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Home My WebLink About0185.091March 21,. 1991 HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, California 10 Midtown Neighborhood Traffic study--Eyaluation of Hooyer Park Naiqhbqrhood Association Reeom~er.dations Members of the Council: REPORT IN BRIEF The purpose of this repcrt is to present additional information on tIIis topic" arising out of the November 20, 1990 Policy and Procedur~s committee discussion of CMk:568:0 (November 15, 1990). Tbe committee unanimously approved staff's recommendations. Sta~frs recommendations to council remain unchanqed except for an addition to recomzendation (b), resultinq from the Committee's discussion of the related issue of guidelines for citywide use of road bumps. AOOITIONAL INFORMATION ON cowpER STREET BillIPS--(HPNA RECOMMENDATION QHll HPNA recommendation one is to move one existir~ road bump and add two new road bumps on Cowper Street, as originally explained in CMR:568:0, page 2. Staff's recommendation not to move any of the existing buwps on cowper Street was based on the SOO-foot spacing originally specified ror the citywi4c guideline. As a result of the Noveaber 20 Policy and Procedures committee discussion l staff is now proposing a minimum spacing of 350 feet between road bumps (refer to related CMR lS6:91j. If adopte1. by CO'!Jncil, the 350-foot minilllWl spac1ll9 would permit the Cowper street bUl:lps to be relocated closer together, as desired by HPNA. There are two options for relocating the Cowper street bumps. The first is to remove the existing: bump on Cowper Street, between Marion and Colorado Avenues, and insta.ll two new bumps in this segment. The resultant spacing would be only about 340 teet {i.e., slightly less than the proposed Dinimum of 350 feet). The ClIR:185:91 .. " ·-------~.-----... - o o approximate cC"st 'Would be S,3<:'00. rbe $~~~n,J opticn is to remove both bumps on Cowper Stt'eet. between Oreqon and Colorado "Avenues, an~ install three new bumps in this seglrlent, resulting in approxi Mately 350 feet of spacing. This would move th€ northerly bump slightly closer to Oregon expre:,;slllay~ .... hich HPNA desires. The approximate cost ~ould bp $13~0004 Both options would help acco;;nplis.h HPNAts desires and ..... ould reduce speeds by about ) mph~ compaced to the c~rrently exIsting speeds (froUl 30 mph to 27 mph) ~ Howe'.'er, bt.::,tn options represent c:-'an{~es to an existing road bump installation perceived by ::nany to be functioning adequately and properly. Both options would result in considerable extra cost~ and 'Would req·,;.ire consideT3.ble staff time to conduct neighborhood outreach and determlne the eX3~t ne~ ~oad bump locations. Approximately $11.000 remains in the original Midtovn Road Bump Capital rmprovem·~nt Project (CIP), but $5,000 must be reserved for th(!o signing and striping charlg-;s 'IIIhich staff recommends below. Thus~ either option for modifying the Cowper street bumps would require funds in excess of ~hat remains (or this project. In conclusion, staff still ~o~s not recommend that any changes be :made in the loc~tions of the e)£ist ing road bUT;;1PS on Cowper stre~t; and,. hence, that no action be taken on HPNA recommendation one. This is the sarr.e as s.taff's previol::s reCOmn1en dation (aj in CKR;56a~o. ~OOITIONAL INFORMATloJLQP ___ vrSIBrLlrx..QL_IDIMP::t~-=-L!::LPNA HECOMMENDATION D!Ql HJ-NA recommendation two is to improve the visibility of the existing road bumps by modifying the striping or adding reflectors. Sta.ff had concurred with this recommendation, as explained in CMR:S68:0,. page 3. As a result of the November 20 Policy and procedl.lres C01n1!littee meeting" staff is now proposing changes to the cityvide guideline relating to ~i_gD.ing of road bumps (refer to related CMR laE~gl). If Council adepts the signing chal1gf"S~ staff would recommend t~at these chang~s also be made to the existing Midtown bumps4 Tbe total cost of the signing and striping changes for the Midtown bumps 'Would be apprcxhnately $5,COO and could be funded from the original Midtown Road Bump elP. In anticipation of Council's approval of the signing cha~ges in CMR 186:91, staff has modified recommendation (b) of C'MR.: 568: 0 as fo110'-";9: • {bj the signing and stripinq of all the ~idto .. n bumps be modified to conforll to the recommended guidel ines for citywide use of read bumps as contained in ~ffi 186:91 at an approxirodte funded cost of $5000 (HPNA recommendation tVO)4- C1<R: 185:91 3/21/91 Page 2 /' o Raspec~fully submitted, c~:i~ Transportation Engineer ~~ JUNE FLEKING Assistant City Manager Attachment: CKR:S68:0, Noveaber 15, 1990, -Midtown Neighborhood Tl'aftic Study--Evaluation of Hoover Park Neighborhood Association Recommendations- Rela.ted staff Report.s:: CMR;400:7, AUgust 13, 1987, ":Midto ... 'Tl Neiqhborhood Traffic StudyW CHR:472:9, OCtober 12. 1989, "Midtown Road SUmp Demonstration Project--Final Evaluation Report e cc: Midtown Merchants~ Association (sajls Katwan) Hoover Park Neighborhood Association (Steve Long) Midtown west Association (RObert Debs) West Bayshore Residents' Association {Maureen Moravick) Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory committee CKIt:185:91 ; 3/21/91 Pa';Je 3 • \ ·'r.