HomeMy Public PortalAbout08) 9.B. TRAFFIC CALMING MASTERAGENDA
ITEM 9.13.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
DATE: November 20, 2012
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Jose E. Pulido, City Manager
Via: Steve Masura, Community evelopment Director
By: Bryan Ariizumi, Public Safety Officer
Teresa Santilena, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 12-4872, APPROVING THE
CITYWIDE TRAFFIC CALMING MASTER PLAN
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is requested to receive a presentation from RBF Consulting of the
Traffic Calming Master Plan highlights, hear public comments, and adopt Resolution No.
12-4872 (Attachment "A"), approving the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan (i.e., Plan)
(Attachment "B").
BACKGROUND:
1. On May 19, 2009, the City Council directed staff to review traffic safety at three
intersections along EI Monte Avenue (i.e., Daines Drive, Olive Street, and Key West
Street/Grand Avenue). Traffic collision statistics from the Los Angeles County
Sheriffs Department (LASD) were investigated at that time.
2. On June 2, 2009, the City Council directed staff to increase traffic enforcement on EI
Monte Avenue where a traffic engineering speed survey was authorized. The
enforcement period began June 3, 2009 and concluded July 3, 2009. During that
time LASD issued 71 citations, 52% of which (a total of 37 citations) were issued for
failure to stop at a stop sign.
3. On November 3, 2009, the City Council was provided with the proposed traffic
calming measures for EI Monte Avenue. The City Manager requested that the City
Council continue the item so that staff could prepare a proposal to proactively
address traffic and safety concerns on a citywide basis, instead of individual
locations.
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4. On December 1, 2009, the City Council was presented with a report prepared by staff
to consider undertaking a citywide traffic study and master plan and to approve a 4 -
way stop sign at EI Monte Avenue and Dairies Drive to be installed upon completion
of the citywide traffic study and master plan. This report indicated the need for a
traffic survey to be done prior to the citywide traffic calming study and master plan.
5. On August 3, 2010, the City Council approved Resolution No. 10-4686, adopting the
Engineering and Traffic Survey prepared by Crown City Engineers.
6. On April 27, 2011, Community Development staff circulated a Request for Proposals
(RFP) with a July 15, 2011 due date, inviting qualified consultants to submit
proposals to conduct a citywide traffic calming study and development of a City Wide
Traffic Calming Master Plan.
7. On August 4, 2011, Community Development staff (i.e., Community Development
Director Steve Masura, Community Development Manager Joe Lambert and Public
Safety Officer Bryan Ariizumi) reviewed the nine RFPs received and selected four
firms for interviews.
8. On August 26, 2011, Community Development staff (i.e., Community Development
Director Steve Masura, Community Development Manager Joe Lambert and Public
Safety Officer Bryan Ariizumi) and Public Safety Commissioner Ousama Nimri
interviewed the four firms and selected RBF Consulting.
9. On October 4, 2011, the City Council approved the consultant services agreement
with RBF Consulting to conduct a citywide traffic calming study and develop a
citywide traffic calming master plan.
10. On November 10, 2011, RBF Consulting conducted the first of two public workshops
at the Historical Society Hall. The purpose of the workshop was to introduce the
concept of traffic calming to the community and present the opportunity for residents
and business owners to express local issues, concerns, and ideas regarding traffic
safety and speeding issues in their neighborhoods.
11. From November 2011 through December 2011, RBF Consulting analyzed traffic,
speed and accident data provided by the City for a period of three years from 2007 to
2010.
12. In January 2012, RBF Consulting collected traffic data at 46 locations and ten study
intersections previously identified at the public workshop.
13. On March 29, 2012, RBF Consulting conducted the second public workshop to
present the prioritization and ranking of the traffic calming areas and initiate
discussion of traffic calming solutions in the highest ranked areas.
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14. On April 24, 2012, the RBF Consulting project team conducted three drop-in design
sessions to design traffic calming concepts with informal input provided by
community members.
15. On April 24, 2012, RBF Consulting conducted two stakeholder meetings: 1) with
Temple City Unified School District Administrative staff to discuss concerns regarding
traffic and circulation around the school campuses in the City; and 2) with
representatives from the Los Angeles County Fire and Sheriffs Departments to
discuss the concerns of traffic calming improvements on public safety response.
16. On September 12, 2012, RBF Consulting presented the Draft Citywide Traffic
Calming Master Plan at a special joint meeting of the City Council and Public
Safety Commission, during which time, Council Members and Commissioners
provided input on the draft plan.
17. On October 24, 2012, a special meeting of the Public Safety Commission was held
during which time the Commissioners made final comments on the report and
adopted Resolution No. PSC 12-0009 (Attachment "C"), recommending approval of
the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan.
ANALYSIS:
Over three years ago, in response to concerns regarding traffic accidents along EI
Monte Avenue, the City Council directed staff to evaluate traffic conditions throughout
the City and prepare mitigation strategies to improve street conditions for drivers,
bicyclists and pedestrians. The City's Traffic Engineer and staff conducted traffic counts
and speed surveys throughout the city and compiled traffic data in preparation of a
citywide traffic calming plan. In an effort to avoid piecemeal implementation of traffic
calming measures, the City contracted with RBF Consulting to assess conditions
throughout the City and provide recommendations to make streets safer for all users.
The Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan prepared by RBF Consulting provides a
broad vision and a toolbox or menu of strategies and actions to create safer road
conditions with minimal impact on traffic congestion in Temple City. The Plan is the
result of extensive public engagement and recommends improvements and policies to
reduce vehicle speeds, increase multi -modal usage, and improve overall road safety.
The Plan provides direction for the coordination of traffic calming with multiple City
efforts to improve infrastructure and accessibility throughout Temple City, such as the
Safe Routes to School Plan, the Americans with Disabilities Act Ramp Project, and the
Bicycle Master Plan. In addition to providing recommendations and design guidelines,
the Plan offers a traffic calming toolbox, a ranking of study corridors, and an evaluation
process to identify future traffic calming opportunities and requests by neighborhoods.
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Furthermore, the Plan has identified 13 Focus Areas throughout the City and has
developed a Conceptual Traffic Calming Plan to address the overall traffic concerns
within each area. By establishing focus areas rather than corridor plans, a
neighborhood -specific traffic calming plan addresses the concerns of the community,
and the potential for traffic diversion or spillover effect that may be associated with the
implementation of traffic calming devices on a corridor by corridor basis. The focus
areas will guide the City in the creation and implementation of the Citywide Traffic
Calming Master Plan (see chapter 6 of the attached Citywide Traffic Calming Master
Plan, and the map on page 6-2). The established Focus Areas are:
• A:
Temple City High School & Oak Avenue Intermediate School;
B:
West of Rosemead Boulevard Cut Through Traffic;
• C:
East of Rosemead Boulevard Cut Through Traffic;
• D:
Longden Elementary School;
• E:
Woodruff Avenue from Encinita Avenue to Eastern City Boundary;
F:
First Lutheran School;
• G:
Cloverly Elementary School & St. Luke Elementary School;
H:
Golden West Avenue;
• I:
Live Oak Park;
• J:
Sereno Drive;
K:
La Rosa Elementary School;
L:
Olive Drive to Lower Azusa Road Cut Through Traffic; and
• M:
Cleminson Elementary School.
These 13 focus areas provide the City with a toolbox of options that will guide staff
implementation of the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan and are designed to provide
flexibility in implementation based on available opportunities and grant funding sources.
Additionally, other locations may be added to each of the focus areas as circumstances
change or additional resident concerns arise. The Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan
is a 'living document' that can be adjusted and implemented based on changing needs
of the City. Staff will perform an annual assessment to allow for continuous monitoring
of traffic conditions and select toolbox strategies that are appropriate for future
conditions. As specific projects progress, the City Council will provide staff with
guidance and/or funding approvals to implement measures that will optimize safety
throughout the City. See the attached fact sheet (Attachment "D") with a summary of all
toolbox strategies.
The Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan also includes cost estimates of the
improvements and potential funding sources. The Plan identifies Capital Improvement
Project (CIP) funds and grant funding opportunities as the best potential source of
funds.
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Several upcoming projects will incorporate many of the Plan recommendations
including: the installation of sidewalks and crosswalks near schools, as planned in the
Safe Routes to School Plan (SR2S); the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramp
project to create safer sidewalk and street crossing conditions; and the creation of
dedicated bicycle lanes throughout the City, planned in the recently adopted Bicycle
Master Plan (BMP). These projects allow the City to pursue grant funding opportunities
to implement the recommendations in the Plan. Other aspects of the Plan have already
begun being implemented. The Rosemead Boulevard Beautification Project will narrow
lanes and increase landscaping around the street, two traffic calming measures
identified in the Plan.
After a presentation by RBF and any public comments, the City Council is requested to
review and approve the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan. Upon approval of the
Plan, all improvement strategies will undergo thorough staff and engineering review to
determine areas of highest priority and greatest feasibility.
CONCLUSION:
The Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan plays an integral role in planned infrastructure
improvements and incorporates strategies from other recent citywide studies. The RBF
Consulting team has carefully integrated their recommendations with the Downtown
Specific Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, the Rosemead Boulevard Beautification Project,
and the Downtown Parking Strategic Plan. Working in conjunction, these plans will
make Temple City a more desirable and safe destination for shopping and dining and
will build the City's reputation as a bicycle -and -pedestrian -friendly environment. The
coordination of these projects will improve the quality of life for Temple City residents for
generations to come.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Adoption of the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan will not cause an immediate fiscal
impact upon the City's budget. Implementation of specific Citywide Traffic Calming
Master Plan measures will be coordinated with other Capital Improvement Projects,
such as Safe Routes to School, street resurfacing projects, and the Bicycle Master Plan.
The City has already been awarded SR2S and Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA)
grants, and will be pursuing other grants to fund future infrastructure improvements.
Specific priority traffic calming improvements will also be identified and budgeted during
the City's annual and mid -year budget reviews.
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November 20, 2012
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ATTACHMENTS:
A. Draft Resolution No. 12-4872
B. Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan
C. Public Safety Commission Resolution No. PSC 12-0009
D. Traffic Calming — Fact Sheet
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RESOLUTION NO. 12-4872
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE
CITY APPROVING THE CITYWIDE TRAFFIC CALMING MASTER PLAN & ) Lt F
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WHEREAS, the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan (the "Plan") is consistent with the California
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and complies with the 2011 California Complete Streets Act;
and
WHEREAS, on October 24, 2012, the Public Safety Commission of the City of Temple City
received a presentation on the Plan and adopted Resolution No. PSC 12-0009 recommending that the
City Council approve the Plan; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2012, the City Council was presented with the Plan and took public
testimony regarding the Plan; and
WHEREAS, The City Council recognizes that residents, business owners and persons who
patronize businesses in the City may be impacted by excess motor vehicle traffic; and
WHEREAS, the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan includes goals, policies, and actions to guide
implementation of traffic calming improvements, as well as maps identifying new traffic calming facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan includes a traffic calming improvements list,
cost estimates of the improvements, and a list of potential funding sources; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the Plan does not commit the City to construct or undertake any of the
proposed traffic calming improvements but rather provides a general strategy for resolving the current
traffic issues in the City; and
WHEREAS, The proposed traffic calming improvements are consistent with all local, state and
federal regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan is hereby adopted and shall be used by
City Staff for the purpose of planning traffic calming solutions throughout the City; any traffic calming -
related projects shall be implemented only after approved by the City Council or, if appropriate, the
Public Safety Commission.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on this 6t" day of November 2012.
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
Resolution No. PSC 11-0002
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, Resolution No. , was duly passed,
approved and adopted by the Public Safety Commission of the City of Temple City at a special meeting
held on the 6ffi day of November 2012, by the following vote:
AYES:
Council Members -
NOES:
Council Members -
ABSENT:
Council Members -
ABSTAIN:
Council Members -
CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. PSC 12-0009
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OF TEMPLE CITY RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE CITYWIDE
TRAFFIC CALMING MASTER PLAN
WHEREAS, the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan is consistent with the California Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices and complies with the 2011 California Complete Streets Act; and
WHEREAS, The Public Safety Commission recognizes that residents, business owners and
persons who patronize businesses in the City may be impacted by excess motor vehicle traffic; and
WHEREAS, the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan includes goals, policies, and actions to guide
implementation of traffic calming improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan includes maps identifying new traffic calming
facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan includes a traffic calming improvements list,
cost estimates of the improvements, and a list of potential funding sources; and
WHEREAS, The proposed traffic calming improvements are consistent with all local, state and
federal regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recommends that the City Council Adopt the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan as
may be modified through the public and Commission input.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on this 24h day of October 2012.
CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
MANAGEMENT ANALYST
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, Resolution No. PSC 12-0009, was duly passed,
approved and adopted by the Public Safety Commission of the City of Temple City at a special meeting
held on the 24th day of October 2012, by the following vote:
AYES:
Commissioner -
NOES:
Commissioner -
ABSENT:
Commissioner -
ABSTAIN:
Commissioner -
MANAGEMENT ANALYST
What is Traffic Calming?
Traffic calming is the process of reducing vehicle
speeds through the use of both passive devices,
such as signs and striping, and physical devices
such as change in road elevation or path. In
Temple City, traffic speeds are being reported
above the posted speed limit on several streets
throughout the City. In order to maintain and
enforce existing posted speed limits, measures
need to be taken to reduce vehicular speeds to
within 5 mph of the posted limit.
Part of the Bigger Picture
The City is committed to improving mobility
throughout the City. The Traffic Calming Master
Plan is one element of the overall Complete
Streets planning efforts that have been
underway in the City for several years. The
Traffic Calming Master Plan integrates planned
bicycle improvements, safe routes to school
projects and other essential planning
documents in the design and selection of traffic
calming elements throughout the City.
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Community Driven Solutions
The development of the Traffic Calming Master
Plan was driven by input from the community
over concerns related to traffic speeds and
volumes in this community. Workshops, on-line
comments cards, emails and at informal drop-in
design sessions are all venues by which the
community expressed specific concerns along
streets throughout the City over a 12 -month
period.
Consistently, residents expressed concerns over
safety and quality of life. To verify the travel
conditions in the City, traffic speeds, accident
rates and traffic volumes were collected on a
majority of the City's roads. Of the 83 road
segments identified and studied in the Traffic
Calming Master Plan, 52 segments were
included in the final recommendations.
Selecting High Priority Areas
High priority corridors have both high traffic
speeds and high accident rates. A ranking
priority system was developed specifically for
the City of Temple City to determine high,
medium and low priority roadways.
Higher points were assigned to roads and
intersections near or adjacent to parks and
schools, roads where the existing speed
exceeds the posted speed limit and locations
where the volumes are well below the available
road capacity. These factors are triggers that
suggest the traffic conditions can be mediated
through the implementation of traffic calming.
The City was divided into 17 traffic calming
areas, each of which contains one or more high
priority corridor. Within the 17 traffic calming
areas, specific traffic calming tools are
recommended to address the key traffic
concerns. Traffic calming tools are physical
devices that, when implemented, will reduce
traffic speed or traffic volume.
Traffic Calming Tools
Because traffic calming is most effective when
installed as part of a traffic calming system, all
of the high priority corridors within the traffic
calming areas have numerous tools
recommended. Implementing a system of
traffic calming tools works to both maintain a
consistent speed along the corridor and reduces
the potential for diversion or cut through traffic
on parallel or neighboring streets.
Future Traffic Calming Requests
Although a number of roadways and
intersections are included in the Traffic Calming
Master Plan, the plan is intended to be a living
document and should be updated on a regular
basis. Because Traffic Calming is rooted in the
community, changes to the document will likely
be triggered by traffic calming requests. When
requests from the community are made, City
staff will discuss the request with the resident,
evaluate the conditions based on criteria
TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLBOX
Applicable for...
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Radar Gun
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Signage
1-2%
Radar Speed Trailer
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Signing & Striping
Education
--
Radar Gun
--
Signage
1-2%
Radar Speed Trailer
T
Enforcement
T
Signing & Striping
1-2%
Road Diet / Lane
P
D
Diagonal Parking
D
Speed Lumps
P
20%
Speed Humps/Speed
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20%
Radar Feedback Signs
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1-2%
Chokers
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5%
Curb Extensions/Bulb
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5%
Chicanes
15%
Center Island/Median
5%
Traffic Circle
10%
Lateral Shifts
15%
Raised Crosswalk
P
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20%
Raised Intersection
P
10%
Roundabout
I
10%
Turn Restrictions
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10%
Forced Tum Island
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30%
Half Street Closure
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40%
Full Street Closure
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45%
Median Barricade
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30%
Diagonal Diverter
P
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35%
developed in the criteria worksheet, and either
develop a concept plan (if minimum criteria are
met) or deny the request (if criteria are not
met). Residents will have the opportunity to
appeal staff decision to both Traffic Safety
Commission and City Council.
For more information, please contact the
Community Development Department at:
(626)285-2171
The full report can be viewed on the Temple City
website, www.temolecitv.us.