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NATIONAL CITY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
AGENDA REPORT FOR MARCH 9, 2011
ITEM TITLE: REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC CALMING AND SAFETY
ENHANCEMENTS ON DIVISION STREET WEST OF PALM
AVENUE (BY C. WARBURTON)
PREPARED BY: Stephen Manganiello, Engineering Department
DISCUSSION:
Mr. Chris Warburton, project manager for the new Pacific View Estates developmen
located on Division Street and Fig Court, has requested traffic calming on Division Stree
west of Palm Avenue. He states that seven new homes will be taking access direct'
from Division Street. He is concerned that the new homeowners will have difficult
entering and exiting their driveways due to the speed of traffic on Division Street.
Staff recently installed an overhead radar speed feedback sign with flashing beacon
assembly for eastbound traffic on Division Street, west of Palm Avenue, as part of a
Safe Routes to School grant project Mr_ Warburton mentioned that the Pacific View
Estates developer may be interested in contributing towards a smaller -scale speed
feedback sign / flashing beacon assembly for westbound traffic.
In addition to a speed feedback sign and/or flashing beacon assembly, staff
recommends installing approximately 1,400 feet of parking lane striping on the north side
of Division Street to provide a buffer between parked vehicles 1 vehicles entering and
exiting the driveways and through traffic. The outside travel lane is 19 feet wide which
allows for an 11-foot travel lane and an 8-foot parking Zane_
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the following traffic calming and safety enhancements for westbound
traffic on Division Street, west of Palm Avenue, to be installed by the developer of Pacific
View Estates:
1) Install approximately 1,400 feet of 8-inch
side of Division Street from Gilbert Lane
lane to provide a buffer between parked
the driveways and through traffic;
2) Install a radar speed feedback sign and/or flashing beacon assembly on Division
Street, west of Gilbert Lane_
EXHIBITS:
1_ Correspondence
2_ Location Map
3_ Photos
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white parking lane striping on the north
to the west to create an 8-foot parking
vehicles / vehicles entering and exiting
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Stephen Manganiello
From: Chris Warburton [carburton@cox_net)
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 3:10 PM
Stephen Manganiello
?ct: Division Street
Hi Steve,
We are excited to begin building new single family homes on Division Street between Palm Avenue and
Highland as part of our Pacific View Estates development. Seven of the new homes have driveways that
enter directly off Division Street.
I have noticed the vehicles on Division Street often move at a high speed and I am concerned about the
safety of the future homeowners driving in and out of their driveways.
Could you evaluate and make recommendations to ease the traffic speed and improve the safety for the
new homeowners?
Thank You,
Chris Warburton
Pacific View Estates
819-804-5830
3/ 1 /2011
Location Map
Division Street, west of Laurel Street (looking west)
Division Street, west of Laurel Street (looking east)
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