HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - December 18, 1985 (95)MID --BLOCK CROsswALK
REQUESTED AT CASA
DE LODI
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
DECaSM 18, 1985
Council was reminded that, at its regular meting of
Decembzr 4, 1985, the City Council received a petition
signed by approximately 225 residents of Casa de Lodi
requesting the installation of a mid --block crosswalk
at the entrances to this mobile hone park. The City
Council asked that this matter be placed on this agenda
for discussion.
City Manager Peterson pointed out that the City, in the
past, has been strongly opposed to the installation of
mid -block crosswalks and has discouraged their use.
Public Works Director Jack Ronsko, in a memo to the City
Manager, made the following ports in support of the
City's positions:
1. Motorists expect crosswalks and pedestrians at
intersections and motorists do not expect crosswalks
placed in the middle of a block.
2. They may cause pedestrians to have a false sense of
security with respect to vehicular traffic.
3. They may cause a greater number of rear -end
collisions due to pedestrians not waiting for gaps in
traffic.
4. They may cause an increase in fatal and serious injury
accidents because crosswalks are usually considered
to be safety devices. However, accident studies show
a disproportionate accident rate in terms of marked
versus unmarked crosswalks, probably due to a less
cautious pedestrian attitude at unmarked walks.
The staff believes that the use this mid -block crosswalk
would receive would be quite minimal. It would, for
example, not receive the kind of use such a crosswalk
would receive in the downtown area. The Public %brks
Director further advises that the City does not normally
paint crosswalks unless the intersections are on a route to
school or have a high pedestrian count.
Also included for CoLncil's information was a copy of an
informal speed survey conducted earlier this year on Turner
Road between Beckman Road and Cluff Avenue.
Diagrams of the subject area were also presented for
Council's perusal.
A very lengthy discussion followed with questions being
directed to Staff.
Addressing the Council regarding the matter were:
a) Dr. A. E. Mason, Space 151, Casa de Lodi j
b) Beryl Georguson, 2223 W. Cochran Road, Lodi 1
Mayor Hinchman moved to adopt Resolution No. 85-186
establishing a speed limit on the full length of Turner
Road within the city limits of the City of Lodi of 25 MPH
and to establish a mid -block crosswalk on Turner Road in
the area of the Casa de Lodi Mobile Home Park. The motion
was seconded by Council Member Olson, but failed to pass
by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members - Olson and Hinchman (Mayor)
NOES: Council Members - Pinkerton, Reid, and
Snider
ABSENT: Council Members - None
Following additional discussicn, Mayor Pro Tempore Reid
moved for adoption of Resolution No. 85-186 establishing
a speed limit on the full length of Turner Road within the
city limits of the City of Lodi of 35 MPH. The motion
was seconded by Council Members Olson and carried by the
following vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Olson, Reid, & Hinchman
(Mayor)
Noes: Council Members - Pinkerton and Snider
Absent: Council Members - None
A very lengthy discussion followed regarding the
establishment of a mid -block crossing in the area of
Casa de Lodi. A motion was made for the establishment
of a mid -block crossing in the subject area by Mayor
Hinchman, Reid second; however, following additional
discussion, the motion and second were withdrawn.
Public Works Director Ronsko asked that the record show that
he recnded against.the establishing of a mid -block
crossing in the subject area.
Following additional discussion Council directed Staff
to review the various locations suggested for a Turner
Road mid -block crossing and to bring back a report
regarding the matter to Council at the earliest possible
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