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TransportationCommission | 2008-06-25 | 5 | the Posey Tube onto 6th Street. The study report would be available for agency review in mid- to late summer, and finalized by the end of the calendar year, at which time the environmental process would commence. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Schatmeier, Mr. Dickinson replied that 6th Street would not require additional right of way, and that it was an underutilized three- lane road at this point. Signal coordination and prioritization would be utilized on the roadway, which would be relatively cost-effective. There would be intersection improvements at the base of the Market Street and a 6th Street on-ramp. Commissioner Krueger inquired whether 5th and 6th would remain one-way streets. Mr. Dickinson replied that they would. Commissioner Krueger further inquired whether it would be possible to square off the corner at Broadway near Jack London Square and still maintain the traffic flow. Mr. Dickinson replied that would be possible, with a slight curve to allow cars to turn. Chair Knox White inquired how the project study report chose its alternatives, and inquired whether modeling had been done with respect to the alternatives. Art Dao, ACTIA, replied that they had done traffic forecasting and origin/destination studies, as well as traffic counts. He noted that a complex traffic forecasting model had been developed, and that they were in the process of performing the operations analysis. A discussion about the necessity of the "pork chop" island and the double turn in the intersection at Harrison and 7th Street ensued. Mr. Dickinson stated that it possibly could be eliminated; his staff would examine the number of trips being diverted. No action was taken. Chair Knox White suggested that Item 7A be heard before Item 6C. 7. NEW BUSINESS 7A. Resident Appeal of Public Works Director's Approval of the Installation of "NO PARKING" Street Sweeping Signs on the 1300 block of Regent Street. Staff Bergman presented the staff report, and summarized the background and scope of this item. He displayed the affected area on the overhead screen, and summarized the responses received in the survey. He noted that the first basis for the appeal was that the parking restrictions would increase the hardship on parking, which would be twice a month for each side of the street, for a total of four times each month per block. City policy states that street sweeping signs were installed with the intention of balancing the environmental needs of the street's cleanliness with the needs for parking in the neighborhood. The second basis for the appeal was that the neighbors took pride in the street, and picked up debris as it collected. The City's concern was that the street sweeping machines can remove debris that could not be removed by hand, such as metals, hydrocarbons and small particles from brake pads on cars, etc. This also had to do Page 5 of 11 | TransportationCommission/2008-06-25.pdf |