TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, Acting City Manager
FROM:
Richard Thompson, Community Development Director
Nhung Madrid, Senior Management Analyst
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Approve Pedestrian Enhancements at the Intersection of Ardmore Avenue and Flournoy Road as Recommended by the Parking and Public Improvements Commission (Continued from June 3, 2014, City Council Meeting) (Community Development Director Thompson).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following pedestrian enhancements at the intersection of Ardmore Avenue and Flournoy Road as recommended by the Parking and Public Improvements Commission:
1) Paint ladder style crosswalk on the south leg of Flournoy Road at Ardmore Avenue;
2) Construct a widened sidewalk and curb ramp at the Veterans Parkway entrance just north of Flournoy Road;
3) Remove vegetation on Veterans Parkway within the visibility triangle east and west of the widened sidewalk and curb to the satisfaction of the City Traffic Engineer;
4) Install advance pedestrian signage on Ardmore Avenue; and
5) Purchase and install a speed awareness sign for this segment of Ardmore Avenue.
In addition, the Commission also recommends the City Council add a Capital Improvement Project for funding and construction of a curb extension, sidewalk and curb ramp on the southeast corner of Flournoy Road at Ardmore Avenue. The Commission further recommends that the installation of a marked crosswalk on the east leg of Ardmore Avenue at Flournoy Road be considered with other pedestrian improvements along Veterans Parkway as proposed by the Mobility Plan Update.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
As shown in attachment 1, recommendations 1 through 5 could be completed immediately and funded through the existing Public Works Operating Budget. ...
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