CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Waive the first reading and pass the ordinance to restrict parking on the north side of Jefferson Avenue from the centerline of Ellsworth Street to a point 105' west of the centerline of Ellsworth Street and to restrict parking on the north side of Jefferson Avenue from the centerline of Ellsworth Street to a point 100' east of the centerline of Ellsworth Street (requires six positive votes).
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Phil Tartaglia, Project Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
On June 6, 2019 the Transportation Advisory Board recommended approval of the parking restrictions on Jefferson Avenue (Approved 8-0); staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The City received a request to evaluate all-way stop control at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Ellsworth Street. Jefferson Avenue and Ellsworth Street are both 34-foot wide local streets posted 25 mph with one travel lane in each direction and sections of marked parking boxes at various locations along their length. The intersection of Ellsworth Street and Jefferson Avenue is under two-way stop control, with Ellsworth Street stopping for Jefferson Avenue. The stop signs on Ellsworth Street are posted with "cross traffic does not stop" signs.
The request for an all-way stop comes from a resident concern that vehicles traveling on Ellsworth Street think that the cross traffic on Jefferson Avenue has stop signs, which leads to confusion and potentially unsafe conditions.
DISCUSSION:
City staff investigated the concern and collected vehicular data to evaluate the intersection against the City of Naperville's Residential All-Way Stop Warrant Worksheet, which is based off of the criteria for all-way stop warrants in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). For intersections with roadways classified as Local Streets, the Residential All-Way Stop Warrant Worksheet is used. The intersection of Jefferson Avenue and ...
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