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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-05-04; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Recommend not removing the 120 feet of red curb on the west side of Jefferson StreetCITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION COMMISSION REPORT OF: May 4, 1987 ITEM NO. 6A LOCATION: Intersection of Jefferson Street and Las Flores Drive INITIATED BY : Robert s. Homeowners Carlsbad, CA Tepper, President, Association, P. O. 92008 Sanctuary Box 4427, BACKGROUND: DATA: A t raffic signal was installed and energized at the above referenced location in December, 1986. In conj unction with the signal installation, restriping of the lane lines at the intersection included painting 120 feet of red curb on the west side of Jefferson Street on the north leg of the intersection as shown on Exhibit 1. Mr. Tepper, in his attached letter, is requesting that the red curb in front on the Sanctuary Homeowners complex be removed. Each i ntersection in the roadway system is a con- centrated conflict point that generally functions at a lower l evel of service and capacity than other segments of t he roadway. The main objective at the intersection is t o r educe the severity of potential conflicts between motor vehicles, buses and trucks, bicycles, parked vehicles and pedestrians. One of the methods to minimize conflicts is to utilize striping, signing and markings at the intersection to provide positive control and guidance. Red curb painted on t he west side of Jefferson Street helps to eliminate conflicts between parked vehicles and moving vehicles approaching the intersection. On t he north leg of the intersection, traffic signal loop detectors are located nine (9) feet from the face 1 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION COMMISSION REPORT OF: May 4, 1987 (Continued) ITEM NO. 6A of curb, as indicated on Exhi bit 1, with a total intersection approach of 19 feet (not including the left turn). Vehicles must travel over or stop on the detector in order for this fully actuated signalized intersection to operate properly. If a minimum of eleven (11) feet is allowed for the through lane, eight (8) feet remains on the approach to the intersection . Jefferson Street, proceeding southerly from Interstate 5 is d esignated as a Bicycle Route on the Circulation Element of the General Plan (Exhibit 2). A Class I I bikeway , such as Jefferson Street, generally i s striped as a five (5) foot wide lane for one-way bicycle travel adjacent to the curb and gutter. At this time, a bicycle lane has not been striped on Jefferson Street between Interstate 5 and Las Flores Drive. If the five ( 5) foot bike lane was painted on the pavement, the portion of the available eight (8) foot width remaining for the southbound approach would be three ( 3) feet, which is insufficient for parking. As such, for increased safety, the red curb should remain to prohibit parking at the intersection approach. RECOMMENDATION: The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that t he 120 feet of red curb on the west side of Jefferson Street in front of the Sanctuary Homeowners complex not be removed. NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION: No City Council action is required. 2 -== ;:»CZ. ~ Traffic Sa fety Cannission car"isbad City Council 1200 Elm Aveiue carlsbad, CA. 92008 Fellow Clrlsbad Re3idents, Sanctuary Haneowners Association C/0 Robert s. Tepper, Presideit P.O. Box 4427 carlsbad, CA. 92008 March 9, 1987 I am the President of the Sanctuary Haneowners Association, a townhane canplex of 25 units at the corner of Jefferson Street and Las Flores Drive. Receitly the city of carlsbad has creata:1 a serious safety hazard for the res id a.ts arxi guests of our canplex ~ The problen originata:1 when a traffic signal was installa:1 at the corner of Jefferson arrl Las Flores. Whei this signal was installerl, the curbs on both sides of Jefferson Street just north of the 1 ight were paintErl rErl. A turn lane was adda:1 in this area, for drivers heada:1 south on Jefferson to turn onto Las Flores. The rErl curb exten::ls the aitire leo;th of the Sanctuary Townhcmes, thereby making it impossible for resideits or guests to park dire:::tly in front of the canplex. The only nearby street parki ng, then, is north on Jefferson Street and on t he opposi te s ide of the street fran the canplex. This street parking requires the residents/guests to cross Jefferson j ust beyorrl a bl i rrl curve ( for drivers head Erl south on Jeff er son) , presenting a grave danger to us. There are two additional problens associatErl with this situation. Fi rst, moving and delivery trucks now cannot l03ally load/unload in front of the canpl ex. There is nowhere with in the Sanctuary for these trucks to park, and for the past twelve years they have loaderl/unloadaj at the stairwell in front of the canplex on Jefferson. Now they not only have to move furniture across Jefferson Street, but they must do it just past a blirrl curve. Secorrl , the lighting in the l03al parking zone on Jefferson Street is inadequate at night, canpourrlio; the dao;er to residents/guests who now must walk quite a distance in the darkness to get to the eitrance of the Sanctuary. The ooneowners would not bring this problen to your attention wi trout a proposal for renErlyio; the situation. After careful analysis of the rErl curb zone in front of the Sanctuary, the haneowners have conclooaJ that there is adequate space in this area of Jefferson for one lane of traffic in each dire:::tion, a left harrl t urn lane, AND curbside parkio; in front of the • Sanctuary. This rezoning would not affect the nunber of lanes i~,n 1 .. ••.-i' il!r\1, _ J. I ,/ CITY CF (gt_';" 1 -2-• on Jefferson available to traffic, while it would provide safety to the residents aoo guests of the Sanctuary. The haneowners at the Sanctuary feel that allowio:J parkiOJ in front of our canplex is the only viable solution to our safety problen. Pl ease walk/drive aroum this area to fully urrlerstarrl our situation. Let's not wait until saneone gets hurt before thi~ serious safety hazard is rene:Hm. Thank you for your understaoo ing. Sincerely, {1,t,,;1 _i ffe,J Roberts. Tepper President -Board of Directors Sanctuary Haneowners Association cc. Bob Johnson, Priocipal Civil Eo:Jineer Mayor Bud Lewis Councilwanan Ann Kulchin Councilman Mark Pettine Councilman John Manaux Councilman Eric Larson I 15 I I , 90 L Zr I so I, 12.0 l RED CUR'B L 85 i w 2 < J I 5 UJ ~ £(} rr ti ~ ..Jf (I) ....I , LU _: .>-; z w 0 _J ti1 (/) :) t£ 0 D w l.J._ LL w r::, z.o I 19 S \w-NAl :;ETECToR5 I 23 20 I N NO "::)CALE. 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