Submitted By
Kyle Eichenberger, Interim Transportation Commission Chairperson Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission's Recommendation to Upgrade from Two-Way, North-South STOP Signs to All-Way STOP Signs at the Intersection of Kenilworth Avenue and Lexington Street; 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 Kenilworth Avenue and Lexington Street. The Village conducted crash analysis and traffic studies for the intersection. The Transportation Commission voted four to two to recommend upgrading to all-way STOP signs at the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue and Lexington Street at its April 22, 2019 meeting. Staff does not concur with the Transportation Commission's recommendation as there are no speeding issues, intersection crash rate is below the critical crash rate for the area, and no abnormal geometry at this intersection.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Motion to Upgrade from a two-way STOP sign to an all-way STOP sign.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Deny the Motion (the Transportation Commission's Recommendation) and retain the Two-Way STOP sign.
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 October 31, 2018, the Village of Oak Park received a petition to install a traffic calming device at the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue and Lexington Street. Residents representing 67.0% of the street frontage of the petitioning blocks signed the petition; which is above the 51% requirement. The petition was certified as a valid petition.
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