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6.E. - Page 2 of 5 <br />guidance to municipalities for multi -way stop sign application where a road user, after stopping, cannot <br />see conflicting traffic and is not able to negotiate the intersection unless conflicting cross traffic is also <br />required to stop. <br />A traffic count near the intersection indicates that Arlington Road carries about 1800 vehicles per day and <br />Warwick Street carries about 800 vehicles per day. This intersection is on the Peninsula Bikeway, a route <br />which connects multiple cities along the Peninsula. Staff noticed high bicyclist volume at the intersection <br />during morning and afternoon commute hours. Warwick Street is one of the few north -south streets that <br />connects San Carlos with Redwood City. Students often use this intersection to bike to Sequoia High <br />School from San Carlos, and vice versa. <br />Based on these findings, staff recommends that new stop signs be installed on Arlington Road at its <br />intersection of Warwick Street. This would make the intersection an all -way (3 -way) stop -controlled <br />intersection. The proposed stop signs will address the intersection sight distance constraint, and increase <br />pedestrian and bicyclist safety. <br />This project has been designed to be consistent with the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control <br />Devices. Under Municipal Code Section 20.34, the City Council may, by resolution, declare one or more <br />entrances to an intersection to be stop entrances. <br />A notice was mailed to the residents within 350 feet of the intersection as well as to the Edgewood Park <br />Neighborhood Association, informing them of the City's recommendation to install stop signs on Arlington <br />Road at the intersection of Warwick Street. The Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association co-chairs <br />expressed support for the new stop sign and no concerns or negative feedback was received following <br />issuance of this notice. <br />Stop sign installations are permanent. Once installed, stop signs should not be removed because of the <br />potential for confusion. There can be negative impacts associated with the installation of stop signs. These <br />include increased noise and vehicle emissions due to increased braking and accelerating by vehicles on <br />Arlington Road and increased travel times. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The cost to install two stop signs is approximately $2,000. Funding for this project is included in the Fiscal <br />Year 2019-2020, Traffic Safety Fund - Paint and Sign Maintenance (balance is $471,046.46) account. Minor <br />maintenance costs will be incurred in future years. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br />As the lead agency, the City of Redwood City has determined that the installation of stop signs on Arlington <br />Road at Warwick Street meets the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption criteria as set <br />forth in Section 15301 ("Existing Facilities") because these stop signs will involve a minor alteration of <br />existing streets with no expansion of use. <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />102 <br />