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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 6, 2017 Agenda Packet AGENDA COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TRAFFIC COMMISSION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2017; 5:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS I. ROLL CALL II.AP PROVAL OF FEBRUARY 6, 2017 MINUTES III.OLD BUSINESS None. IV.OTHER OLD BUSINESS V.NEW BUSINESS The MMUTCD guidelines for STOP and YIELD signs areincluded in your packet. THND A.REQUEST TO CHANGEMONROE STREET FROM 40 AVENUE TO 42 AVENUE FROM ONE-WAY TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC thnd Ms. Sally Whittaker has requested Monroe Street from 40 Avenue to 42 Avenue be changed from one-way to two-way traffic. Ms. Whittaker has seen drivers ignore the one way designation numerous times. E-mail correspondence from Ms. Whittaker is attached. RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to direct staff to research the one-way designation and if thrd feasible to remove, conduct a survey of residents along Monroe Street from 40Avenue to 43 Avenue and report back to the Traffic Commission. ND B.REQUEST FOR STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF MADISON STREET AND AVENUE Ms. Polly Philblad and Ms. Emily have requested traffic control signs at the nd intersection of Madison Street and 42 Avenue. The concern is lack of traffic control and the number of accidents at this intersection. Both e-mails are attached. Visibility at the intersection is fair. There is a small hill in the southwest quadrant that partially blocks visibility for eastbound and northbound traffic. The Traffic Commission denied the request for traffic control at this intersection in 2016. Commissioners felt the MMUTCD guidelines for installing a stop sign were not met. The minutes of the meeting are attached. At that time, the Police Department review of reported accidents for the past five years consisted of one accident in 2012, one accident in 2013, three accidents in 2014, and one accidentthrough July, 2016. Updated reported accident information will be available at the meeting. Ms. Philblads e-mail references one accident on May 5, 2017 and one on October 22, 2017. strdnd On Madison Street, traffic stops at 41 Avenue and 43 Avenue. On 42Avenue, traffic stops at Jefferson Street and Quincy Street. Traffic Commission Agenda November 6, 2017 Page 2 The number of traffic accidents is approaching the MMUTCD guidel three-year period and three crashes within a two-year period. RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to call a public hearing at the next T nd Avenue, meeting to install YIELD or STOP signs at the intersection of Madison Stree yielding or stopping traffic on Madison Street. thRD C.REQUEST FOR STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF 7 STREET AND 43 AVENUE thrd Ms.Jennifer Laine has requestedtraffic control atthe intersection of 7Street and 43 Avenue. Her concern is a near accident at that intersection. She is also concerned abo uncontrolled intersections. Ms. Laines e-mail is attached. The intersection is at the top of a hill. Visibility is limited until near the intersection, and then it is good. The Traffic Commission reviewed this intersection in 2016. Commissioners agree that the topography of the area makes installation of traffic control imp, especially with winter driving conditions. At that time, the Police Department review of reported accident records for the pastfive years accident through July, 2016. consisted of one accident in 2012, two accidents in 2014, and one Updated reported accident information will be available at the meeting. th A speed survey was done by the Police Department in 2015. The a Street for northbound traffic was 21 mph. thstth Street, traffic yields at 41 Avenue and stops at 44Avenue. On 43rd Avenue, traffic On 7 th stops at 5 Street and Jefferson Street. Staff recommends installing advance warning signs for the intersection. Information concerning MMUTCD guidelines for signs is attached in your packet. RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to deny the request for traffic control signs at the thrd intersection of 7 Street and 43 Avenue. Move to direct staff to install warning signs for the thrd intersection at 7 Street and 43 Avenue in accordance with the guidelines in the MMUTCD. VI. OTHER NEW BUSINESS VII. REPORTS A.CITY ENGINEER 1.43½ Avenue at Pierce Street Traffic Commission Agenda November 6, 2017 Page 3 The City Council approved the removal of the stop sign for east The stop sign for north bound traffic on Pierce Street remained in place. th Avenue from Monroe Street to Jackson Street 2.49 th Avenue Anoka County Highway Department conducted a traffic study near the schools on from Monroe Street to Central Avenue and Fillmore Street to John th with reduced speed limit has been established on 49 Avenue between Monroe Street and Jackson Street. In the future, flashing yellow lights will be installed, similar to the section between Fillmore Street and Johnson Street. 3.Requests for Disabled Parking Signs At the request of residents, disabled parking signs have been installed at the following locations: 4447 Van Buren Street, Permit number 44264176 th 4237 6 Street, Permit number B68239 B.POLICE CHIEF C. COMMISSIONERS VIII. ADJOURNMENT The City of Columbia Heights does not discriminate on the basis employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodatiilities to participate in all City of Columbia Heights' services, programs, and activitiesequest when the request is made at least 96 hours in advance. Please call tt 763/706-3611 to make arrangements. (TDD/763-706-3692 for deaf only.) U N A P P R O V E D OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TRAFFIC COMMISSION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2017 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Ed Carlson at 5:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Members present: Commissioners Ed Carlson, Brian Clerkin, Kevin Doty, Nick Novitsky, and Leonard Olson Staff Present: Kathy Young, Assistant City Engineer Lenny Austin, Police Captain Sue Schmidtbauer, Public Works Secretary Council Liaison: Not present APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Olson, seconded by Clerkin, to approve the minutes of December 5, 2016, as presented. Motion passed unanimously. THTH AVENUE ADJACENT TO 332 40 AVENUE NE PUBLIC HEARING: ONE HOUR PARKING ON 40 Residents present: Danny Bakri At the Traffic Commission meeting in December, Commissioners cal th Avenue adjacent to designate ONE HOUR PARKING, 7:00 AM TO 9:00 PM on the south side of 40 th 332 40 Avenue NE. th Mr. Ziyad Bakri is the owner of a new convenience store at 332 4 Avenue NE (west half of the th Avenue NE). For the ease of his customers, Mr. Bakri requested building at 334 40 limit for two on-street parking spaces adjacent to the store. The Traffic Commission revised the parking designation to one ho locations in Columbia Heights. Motion by Olson to recommend the City Council designate ONE HOUR PARKING, 7:00 AM T thth for two on-street parking spaces on the south side of 40 Avenue adjacent to 332 40 Avenue NE. Seconded by Clerkin. Motion passed unanimously. th Carlson informed Mr. Bakri that this item will go to council on Monday, February 13, and encouraged him to attend the meeting in case there are questions. OLD BUSINESS None OTHEROLDBUSINESS None Traffic Commission Minutes February 6, 2017 Page 2 NEW BUSINESS None OTHER NEW BUSINESS None REPORTS CITY ENGINEER Young advised that she checked out the missing stop sign at 43-1/2 Avenue and Pierce Street. The sign that faces Pierce Street states all way stop. However, there is a sign missing on 43-/12 Avenue. She is questioning if the Traffic Commission like to look into if the neighborhood is agreeable to removing the two signs on 43-1/2 Avenue and leaving the one sign on Pierce Street. This is a T intersection and its unclear how long the one sign has been gone. Young advised that the Commission can call for a public hearing or she can send a letter to residents within 300 feet of the stop sign. Doty questioned the proper procedure. Novitsky stated the sign has been missing for a while. Commissioners agreed that we should send letters and if there is no objection, remove the stop signs on 43-1/2 Avenue . POLICE CHIEF None COMMISSIONERS Carlson questioned if it is in the budget to put red tape /stripes on all the stop sign poles. Young advised this is only put on stop signs where there is non-compliance and/or neighbors have approached the city. If we put iton all signs it may not be as effective. Apparently councilmember rd Williams asked Carlson to visit this again in reference to the intersection at 43 Avenue and Cleveland Street. After discussion, the Commission agreed if you overuse the markings, they will lose their effectiveness. Young feels it is more appropriate for heavily traveled areasrather than residential neighborhoods. However, shewill check out this intersection. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Doty, seconded by Olson, to adjourn the meeting at 5:40 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Sue Schmidtbauer Public Works Secretary MINNESOTA MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES FEBRUARY 2015 The MUTCD guidelines for installing STOP or YIELD signs at intersections are listed below: Engineering judgment should be used to establish intersection co following factors should be considered: A.Vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic volumes on all approa B.Number and angle of approaches; C.Approach speeds; D.Sight distance available on each approach; and E.Reported crash experience. YIELD or STOP signs should be used at an intersection if one or more of the following conditions exist: A.An intersection of a less important road with a main road where application of the normal right-of-way rule would not be expected to provide reasonable compliance with the law; B.A street entering a designated through highway or street; and/or C.An unsignalized intersection in a signalized area. In addition, the use of YIELD or STOP signs should be considered at the intersection of two minor streets or local roads where the intermore than three approaches and where one or more of the following con A.The combined vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian volume entering intersection from all approaches averages more than 2,000 units per day. B.The ability to see conflicting traffic on an approach is not sufficient to allow a road user to stop or yield in compliance with the normal right-of-way rule if such stopping or yielding is necessary; and/or C.Crash records indicate that five or more crashes that involve thailure to yield the right-of-way at the intersection under the normal right-of-way rule have been reported within a 3-year period, or that three or more such crashes have been reported within a 2- year period. YIELD or STOP signs should not be used for speed control. Kathy Young From:Donna Schmitt Sent:Thursday, July 13, 2017 12:14 PM To:Kathy Young Subject:FW: One-Way Streets in Columbia Heights Kathy, WouldyouaddthisdiscussiontotheTrafficCommissionagendaforthenexttimetheymeet? DonnaSchmitt From: Sally Whittaker [mailto:swhittaker4@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 2:08 PM To: Donna Schmitt; John Murzyn Jr; Nick Novitsky; Connie Buesgens; Robert Williams Subject: One-Way Streets in Columbia Heights I believe that Columbia Heights needs to look at streets that are designated as one-ways. Monroe Street is designated one way from 40th to 42nd. I understand that was probably done while the First Lutheran Church was there and had a good sized congregation. I currently live on 43rd and Monroe, and when I take our dog for walks up Monroe towards 40th, I have seen traffic turn from 40th north onto Monroe. There no longer is any reason for that to remain a one-way designation. On Monday, July 10, a person (the 6th so far this year) turned onto Monroe from 40th and passed 41st and continued on Monroe, even with the “Do Not Enter” signs staring in his face. Now either he can’t read or he doesn’t care. And as long as the city doesn’t care, they may as well change the two blocks back to two-way traffic. Just a thought... Sally Whittaker 4349 Monroe Street NE Disclaimer:InformationinthismessageorattachmentmaybegovernmentdataandtherebysubjecttotheMinnesotaGovernment DataPracticesAct;maybesubjecttoattorneyclientorworkproductprivilege;maybeconfidential,privileged,proprietary,or theinformationisstrictly otherwiseprotected.Theunauthorizedreview,copying,retransmission,orotheruseordisclosureof prohibited.Ifyouarenottheintendedrecipientofthismessage,pleaseimmediatelynotifythesenderofthetransmissionerrorand thenpromptlydeletethismessagefromyourcomputersystem. 1 Kathy Young From:Polly Philblad <pollybangdrums@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, October 23, 2017 8:22 PM To:Kathy Young Subject:Dangerous intersection IliveveryneartotheuncontrolledintersectionatMadisonSt.,NEand42nd.LastnightSundayOctober22therewas yetanotheraccidentatthisintersectionsofpeoplegoingthroughwithoutyieldingorstoppingbecausethereisnosign toindicatetodoso.OnMay5,2017therewasinjuryaccidentatthesameintersectionandayoungmanwassentvia ambulancetothehospitalunconscious.Iamwillingtoattendameetingtodiscusstheseriousissue. PollyPhilblad 4151MadisonStNE ColumbiaHeights,MN55421 7632320492 SentfrommyiPhone 1 Kathy Young From:Emily Engelhard <emilyengelhard86@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, October 25, 2017 8:31 AM To:Kathy Young Subject:Traffic Commission Nov. Meeting Hi, Kathy, I am going to try to attend the next Traffic Commission meeting to put in my support for installing stop signs at certain intersections in the neighborhood, particularly Madison and 42nd, which seems to be a hotspot for accidents. I myself do not feel safe crossing some of these streets, walking or driving, and I worry about children especially. Thank you, Emily Meyers Columbia Heights Resident 612-499-2907 1 OFFICIALPROCEEDINGS COLUMBIAHEIGHTSTRAFFICCOMMISSION MONDAY,AUGUST1,2016 CALLTOORDER ThemeetingwascalledtoorderbyChairpersonEdCarlsonat5:30p.m. ROLLCALL Memberspresent:CommissionersEdCarlson,BrianClerkin,KevinDoty,NickNovitskyand LeonardOlson StaffPresent:KathyYoung,AssistantCityEngineer LennyAustin,PoliceCaptain SueSchmidtbauer,PublicWorksSecretary CouncilLiaison:DonnaSchmitt APPROVALOFMINUTES MotionbyOlson,secondedbyDoty,toapprovetheminutesofFebruary1,2016,aspresented.Motion passedunanimously. OLDBUSINESS None OTHEROLDBUSINESS None NEWBUSINESS ND A.REQUESTFORSTOPSIGNSATTHEINTERSECTIONOFMADISONSTREETAND42AVENUE Ms.NicoleMillerhasrequestedYIELDorSTOPsignsattheintersectionofMadisonStreetand nd 42Avenue.Herconcernislackoftrafficcontrolandthenumberofaccidents/nearmissesat thisintersection. Visibilityattheintersectionisfair.Thereisasmallhillinthesouthwestquadrantthatpartially blocksvisibilityforeastboundandnorthboundtraffic. strdnd OnMadisonStreet,trafficstopsat41Avenueand43Avenue.On42Avenue,trafficstopsat JeffersonStreetandQuincyStreet. ThenumberoftrafficaccidentsisapproachingtheMMUTCDguidelinesoffivecrasheswithina threeyearperiodandthreecrasheswithinatwoyearperiod. Residentspresent:NicoleMiller,4244MadisonStreet Ms.Millerstatestherearelotsofyoungchildrenintheareaaswellasabusstop.Dotystatedhe wasthereintheafternoonandtherewerenotmanycars.Olsondrovethroughonthewaytothe meeting.HedoesnotseeaproblemwiththeintersectionifyoudrivelikeäšÒx©;supposedto slowdown,lookalldirections,anddriveatareasonablespeed.Theintersectionisclearinall TrafficCommissionMinutes‘!ÒmÒ­·1,2016 Page2 directions.Ms.Milleragreedtheintersectionisclearbutstatedmostpeopledonotslowdown andlookinalldirections.Whentheycametolookattheirhometwoyearsagoitwaswinter.She droveslowlythroughtheintersectionandalmostgothitbecauseshe7z7“x·knowthereÞ­“x·a signal.Shewalksherdogandbabyatleast23timesadayandseesdriversthat7š“x·knowthey shouldslowdown.Shedoesnotfeeltheintersectionissafeforpedestrians,drivers,orkids gettingoffthebus.Clerkinstatedw;x­beenthroughthatintersectionmanytimesand unfortunatelymanydrivers7š“x·seemtoknowhowtofollowthebasicrulesofetiquettewhen driving.Olsonagreed.Normaldriversdrivethroughtheintersectioncarefullyandobserveall directions.Ms.Millerfeelsnormaldriversdonotslowdownandlookalldirections.Olsonstated anydrivershouldslowdowninthattypeofneighborhood,especiallyatanuncontrolled downif·w;©;x­signage intersection.Ms.Millerdisagrees.Shefeelsnormaldriversonlyslow tellingthemtoslowdown.Olsonstatedanuncontrolledintersectionissomethingalertingdrivers toslowdown.Ms.Millerdisagrees.Shedoesnotlookeastandwestwhengoingthroughan ayieldor intersection;shelooksforwardandbehindherandstopsorslowsdownonlyifthereis stopsigninfrontofher.Shedoesnotbelievesheshouldhavetolookalldirectionswhencoming toanintersection.Shefeelsstronglyaboutsaferoadsandfeelsthereshouldbeasignalso everyoneisnotslowingdownto10mphtolookinalldirections.Carlsonstatedhegoesthrough thatintersectionquiteoftenandfeelsitisnormalfordriving.Hedoesnotseeareasonforastop sign.Healsostateddriversshouldnottrustanyintersection;heslowsdownforallintersections, whether·w;©;x­astopsign,yieldsign,orifz·x­uncontrolled. Ms.MillerquestionedwhywehaveuncontrolledintersectionsDotyadvisedthatifeverycorner . hadastopsign,driverswouldrunthembecauseeventuallytheygettiredofstoppingateachone. Inthewintervehicleswouldalsorearendeachotherbytryingtoslowdowntostop.Novitsky statedthereareplentyofuncontrolledintersectionsaround,notjustinColumbiaHeights.Ms. Millerisconcernedaboutnewcomersandvisitorsandthechildrenneartheintersectionandat thebusstop.CarlsonadvisedMs.Millersheshouldlookinalldirectionswhendrivingthrough uncontrolledintersections.Novitskystateddriversshouldknowifthereisanuncontrolled intersectionbydrivingthespeedlimitandbeingaware.Ms.MillerquestionedhowtotellÞwšx­ atfaultifthereisanaccident.CaptainAustinstatediftwovehiclesapproachanintersectionat thesametimethevehicleontheleftshouldyieldtothevehicleontheright.Ifthepolicecan makeadeterminationfromtheimpact,thentheycansayÞwšx­atfault.Unfortunatelytherewill alwaysbecrashes,evenwithstopsigns.CaptainAustinalsoexplainedanotherreasonfornot puttinguptoomanystopsignsistomaintaintrafficflow. SchmittstatedÞ;xÝ;addedstopandyieldsignsoverthelastfewyearsinthisareaanditlooks likethestopsignsareworkingbetteratpreventingaccidentsthantheyieldsigns.Shestatedthat whenaddingsignagewemaywanttoconsiderputtingupastopsignratherthanayieldsign. Dotyexplainedinmostcasesresidentswantedayieldsignratherthanastopsignorthedecision wasbasedontherecommendationoftheTrafficCommission.Schmittstatedthereisno consistencywiththesignsanditmaybeupsettinggoingfromsignagetoanintersectionwithout signage.Carlsonseesnobenefittoastopsignandfeelsitwouldmakethisintersectionmore dangerous. MotionbyCarlsontodenytherequestforSTOPsignsattheintersectionofMadisonStreetand TrafficCommissionMinutes‘!ÒmÒ­·1,2016 Page3 nd 42Avenue.SecondedbyDoty.Carlsonrequestedarollcall.Allayes.Motionpassed unanimously. CarlsonadvisedMs.Millerthatthereisanappealprocess.Schmittalsoadvisedthattherehave beenfouraccidentsatthisintersectionandifthereisanotheroneitwillmeetthecriteriafor installingastopsign.NotallaccidentsarereportedsoadvisedMs.Millertocall911ifsheseesor hearsanaccidentsoz·x­onrecord.Ms.Milleraskedifshecouldgetalistofaccidentsatthe intersection.CaptainAustinadvisedarecordofreportedaccidentsisavailable. thRD REQUESTFORSTOPSIGNATTHEINTERSECTIONOF7STREETAND43AVENUE B. thrd Mr.WilliamOberthasrequestedSTOPsignsattheintersectionof7Streetand43Avenue. Hisconcernisthenumberofnearmissesatthisintersectionduetolimitedvisibilityandthe speedoftraffic. TheTrafficCommissionreviewedthisintersectionin2011.Atthattime,Commissionersdidnot approveYIELDsigns.Itwasfeltthatthemajorityoftheaccidentswereduringthewintermonths (slipperyconditions)orhadextenuatingcircumstances. Theintersectionisatthetopofahill.Visibilityislimiteduntilneartheintersection,andthenitis good. Withinthelastthreeyearstherehavebeentwoaccidentsin2014andoneaccidentsofarin 2016.Withallrecentaccidents,onevehiclewastravellingnorthbound. th AspeedsurveywasdonebythePoliceDepartmentin2015.Theaveragespeedon7Streetfor northboundtrafficwas21mph.Youngnotedshereceivesthemostconcerns/lettersaboutthis intersection. thstth On7Street,trafficyieldsat41Avenueandstopsat44Avenue.On43rdAvenue,traffic th stopsat5StreetandJeffersonStreet. Olsoncanunderstandnorthboundtrafficuptothecrestofthehillbeingsurprised,butifdrivers usecommonsenseanddrivelike·w;äx©;supposedtoz·x­easytoslowdown.Novitskyfeels ·w;©;x­propervisibilitytoestablishif·w;©;x­astopsign.Dotyquestionedwhyonestreetis narrowandoneisoffset.Hecanseeaproblemthere.Placingastopsignwouldbetricky puttingitontopofthehillwouldcausedriverstorunitinthewinter.Clerkinfeelsthereshould benoproblemwiththeintersectionifyoudrivesafely.IfyouliveinMinnesotayouneedto learnhowtodriveinthewinter.Ifyouputastopsignatthetopofthehillvehicleswillgetstuck and/orslidedownintothecarsbehindthem.Astopsignwillcausemoreproblems.Captain Austinagreed;driversaresurprisedwhentheydrivethroughthatintersectionbutthere©;“x·a lotofoptions.Olsonfeelstheintersectionistreacherousenoughthatvehiclesdoslowdownand lookaround.Whenaskedwherethemostcomplaintscomefrom,Youngadviseditismostly fromneighbors.Clerkinstateddriverseducationteachesthecarontheleftyieldstothecaron therightandtoslowdownatuncontrolledintersections.Schmittagreesz·x­abadcornerbut TrafficCommissionMinutes‘!ÒmÒ­·1,2016 Page4 unsurewhatthecommissioncando. thrd MotionbyOlsontodenytherequestforastopsignattheintersectionof7Streetand43 AvenuebasedonlackofaccidentsandthatthisintersectionwasreviewedbytheTraffic Commissionin2011.Itisalittlesurprisingatfirstbutvehiclesneedtoslowdown,astopsign willnothelp.SecondedbyClerkin.Motionpassedunanimously. OTHERNEWBUSINESS None REPORTS A.CITYENGINEER th AnOpenHousewasheldforthereworkof37AvenuefromCentralAvenuetoStinsonBoulevard.A granthasbeensubmittedfortwowaytraffic,onelaneineachdirection;bikelanes,andasidewalk oneachsideofthestreet.Schmittaskedwhywe7š“x·dosomethinglikeSilverLakeRoadÞw;©;x­ ·w;©;x­controlledtrafficatthecornersandparkingonthesidesbecausetherearesomanyhomeson thth Avenue.Youngstated·w;©;x­notalotofdiscussionaboutlosingparkingon37Avenue 37 becausemostresidents7š“x·parkthere. B.POLICE None C.COMMISSIONERS th Dotyinquiredaboutputtingupaseasonal{Ò©·Œ;/©š­­z“m|signfromMaytoJulyoneither49 Avenueand/orInnsbruckParkwaytowarndriversaboutturtlescrossingtheroad.Theturtlesleave HighlandLaketolayeggsfromMaytoJulyandmanyofthemgetrunover.Hewouldliketosee sometypeofsignage.Othercitiesputupseasonalsignsforthistypeofthing.Hewouldliketosend Youngapictureofthe{5Ò-‰/©š­­z“m|signusedbySt.Anthony.Youngstatedshewilldiscussitwith thePublicWorksDirectorbutseasonalsignsaresomewhatdifficult.Wecanlookatitfornextyear. rd Olsonbroughtuptheleftturnsignaloneastbound53ontoCentralAvenue.Youngstatedthereis nochange.Shedidbringsometrafficcountsastheyhadtalkedaboutchangingthededicatedright turnlanetoallowthroughtraffic.Howeverthetrafficcountsshowthereisverylittlethroughtraffic butalotofrightturntraffic. ADJOURNMENT MotionbyCarlson,secondedbyOlson,toadjournthemeetingat6:05p.m.Motionpassedunanimously. Respectfullysubmitted, SueSchmidtbauer PublicWorksSecretary Kathy Young From:Jennifer Laine <jennlain@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, October 23, 2017 12:38 PM To:Kathy Young Subject:Traffic Commission - agenda item Hi. I’m hoping the traffic commission can discuss the uncontrolled intersection at 7th Street and 43rd Avenue (as well as any other uncontrolled intersections that have had accidents recently) at the 11/6 meeting. I once almost got into an accident over there and just the other day my boyfriend was struggling with driving on that street (and he’s a relatively competent guy). Now that we have Community Grounds and Millers and Sarnas in that area traffic on those roads has increased, many of those drivers are not from Heights or used to uncontrolled intersections, and the likelihood that the drivers will have been drinking has also increased. It is not common knowledge or instinctively natural to put on the break when driving unless there is a yield or stop sign telling the driver to do so. I do not think we need to have signs at every intersection but I do think we should have signs (yield or stop) at every intersection near a bar. I do not have any data about which uncontrolled intersections have had accidents but I trust the city is equipped to gather that information from the police department. Thanks for your time. : ) Jennifer Laine 4537 Jefferson 763-242-1061 cell Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone 1