HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 15,426RESOLUTION NO. 15,426
RESOLUTION ADOPTING WARRANTS FOR PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALKS INSTALLATION
(Traffic Safety Committee 87-50)
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City that the City Council does hereby approve the
adoption of Warrants for Pedestrian Crosswalks, attached
hereto as Exhibit "A".
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of September, 1987.
GEOR . WATER, Mayor
ATTEST:
IO.E CAMPBELL, ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
H. E� GEORISER, III, City Attorney
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CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
WARRANTS
PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS
In order to qualify for a marked crosswalk, a location must (A) meet the
following basic warrants and (B) rate 16 points or more under the following
point system:
A) Basic Warrants
1. Pedestrian Volume Warrant
Crosswalks will not be installed where the pedestrian volume is less
than 10 pedestrians per hour during the peak pedestrian hour.
2. Approach Speed Warrant
Crosswalks will not be installed on roadways where the 85th percentile
approach speeds are in excess of 45 mph. The approach speeds shall be
determined by approved engineering speed study techniques.
3. Visibility Warrant
Crosswalks will not be installed unless the motorist has an unrestricted
view of all pedestrians at the proposed crosswalk site, for a distance
not less than 200' approaching from each direction. Sites with grades,
curves and other sight restrictive features will require special attention.
4. Illumination Warrant
Proposed crosswalk site must have adequate crosswalk lighting in existence
or scheduled for installation prior to the installation of the crosswalk.
B) Warrant Point System
1. Pedestrian Volume Warrant
Criterion
Point Assignment
Pedestrian Total Points
The total number of pedestrians 0-10 0
crossing the street under study 11-30 2
during the peak pedestrian hour. 31-60 4
This includes pedestrians in both 61-90 6
crosswalks at an intersection. 91-100 8
Crosswalks will not be installed Over-100 10
where the ped volume (peak ped hr.)
is 10 or less. Maximum 10
EXHIBIT "A"
,I.
2. General Conditions Warrant
(a) Will clarify and define pedestrian routes
across complex intersections.
Points
2
(b) Will channelize pedestrians into a
significantly shorter path. 2
(c) Will position pedestrians to be seen
better by motorists. 2
(d) Will position pedestrian to expose
him to fewer vehicles. 2
Maximum 8
3. Gap Time Warrant
Criterion
Point Assignment
Average Number of Points
gaps per 5-minute
period
The number of unimpeded 0 - 0.99 10
vehicle time gaps equal 1 - 1.99 8
to or exceeding the required 2 - 2.99 6
pedestrian crosssing time 3 - 3.99 4
in an average five-minute 4 - 4.99 2
period during the peak vehicle 5 or over 0
hour.
Computations
Maximum 10
(1) Pedestrian Crossing Time = Street width curb to curb
4.0 feet per second
(2) Average Number of Gaps:per Five-minute Period
= Total unable gap time in seconds
Pedestrian Crossing Time x 12
Provisions
(A) The above criterion is based on a one -hour field survey
consisting of 12 five-minute samples.
(B) All roadways having a raised median or a painted median
(4-foot minimum width) will be considered as two separate
roadways, if the pedestrian has a protected place to stand
out of the path of traffic.