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TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 4 | daylighting improves safety. She said a stop sign would be nice, but it would not remove the need for daylighting. Richard Thomas said parking does not take precedence over safety, but that the intersection would still need a stop sign. Jim Strehlow said that a similar situation happened in 2009 on Buena Vista. He said an argument was made that Safe Routes to Schools concerns could override the lack of warrants for three stop signs that were desired. He said a similar argument could be made here. Chair Soules closed the public hearing. Commissioner Weitze asked what it would cost to conduct a new study of the intersection today. Staff Member Wikstrom said he does not have exact numbers, but suggested it would take several hundred dollars and several hours of staff time. He said for warrants they typically do traffic counts, not speed surveys. He said speed surveys would add additional cost and staff time. He cautioned the Commission that there are probably 50 intersections in town that we could be having this exact same discussion about. Chair Soules asked what it would take for the intersection to meet the warrants. Staff Member Wikstrom said there are two primary warrants that enter into the decision. He said one was collision history. He said that if the collision warrant is met, they must be able to say that all other potential improvements have been made, including improving visibility. Commissioner Kohlstrand said the attached policy emphasizes arterials and collectors. She said that these are both local streets and asked if this is where we should be prioritizing improving visibility. Staff Member Wikstrom said that the crash history is sufficient to merit addressing visibility at the intersection. He said that would be a required step before consideration of installing a four way stop where the traffic volumes do not meet the thresholds. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked if limiting the height of vehicles parked near the corner could be the first step. Staff Member Wikstrom said that could be the first step, but they are recommending the parking space removal as well. He said this would enable them to say that all efforts have been exhausted if collisions continued to occur and there was a desire to install a four way stop sign in the future. 4 | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |