HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01-29; City Council; 21110; Traffic Management Approve Phase II Esfera StreetCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
AB# 21.110 CARLSBAD RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - APPROVE
PHASE II PLAN FOR ESFERA STREET
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CARLSBAD RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - APPROVE
PHASE II PLAN FOR ESFERA STREET
CITY ATTORNEY fifV
DEPT. TRAN
CARLSBAD RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - APPROVE
PHASE II PLAN FOR ESFERA STREET CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program Phase II measures for Esfera Street
and introduce Ordinance No. cs-20l to require stops on Esfera Street at its two
intersections with Piragua Street/Trigo Lane and Fosca Street/Fosca Way.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program (CRTMP) is a three-phase program approved
by City Council to address speeding on residential streets. The CRTMP is designed to tackle
speeding issues by collaborating with the community and soliciting their input and support.
Over the past several years, staff has been working with the residents on Esfera Street to help reduce
speeds on their neighborhood street utilizing Phase I of the CRTMP. Phase I utilizes educational and
enforcement tools such as speed limit signs and pavement legends, police enforcement and portable
speed feedback signs to help reduce speeds and enhance the quality of life in residential
neighborhoods. Phase I solutions on Esfera Street did not result in significant speed reductions so
staff has been working with the community on Phase II solutions over the past year. Phase II utilizes
cost-effective measures such as residential STOP signs to reduce the uncontrolled length of
residential streets to a more appropriate "residential neighborhood scale". By spacing these features
approximately 500 to 1,000 feet apart and at regular intervals along a street, driving behavior can be
modified and speeds reduced.
As part of the process outlined in Phase II, a neighborhood meeting was held on May 9, 2012 to
present a proposed Phase II plan and to work with the residents to establish consensus for the plan.
The plan proposes installation of residential STOP signs on Esfera Street at Piragua Street/Trigo
Lane and Fosca Street/Fosca Way (see Exhibit 1). This would reduce the uncontrolled length of
Esfera Street from 1,775 feet to three segments of approximately 450 to 900 feet in length.
Implementation of Phase II requires that the proposed plan be supported by the residents on the
street as determined by the results of a mailed survey. Public support has been defined in the
CRTMP as at least a 50% return rate of the surveys and at least a 67% support rate of the returned
surveys. After the public meeting, a survey was sent to all residents and non-resident owners on this
portion of Esfera Street. The results were as follows: 36 addresses were surveyed; 22 surveys were
returned; (61% return rate); and ofthe returned surveys, 17 were in support ofthe plan (77% support
rate).
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Bryan Jones, (760) 602-2431. brvan.iones@carlsbadca.gov
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The Traffic Safety Commission considered this matter at its meeting on October 1, 2012. Based on
the findings by staff and the public support indicated by the mail survey, the Traffic Safety
Commission recommended approval of the CRTMP Phase II plan for Esfera Street and that ALL-WAY
STOP control be established on Esfera Street at its intersection with Piragua Street/Trigo Lane and on
Esfera Street at its intersection with Fosca Street/Fosca Way.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15301(c) - minor alteration of existing facilities, including streets, sidewalks,
gutters, and similar facilities involving negligible or no expansion.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The installation of four STOP signs, four STOP legends, four limit lines and two STOP AHEAD signs
on Esfera Street will cost approximately $4,500. Sufficient funds are available in the Streets Division
operating budget.
EXHIBITS:
1. Location map.
2. Ordinance No. CS-201 to require stops on Esfera Street at its intersection with
Piragua Street/Trigo Lane and on Esfera Street at its intersection with Fosca Street/Fosca Way.
LEGEND:
NEW ALL-WAY STOP LOCATION
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ESFERA STREET TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN
CARLSBAD RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
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ORDINANCE NO. CS-201 1
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER
10.28 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO REQUIRE
4 STOPS ON ESFERA STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
PIRAGUA STREET/TRIGO LANE AND ON ESFERA STREET AT
5 ITS INTERSECTION WITH FOSCA STREET/FOSCA WAY.
6 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows:
7 SECTION 1: That Title 10, Chapter 10.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended
8 by the addition of Section 10.28.977 to read as follows:
g "10.28.977 - Piragua Street. Drivers shall stop where the
following described street intersects Piragua Street:
Esfera Street"
SECTION 2: That Title 10, Chapter 10.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended
by the addition of Section 10.28.978 to read as follows:
13 "10.28.978 - Trigo Lane. Drivers shall stop where the following
described street intersect Trigo Lane:
Esfera Street"
SECTION 3: That Title 10, Chapter 10.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended
by the addition of Section 10.28.979 to read as follows:
"10.28.979 ~ Fosca Street. Drivers shall stop where the following described
18 street intersects Fosca Street:
19 Esfera Street"
20 SECTION 4: That Title 10, Chapter 10.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended
by the addition of Section 10.28.980 to read as follows:
"10.28.979 - Fosca Way. Drivers shall stop where the following described street
intersects Fosca Way:
Esfera Street"
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1 SECTION 5: That Title 10, Chapter 10.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended
2 by the addition of Section 10.28.981 to read as follows:
2 "10.28.981 - Esfera Street. Drivers shall stop where the following described
streets intersect Esfera Street:
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Piragua Street
^ Trigo Lane
Fosca Street
^ Fosca Way"
7 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption; and
g the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in
9 a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days after its adoption.
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Celia A. Brewer, City Attorney
MATT HALL, Mayor
ATTEST:
1 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
2 the 29* day of January 2013, and thereafter
3 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
4 Califomia, on the day of , 2013, by the following vote, to wit:
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6 NOES:
7 ABSENT:
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KAREN R. KUNDTZ, Assistant City Clerk
(SEAL)
Carlsbad Residential Traffic
Management Program
Bryan Jones
Deputy Transportation Director
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Carlsbad Residential Traffic
Management Program
“The City Council established the Carlsbad
Residential Traffic Management Program as
a countermeasure to intrusion by excessive
traffic and/or higher than normal vehicle
speeds in the neighborhood and thus, to
help improve the quality of life.”
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The CRTMP is a three-phase program
Phase I – Education and Enforcement
Phase II – Cost Effective Traffic Management
Phase III – Traditional Traffic Calming
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Phase I – Education and Enforcement
Eligibility Requirements:
Subject street must be a residential street,
posted at 25 mph, with a curb-to-curb width
of 40 feet or less.
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Phase I features include…
Police Enforcement
Speed Feedback Signs
Speed Limit Signs
Pavement Legends
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Phase II – Cost Effective Traffic Management
Eligibility Requirements:
Completion of Phase I
Subject street must have critical speed of 32 mph or greater.
Phase II Plan must be supported by the majority of the residents.
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Phase II features include…
Speed Tables
Residential STOP signs
Speed Cushions
Narrowing Lanes by striping
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Phase III – Traffic Calming
Eligibility Requirements:
Completion of Phase II
Subject street must have critical speed of 32 mph or greater (after implementation of Phase II).
Subject street must score more than 50 points on the Phase III Qualification Criteria.
Phase III Plan must be supported by the majority of the residents.
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Phase III features include…
Chicanes
Traffic Circles
Curb Extensions
Median Islands
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Streets Eligible for Phase II
1.Magnolia Avenue (Highland Drive to Pio Pico Drive)
2.Esfera Street (Cadencia Street to Piragua Street)
3.Levante Street (Escenico Terrace to La Costa Avenue)
4.Chestnut Avenue (Pontiac Drive and Sierra Morena Avenue)
5.Corintia Street (Alga Road to El Fuerte Street)
6.Daisy Avenue (Rose Drive to Batiquitos Drive)
7.Pontiac Drive (Victoria Avenue to Spokane Way)
8.Trieste Drive (Chestnut Avenue to Milano Drive)
9.Estrella de Mar Road (Alga Road to Arenal Road)
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Magnolia Avenue
Traffic Calming Plan
1,1715 FEET
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Magnolia Avenue
Traffic Calming Plan
Neighborhood meeting held on 5/16/12
Survey results:
46 addresses surveyed/32 returned (70%)
29/32 supported plan (91%)
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Esfera Street
Traffic Calming Plan
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Esfera Street
Traffic Calming Plan
Neighborhood meeting held on 5/9/12
Survey results:
36 addresses surveyed/22 returned (61%)
17/22 supported plan (77%)
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Levante Street Traffic Calming Plan
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Levante Street
Traffic Calming Plan
Neighborhood meeting held on 4/25/12
Survey results:
192 addresses surveyed/131 returned (68%)
89/131 supported plan (68%)
Questions?
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