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LEE STREET: A TWELVE . YEAR CASE HISTORY OF REB <br />L-R.ENTrA LT <br />STREETAGIMEHT FR=�,S <br />11: Robert A. Koehevar, Traffic Operations Engineer <br />Nazir Lalani, principal Traffic Engineer <br />BACKGROUND <br />In 1974, traffic conditions on Lee Street, a 1/2 mile 10nq, north/south local <br />residential street in Lakewood, Prompted residents to contact City of Lakewood <br />officials to address their traffic safety concerns. At that time, neither <br />Kiplina „UL Garrrson Street, <br />much needed parallel major and collector <br />street facilities, were constructed end residents in the area were using Lee <br />Street as a north/south travel corridor to access this area of Lakewood. <br />HISTORY OF TRAFFIC CONTROL CHANGES <br />In June of 1911, in response to the traffic safety concerns of area residents, <br />the speed limit vas lowered from 30 to 25 miles per hour. After a further number of meetings and discussions with area residents, the Lakewood City <br />Council authorized the installation of one multi -way stop operation at a -TEE- <br />intersection on Lee Street in June, 1975. The intention of this installation <br />was to 'slow down the speeders' and to discourage drivers from using Lee <br />Street as an unofficial collector. <br />Subsequent to the June, 1975, multi -way stop installation, area residents <br />Still did not feel that the one multi -way stop Intersection was sufficient to <br />discourage use of Lee Street as a collector and to improve traffic safety. <br />Another petition was submitted to the City Council for more traffic control <br />measures Including the installation of lover speed limits, more stop signs, <br />oeal traffic signing and a full closure of Lee street. <br />04877 Page 1 of 12 <br />