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7A typical speed table and circle permanent installations. The temporary installations Page 2 currently proposed will be augmented by signage and reflective posts to alert motorists of the existence of additional traffic calming devices. At the conclusion of the six month trial period, staff will analyze traffic data to determine the measurable effectiveness of the temporary installation and consult with area residents regarding permanent installation of these same devices. Some residents of the McGarvey neighborhood have also requested that the City convert the two-way stop sign on Euclid Avenue at McGarvey to a four-way way stop (adding stop signs on McGarvey). Stop signs at this location are not warranted based on current City policy. The intersection does not meet City engineering criteria for an all-way stop installation based solely on traffic volumes. The City's stop sign policy for residential streets only applies to streets carrying between 1,000 and 4,000 vehicles per day. At that intersection, McGarvey, the busier street, carries approximately 4,600 vehicles per day. Euclid, the minor street, carries approximately 1,100 vehicles per day when a minimum of 900 vehicles per day is required. Because the traffic volume on McGarvey exceeds the City's established threshold, the decision to install a stop sign is not strictly governed by the City's stop sign policy for local residential streets. Intersections that exceed the City's volume threshold would normally be subject to State and Federal guidance, under which McGarvey does not carry suffICient traffic volume to trigger installation of a mandatory all-way stop. Therefore, to date the City has not installed stop signs at this intersection, because engineering criteria do not suggest that such a permanent installation is necessary. However, residents in the McGarvey neighborhood have raised several subjective issues that require consideration outside the City's routine engineering criteria. There are a significant number of pedestrians (many school-age) that cross McGarvey at or near this intersection en-route between the neighborhood and the several schools and shopping centers in the area. The nearest stop-controlled crosswalk is approximately 300 feet from the intersection. Stop signs at this location could help facilitate pedestrian crossings and enhance pedestrian convenience for area residents. Additionally, there is a slight sight-visibility limitation at this intersection due to the hill that crests just west of the intersection. The stop controls would also facilitate vehicular movements from Euclid onto or across McGarvey. Stop signs, if approved, will be a permanent installation because a stop sign may not be installed on a trial basis due to the potential for confusion. This measure is not a traffic calming measure per se; however, it is possible that the four-way stop requested by residents may be generally efficacious in reducing vehicle speed in this area. Advance "stop ahead" warning signs and pavement legends would also be installed to supplement the proposed signs to alert and warn motorists of the new stop signs. Installing stop signs at McGarvey and Euclid would also cause a slight deviation from the City's stop sign policy requiring community support. The proposed stop signs are only supported by three of the four corner residents. In the past, the City required that all residences located at the intersection support or approve the installation of a stop sign as a condition to the installation. Staffs practice of requiring full support evolved from the desire to have consent from those most directly impacted by the additional noise and exhaust caused by vehicle deceleration/acceleration resulting from the stop signs. However, the City's stop sign policy only specifies that installations may be considered where residents of ten (10) or more nearby dwelling units have signed and