Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer Kyle Eichenberger, Interim Transportation Commission Chairperson
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission's Recommendation to Upgrade from Two-Way, East-West STOP Signs to All-Way STOP Signs at the Intersection of Adams Street and Wisconsin Avenue and Direct Staff to Prepare the Necessary Ordinance
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Overview
Overview
The Village of Oak Park received a traffic calming petition for the intersection of Adams Street and Wisconsin Avenue. The Village conducted crash analysis and traffic studies for the intersection. The Transportation Commission voted four to zero to recommend upgrading to all-way STOP signs at the intersection of Adams Street at Wisconsin Avenue at its March 25, 2019 meeting. Staff does not concur with the Transportation Commission's recommendation as there are no speeding issues, no accident history, and no abnormal geometry at this intersection to warrant upgrading the intersection to all-way stop controlled.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Deny the Motion
Body
Staff Recommendation
Deny the Motion.
Fiscal Impact
Staff estimates it will cost less than $1,500 to install signage and related pavement markings to upgrade from two-way STOP signs to an all-way STOP controlled at this intersection. There are available funds in the FY2019 General Fund, Public Works - Street Services, account no. 1001-43740-761-560634 for this work.
Background
On September 14, 2018, the Village of Oak Park received a petition to install a traffic calming device at the intersection of Adams Street and Wisconsin Avenue. There were insufficient signatures on the original petition. As a result, a copy of the petition was sent to the petition organizer requesting additional signatures be obtained on the petition. On November 8, 2018, the petition was resubmitted with additional signatures. Residents representing 51.41% of the street front...
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