Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission's Recommendation to Upgrade the Two-Way, East-West YIELD Signs to Two-Way STOP Signs at the Intersection of Adams Street and Kenilworth Avenue and Direct Staff to Prepare the Necessary Ordinance
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Overview
Overview
The Village of Oak Park received a petition to upgrade from east-west YIELD signs to all-way STOP signs at the intersection of Adams Street and Kenilworth Avenue. The Village conducted crash analysis and traffic studies for the intersection. The Transportation Commission voted six to one to recommend upgrading to two-way STOP signs at the intersection of Adams Street at Kenilworth Avenue at its March 22, 2018 meeting.
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Staff Recommendation
Approve the Motion.
Fiscal Impact
Staff estimates it will cost less than $1,500 to install signage and related pavement markings to upgrade from a two-way YIELD signs to a two-way STOP controlled intersection. There are available funds in the FY2018 General Fund, Public Works - Street Services, account no. 1001-43740-761-550634 for this work.
Background
On June 26, 2017, the Village of Oak Park received a petition to upgrade to all-way STOP signs at the intersection of Adams Street and Kenilworth Avenue.
Persons representing 42.8% of the street frontage on the petitioning blocks signed the petition. A copy of the petition was sent to the petitioner requesting additional signatures be obtained on the petition to make the petition valid. On November 6, 2017 the petition was resubmitted with additional signatures. Persons representing 52.9% of the street frontage on the petitioning blocks signed the petition. The petition was certified as a valid petition.
Reasons provided for the petition were: YIELD signs are generally not observed, many near misses were witnessed or heard, concerns about vehicles traveling at excessive speeds on Kenilworth Avenue, s...
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