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NATIONAL CITY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
AGENDA REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2013
ITEM TITLE:
ITEM NO. 2013-03 I
REQUEST FOR CHANGES TO CURBSIDE PARKING AND
PASSENGER LOADING ON E. 30TH STREET ADJACENT TO
SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL (BY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL R.
CARREONZ
PREPARED BY: Stephen Manganiello, City Engineer
DISCUSSION:
Mr. Richard Carreon, Assistant Principal of Sweetwater High School, 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 parking in red curb "No Parking" zones to pick-up/drop-off
students, resulting in traffic congestion on E. 30th 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 parents 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. Staffs 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 RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the following 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:
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 install 165' White Curb
Passenger Loading;
6) Remove 140' "time restricted" Passenger .Loading" to allow for "unrestricted
parking"
EXHIBITS:
1. Correspondence
2. Location Map
3. Photos
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Kenneth Fernandez
From: Richard Carreon [Richard.Carreon@sweetwaterschools.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 10:32 AM
To: Stephen Manganiello
Cc: Roman Del Rosario
Subject: Loading Zones and Red Curbs on 30th
Hi Steve,
Thanks for meeting with m yesterday. Per our conversation, SU H1 is in agreement with the proposed
changes on 30th street.
Thanks for your assistance.
Rich
2/7/2013
PS
Remove 75' Red Curb " o k_
Parking" and install 75' White
Curb Passenger Loading
Remove 140' "time Restricted"
Passenger Loading to allow
for "unrestricted parking"
Remove 165' "time restricted"
Passenger Loading and install 165'
White Curb Passenger Loading
Location Map
50' existing Red Curb "No
Parking" to remain
_ •
Future School Xing wf
LED Flashing Signs and
Corner Buft-out
Existing School Entrance
(Lock Cate)
New School Entrance
(Unlock Gate)
Remove 100' White Curb
Passenger Loading and InstaIII
100' Red Cruib "No Parking"
Behove 1107 'Witchlike Curb
Passenger Loading and stripe
five, 2,1400t "sinrestricted
parking" spaces
Traffic Congestion due to lilegal Passenger Loading on E. 30th St (looking west)
Traffic Congestion due to Illegal Passenger Loading on E. 30St (looking west)
Traffic Congestion through Intersection of Highland Ave & E. 30th St
due to Illegal Passenger Loading on E. 30Th St (looking north)