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<br />WS – Item 2 <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item No. 2 <br /> <br /> <br />Date: May 1, 2017 <br /> <br />To: City Council <br /> <br />From: Diane Hankee, City Engineer <br /> <br />Re: Arlo Lane Stop Sign Request <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />In response to a request for a stop sign along Arlo Lane, the City Council asked that this <br />item be included on the agenda. <br /> <br />The City’s Traffic Safety Committee comprised of Engineering, Community <br />Development, Public Services and Police departments has a process for evaluating traffic <br />safety requests as outlined below. The stop sign request is being evaluated on Arlo Lane at <br />the intersections of both Joseph Street and Highland Drive. We obtained the data and are in <br />the evaluation phase. Staff will bring a recommendation forward to Council once <br />completed. <br /> <br />Process <br /> <br />Stop Sign Installation <br /> <br />The traffic control at an intersection is critical to the operation of both intersecting <br />roadways. If incorrect traffic control is installed for the existing traffic conditions, <br />unnecessary delays and accidents are likely to occur. The traveling public, especially <br />persons not familiar with the area, typically drive based on instinct. Drivers <br />subconsciously evaluate their surroundings to determine if a stop sign should or shouldn’t <br />be located on an intersection approach. The following factors are evaluated when <br />determining intersection control. <br /> <br />Traffic Conditions: <br />The traffic conditions of an intersection include: <br /> <br /> • Traffic approach volume <br /> • Speed of traffic approaching the intersection <br /> • Number of turning vehicles in an intersection <br /> • Vehicle makeup (i.e. trucks, buses, etc.) <br /> • Crash history in the intersection