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Home My WebLink AboutReso 1978-9086,. RESOLUTION NO. 9086 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING A COUNCIL POLICY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF PEDESTRIAPd CROSSWALKS The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as follows: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the the City of Chula Vista that that certain policy tion of pedestrian crosswalks attached hereto as incorporated herein by reference as if set forth the same is hereby adopted. Presented by Approved as to Public Works ~ity Council of for the installa- Exhibit "A" and in full, be, and Form by _,, _~ ~'~ / ; , Gds. ;- ~ ~, _ _ W. J. Rob ns, Director of eorge D: Lindberg, City Attor-riey ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 25th day of April , 197_, by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Hobel, Cox, Hyde, Scott, Egdahl NAYES: Councilmen None ASSENT: Councilmen None `~/ V /~ Mayor of the City of hul Vista ATTEST Deputy City Clerk STAT F CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO) ss. CITY OF CHULA VISTA) I, , City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. and that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED . City Clerk ORiGllv~;~ .:ti:r... C~'~',:.I ~ P~~;~ ICY __.vir~:_.,t?T.~~J_. l.l~ ~...U::.~l..\~__\~~ C:7~5 ~~'1 1 I 'i~ ~ ~`~~ ~ Jril _ i C` J` 1 ~ J rf1L ~~~ i '~ I ~ 1 C _ .~ f~ ! _ _ i _ ~ 1 rL?~2POS~ Tne pL'rpOSe Of ti"liS p011c~" 1S t0 eStablls:"1 minllu:^i CY'ZtE-'r? a fOr the installation of nor.-schecl pedestrian cross:•;alks at inter- sec~yons Cvrlic;l .:.re n^~t controlled by stop sires or traffic sig s, :al O~=C r. ='.dean-,~-es In ge~:eral, marked cross{calks have the following advantages: 1• ~~'.a`% help pedestrians orient themselves and find their way across co__«clex intersections. ~• --=~' ?:elp shed,pedestrians the shortest route across traffic, 11{`, •, • -~- . hel;~ Sho~•, pedestrians tl-~e route with the least e:;pOSUre to vehicular traffic and traffic conflicts. • '~-a',' ::elp position pedestrians where they can be seen best b1.' o.~comi::g traffic. 5 • -~`a`_,' help utilize t~? e presence of luminaires to improve pedestrian nighttime safety. 6• ?-icy Help charneli ze and lir,:it pedestrian traffic to specific locations. i• ~." aid in enforcing pedestrian crossing regulations. 8 • '~:a_- '~~ct ir. a limited manner, as a warning device and reminder to ~„c~orists that this is a location .where pedestrian cor.- flict;, can be e.~;pected. ~. Dis ~':vantages I^. c'aneral, marked cross~ti•al];s have the fc11o~,;ing disadvanta7es• ,, .. _ ~. _~_a' cause ,~`.4,.~stri ans to ha~~e a false sense of security ~-.-.4 t0 LJl~,.t_.L ~i.~.,tJ~1VeS In a haZ3rdOllS pOSltiO^i With rP- stiect to vehicular tra*=.fic. Sb ~ ~ ~ ~ - . QRfGINti~ :'"~~~~ ~: ,;,~ „~-.,,,T, r;~,i ~,~~ -, ~ -~.r.._._~--- ------- - ~.. , t •,~ _ j i 1`~ _:~~.~_._ iC: 0~ _ ~~~51'~l :~d CROSS~•~~L~S ~ ~ ~2 4 I i _ _ , ~' :`Ian' C,USc ti:e peC1:~Stria:? t0 t}7iilti t~'ia~ the iilOtOr;.St Cc:n avid wi 11 SLOJ in all cases, even when it is impossible to do so. 3. `I>> cause a greater number of rear-end and associated col- lisions ~ue to pedestrians not ~•Jaiting for gaps ir. traffic. -. ~•:'_' Cause aP. 1nCreaSe 1n fatal and ~~SerlOUS in]ury~~ aCC1- ~ien ~.S . .,. ~•la~.- cause a di sresp ect for all pedestrian. regulaticns and tra.=_,. controls. v. t;=::•:a_ra,~ted anu poorly located mar~:ed cross~•~alks :gill create an increased expense to the City taxpayers for installation and maintenance costs which may not be justified in terms of i~:prc>~>ed public safety. „•.a .. t0 ' ~ i r~ In c~~..;~r .~ _> for a marred cross~val}~, a location :r:ust :-ieet th~~ fol1C~~ng four cry teria and rate 1 6 points or more under th ~ fo11o,•: i ng point system: 1. Pedestrian Volume t•darrant Crosst•:al~s ~•~ill r.ot be installed where the pedestrian -~olu:::e is less than 10 ped~=`strians per hc;:r Burin, the ea:, pe ~: stri an hour. 2. A~~roac!: ,.,red ~•iarrar_t CrCSSi:ai:S :•111 nct be fns ~a 1 e ~ Ti r^~~'.•' ~~ ~ aT--~ !- 1 c, o_ ~~.`. ~a, s ah ~ _he ~.. ~er.^entile a~~tiroach speeds are in excess of ^ S _`•'Pi _:-~ an-~roach speeds shall be determined by ap~rove~ er.- g~.. ~_ ~ speed study techn~ _ ..es . - .. 3. '.'i ~~i l_'-.. ;•~arrant Cress,tial:;s ~~i_1 nct b•e installed unless n ~- ri '- t~.e mo `o~ s ~. has an unrestricted vie~:~ o= all pedestrians at the pro- .-~-~Se~ CrOSS.•ial Slte, fOr a C1StanCe not less than 20~ ~ t av~-roac ~ir.g from each c.irection. Sites with gra des, curves ar.c: other si;n restrictive features will re^,uire special attention. c ,gb ~ _ OR1Gf~dA.~ •~ ,,, i` ;,I 1`~` .,...,,. _.~~ _~,__.i.~,l_. __ ~~L,~~1~Zi~i~i C~''.~.JS:?t~hP~S ~ ,, _. ._ ~ l~r _ i ..:._ 3 _ '' ~ I ~ ~ ~ f z, 1 l _ _Cr` j'l~rr nt Proposed crosswalk site must have adequate cross~~Jalk 1~ -:sting _.. e~ister_ce or scheduled ~cr installation _..icr to the installation o` the crosswalk, 3. :,-- --~.t mint S°.~stem a. P•~d ~r1?n VCIu:-ne 4'v'ar~c..^.t Cr_1'°_r1On `~ c ~~~~1 number of pedestrians .._ossing the street under study during the peak pedestria-~ hour. ^h_., _rcludes pedestrians in bot:, ~ross~•.alks at an intersec- _ion. Cress:•.al~:s :,-ill not be installed where the ped volume (pea}. ped hour) is 10 or less. b. ~-one ~~ Ccr:ul~~ons t~,arra:-it Peaes ~~ lan rl'Ci ~c:l _'G~ . ~S 0-10 0 11-30 2 31-60 a E1-90 6 91-100 g Over 1_00 10 i~_a:;imum 10 ..~ (1} ,~11 clarify ar~d de~ine .~edestriar_. routes across co::. ' e.: intersections (2} t7i11 channelize vedestriar.s into a si',,nificantly s::orter path. (3} :•~ill position pedestrians to be seen better by motorists. ( } „__~ posit.~or~ pedes~rian to e::~ose _.i:^ tc fe,:er .e_~icl~~s. O 6`b ia:i~mum 7 a i r~ 2 2 2 t i 0 V~'ll h„ vn~ '~ .: ,,.r'wi.:::.:.~ ~. ~~Ji \ .. r~.V ~1Ji~J I C. Cis .. m_,;,` :'~~ rru;lt Cr~terio~i ~__,~ :;u;;;ber of ur.im~- d edc- -:ehic_e time gaps equal tc or `.{ceeding the re- r~ ,--°r ='- '- ~ _n an a - '~ ~1~,:e vera~e -`~'e-minute period during tie p°a'.-c vehicle hcur. Co.,:tiu rations ~~~~. ~_ --_._,______~ 1 i ~, ~I._, ~ ~ i ~~=~.. I ~ „ . 4 I i -~___ . ~. f~ve Ya ~'.~_ LVT u-'''~.ber of Gaps per 5- ~ 2•il_r,~-'~~° yet-1OCi P .,i I O_ 0 - 0.99 10 1 - 1.99 g 2 - 2.99 ~, - 3.99 ~ ~ - 4.99 ~ 5 or over 0 ~-1a .,imu:n 10 (l) Pedes,'-r_an Cress~ng Time = str~~ _ :;,~ ~,ay-~-~ _ _ s. V ~ P=` Y -~C: JE ~'v::~ ('; .veraae i1u:.~~,er c~ Gati e ~t~ s p r Five-AID r.ute Period 'i'~t<~. ~ %S~~JZc l,ci- ii"'E' JE'C :LS (1) The above cri teric:: is based on a or.e-incur field SUr~;c ~~ CO.1S1Sti;ZG Of - twelve ~ive-minute samples. -, i-) Ali road;tia-s having a raised median c~ meth,: ~ ~ r u painted n (~=-soot r.-;~ ~:num wi t ~ 1 - _ _ d h) will .~e cor.s~c,ered aO '-wO ~e~-crate roaC.wa~'S, 1~ the bedeStrla:i ha S a ~rOtOCtOd place t0 S u ~ t ~-~. tra f _ t- n~., cu.._ o_ Elie pat_z of ~ic. ©~~.