UPDATE -- N'Valley/Rocky Creek Drives
The data is in from both the N’Valley speed table effectiveness study and the traffic study of the Northern Valley/Rocky Creek intersection.
In both cases, at present, they are a table of numbers and I’ve asked Mr. Kramer, our traffic engineer for a written analysis and recommendation that I can give you all.
The intersection study shows that there haven’t been any reported accidents at that corner in the last 6 years. It also seems to indicate that we are a long way from meeting the criteria for a 4-way stop. The study I forwarded to those of you interested in this gives all the rationale as to why meeting the criteria is so important .
I hadn’t heard back from the neighborhood as far as your desire to relocate the “Glendale” sign. I’m in favor, based on the data collected, to not remove it unless you want to. I believe we can make a case to keep it there but I would recommend that we do a bit of clean up – perhaps remove the big dogwood to help visibility, and clean up some brush. I’d leave the plantings around the sign but perhaps doa bit of trimming which I believe one of the residents does anyway.
We’ve been giving a lot of thought to swapping the stop signs between N’Valley and Rocky Creek Drives but here’s another fly in the ointment.
You have asked me to push for signilization on N’Valley and CR22. It’s in the CIP (Capital Improvement Plan) for next year – possibly next summer if all goes well with traffic counts and all that again. Big concern is that the traffic signal installation may affect the traffic pattern in your area – specifically the intersection – as our experience has shown it to do in other areas of the city.
Our engineers are reluctanct to make a change now and then later, shortly after you all adjust to the new signage, they may have to change it again. This is where we can really cause accidents instead of preventing them. I think you can see their point.
Anyway, just wanted you to know what was happening in the area and will get back to you with somekind of an “official” report from public works.
Thanks
In both cases, at present, they are a table of numbers and I’ve asked Mr. Kramer, our traffic engineer for a written analysis and recommendation that I can give you all.
The intersection study shows that there haven’t been any reported accidents at that corner in the last 6 years. It also seems to indicate that we are a long way from meeting the criteria for a 4-way stop. The study I forwarded to those of you interested in this gives all the rationale as to why meeting the criteria is so important .
I hadn’t heard back from the neighborhood as far as your desire to relocate the “Glendale” sign. I’m in favor, based on the data collected, to not remove it unless you want to. I believe we can make a case to keep it there but I would recommend that we do a bit of clean up – perhaps remove the big dogwood to help visibility, and clean up some brush. I’d leave the plantings around the sign but perhaps doa bit of trimming which I believe one of the residents does anyway.
We’ve been giving a lot of thought to swapping the stop signs between N’Valley and Rocky Creek Drives but here’s another fly in the ointment.
You have asked me to push for signilization on N’Valley and CR22. It’s in the CIP (Capital Improvement Plan) for next year – possibly next summer if all goes well with traffic counts and all that again. Big concern is that the traffic signal installation may affect the traffic pattern in your area – specifically the intersection – as our experience has shown it to do in other areas of the city.
Our engineers are reluctanct to make a change now and then later, shortly after you all adjust to the new signage, they may have to change it again. This is where we can really cause accidents instead of preventing them. I think you can see their point.
Anyway, just wanted you to know what was happening in the area and will get back to you with somekind of an “official” report from public works.
Thanks
posted by Bob Nowicki | 9:30 AM
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