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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3a - Resolution No. 7012 establishing speed limits. GQsLIFORN —�9 A.6ust 5, 1903 V DATE: March 18, 2014 STAFF REPORT Development Services Department TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Jason Kruckeberg, Assistant City Manager /Development Services Director Robert Guthrie, Police Chief Philip A. Wray, Deputy Director of Development Services /City Engineer SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 7012 ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS ON CITY STREETS OTHER THAN THOSE SET FORTH BY STATE LAW Recommendation: Adopt SUMMARY The California Vehicle Code requires cities to conduct Engineering and Traffic Surveys every five years to set legally enforceable speed limits on city streets. The last study for the City of Arcadia was conducted in 2009. A recent Engineering and Traffic Survey was conducted for 52 arterial and collector roadway segments. As a result of the survey, changes are recommended for 10 of the 52 roadway segment speed limits. It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 7012 setting speed limits in the City of Arcadia in accordance with the Engineering and Traffic Survey, including the proposed modifications. BACKGROUND The basic speed law in California states that no person shall drive at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent. Most drivers naturally comply with this law and disregard regulations which they consider unreasonable. Speed limits set at or near the 85th Percentile speed — meaning that 85 out of every 100 drivers travel at that speed or below — provide for reasonable speed limits that law enforcement officers can use as a means of controlling drivers who will not conform. An Engineering and Traffic Survey, using the 85th percentile rule, is required by law for enforcement purposes to establish speed limits on city streets not covered under the California Vehicle Code (CVC) Determination of Prima Facie speed limits. With an approved Engineering and Traffic survey in place, the Police Department can legally use radar to enforce speeds on the streets covered under the Survey. Resolution Establishing Speed Limits March 18, 2014 Page 2 of 4 The Engineering and Traffic Survey referred to above is defined in Section 627 of the CVC as a survey of highway and traffic conditions in accordance with methods determined by the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for use by State and local authorities. The survey must include: 1. Collection of prevailing speed data as determined by traffic engineering measurements; 2. Review of accident records; and 3. Review of highway, traffic, and roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver. The Caltrans method for determining speed limits is further detailed in the California manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( MUTCD) as the generally accepted source for determining speed limits. The MUTCD states, in effect, that speed limits should be normally established at the 5 miles - per -hour increment nearest the 85th percentile speed. Speed limits higher than the 85th Percentile are not generally considered reasonable and safe, and limits below the 85th Percentile do not facilitate the orderly movement of traffic. For this reason, the 85th Percentile speed is commonly referred to as the "critical speed." DISCUSSION The current Engineering and Traffic Survey expires in March 2014. On December 3, 2013, the City Council approved a professional services agreement with Willdan Associates to conduct an Engineering and Traffic Survey to update the speed limits. Willdan conducted the study of 52 street segments during the months of January and February 2014. For each location, they obtained speed data, reviewed accident history, and field checked the roadway conditions. The survey results and recommendations were reviewed by the Development Services Department, Engineering Division, and the Police Department. A summary of the study is provided below. Prevailing Speeds: Speed data for all segments were obtained during off -peak hours and contained 100- 150 vehicles per location. The critical speeds shown on Attachment "A" (Table 2 — Summary of Recommendations) are the 85th Percentile speeds taken directly from the data. Accident Histo An analysis was made of the three -year accident records for each roadway segment under consideration. The collision information was obtained from the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) for the period of January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2012. Collisions were reviewed, and corridor related collisions (those not related to signalized intersections) were summarized for each Resolution Establishing Speed Limits March 18, 2014 Page 3 of 4 segment. A collision rate was calculated for each segment based on the number of collisions per million vehicle miles travelled. The collision rates for each segment were then compared to the Los Angeles countywide average rate listed in the Los Angeles County Midblock Accident Rates - Master Plan Highways and Mountain Roads study. Where the collision rates exceeded the County standard, the speed limit is proposed to be reduced. Miscellaneous Roadwav Conditions: The conditions of each street segment were considered in establishing a justification of the proposed speed limits. These conditions include factors such as design speed, safe stopping sight distance, shoulder or parking lane conditions, profile conditions, street intersection spacing and offsets, commercial driveway characteristics, pedestrian and bicycle traffic, residential density, and school zones or close proximity to schools. RPCi dtr The results of the analysis are shown in the attached table "Summary of Recommendations (Attachment "B ")." Of the 52 street segments studied, 40 speed limits are recommended to remain the same, four (4) will be restudied, and eight (8) are recommended to be adjusted. In addition, one segment was divided into two, with the speed limits for one of the segments recommended to be reduced, bringing the total number of street segments with speed limit adjustments to nine (9) as follows: Street Limits Existing Speed Limits (mph) Proposed Speed Limits (mph) Sierra Madre Blvd. W. City Limit to Santa Anita Ave. 25 30 Baldwin Ave. Orange Grove to Foothill Blvd. 45 40 Baldwin Ave. Foothill Blvd. to Huntington Dr. 40 35 Duarte Rd. Second Ave. to Santa Anita Ave. 40 35 El Monte Ave. Duarte Rd. to S. City Limits 40 35 Foothill Blvd. Santa Anita Ave. to E. City Limit 40 35 Live Oak Ave. W. City Limit to Santa Anita Ave. 40 35 Lower Azusa Rd. W. City Limit to E. City Limit 45 40 Peck Rd. N. City Limit to S. City Limit 45 40 Of the 40 street segments with speed limits recommended to remain the same as before, one location, Huntington Drive from Michillinda Avenue to Baldwin Avenue, is recommended to be raised from the recently measured 85th Percentile speed to maintain the current speed limit. The street width and the eight lanes are conducive to a higher speed and the current speed limit is consistent with the speed limit for the contiguous segments. Resolution Establishing Speed Limits March 18, 2014 Page 4 of 4 During the analysis, it was determined to split the segment of Duarte Road between Santa Anita Avenue and the East City Limits into two segments with the dividing point at Second Avenue. It is recommended to lower the speed limit for the segment west of Second Avenue. The segment east of Second Avenue has a different characteristic than west of Second Avenue and the division will help to lower the speed limit in the commercial segment, and act as a transition point to be consistent with the similar conditions and the speed limit in Monrovia. Two segments could not be studied because of the Gold Line Construction (Santa Anita Avenue and Santa Clara Street) and two segments (Mayflower Avenue and Tenth Avenue) will be re- surveyed because of concerns with the data and the collection locations. These four locations have been removed from this study, and will be re- analyzed and brought back for approval at a later date. For the nine (9) locations recommended for speed limit adjustments, eight (8) locations are recommended to be lowered by 5 MPH. The only segment recommended to be raised is Sierra Madre Boulevard, which would be consistent with the speed limit in the City of Sierra Madre. This will lessen confusion for drivers travelling eastbound where there is no apparent change in roadway conditions at the City limits. Approval of the attached Resolution (Attachment "B ") will adopt the current speed limits and the changes identified above as legally enforceable per the Vehicle Code for the next five years. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact of this action other than to replace speed limit signs at these locations. There are a minimum of two signs per location requiring replacement, however, some signs may be reused at other locations. The resulting cost is minimal. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution 7012 establishing speed limits on City streets other than those set forth by State law. Approved. Dominic Lazza CIty Manager Attachment "A" - Summary of Recommendation Attachment "B" - Resolution No. 7012 1 SIERRA MADRE BLVD WEST CITY LIMIT SANTA ANITA AVE 25 33 30 CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 2 BALDWIN AVE ORANGE GROVE AVE FOOTHILL BLVD 45 43 40 CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 3 BALDWIN AVE FOOTHILL BLVD HUNTINGTON DR 40 37 35 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 4 BALDWIN AVE HUNTINGTON DR CAMINO REAL AVE 30 32 30 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 5 BALDWIN AVE CAMINO REAL AVE LIVE OAK AVE 40 41 40 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 6 CAMINO REAL AVE WEST CITY LIMIT FIRST AVE 35 35 35 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 7 CAMINO REAL AVE FIRST AVE EAST CITY LIMIT 35 33 35 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 8 CAMPUS DR HOLLY DR SANTA ANITA AVE 35 40 35 9 CLARK ST PECK RD DURFEE ST 35 39 35 CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 10 COLORADO BLVD COLORADO ST SANTA ANITA AVE 35 35 35 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 11 COLORADO BLVD SANTA ANITA AVE FIFTH AVE 35 36 35 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 12 COLORADO PL COLORADO BLVD HUNTINGTON DR 40 39 40 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 13 COLORADO ST MICHILLINDA AVE COLORADO BLVD 45 43 45 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 14 DUARTE RD WEST CITY LIMIT SANTA ANITA AVE 35 39 35 CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 15 DUARTE RD SANTA ANITA AVE EAST CITY LIMIT 40 41 35 16 EL MONTE AVE DUARTE RD SOUTH CITY LIMIT 40 40 35 17 FIRST AVE DIAMOND ST LAS FLORES AVE 35 35 35 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 18 FIRST AVE FOOTHILL BLVD HUNTINGTON DR 35 38 35 CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 19 FOOTHILL BLVD MICHILLINDA AVE SANTA ANITA AVE 45 46 45 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 20 FOOTHILL BLVD SANTA ANITA AVE EAST CITY LIMIT 40 35 35 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED See "Segments with Special Conditions" Section for Comments = 25 mph when children are present Engineering and Traffic Survey 8 City of Arcadia Attachment "A° 21 GOLDEN WEST AVE HUNTINGTON DR SOUTH CITY LIMIT 25 28 25 CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 22 GOLDRING RD PECK RD EAST TERMINUS 30 34 30 CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 23 HIGHLAND OAKS DR FOOTHILL BLVD ORANGE GROVE AVE 30 31 30 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 24 HOLLY AVE HUNTINGTON DR LIVE OAK AVE 30 32 30 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 25 HUNTINGTON DR COLORADO PL FIFTH AVE 30 32 30 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 26 HUNTINGTON DR (EB)BALDWIN AVE COLORADO PL 45 43 45 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 27 HUNTINGTON DR (WB) BALDWIN AVE COLORADO PL 45 44 45 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 28 HUNTINGTON DR MICHILLINDA AVE BALDWIN AVE 45 41 45 29 LIVE OAK AVE WEST CITY LIMIT SANTA ANITA AVE 40 39 35 CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 30 LIVE OAK AVE SANTA ANITA AVE EAST CITY LIMIT 35 36 35 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 31 LONGDEN AVE WEST CITY LIMIT SANTA ANITA AVE 35 37 35 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 32 LONGDEN AVE SANTA ANITA AVE EAST CITY LIMIT 35 42 35 33 LOWER AZUSA RD WEST CITY LIMIT EAST CITY LIMIT 45 39 40 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 34 MAYFLOWER AVE SOUTH CITY LIMIT NORTH CITY LIMIT 35 NIA NIA RE- SURVEY SEGMENT 35 ORANGE GROVE AVE WEST CITY LIMIT BALDWIN AVE 35 38 35 CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 36 ORANGE GROVE AVE BALDWIN AVE SANTA ANITA AVE 35 37 35 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 37 PECK ROAD SOUTH CITY LIMIT NORTH CITY LIMIT 45 44 40 CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 38 SANTA ANITA AVE LAS FLORES AVE DUARTE RD 40 41 40 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 39 SANTA ANITA AVE DUARTE RD HUNTINGTON DR 40 39 40 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED 40 SANTA ANITA AVE HUNTINGTON DR * "Segments FOOTHILL BLVD 35 NIA NIA ROAD CONSTRUCTION / DEFER SURVEY See with Special Conditions" Section for Comments " = 25 mph when children are present Engineering and Traffic Survey 9 City of Arcadia 41 SANTA ANITA AVE FOOTHILL BLVD NORTH CITY LIMIT 42 SANTA CLARA ST HUNTINGTON DR SANTA ANITA AVE 43 SANTA CLARA ST SANTA ANITA AVE FIFTH AVE 44 SECOND AVE SOUTH CITY LIMIT CAMINO REAL AVE 45 SECOND AVE CAMINO REAL AVE DUARTE RD 46 SECOND AVE DUARTE RD HUNTINGTON DR 47 SECOND AVE HUNTINGTON DR FOOTHILL BLVD 48 SIXTH AVE NORTH CITY LIMIT LIVE OAK AVE 49 SUNSET BLVD WEST CITY LIMIT HUNTINGTON DR 50 SUNSET BLVD HUNTINGTON DR SOUTH CITY LIMIT 51 TENTH AVE SOUTH CITY LIMIT NORTH CITY LIMIT 52 LAS TUNAS DR BALDWIN AVE LIVE OAK AVE See "Segments with Special Conditions" Section for Comments = 25 mph when children are present 35 36 35 35 37 35 35 NIA NIA 35 38 35 35 37 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 39 35 35 37 35 35 37 35 35 NIA NIA 40 42 40 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED ROAD CONSTRUCTION I DEFER SURVEY CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED CALIFORNIA MUTCD OPTION 2 CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED RE- SURVEY SEGMENT CLOSEST TO 85TH SPEED Engineering and Traffic Survey City of Arcadia RESOLUTION NO, 7012 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS ON CITY STREETS OTHER THAN THOSE SET FORTH BY STATE LAW WHEREAS, in accordance with California Vehicle Code Sections 22357 and 22358, Sections 3221 and 3222 of the Arcadia Municipal Code authorize the City Council, on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, to increase or decrease the prima facie speed limit otherwise allowed by state law on certain streets in order to facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic in a manner that is reasonable and safe; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia has recently conducted an engineering and traffic survey which together with earlier such engineering and traffic surveys, indicates that a speed either greater than or less than that otherwise permitted by state law upon certain streets in the City would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires and intends to keep in place without interruption those certain increases and decreases in the prima facie speed limit on certain streets set forth in Arcadia Municipal Code Sections 3229 through and including 3221,23 and Sections 3222 through and including 3222.9; and WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Ordinance No. 2190 which permits the City Council, by resolution to increase or decrease the prima facie speed limit on certain streets based on an engineering and traffic survey, while at the same time removing from the Arcadia Municipal Code those certain increases or decreases in prima facie speed limits in existence at the time of adoption of Ordinance No. 2990, 1 Attachment "B" NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. On the basis of an engineering and traffic survey conducted by the City, an increase in the speed otherwise permitted by State Law upon the following streets would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe. Therefore, the prima facie speed limit shall be as hereinafter set forth on those streets or parts of streets specified hereinafter in this Section 1: Sierra Madre Boulevard between West City limits and Santa Anita Avenue, thirty (30) miles per hour. SECTION 2. On the basis of an engineering and traffic survey conducted by the City, a decrease in the speed otherwise permitted by State Law upon the following streets would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe. Therefore, the prima facie speed limit shall be as hereinafter set forth on those streets or parts of streets specified hereinafter in this Section 2: Baidwin Avenue between Orange Grove Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, forty (40) miles per hour. Baldwin Avenue between Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. Duarte Road between Santa Anita Avenue and Second Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. El Monte Avenue between Duarte Road and the south City Limit, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. 2 Foothill Boulevard between the east City Limit and Santa Anita Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. Live Oak Avenue between the west City Limit and Santa Anita Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. Lower Azusa Road between the west City Limit and the east City Limit, forty (40) miles per hour. Peck Road between the north City Limit and the south City Limit, forty (40) miles per hour. SECTION 3. On the basis of an engineering and traffic survey conducted by the City, the speed permitted by State law upon the following streets is more than is reasonable and safe. Therefore, the prima facie speed limit shall be as hereinafter set forth on those streets or parts of streets specified hereinafter in this Section 3, and such prima facie speed limits are hereby determined to be appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and are reasonable and safe: Baldwin Avenue between Huntington Drive and Camino Real Avenue, thirty (30) miles per hour. Baldwin Avenue between Camino Real Avenue and Live Oak Avenue, forty (40) miles per hour. Camino Real Avenue between the west City Limit and the east City Limit, thirty- five (35) miles per hour, Campus Drive between Holly Avenue and Santa Anita Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. 3 hour. Clark Street between Peck Road and Durfee Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per Colorado Boulevard between Colorado Street and Fifth Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. Colorado Place between Colorado Boulevard and Huntington Drive, forty (40) miles per hour. Colorado Street between Michillinda Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, forty -five (45) miles per hour. Duarte Road between the west City Limit and Santa Anita Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. Duarte Road between Second Avenue and the east City Limit, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. First Avenue between Foothill Boulevard and Huntington Drive, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. First Avenue between Diamond Street and Las Flores Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. Foothill Boulevard between the west City Limit and Santa Anita Avenue, forty -five (45) miles per hour, Golden West Avenue between Huntington Drive and the south City Limit, twenty- five (25) miles per hour. hour. Goldring Road between Peck Road and the east City Limit, thirty (30) miles per M Highland Oaks Drive between Foothill Boulevard and Orange Grove Avenue, thirty (30) miles per hour. Holly Avenue between Huntington Drive and Live Oak Avenue, thirty (30) miles per hour. hour. Huntington Drive between Colorado Place and Fifth Avenue, thirty (30) miles per Huntington Drive between Baldwin Avenue and Colorado Place, forty -five (45) miles per hour. Las Tunas Drive between Baldwin Avenue and Live Oak Avenue, forty (40) miles per hour. Live Oak Avenue between Santa Anita Avenue and the east City Limit, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. Longden Avenue between the east City Limit and the west City Limit, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. Orange Grove Avenue between the west City Limit and Santa Anita Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. Santa Anita Avenue between Huntington Drive and south City Limit, forty (40) miles per hour. Second Avenue between Foothill Boulevard and Live Oak Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. Sixth Avenue between the north City Limit and Live Oak Avenue, thirty -five (35) miles per hour, S Sunset Boulevard between Michillinda Avenue and the south City Limit, thirty -five (35) miles per hour. SECTION 4. The increase and decrease in prima facie speed limits set forth in this Resolution shall be effective upon the date that Ordinance No. 2190 becomes effective, and further when appropriate signs either exist or are erected upon the applicable street giving notice of the foregoing prima facie speed limits. SECTION 4, This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption, SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this day of 12014. ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: 94A�n P� Stepp n P. Deitsch City Attorney 6 Mayor of the City of Arcadia