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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 6365.... RESOLUTION NO. 6365 ORIGINAL RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE CITYWIDE STOP INTERSECTION SYSTEM MAP WHEREAS, a Stop Intersection System Map was adopted by the City Council of the City of Palo Alto in Resolution No. 42911 and WHEREAS, traffic situations necessitate the amendment of the Stop Intersection System Map from time to time. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. The modifications to the existing stop sign system, as set forth in Exhibits 6, 7, 11 and 24 attached heretc and incorporated herein by reference, are hereby adopted as an amendment to the City of Palo Alto's •stop Intersection System Map•. SECTION 2. The Council finds that this project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and does not require an envir~nmental asessment. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: April l, 1985 AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel, Sutorius, Woolley NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Witherspoon ' -· ... , .. • I ~! • .... I I • ~19JT 111•• !{! \ .!.. 1 •way stop -1-2-way stop -- . -1-3·way stop ~N --~Ill--;-•-way stop • Traffic Signal~ REQUEST: Install stop signs on Parkside Drhe at Scripps Avenue. REQUESTED BY: Ooi1gl1s Meehl•, P1rtsfde Drive., Palo Alto EXISTING SITUATION: Parkside Drive ts 1 through street at Scrfpps Avenue. Traffic on Scr1ppi has a stop sfgn. It ts a T fntersectfon of two local streeu. ANALYSIS: flto trafftc covnts were done., but ft ts esti•ted that the volmes are low. Field observations do not fndfcaw 1ny vfstbflfty pro:>leu. No accfd~:-=ts wre reported to the police •partant wfthfn 1984.. The reported acttdent history does not fndicate ft to be a problem location. The nearest stop sign on Parkside fs at Nelson. one block east of Scripps. The stop sign installation 1s consiswnt 111'f th the •Guard I Go• policy. The Neighborhood Co-..nft)' Center ts locatad on Parksfde across frm the tntersectfon. AlU.Ougta tt •1 sen retl0ftlb1t to inst.all 'the subject stop signs to f1cflftate pedestrfans crosstng Partsfde Drive. adequate geps ~re obser'Jed f n traffic for safe crossing of pedestrians. REC(JlllENDATION: Staff recomends that stop signs not be fnst11led at ttl1s focat1on. COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO INSTALL STOP SIGNS ON PARKSIDE AT SCRIPPS ~·7 ~......_.--------------- M> REQUEST: Install stop sfgns on Country Club Drive at Alexis Dr"fff. RECEIVED FROM: Gen lrikfS. Alexfs Drhe uu •fghborhooct representathe. Palo 111 to. £1ISTUIG SITUATJOll: Tnfs ts 111 uncontrolled fntersection. Country Club Drive fs a local street. Alexfs Drhe fs a collector street. MAL YSIS: It ts est1•ted tbat Country Club Drfve carrfes 300 vecflf cles per day (v/d) and Alexts Or-he carries approxf•t.el1 2.000 v/d. There fs a vertfcle and bor'fzont.al curve to the left qf this fntersectfon; however, no v1sfbi11~ problem wre Dbarwd in tlle ffelcl. lo 1ccfclents wre reported to tbe police deparwnt dur1ns 19M. Tiae acr:tdent llistory does not fndf cate that 1t h a probl .. lOCAtfon. Stnce Country Chm Drive ts not a tbrougfl $tr'Ht, ft r;an not be put to the •&u1.rd ancl Go• test. lone of tbe streets are l)fke routes or hive bfte lanes. Per C.lffonafa Yeh'fc1• Code, Section 21,800 (b), drivers on Country Club Drive are required to ,te14 tile r1gttt of my to U. 4rhers on Aleds Drhe. 1£CClll£NDATIOI: Staff recowftds Utat stop sfps not be Installed at tbfs 1ocatfo•. POI.ICY AND PROC£DURES CCJMllITTEE RECOtt£NDED INSTALLATION OF A STOP SIGN ON COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE AT ALEXIS DRIVE. I ---.. Ji! J_ 1 ... 1 stop -l-Z-t111y stop -•-l-t1111 stop -1-4-way stop I • Tnffic Signal REQUEST: Install stop sfgns on Cllffornfa Avenue at the northerly leg of Park Boulevard. RECEIVED FROM: David Weldl. Jan St. Peter and Dwight Bolfnger, 111 Palo Alto residents. EXISTING SITUATION: California Avenue fs a through street at Part Boulevard. Ti"affic on Part his 1 stop sf gn. Tbts fs a fnterwct1an of two collector streets. ANALYSIS: As s"°'"1 fn the stetch, this is 1 unique fntersectfon. tn addition to the vehicular traffic, ft ts used heavily by bfcyclfsts. buws and pedestrians. Pr~cto.inately, traffic tu.ans right and left at the fntersection. Most drhers eastbound on ca ltfornfa turnfftg left. tJCPtCt that westbound drhers on Ca lifornfa (tifhat appears to be 1 llfnor driveway due to the f ntersection configuration) would stop~ Since drhers on westbound California do not ttave a stop sign, these drivers have a r1ght of wy and, t:tlerefore, they do not stop for left turnfng trafftc. Add1tfona11y, the vfs1bflf1N of bfcyclfsts colring out of the tunnel and entering ttlfs fat.ersectfon •~• fs also not good at thh location. Based on f1e1d d)se..vatfons, restrtcted risfbflity for bfcyclfsts, and an u~usual intersection conffgur1tfon, ft ts appropriate to install a stDi) sf~ on westbovnd Ca1ffon1fa. Beause ft fs 1 thrff way fntersectfon, operatfon11ly ft fs 1 lso desirable to put 1 stop ~1gn on eastbound Cllffornfa to help reduce any confusion. RECf.M4ENt>ATION: Staff l"ec'111mnds fnstal11tfon of stop signs on Calffornfa at Part. ! • Ii NJ.MMTA "'" p(,,~·~ ft, stop J. ,.._,stop -l- J.wa1 stop _,_ .....,, stop -•- Tr1fftc Signal~ REQUEST: Remove stop sf gns frOll Altaranta Avenue at ce,.eza Dr"ive. RECEIVED FRCJI: Barron Park Neighborhood Association. EXISTING SITUATION: This is a three-way stop intersection. Amaranta is a collector street and Cereza fs a loc:a 1 street. ANALYSIS: The original justification for 1nsta.11fng the stop signs is unknown. Pirhips they .ere tnstalled to help facilfute the crossing of Alnaranta by school students tc and fr011 Juana Briones School and other schools. No traffic counts were done, but t t is esti111ted that traffic vol.es are low. No accidents were reported to the police departlltnt during 1984. Field observations indicate that no sidewalks exist f n the area and bushes are growing on the southeast corner right up to the edge of pa.vt:vnt. Should the stop signs be re1AOved fr~ Allilranta, vehicles on Cereza wil 1 need to pull forward up to the edge of the pavement to clearly see traffit on Amlrantl. A discussion with Chlnaine Moyer. Chl1,.n. PTA Trafff c Safety Board. fnd1cates that stop sf gns on Amarante be re'tltned bf.ause •ny sta.tdents use this intersection. Allaranta serves students going to Gunn Hfgh School, Hoover School and Juana Briones School. REC"'4£NDATION: Stop signs on Mirant.a at Cereu be retained. COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF: 1: TO REMOVE STOP SIGNS FROM AMARANTE AT CEREZA: ANO 2: TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY AT THE INTERSECTION.