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Mr. Richard Carreon, Assistant Principal of Sweetwater High 5cnool, has requested changes to
curbside parking and passenger loading on E. 30th Street adjacent to Sweetwater High School to
address issues related to student drop-off/pick-up, public parking, traffic congestion, and safety.
Staff evaluated existing conditions during the AM and PM school peaks and observed that parents
were illegally parkin in red curb "No Parking" zones to pick-up/drop-off students, resulting in traffic
congestion on E. 30t Street through the intersection at Highland Avenue. To address these safety
concerns, staff met on -site with Assistant Principal Carreon, Staff asked if the school would be
agreeable to closing the pedestrian gate located near Highland Avenue and opening a new gate
further west for students to enter the campus. This would greatly reduce the need for p rents to
park near the intersection. Principal Del Rosario has committed to making the requested changes
to the pedestrian gates.
With pedestrian access to the campus shifting to the west, there is an opportunity to remove the
Passenger Loading Zone near Highland Avenue and create a new Passenger Loading Zone further
west adjacent to the gymnasium, near the new pedestrian entrance. As part of the City's Capital
Improvement Program, construction will begin in March to install a new school crossing just east of
the proposed Passenger Loading Zone, which will provide direct access to the new pedestrian
entrance to campus. Safety enhancements include high -intensity striping and advanced warning
signs, LED flashing signs at the crosswalk, and a corner bulb -out on the south side of the crossing
at "F" Avenue. Staff's recommendations for changes to curbside parking and passenger loading,
which are summarized below and illustrated in the attached exhibit, will complement the upcoming
pedestrian crossing enhancements.
Staff recommends the following changes to curbside parking and passenger loading on E. 30'h
Street adjacent to Sweetwater High School to address issues related to student drop-off/pick-up,
public parking, traffic congestion and safety:
1) Remove 110' White Curb Passenger Loading and stripe five, 22-foot "unrestricted parking"
spaces;
2) Remove 100' White Curb Passenger Loading and install 100' Red Curb "No Parking";
3) Maintain 50' Red Curb "No Parking" for visibility at the future pedestrian crosswalk;
4) Remove 75' Red Curb "No Parking" and install 75' White Curb Passenger Loading;
5) Remove 165' "time restricted" Passenger Loading and instal] 165' White Curb Passenger
Loading;
6) Remove 140' "time restricted" Passenger Loading" to allow for "unrestricted parking",
At their mooting on February 20, 2013, the Traffic Safety Committee unanimously approved the
staff recommendation.
If approved, all work will be performed by the City Public Works Department.