Submitted By
Ron Burke, 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 Remove the First Three Parking Spaces on the East Side of Euclid Avenue North of Lake Street, Restrict the Former Parking Spaces Area as a No Parking Anytime Zone, and Evaluate the Immediate Area in Order to Provide Replacement Parking
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Overview
Overview
The intersection of Lake Street and Euclid Avenue is a traffic signalized intersection. Traffic congestion has increased at the entrance to the north leg of the intersection. Removing the first three parking spaces on the east side of Euclid Avenue north of Lake Street and restricting the area where the parking spaces were located as a No Parking Anytime zone would open up the entrance to the north leg of Euclid Avenue and would improve the safety and efficiency of the north leg of this traffic signalized intersection.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the Motion.
Fiscal Impact
Staff estimates that it would cost less than $200 to remove the existing parking signs and replace them with No Parking Anytime signs. There are available funds in the FY2020 General Fund, Public Works - Street Services, account no. 1001-43740-761-560634 for this work.
Background
This staff generated item was reviewed by the Transportation Commission at its December 16, 2019 meeting. Staff brought this item to the Transportation Commission for review in order to provide public notice and gather the Commission's and public input regarding the loss of on-street parking.
Village Staff has noticed over the past year that traffic congestion has increased at the entrance to the north leg of the Lake Street and Euclid Avenue intersection. With one or two southbound vehicles stopped at the stop bar and cars parked on the east side of Euclid, vehicles entering the north leg of the intersection must...
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