HomeMy WebLinkAbout27. 18-297 MAY 22, 2018 18-297 ORDINANCE
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PURPOSE: PROHIBIT LEFT TURNS FROM JACKSON STREET ONTO NEW
YORK AVENUE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M.
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
INITIATED BY: TRAFFIC REVIEW ADVISORY BOARD
A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27A-1
OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PROHIBTED LEFT TURNS
The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Sections 27A-1 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to
prohibited left turns is hereby amended as follows:
27A-1 PROHIBITED LEFT TURNS
Add Thereto: Jackson Street onto New York Avenue, from
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, publication and placement of the appropriate signage.
SECTION 3. Publication Notice.
Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh enacted ordinance #18-XXX PROHIBIT LEFT
TURNS FROM JACKSON STREET ONTO NEW YORK AVENUE BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 3:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY (A GENERAL ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTION 27A-1 OF THE OSHKOSH
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PROHIBITED LEFT TURNS) on June 12, 2018.
The ordinance prohibits left turns from Jackson Street onto New York Avenue weekdays
from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
MAY 22, 2018 18-297 ORDINANCE
FIRST READING CONT'D
The full text 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.
Oshkosh
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Jim Collins, Transportation Director
DATE: May 17, 2018
RE: Prohibit left turns from Jackson Street onto New York Avenue between the hours of 3:00
P.M. and 7:00 P.M. Monday through Friday
BACKGROUND
The intersection of Jackson Street and New York Avenue has been identified has a high crash
intersection for several consecutive years. The majority of these crashes involved a left turning
vehicle.
ANALYSIS
I worked Scott Nelson, safety engineer for the Northeast Wisconsin DOT Office and we explored many
options to improve the safety of the Jackson Street / New York Avenue intersection. It was decided the
best option was to restrict left turns from Jackson Street onto New York Avenue during peak hours
from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Over half of the crashes in the last five years at
this intersection involved left turning vehicles during these peak hours. The Traffic and Parking
Advisory Board recommended expanding the times for no left turns from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. as
there was one crash between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. as well as a couple between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. Scott
and I explained we were trying to minimize the inconvenience of the restriction especially for parents
going to Merrill School. The Traffic and Parking Advisory Board felt that it was important that the
restriction cover all of the peak hours and voted 6-0 recommending left turns be prohibited between
the hours of 3:00 and 7:00 p.m.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of this ordinance is the cost of signage. The signage cost would come out of the Sign
Department operational budget.
RECOMMENDATION
Section 27A-1 of the Municipal Code pertains to prohibited left turns. I recommend that the Common
Council approve this ordinance.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jim Collins, Transportation Director
Approved:
Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us