TO: HONORABLE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC
COMMISSION
FROM: James Ozouf, Senior Civil Engineer
PREPARED BY: Brian Stephenson, Contract Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:
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Jackson Avenue and Magellan Street Intersection
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RECOMMENDATION
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Install All Way Stop control at the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Magellan Street.
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BACKGROUND
Beginning in early 2014, residents from the Jackson Crossing neighborhood, located along the east side of Jackson Avenue at the Magellan Street intersection, approached the City with traffic concerns on Jackson Avenue in regards to high speed, increased traffic volumes due to connection of Jackson Avenue to Ynez Road in the City of Temecula, and sight distance concerns. The residents requested an all-way stop or a traffic signal be installed at this intersection.
The Jackson Avenue connection to Ynez Road was opened to traffic in 2014. Per the residents' request, City staff has been monitoring and evaluating all way stop control and traffic signal control at this intersection since 2014 and warrants for either control were not met. The results of these warrant analysis were presented at several Traffic Commission meetings with a recommendation of no further action. The Traffic Commission voted to maintain existing traffic controls at the intersection. In addition, City staff met with the Homeowners Association (HOA) of Jackson Crossing in order to discuss the landscaping that was overgrown in the sight distance area. In early 2015, the HOA removed shrubs and low vegetation in the area and raised the skirts of the trees.
The installation of all way stops is based on national and state guidelines set forth in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). In general, all way stops are installed where the volume of traffic on the intersecting roads are approximately equal and are not installed for the purpose of speed control. Stop sig...
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