Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 11-01-11 special kenwood — reading text

volume on Country Club Avenue is hereby graded as HIGH. However, it should be noted that speed Packet Pg. 56 tables have the disadvantage of reducing emergency vehicles response time by about three to five seconds per table. In addition, some residents where speed tables have been installed complain of increased traffic noise and reduction of neighborhood aesthetics due to increased traffic signs and lane markings. The predicted cost of installing each speed table is $ 2, 000 to a high -end total of $ 30,000. It is worth noting that this alternative was also evaluated for possible implementation on Country Club Avenue by the Engineering & Utility Services Department of the City of Fort Walton Beach ( Ref. 3). 8. 5 Alternative 5 —Split Country Club Avenue at Rue De Le Rol Street This alternative considers splitting the Country Club Avenue at Rue De Le Roi Street by creating three cul -de -sac arrangements as illustrated in Figure 10. This improvement alternative will deny through traffic direct access to both ends of Country Club Avenue. However, the split will open up Fairway Avenue and Powell Drive as alternative cut-through roadways in which a through driver may use these roadways to access both ends of Mooney Road. At this point, it is difficult to predict what percentage of drivers would divert to Fairway Avenue or Powell Drive. We therefore rate the effectiveness of this alternative as MODERATE based on its potential of reducing traffic volume on Country Club Avenue. However, longitudinal observation of traffic behavior will be needed and further traffic calming measures may be needed should it be found that some appreciable levels of cut- through traffic diverted to Fairway Avenue and Powell Drive. In terms of cost, this alternative is likely to cost approximately $ 15. 000 to implement. m0N a 1  3. 1. d Table 5 below summarizes the alternative improvement measures discussed above. The table shows the alternative with its intended purpose, predicted longitudinal effectiveness, and the estimated construction cost of the alternative. Table 5. Summary of hnprovcment Alternatives Considered Predicted Initial Alternative Purpose Effectiveness Cost FO reduce ' thrtmgli' I' Install signs directing through LOR' SI, 000 unllic volume on Country traffic to SR lBR and to 512189 Club Avenue Install Radar Driver Speed To reduce percentage of 2. Feedback Signs on Country drivers exceeding the MODERATE 8, 000 Club Avenue seed limit To reduce both traffic 3. Club InstallAvenue " Chicanes" on Country volume and vehicle speeds HIGH 20, 000 on Country Club Avenue To reduce vehicle speeds and possibly traffic 4 Install Speed Tables on HIGH 30, 000 Country Club Avenue volume on Country Club Avenue To reduce " through" 5' Split Country Club Avenue at Rue De Le Roi Street traffic volume on Country MODERATE 15, 000 Club Avenue TheThe cwtcwt doesdoes notnot includeinclude suggestedsuggested intersectionintersection improvementimprovement andand mmovalmmoval ofof lanelane markings.markings. 9.9. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS ANDAND RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS AtAt thethe requestrequest ofof thethe CityCity ofof FortFort WaltonWalton Beach,Beach, thethe studystudy reportedreported hereinherein waswas aimedaimed atat reviewingreviewing traffictraffic operations operations andand safetysafety characteristicscharacteristics ofof aa number number ofof streetsstreets inin thethe KenwoodKenwood neighborhood.neighborhood. TheThe reviewreview ofof traffictraffic operationsoperations showedshowed thatthat LewisLewis TurnerTurner BoulevardBoulevard andand RacetrackRacetrack RoadRoad areare majormajor arterialsarterials surroundingsurrounding thethe neighborhoodneighborhood andand throughthrough traffictraffic wantingwanting toto accessaccess thesethese twotwo majormajor highwayshighways useuse KenwoodKenwood neighborhoodneighborhood streets,streets, particularly particularly thethe CountryCountry ClubClub Avenue,Avenue, asas crosscross streets.streets. TheThe reviewreview ofof traffictraffic datadata collectedcollected onon CountryCountry ClubClub AvenueAvenue showedshowed thatthat itit carriescarries aroundaround 3,3, 000000 vehiclesvehicles perper dayday withwith anan 85"85" percentilepercentile speedspeed inin excessexcess ofof 3535 milesmiles perper hour.hour. InIn addition,addition, thethe datadata showedshowed thatthat onon thethe averageaverage sevenseven outout ofof tenten driversdrivers exceedexceed thethe 2525 MPHMPH speedspeed limitlimit postedposted atat variousvarious locationslocations alongalong thethe CountryCountry ClubClub Avenue.Avenue. Clearly,Clearly, bothboth traffictraffic volumevolume andand operatingoperating speedsspeeds areare highhigh forfor aa roadwayroadway withwith geometriesgeometries andand neighborhoodneighborhood character character similarsimilar toto CountryCountry ClubClub Avenue.Avenue. TheThe reviewreview ofof 55- - yearyear traffictraffic crashcrash datadata showed showed thatthat aa totaltotal ofof 1313 crashescrashes werewere reportedreported toto havehave occurredoccurred inin KenwoodKenwood neighborhoodneighborhood fromfrom 20042004 toto 2009.2009. However,However, thethe analysisanalysis ofof crashescrashes diddid notnot showshow anyany trendtrend inin accidentaccident typetype althoughalthough CountryCountry ClubClub AvenueAvenue andand MooneyMooney RoadRoad accountedaccounted forfor I1I1 ofof thethe 1313 reportedreported crashes.crashes. FiveFive alternativesalternatives aimedaimed atat alleviating alleviating thethe highhigh levelslevels ofof traffictraffic andand operatingoperating speeds speeds alongalong CountryCountry ClubClub AvenueAvenue werewere considered.considered. TheThe alternativesalternatives consideredconsidered werewere thethe installationinstallation ofof statestate makemake signssigns directingdirecting throughthrough traffictraffic toto useuse MooneyMooney RoadRoad toto accessaccess RacetrackRacetrack RoadRoad andand LewisLewis PacketPacket P9P9« « 56'56' .. Turner Boulevard, installation of radar driver speed feedback signs on Country Club Avenue. installation of chicanes on Country Club Avenue, installation of speed tables on Country Club Avenue, and splitting the Country Club Avenue at Rue De Le Roi Street. All alternatives were carefully analyzed in terms of their likely effectiveness in reducing trattic volume and /or traffic speed on Country Club Avenue. The effectiveness of each alternative was graded either as LOW, MODERATE, or HIGH. The alternative that is likely to be highly effective in reducing speed and volume while preserving neighborhood aesthetics is the installation of chicanes along the straight portion of Country Club Avenue. It is therefore recommended that the City should consider implementing this alternative along this residential road. m0N Packet Pg. 59  3. 1. d REFERENCES I. http 9www nwfdailvnews com/ news/killed- 30313 -walton -beach html as viewed on May 4, 2011. 2. 2009 Florida Traffic Information and Ilighway Data, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, Florida, 2009. 3. 7Yrffic Study Resu /tv for Country Club Avenue, City of Fort Walton Beach Memorandum from Engineering & Utility Services Director to the City Manager, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, November S. 2010. 4. Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. Washington, D.C.. 2000. 5. Manual on Oaiform Trtjjic Control Devices, Millennium Edition, Federal Highway Administration, U. S. Department of Transportation. Washington, D.C., 2000.  3,t.a APPENDIX A -- Characteristics of Streets Intersecting Country Club Avenue aN Packet Pg. 62 Packet Pg. 63  F3 d Packet Pg. 64  3. t .d o. m v vcn ca 2 U Uc3O oc0 v c 7 4 a m Packet Pg. 6S  F3 1.. d WNbtv4 G N_ V Q s S6 tCCt UOUO OO OO VV 3Op3Op PacketPacket Pg.Pg. 6666  3. 1. d m G w VOm OtiC JGN pk_ VkOw v Gv I Packet Pg. 67  3. 1. tl APPENDIX B — Level of Service ( LOS) Analysis Packet Pg. 66