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HomeMy WebLinkAbout23. 12-408JULY 24, 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012 12-386 12-408 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING (CARRIED 7-0 LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF PARKING REGULATION CHANGES ON CENTRAL STERET AND HIGH AVENUE, AND REORGAN17�4TION OF CODE SECTIONS RELATING TO LOADING ZONES, ON-STREET PERMIT PARKING, AND PAY AND DISPLAY PARKfNG INITIATED BY: TRAFFIC REVIEW ADVISORY BOARD A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27A-3, 27A-5, 27-48 AND 27-23(A-11) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PARKING METER REGULATIONS, LOADING ZONES, PERMIT PARKING, AND PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS. The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 27-23(A-11) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to parking regulations on designated streets and alleys is hereby amended as follows: A-11 PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS CENTRALSTREET Remove Therefrom: No parking, stopping, standing, waiting, west side, from New York Avenue to Tennessee Avenue. Add Thereto: No parking, stopping, standing or waiting, west side, from 90 feet north of New York Avenue to Tennessee Avenue. Add Thereto: No parking, stopping, standing or from 160 feet north of New Tennessee Avenue between the and 4:00 P.M. on school days. waiting, east side, York Avenue to hours of 7:00 A.M. Add Thereto: 2-hour parking, west side, from New York Avenue to 90 feet north of New York Avenue between the hours of 7:00 A. M. and 4:00 P. M. on school days. Add Thereto: 2-hour parking, east side, from New York Avenue to 160 feet north of New York Avenue between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on school days. JULY 24, 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012 12-386 12-408 ORDINANCE FiRST READING SECOND READING (CARRIED LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN__} PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF PARKING REGULATlON CHANGES ON CENTRAL STERET AND HIGH AVENUE, AND REORGANIZATION OF CODE SECTIONS RELATING TO LOADING ZONES, ON-STREET PERMIT PARKING, AND PAY AND DISPLAY PARKING INITIATED BY: TRAFFIC REVIEW ADVISORY BOARD A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27A-3, 27A-5, 27-48 AND 27-23(A-11) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PARKING METER REGULATIONS, LOADING ZONES, PERMIT PARKING, AND PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS. The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 27-23(A-11) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to parking regulations on designated streets and alleys is hereby amended as follows: A-11 PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS CENTRALSTREET Remove Therefrom: No parking, stopping, standing, waiting, west side, from New York Avenue to Tennessee Avenue. Add Thereto: No parking, stopping, standing or waiting, west side, from 90 feet north of New York Avenue to Tennessee Avenue. Add Thereto: No parking, stopping, standing or from 160 feet north of New Tennessee Avenue between the and 4:00 P.M. on school days. waiting, east side, York Avenue to hours of 7:00 A.M. Add Thereto: 2-hour parking, west side, from New York Avenue to 90 feet north of New York Avenue between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on school days. Add Thereto: 2-hour parking, east side, from New York Avenue to 160 feet north of New York Avenue between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on schooi days. JULY 24, 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012 FIRST READING SECOND READING HIGH AVENUE 12-386 12-408 ORDINANCE CONT'D Remove Therefrom: No parking, south side, Jackson Street to 100 feet West. Remove Therefrom: No parking, both sides, from Wisconsin Street to Rockwell Avenue. Remove Therefrom: No parking, northeasterty side, from Rockwell Avenue to Congress Avenue. Remove Therefrom: No parking, north side, from Wisconsin Street to Jackson Street. Remove Therefrom: No parking, south side, from Jacks�n Street to 104 feet east of Jackson Street. Add Thereto: Add Thereto: Add Thereto: Add Thereto: Add Thereto: Add Thereto: Add Thereto; No parking, southwesterly side, from 100 feet west of Jackson Street to 104 feet east of Jackson Street. No parking, northeaster{y side, from Congress Avenue to Jackson Street. No parking, southwesterly side, from Rockwell Avenue to 1,Q35 feet west of Osceola Street. No parking, southwesterly side, from 765 feet west of Osceola Street to 545 feet west of Osceola Street. No parking, southwesterly side, from 330 feet west of Osceola Street to 250 feet west of Osceola Street. No parking, southwesterly side, from 30 feet west of Osceola Street to 30 feet east of Osceola Street. No parking, southwesterly side, from 330 feet east of Osceola Street to Wisconsin Street. Add Thereto: Permit parking, southwesterly side, from 1,035 feet west af Osceola Street to 765 feet west of Osceola Street, between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. daily, except on Sundays and hofidays. JULY 24, 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012 12-386 12-408 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READ{NG CONT'D Add Thereto: Permit parking, southwesterly side, from 545 feet west of Osceola Street to 330 feet west of Osceola Street, befinreen the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. daily, except on Sundays and holidays. Add Thereto: Permit parking, southwesterly side, from 250 feet west of Osceola Street to 30 feet west af Osceola Street, between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. daily, except on Sundays and holidays. Add Thereto: Permit parking, southwesterly side, from 30 feet east of Osceola Street to 330 feet east of Osceola Street, between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. daily, except on Sundays and holidays. SECTION 2. That Section 27A-5 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to loading zones is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. That Section 27-23(A-11) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to parking regulations on designated streets and alfeys is hereby amended as follows: A-11 PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS ALGOMA BOULEVARD Add Thereto: Loading zone, south side, from Brown Street to 51 feet west of Brown Street, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ARIZONA STREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 18th Avenue to 19th Avenue. Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 18th Avenue to 150 feet north of 18th Avenue, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on school days. BAY SHORE DRIVE Add Thereto: Loading zone, south side, from 255 feet east of Bay Street to 295 feet east of Bay Street, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. � __ _------____--------�- _ . _ JULY 24, 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012 12-386 12-408 ORDINANCE FIRST READfNG SECOND READ{NG CONT'D BOWEN STREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, west side, from 33 feet north of Merritt Avenue to 53 feet north of Merritt Avenue. CAMPBELL ROAD Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 335 feet north of Dempsey Trail to 355 feet north of Dempsey Trail. CENTRALSTREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 82 feet north of Church Avenue to 130 feet north of Church Avenue on Sundays. COMMERCE STREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 120 feet south of Pearl Avenue to 146 feet south of Pearl Avenue. Add Thereto: Loading zone, west side, from 50 feet north of Ceape Avenue to 72 feet north of Ceape Avenue. COOLIDGE AVENUE Add Thereto: Loading zone, north side, from 273 feet east of Sawyer Street to Josslyn Street between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days. HAZELSTREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, west side, from 60 feet south of Melvin Avenue to 296 feet south of Melvin Avenue between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days. Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from Nevada Avenue to 108 feet south of Bent Avenue between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days. JULY 24, 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012 12-386 12-408 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING CONT'D J�SSLYN STREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, west side, from Tyler Avenue to Coolidge Avenue, between 7:00 a.m, and 4:00 p.m. on school days. KENTUCKY STREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 25 feet north of New York Avenue to 481 feet north of New York Avenue between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days. Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 531 feet north of New York Avenue to 685 feet north of New York Avenue between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days. LINWOOD AVENUE Add Thereto: Bus loading zone only, south side, from 210 feet west of Main Street to 460 feet west of Main Street between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days. MAIN STREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, west side, from 135 feet south of Pearl Avenue to 170 feet south of Pearl Avenue. MINNESOTA STREET Add Thereto: Bus loading zone, east side, from 11th Avenue to 168 feet north of 11th Avenue between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on school days. NEW YORK AVENUE Add Thereto: Loading zone, south side, from 90 feet west of Elmwood Avenue to 400 feet west of Elmwood Avenue from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on school days. OREGON STREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 8th Avenue to 33 feet south of 8th Avenue. JULY 24, 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012 12-386 12-408 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING CONT'D Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 60 feet south of 16th Avenue to 78 feet south of 16th Avenue. Add Thereto: Loading zone, west side, from 105 feet north of 18th Avenue to 457 feet north of 18th Avenue befinreen 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on school days. SAWYER STREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 75 feet south of Tyler Avenue to 20 feet north of Coolidge Avenue befinreen 7:00 and 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. on school days. SCHOOLAVENUE Add Thereto: Loading zone, south side, from 138 feet east of Bowen Street to 304 feet east of Bowen Street, between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on school days. SOUTHIAND AVENUE Add Thereto: Loading zone, north side, from 640 feet east of Westfield Street to 813 feet east of Wes�eld Street between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on school days. STATE STREET Add Thereto: Loading zone, east side, from 33 feet south of Waugoo Avenue to 56 feet south of Waugoo Avenue. TYLER AVENUE Add Thereto: Loading zone, south side, from 273 feet east of Sawyer Street to Josslyn Street between 7:00 a.m. and 4;00 p.m. on school days. WASHINGTON AVENUE Add Thereta: Loading zone, north side, from 71 feet east of North Main Street to 92 feet east of North Main Street. JULY 24, 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012 12-386 12-408 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING CONT'D WAUGOO AVENUE Add Thereto: Loading zone, north side from 39 feet east of State Street to 65 feet east of State Street. WINNEBAGO AVENUE Add Thereto: Loading zone, south side, from 125 feet east of the westerly property line of Washington School to the easterly property line of Washington School between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days. 6TH AVENUE Add Thereto 7TH AVENUE Add Thereto: Add Thereto 8TH AVENUE Loading zone, north side, from Nebraska Street to 30 feet east of Nebraska Street. Loading zone, south side, from 62 feet east of Oregon Street to 100 feet east of Oregon Street. Loading zone, north side, from 255 feet east of Oregon Street to 347 feet east of Oregon Street. Add Thereto: Loading zone, south side, from 105 feet west of Oregon Street to 440 feet west of Oregon Street between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Add Thereto: 11TH AVENUE Add Thereto: Loading zone, south side, from 106 feet east of South Main Street to 181 feet east of South Main Street. Loading zone, north side, from South Main Street to 100 feet east of South Main Street. Add Thereto: Loading zone, north side, from 140 feet east of Minnesota Street to 270 feet east of Minnesota Street, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on school days. JULY 24, 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012 12-386 12-408 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING CONT'D 18TH AVENUE Add Thereto: Loading zone, north side, bus loading only, from 2Q0 feet west of Oregon Street to Arizona Street befinreen 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on school days. 23RD AVENUE Add Thereto: Loading zone, south side, from 155 feet west of Oregon Street to 215 feet west of Oregon Street. SECTION 4. That Section 27A-3 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to parking meter regulations is hereby repealed. SECTION 5. That Section 27-23(A-11) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to parking regulations on designated streets and alleys is hereby amended as foiiows: HIGH AVENUE Add Thereto: Pay and display, west side, from 39 feet north of Rockwell Avenue to Woodland Avenue, between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. daily, except on Sundays and holidays. Add Thereto: Pay and display, west side, from 105 feet north of Woodland Avenue to Vine Avenue, befinreen the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. daily, except on Sundays and holidays. OSCEOLA STREET Add Thereto: Pay and display, west side, from Algoma Boulevard to Pear! Avenue, between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. daity, except on Sundays and holidays. SECTtON 6. That Section 27-48(B) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to permit parking on municipal streets and alleys is hereby repealed. SECTION 7. That Section 27-23(A-11) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to parking regulations on designated streets and alleys is hereby amended as fol{ows: JULY 24, 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012 12-386 12-408 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READ{NG C�NT'D BROWN STREET Add Thereto: Permit parking, west side, from 45 feet south of Algoma Boulevard to High Avenue, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 6:0� P.M. daily, except on Sundays and holidays. JEFFERSON STREET Add Thereto: Permit parking, east side, from 39 feet north of Washington Avenue to 163 feet north of Washington Avenue, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. daily, except on Sundays and holidays. MOUNT VERNON STREET Add Thereto: Permit parking, west side, from 215 feet north of Washington Avenue to 235 feet north of Washington Avenue, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. daily, except on Sundays and holidays. Add Thereto: Permit parking, west side, from 304 feet north of Washington Avenue to 425 feet north of Washington Avenue, befinreen the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. daily, except on Sundays and holidays. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, publication and placement of the appropriate signage. SECTION 9. Publication Notice. Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh enacted ordinance #12-�08 (A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27A-3, 27A-5, 27-48 AND 27-23(A-11) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PARKING METER REGULATIONS, LOADING ZONES, PERMIT PARKING, AND PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS) on August 15, 2012. The ordinance changes parking regulations on Central Street and High Avenue, and re-organizes sections of the municipal code pertaining to loading zones, on-street permit parking, and pay and display parking. The full te�ct of the ordinance may be obtained at the Office of the City Clerk, 215 Church Avenue and through the City's website at www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us. Clerk's phone: 920/236-5011. � 1HK .J'H ON TlIE WATEp MEMORANDUM TO: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director � � DATE: July 18, 2012 RE: Explanation of Traffic Regulations Ordinance Changes SECT/ON 1: SECTION 27-23 (A-11) PARKING REGULATlONS A REQUEST FOR TWO-HOUR PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF CENTRAL STREET FROM NEW YORK AVENUE TO 90 FEET NORTH OF NEW YORK AVENUE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 A.M. AND 4:00 P.M. ON SCHOOL DAYS. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING, STOPPING, STANDING OR WAITING.) This is a school district request. City staff inet with representatives from Merrill Middle School and the Oshkosh Area School District to discuss concerns related to student pick-up and drop-off at the school. The school is at the northwest corner of New York Avenue and Central Street. Parking is prohibited on New York Avenue, so most pick-up and drop-off activity occurs on Central Street. These requests, along with the following one, are intended to collectively improve how the pick-up/drop-off area functions. Parking has been prohibited on the west side of this section of street since 1994, when bus loading occurred on this side of the street. Now, bus loading occurs on the north side of the school (off-street). Apart from the small off-street parking area, much of the area on the west side of the street could be set aside for a loading zone. This would allow students to enter or leave vehicles without having to cross Central Street. One concern with this request is that Central Street is a nanow street (28' paved width) without a well-defined curb. However, parking may be permitted on both sides of the street, according to the City's guidelines for on-street parking restrictions on local streets (see Table 1). Since Central Street is a one-way street, and the highest traffic volumes of the day are likely associated with student pick- up and drop-off, allowing parking on the west side of the street should not introduce new congestion or safety hazards. Page 2 of 5 Explanation of Traffic Ordinance Changes Table 1: Parking Restriction Guidelines on Local Streets Street Width Parking Restrictions Less than 17 feet Both Sides (All cases) 17 to 24 feet One Side (All cases) 25 to 33 feet Valid Petition 34 feet and over None Excerpt from Board Meeting Minutes: Mr. Becker feared we would be making a dangerous situation worse. By Webster Stanley School, where there is a similar parking restriction, he has observed double parking occurring all the time. Mr. Strong has heard many similar stories at schools and it comes down to cases where parents do not follow the parking rules. Mr. Kaprelian felt the Police Department needs to do strict enforcement in the beginning of the school year. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (3-2) A REQUEST FOR 2-HOUR PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF CENTRAL STREET FROM NEW YORK AVENUE TO 160 FEET NORTH OF NEW YORK AVENUE BETWEEN 7:00 A.M. AND 4:00 P.M. ON SCHOOL DAYS. (CURRENT CONDITION: UNRESTRICTED PARKING.) This is a school district request. The purpose of this request is to provide an area that can be used for student pick-up and drop-off on the east side of Central Street, to supplement the areas proposed under the previous agenda items. Currently, parking is unrestricted on the east side of the road. Allowing parking with a 2- hour maximum duration allows the parking to be used for student pick-up and drop-off, as well as for some school visitors. It would restrict the ability of employees to use these spaces. As noted under a previous agenda item, Central Street is 28 feet wide with no defined curbing in this area. If vehicles park on both sides of the street and are not sufficiently close to the edge of the pavement, it may become difficult for traffic on Central Street to travel through. If the Board recommends approval of this item as well as the previous two agenda items, this would effectively move the loading zone from the east side of Central Street to the west side. This would reduce the need of pedestrians to cross Central Street when dropped off at or picked Page 3 of 5 up from school. Excerpt from Board Meeting Minutes: Explanation of Traffic Ordinance Changes Mr. Hall felt this request made sense and he was fine with it. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (S-0). A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF CENTRAL STREET FROM 160 FEET NORTH OF NEW YORK AVENUE TO TENNESSEE AVENUE BETWEEN 7:00 A.M. AND 4:00 P.M. ON SCHOOL DAYS. (CURRENT CONDITION: UNRESTRICTED PARKING.) This is a school district request. In order to help improve passenger loading and unloading at the school, this request (combined with some earlier requests) would effectively relocate much of the loading zone activity from the east side of Central Street to the west side. This would reduce the need of pedestrians to cross Central Street when dropped off at or picked up from school. This request is limited to school hours in order to minimize its potential impact on adjacent property owners. However, this would be a reduction in on-street parking availability compared to what is currently available. Excerpt from Board Meeting Minutes: Mr. Strong noted the Board may want to amend the request to read "NO PARKING, STOPPING, STANDING, WAITING" to make the restriction similar to what has been in place on the west side of this section of Central Street. The Board moved to amend the request to read "NO PARKING, STOPPING, STANDING, WAITING...': PASSED (S-0). PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (S-0). A REQUEST FOR PERMIT PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGH AVENUE FROM 1,040 FEET WEST OF OSCEOLA STREET TO 330 FEET EAST OF OSCEOL" STREET. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING.) This is a Transportation Department request. The University has requested that parking be allowed on portions of High Avenue primarily to provide additional short-term capacity while on-campus parking is being improved. Reconstruction of the off-street parking lot across the street from Reeve Memorial Union is Page 4 of 5 Explanation of Traffic Ordinance Changes reducing the number of spaces. This capacity reduction will be recovered through expansion of another off-street parking area south of Kolf Sports Center. The University is interested in accommodating the parking needs of its employees in the interim. The parking request is consistent with addressing some safety concerns related to bicycle traffic on High Avenue. A rehabilitation project on High Avenue last year provided the opportunity to create a bicycle lane from Congress Avenue to Jackson Street. To minimize weaving, the placement of driving and bicycle lanes was kept consistent through the length of the project, whether or not parking was permitted. Where parking has been permitted, the bicycle lane is bordered by solid white lines which separate the bicycle lane from the parking lane and moving traffic. In this case, the bicycle lane is typically 5' wide and the parking lane is 8-9' wide. Where parking has not been permitted, there is only a single white line that separates bicycles from moving traffic. Keeping the same dimensions, the bicycle lane appears to be effectively 13-14'. In these cases, cars have been observed to treat the bicycle lane as a driving lane, which creates a safety hazard for bicyclists and confusion for other drivers. Allowing parking will create additional striping which can discourage this vehicular traffic, as will the presence of pazked vehicles. There have been cases in ather communities where bicyclists collide with the opening doors of parked cars. In order to minimize this, it is helpful if the amount of vehicle turnover is minimized through encouraging longer-term parking. The permit parking designation would be consistent with that. The City issues parking permits for permit spaces downtown. The permit acts as a "fishing license": It allows a vehicle to park in a variety of spaces, but it does not guarantee a space will be available. Excerpt fram Board Meeting Minutes: Mr. Becker noted there was not a sunset clause. He would like to see a re-evaluation date or a sunset clause added. Mr. Joe Blohm, Director of UW-O Parking Services, noted this request is to help with the shortage of parking during reconstruction; however, there will be a shortage of pazking even after the completion of the parking lot. Mr. Hall felt there will always be a lack of parking at UVV-O. If there is problem, it can always come back before the Board. Mr. Kaprelian questioned how the citizens will know that the permits have to be obtained through the City. Mr. Strong said he would be working the university on getting the word out. PASSED BY T'RAFFIe REVIEW BDARD (S-0). Page 5 of 5 Explanation of Traffic Ordinance Changes SECTIONS 2 throuFh 7 These changes are being made as a resu[t of re-organizing the code pertaining to loading zones, permit parking on streets, and pay and display. � � C H ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM TQ: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director �/1 "'GLG, _t DATE: July 18, 2012 RE: Items Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their July 10, 2012 Meeting A REQUEST FOR YIELD SIGNS ON CRANE STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH COLUMBIA AVENUE. (CURREI�TT CONDITION: COLUMBIA AVENUE YIELDS TO CRANE STREET.) This is a citizen request. The citizen making the request indicates that traffic on Crane Street goes excessively fast between Murdock Avenue and Teichmiller Park. Currently, Crane Street traffic must stop at both Linwood Avenue and Murdock Avenue; this is the only intersection between those two streets. In general, the street with lower traffic volumes should yield ta the street with higher traffic volumes. In this case, traffic counts conducted in June 2011 indicated 410 vehicles per weekday entered the intersection, of which 70 percent approach the intersection from Crane Street. This is consistent with the current signage. A review of speed data did not indicate any unusual patterns in vehicle speeds. According to data collected in June 2011, the mean speed for northbound and southbound traffic is 25 and 26 mph, respectively, with 85r'' percentile speeds approximately 5 mph higher. These speeds are consistent with what would be expected on a residential street. Excerpt from Board Meeting Minutes: Mr. Becker felt this request would have very little impact on the traffic flow. DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0-5) A REQUEST FOR TWO-HOUR PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF CENTRAL STREET FROM 60 FEET SOUTH OF TENNESSEE AVENUE TO 50 FEET NORTH OF TENNESSEE AVENUE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 A.M. AND 4;Q0 P.M. ON SCHOOL DAYS. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING, STOPPING, STANDING, WAITING.) ITEMS DEFEATED 2 This is a school district request. MAY 2012 City staff inet with representatives from Merrill Middle School and the Oshkosh Area School District to discuss concerns related to student pick-up and drop-off at the school. The school is at the northwest corner of New York Avenue and Central Street. Parking is prohibited on New York Avenue, so most pick-up and drop-off activity occurs on Central Street. These requests, along with the following one, are intended to collectively improve how the pick-up/drop-off area functions. Parking has been prohibited on the west side of this section of street since 1994, when bus loading occurred on this side of the street. Now, bus loading occurs on the north side of the school (off-street). Apart from the small off-street parking area, much of the area on the west side of the street could be set aside for a loading zone. This would allow students to enter or leave vehicles without having to cross Central Street. One concern with this request is that Central Street is a narrow street (28' paved width} without a well-defined curb. However, parking may be permitted on both sides of the street, according to the City's guidelines for on-street parking restrictions on local streets (see Table 1). Since Central Street is a one-way street, and the highest traffic volumes of the day are likely associated with student pick-up and drop-off, allowing parking on the west side of the street should not introduce new congestion or safety hazards. Table 1: Parking Restriction Guidelines on Local Streets Street Width Parking Restrictions Less than 17 feet Both Sides (Ail cases) 17 to 24 feet One Side (All cases) 25 to 33 feet Valid Petition 34 feet and over None Excerpt from Board Meeting Minutes: Mr. Hall pointed out that this is a narrow street, and motorists have difficulty making this turn. He would not support this request. Mr. Kaprelian agreed with Mr. Hall. The geometry doesn't work here. DEFEA TED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0-S)