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6.3. B. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er February 6, 2012 SUBJECT Installation of Stop Sign on Walnut Street at Stambaugh Street RECOMMENDATION Approve, by resolution, the installation of a stop sign on Walnut Street at its intersection with Stambaugh Street. BACKGROUND Staff has received multiple requests to install a stop sign at the intersection of Walnut Street and Stambaugh Street, including a comment from a December 2008 general plan meeting and from a mailed request in November 2011. Walnut Street forms a T- intersection with Stambaugh Street and the intersection is currently uncontrolled. This section of Walnut Street carries a low volume of traffic and is within the downtown corridor with only one multi-unit residential property. ANALYSIS Staff investigated the feasibility of installing a stop sign on Walnut Street at its intersection with Stambaugh Street. A traffic count conducted at this intersection shows that Walnut Street has 443 vehicle trips in the southbound direction per day, while Stambaugh Street has 778 eastbound and 962 westbound trips per day. The 85th percentile speeds for this intersection is 20.8 mph on Stambaugh Street and 23.4 mph on Walnut Street. A pedestrian study conducted at this location found that approximately 47 pedestrians and 12 cyclists cross Walnut Street at Stambaugh Street per hour from 12:OOpm to 3:30pm. The intersection of Walnut Street and Stambaugh Street has a reasonable safety record. Police records show five crashes in the last five years, and two of those accidents involved bicyclists. Because the intersection is less than 50 feet from the intersection of Stambaugh Street and Maple Street, there are potential turning movement conflicts between these two intersections. In addition, Walnut Street intersects Stambaugh Street at an angle that decreases visibility of cars on Stambaugh Street travelling towards Maple Street. Given these existing conditions, staff recommends the installation of a stop sign at this intersection.