HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-134att.docMEMORANDUM
Q/HKO/H
ON THE WATER
TO:
Richard Wollangk, City Manager
FROM: Mark Huddleston, Transportation Director
DATE: April 21, 2004
RE:
Item Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their April 13, 2004 Meeting
A TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF BROAD
STREET (EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS) FROM WASHINGTON AVENUE TO CEAPE AVENUE.
[CURRENT CONDITION: UNRESTRICTED PARKING].
This item is based on suggestions from Traffic Review Board members.
BROAD STREET EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS
The Traffic Review Board at last month's meeting also expressed an interest in converting Broad
Street east of the railroad tracks to two-way operation. Broad Street east of the railroad tracks will
not have a significant impact on traffic flow following events at Riverside Park. I believe some
Board members felt it would be confusing having Broad Street two-way on one side of the railroad
tracks and one-way on the other side. The conversion of Broad Street on the east side of the
railroad tracks will require some minor roadway improvements at its intersection with Otter Avenue.
The existing width is only 18 feet at this intersection. The parking will also have to be removed
on Broad Street from Ceape Avenue to Washington Avenue to accommodate two-way traffic. The
width of Broad Street east of the railroad tracks is approximately 21 feet. The number of dwellings
on each block segment is shown below.
DWELLING UNITS
BROAD STREET
EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS
STREET SEGMENT
NUMBER OF DWELLINGS
Ceape Avenue to Otter Avenue
Otter Avenue to Waugoo Avenue
Waugoo Avenue to School Avenue
School Avenue to Washington Avenue
The need to convert Broad Street east of the railroad tracks is much less important than the west
side, and does nothing to improve traffic flow following events at Riverside Park. I didn't find any
significant reason to convert Broad Street east of the railroad tracks to two-way operation. The
sub-standard width at its intersection with Otter Avenue indicates that it may be better to leave
Broad Street as a one-way northbound street east of the railroad tracks.
DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0-4).
A POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR 4-HOUR PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF WRIGHT
STREET FROM IRVING AVENUE TO SCOTT AVENUE BETWEEN 8:00 A.M. AND 6:00 P.M.
[CURRENT CONDITION: 4-HOUR PARKING AND NO OVERNIGHT PERMIT PARKING].
A POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR 4-HOUR PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF WRIGHT
STREET FROM IRVING AVENUE TO 55 FEET SOUTH OF SCOTT AVENUE BETWEEN 8:00 A.M. AND
6:00 P.M. [CURRENT CONDITION: 4-HOUR PARKING AND NO OVERNIGHT PERMIT PARKING].
These are requests from the Police Department.
In 1994 the Traffic Review Board implemented a 4-hour parking restriction on Wright Street
between Irving Avenue and Scott Avenue. The decision to implement the parking restriction was
based on a petition submitted by the residents on Wright Street. The reason for the restriction was
an increasing amount of student parking in this area. The residents also requested 24-hour
enforcement to eliminate overnight parking that could interfere with snow plowing, street cleaning
and leaf pickup.
It is my understanding that the Police Department would like to issue overnight parking permits in
this area, but can't with the 24-hour enforcement policy in place. The Police Department wants
to determine if there is any opposition to allowing overnight parking on these two blocks of Wright
Street. The property owners have been notified and hopefully we will receive some public input
on this issue.
DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (2-2)