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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 90-41RESOLUTION NO. 90-41 --------------------- --------------------- A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING TRAFFIC RESOLUTION NO. 87-163 TO APPROVE THE SPEED ZONE SURVEY ON CHEROKEE LANE BETWEEN KETTLEMAN LANE AND LODI AVENUE RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lodi does hereby approve the speed zone survey on Cherokee Lane between Kettleman Lane and Lodi Avenue, attached hereto as Exhibit A; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that City of Lodi Traffic Resolution No. 87-163, Section 7 - Speed Limits - is hereby amended as indicated on Exhibit A. Dated: March 21, 1990 ----------------------- ----------------------- I hereby certify that Resolution No. 90-41 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held March 21, 1990 by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members - Hinchman, Olson, Pinkerton, Reid and Snider (Mayor) Noes: Council Members - None Absent: Council Members - None k��nnifePerrin Deputy City Clerk 90-41 RES9041JTXTA.02J %6v. ENGINEERING 7 01 > AND I SEE NARRATIVE roR BACKGROUND INFORMATION V:j cflCf'oI'GC UJ. lls m I --SPEED _TABLE ROADWAY WIDTII cm C��V' A MEDIAN �IR-tir-P. f T TEII-t" Lh4-1p--- TRAFFIC SIGNAL DAIA zJ' AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC Wi,-SPEED-CRITICALP, 41 PACE M) (17) "T 61511flG SPEED ZONE PROPOSED SPEED ZOIIE 2r, MPH LEGEND' 1.1111 SPEED GRAPI Ili ---------- sicn LncAllon;� RI 5101, s:rtl _ ;_ �; , ! ;;-jl- F12 EEb 11Ali Svjj of", R39 W1.0 SlGtl C c . .. . I I I i i , I I �.�. �_ I I I I I! I I Li..l (SCHOOL ?5KI1,.1 S,(..t S.1.6s.n7lzsl, IRAFFIC 51611t.t . .... . --! I ' I --- -7 -_' .- I _`_I _ J I l._I I l I _ • I —Cll I LIM,(7I --:!T -L T J4 I i I I i; —0111CAL SPEED T -LVwEfl Lit -ill (IF FACE T ACCIDENT PL9T-1,q% LTz 7j I L.?— YR:-1 I 1 -c 14 - �cci 6.07 v*r- lmr CITY OF L O D I CHEnOKEE LANE SPEED ZONE rtimir %%,npK, rwFPAVviArtiT January 1990 SPEED ZOWE REPORT - Cherokee Lane, Kettleman Lane to Lodi Avenue The text below describes the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) guidelines and the reasons in determining the following speed zones on Cherokee Lane: p m n- Existing Recommended Kettleman Lane to Poplar Street 45 mph 45 mpn Poplar Street to Vine Street 35 mph 40 mph `line Street to Lodi Avenue 35 mph 35 mph Prevailina Soeeds Six radar surveys were performed and the 85 percentile speeds ranged from 37 to 44 mph. Based on the Caltrans Traffic Manual, speed limits should be established at or near the 85 percentile (critical) speed. Speeds higher than the 85 percentile are not generally considered reasonable and safe, and limits below the 85 percentile do not facilitate the orderly movement of traffic. According to Caltrans guidelines, the speed limit should be established at the first five mile per hour increment below the critical speed. } in reviewing the engineering and traffic survey, the critical speeds are increasing traveling southbound from Lodi Avenue to Kettleman Lane (38,40,41) and decreasing going northbound (44,39,37). As stated above, the only change from the existing speed zone is the short segment (approximately 1/4 mile) from Poplar Street to Vine Street. it appears motorists use this area as a transition between the 45 and 35 mph speed zones. The existing speed zone south of Kettleman Lane is 45 mph and 35 mph north of Lodi Avenue. Conditions Not Aooarent to Driver According to the Caltrans guidelines, only when roadside development results in traffic confiic.z and unusual conditions which are not readilv apparent to drivers are speed limits somewhat below the 85 percentile r warranter. The following factors were considered: roadway design speed; safe stopping sight distance; superelevation; shoulder conditions; profile condition; intersection spacing and or^fsets; commercial driveway characteristics; and Pedestrian traffic in the roadway without sidewalks. in reviewing the area From Kettlemar, Lane to Poplar Street, the west side does not have sidewalk and there is 'pedestrian activity from the auto dealership. This is not apparent to drivers traveling southbound. Since here is a landscaped median in this area, the northbound traffic is not affected. _SPE_DZr;17 Y ; N . c1L There are also a nuwDer of commercial driveways on L...;rokee Lane. Visibility from these driveways is often reduced due to on -street truck parking. Although this effect was not quantified to further reduce the recommendec speed limit, it was considered in the overall recommendation. The guidelines state speed zones of less than half a mile should be avoided except in transition areas. The recommended 40 mph is approximately 1/4 mile; however it is a transition area. Speed zones should be coordinated with changes in roadway conditions or roadside development. The only distinct roadway condition on Cherokee Lane from Kettleman lane to Lodi Avenue is the landscaped median which ends at Poplar Street. However, based on the engineering and traffic survey, and engineering judgement, Vine Street to Poplar Street was determined to be the appropriate transition area. Accidents Based on the Caltrans Traffic Manual guidelines, the accident records of the two most recent years should be considered when determining the speed zones_ Since there are no controls on Cherokee Lane from Kettleman Lane to Lodi Avenue, one accident rate (5.07 acc/mvm) was calculated. The recommended speed zones were not reduced due to the accident records. SPEED .N/TXTW.01L