. - 07:00
a.m. - 08:00
a.m. - 09:00
a.m.- 10:00
a.m.- 11:00
a.m.- 12:00
~.m. - 01:00
p.m. - 02:00
~.m. - 03:00
~.m. - 04:00
~.m. - 05:00
~.m. - 06:00
~.m. - 07:00
~.m. - 08:00
~.m. - 09:00
~.m.- 10:00
).m.- 11:00
a.m. 11 12
a.m. 37 27
a.m. 67 82
a.m 43 30
a.m. 34 28
a.m. 49 32
noon 48 34
~.m. 63 50
~.m. 33 33
~.m. 58 62
~.m. 78 84
).m. 70 64
).m. 72 73
~.m. 50 56
~.m. 42 37
~.m. 25 44
~.m. 27 30
~.m. 27 16
23
64
149
73
62
81
82
113
66
120
162
134
145
106
79
69
57
43
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11:00 p.m.- 12:00 midnight
12:00 a.m. - 01:00 a.m.
01:00 a.m. - 02:00 a.m.
02:00 a.m. - 03:00 a.m.
03:00 a.m. - 04:00 a.m.
04:00 a.m. - 05:00 a.m.
TOTAL
% Split
20 5 25
2 4 6
2 0 2
2 3 5
7 2 9
3 3 6
870 811 1,681
51% 49%
The accident history for this intersection is shown below:
INTERSECTION 2003 2002 2001
Linwood Avenue and Sheridan Street 1 4 2
The intersection of Linwood Avenue and Sheridan Street doesn't qualify for a four-way stop based
upon the existing warrants.
DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0-6)