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File #: MOT 23-78    Name:
Type: Motion Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 9/5/2023 Final action: 9/5/2023
Title: A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission's Recommendations for Traffic Calming at the Clarence Avenue and Adams Street Intersection
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Letter of Explanation.pdf, 2. Attachment B - Public Testimony.pdf, 3. Attachment C - Aerial Image.pdf, 4. Attachment D - ADT and Speed Data.pdf, 5. Attachment E - Turning Movemnt Count.pdf, 6. Attachment F - Collision Diagram.pdf, 7. Attachment G - Commission Meeting Minutes.pdf
Submitted By
Ron Burke, Transportation Commission Chairperson Bill McKenna, Village Engineer

Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager

Agenda Item Title
Title
A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission's Recommendations for Traffic Calming at the Clarence Avenue and Adams Street Intersection

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Overview
Overview
At the June 13, 2023 Transportation Commission (TC) meeting, the Commission reviewed a traffic calming petition for the intersection of Clarence Avenue and Adams Street to address vehicles speeding on Adams Street. The TC recommended installing high visibility crosswalk markings on the east and west legs of Adams Street, installing speed limit signs on Adams Street, moving existing "No Parking Here to Corner" signs to be consistent with Illinois Vehicle Code, deploying temporary radar speed feedback signs, and targeted enforcement.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the Motion.

Background
On July 29, 2020 the Village of Oak Park received a petition to implement a traffic calming measure at the intersection of Clarence Avenue and Adams Street. Residents representing 58.73% of the street frontage for the Clarence Avenue and Adams Street intersection signed the petition. The petition was certified as a valid petition.
Reasons provided for the petition include: In response to an angle crash at this intersection in 2019, the residents expressed concern regarding speeds of traffic along Adams Street, given that there are no stop controls at Clarence Avenue.
See Attachment A for a copy of the letter of explanation. See Attachment B for copies of the written public testimony received by the Village for this petition. See Attachment C for the aerial image of the intersection.
The petition was reviewed by the Transportation Commission at its June 13, 2023 meeting. Staff gave a presentation on the issues including: background on the petition, history of the area, analysis of the collected traffic data, c...

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