REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
March 22, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer / Assistant Director
Public Works Department
JILL GORMLEY, TE, City Traffic Engineer / Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
SUBJECT
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Annual update of the Traffic Operations and Planning Division lists for new traffic signal installations and traffic signal left turn phasing modifications.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the Council receive the updated Annual Citywide Traffic Operations and Planning Division lists for proposed new traffic signal installations and traffic signal left turn phasing modifications.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff has completed the annual update of Citywide Traffic Operations and Planning Division lists for proposed new traffic signal installations and left turn phasing installations. The update of these lists includes new traffic counts, analysis of accidents during the past year, traffic signals which have gone into construction during the past year and engineering consideration of other field changes such as new schools that have opened in the vicinity of the subject intersections. The scoring criteria are based upon traffic engineering criteria established by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the California Department of Transportation.
BACKGROUND
Every year, the Traffic Operations and Planning Division in Public Works conducts updated traffic counts, reviews intersection accident reports and performs an engineering analysis in accordance with adopted standards of the FHWA and California Department of Transportation. This analysis includes eight-hour traffic volumes, peak hour volumes, pedestrian counts, accident history and proximity of schools to the intersections. Unsignalized intersections are analyzed to determine if installation of a traffic signal is warranted. Warrants are evaluated pure...
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