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., <br />• To: Clerk-Administr <br />FROM: Police Chiez <br />DATE: June 25, 1987 <br />RE: ON STREET PARKING ON LONG LAKE ROAD <br />I was asked about the feasibility of on street parking <br />on Long Lake Road between County Road 112 and Ridge Lane. <br />The criteria I used in making the assessment, was the <br />width of the roadway, width of the roadway shoulder, <br />volume of traffic,.type of grade and approaching visibility. <br />The most important factor, is the width of the roadway <br />(improved portion of street). At the above location, <br />Long Lake Road measures twenty five feet in width (12? feet <br />in each lane). A vehicle parked slightly on the roadway <br />(figure 91) would cause some oncoming vehicles to cross <br />the center line. A vehicle parked half on the roadway and <br />half on the shoulder(figure 02) would cause most oncoming <br />vehicles to cross the center line. I Am suggesting, that <br />a vehicle parked on any portion of the roadway, at that <br />location, would make for an unsafe condition. <br />Parking off the roadway Ind on the shoulder, would not be <br />a viable solution for a couple of reasons. <br />First, the shoulder on the West side of Long Lake Road s <br />not wide enough (less than four feet). The shoulder or <br />the East side is constructed in a matter that would cau.:e <br />it to quickly deteriorate, if used for vehicle traffic. <br />Secondly, people would still park on a portion of the roadway, <br />if we allowed shoulder only parking. <br />In summary, I am suggesting that regular on street parking or <br />shoulder only parking on Long Lake Road between Ridge Lane <br />and County Road 112 would cause an unsafe condition. <br />"W <br />