The traffic calming working group met again last night. We made final changes to the traffic calming plan and submitted it to the city for the final, official vote.
Stop signs
Of the nine stop sign requests we submitted on July 22, the city approved the following:
- 31st & Wabash
- Ethridge & Jefferson
- 4-way @ Wooldridge & Gaston
The city approved replacing the yield sign at 34th & 35th with a stop sign.
The city agreed to replace the yield sign at Gaston & Claire with a stop sign. End result is that eastbound traffic on Claire will have to stop before entering Gaston.
All other stop sign requests were rejected.
Curb improvements
The city agreed to the curb improvement at 29th and Wooldridge. The other two curb improvements were rejected.
Modifications to plan
We voted to make the following changes to the most recent draft plan:
- Add
one speed cushion on Westover between Jefferson and Harris. Although
they were already in the draft plan, we also verified, via a vote, that
we wanted one speed cushion on Mohle between Glenview & Harris and
one speed cushion on 30th between Jefferson and Harris.
- Add a curb improvement at 29th and Wooldridge (as mentioned above)
- In lieu of more extensive curb reconfiguration, address speed issues at Claire/Wooldridge by moving stop sign to more visible location, and "squaring" the intersection via addition of "buttons", striping, small curb island or similarly cost effective measures.
- Add two solar-powered, flashing, fixed-position speed signs on Harris between Wathen and Windsor, one facing south, the other facing north. Preference is to install these on public property, e.g. the triangle at Windsor & Harris. Where that is not possible, the city will not install a sign in someone's yard without the approval of the property owner. (If none of the property owners agree, the signs will not be installed at all.)
Vote-invariant actions
The city will convert the
project area's existing speed humps (four on Jefferson and one on
Northwood) to speed cushions regardless of whether the official vote
passes or fails.
Clickable map of recent stop sign approvals and traffic calming plan after the August 19 meeting. Click on each icon and shaded street for a description
Submission to city
We voted to submit the plan to the city for the official city vote.
Remaining process
The city will need 3-4 weeks to prepare the ballot. The TC reps will each receive a review copy of the ballot. While the contents of the plan will not be subject to change, we will meet once more, however briefly, to address any concerns about the ballot's map or verbiage. Meeting schedule TBD.
