Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
Motion to Accept Staff's Recommendation to Upgrade from Two-Way STOP signs to All-Way STOP Signs on Marion Street and Erie Street and Direct Staff to Prepare the Necessary Ordinance
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Overview
Overview
Residents contacted the Village with concerns about vehicle speed and crashes at the intersection of Marion Street and Erie Street. The Village conducted traffic studies in 2014 and 2016; and reviewed the crash history of the intersection in 2014, 2015 and 2016. There has been increase in crashes since mid-2015. As a result, staff is recommending the upgrade from two-way, east-west STOP signs to all-way STOP signs at the intersection.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Approval
Fiscal Impact
Staff estimates it will cost less $1,500 to install sign and related pavement markings to upgrade from a two-way STOP-controlled to an all-way STOP-controlled intersection. There are available funds in the FY2017 General Fund, Public Works - Street Services, account no. 1001-43740-761-560634 for this work.
Background
In July 2014, area residents contacted the Village regarding concerns of speeding traffic on Marion Street between Ontario Street and Chicago Avenue. A traffic study was conducted in September 2014 to include school related traffic. At that same time, Village reviewed the crash history at Marion Street and Erie Street and generated a 36-month collision diagram. [See Attachment A for a summary of the traffic studies results and Attachment B for the Marion Street and Erie Street collision diagrams.]
Regarding vehicular speeds, it is an accepted traffic engineering practice to set the speed limit to the 5 mile per hour increment above or below the 85th percentile speed. Village Staff holds the opinion that the majority of drivers will drive at or near the posted speed limit. In addition, it is an accepted fact that the speed indicated on speedometers can vary up to 2 p...
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