CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	Public Works		Commission Meeting Date:  July 17, 2018
Staff Contact:	Dave Cronin, City Engineer
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 9485 to remove the 4-way STOP at 18^th Street and Indiana Street.
Executive Summary:		On July 18, 2017, the City Commission approved the staff recommendation to retain 4-way STOP signs and install crosswalk markings at 18^th and Indiana Streets for one year, upon completion of construction to install a traffic circle.  The intersection did not meet warrants for a 4-way STOP but was on the route of a visually impaired student who walked to Lawrence High School.  The student graduated from Lawrence High School this spring. He plans to attend the University of Kansas beginning this fall. The intersection does not meet warrants for a 4-way STOP and the three other traffic circles installed in the neighborhood last year (17^th & Indiana, 17^th & Illinois and 18^th & Illinois) are not controlled by STOP signs (See Ordinance No. 9402 for reference).  There have been no reported crashes upon completion of the four traffic circles in the University Place Neighborhood. Staff recommends adopting Ordinance No. 9485 to remove the 4-way STOP signs at 18^th Street and Illinois Street.
Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor		Effective Governance/Professional Administration Safe, Healthy, and Welcoming Neighborhoods
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		There is no fiscal impact to the City.
Attachments:		Ordinance No. 9485 Ordinance No. 9402 Email correspondence

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