2017-16 Installation of Stop Signs at E Marietta St and N Warren Street

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Excerpts of the February 23, 2018 4:00pm Traffic and Parking Commission Meeting Item #2 Request for Stop signs along East Marietta Street at its intersection with North Warren Street. City staff has observed that with the recent opening of Crossing Healthcare at 320 E. Central Avenue, traffic has increased along N. Warren Street which used to see very little traffic. The intersection of N. Warren Street and E. Marietta Street currently has Yield signs facing Warren Street but some observed near accidents necessitated a look at to weather accidents have increased at this intersection. Upon looking at accident records it was found that there have been three recorded accidents at this intersection within the last three years.All of them have occurred since the Crossing Healthcare opened. Traffic counts were performed and found a total of 995 vehicles entering the intersection per day with 557 of them on N. Warren Street and 438 of them on E. Marietta Street. The accident rate at this intersection is 2.75 accidents per million vehicles entering the intersection. Typically the Traffic and Parking Commission looks for accident rates above 1.5 accidents per million vehicles entering the intersection to determine if stop signs are needed. The increased traffic along Warren Street has made it the major street compared to Marietta. Since many of these vehicles along Warren Street are just passing through to get to and from Crossing Healthcare the use of the road has changed. Typically traffic control faces the street with fewer vehicles. It may also be beneficial for the traffic control to face the street with more residential traffic since they can become more accustomed to the signs and be more aware of traffic patterns in their neighborhood. For these reasons City Staff recommends replacing the Yield signs with Stop signs and move them to face E. Marietta Street instead of N. Warren Street where they currently face. The stop signs will also have plaques which say"Crossing Street Does Not Stop"to help communicate the traffic control no longer exists along Warren Street. City staff recommends placing stop signs along East Marietta Street at its intersection with North Warren Street. Lyle Meador motioned to move forward with placing stop signs along East Marietta Street at its intersection with North Warren. Seconded by Ed Hurst, and on call of the roll, Commission Members Broderick,Newell,Hurst, Meador and Stewart voted aye. The chairman declared the motion carried.