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Members Present: Case #1 Reequest: _Petitioner: Problem: Observations Re,.c0mmCndation Case #2 Request: Petitioner: Problem: Recommendation: REPORT OF TRAFFIC REVIEW COMMITTEE December 18, 1996 Police Chief Mike Auspos Police Sergeant Dave Gustafson Public Works Supervisor Merle Mevissen City Engineer Steve Jankowsld Posting of "No Parking" signs on one or both sides of Riverdale between Tungsten and Sunfish Lake Boulevard. This request was initiated primarily by City staff, although, verbal requests have also been received by neighborhood residents. This portion of Riverdale Drive is in an industrial/commercial area. Parcels on the north side of the street have limited amount of on-site parking. As a result, employees often park on the street and, in some cases, trailers and other commercial vehicles are parked and sometimes unloaded on the street. During the site visit, significant snow banks existed on both sides of Riverdale Drive. Also, vehicles were parked on both the north and south side of the road. Even with these conditions, it was observed that vehicles approaching fi.om opposite directions could easily pass one another due to the generous 41- foot road width. Posting "No Parking" on one or both sides of the street will most likely result in relocating the parking to non-posted segments of the City street system. Maintain status quo. Consider additional or modified traffic control signage at the intersection of I42nd Avenue and Waco Streets. This request was initiated by City staff, following phone requests from neighbors. This is a three-legged intersection (See Figure A). There is a 1994 traffic count of 1,319 vehicles per day on the west leg of this intersection. The majority of this traffic follows Waco Street. Normal rules of traffic require the tee of a three-legged intersection to yield to the through movement. However, because the turning movement on Waco is so predominant, and the through movement from the north leg of Waco to the south leg of 142nd Lane is relatively minor, most motorists traveling eastbound on Waco do not stop. The problem occurs when southbound Waco continuing southbound through the intersection conflicts with northbound Waco, which is not used to yielding as it is legally required, It is the recommendation of the committee to post a stop sign on the west leg of the intersection.