To: PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
From: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
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U-TURN RESTRICTION ON 600 BLOCK OF N. MARIA AVE.
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RECOMMENDATION
Consider whether to implement a U-turn restriction on the 600 block of N. Maria Avenue on school days to improve traffic operations adjacent to Beryl Heights Elementary School
SUMMARY
In response to a request from the principal of Beryl Heights Elementary School, staff has investigated the need for a U-turn restriction along the 600 block of N. Maria Avenue. The principal indicated disruptive traffic patterns created when southbound vehicles on N. Maria Avenue make a U-turn to northbound N. Maria Avenue during drop off and pick up times at the school. The City's traffic engineer visited with the principal and observed the present operations and recommends that a U-turn restriction be installed.
BACKGROUND
Staff received am inquiry from Commissioner Nafisi in November 2022 regarding how the principal may make such a request, and subsequently put staff in touch with the school principal. Staff reached out to the principal and arranged for a site visit to observe existing conditions during the morning drop off and afternoon pick up time frames. A brief email from the school principal, Mr. Joshua Stern, that explains and supports the need for a U-turn restriction is included in the attachments. Notice of this topic at this meeting was provided to the residents along the 600 block of N. Maria Avenue and the school principal for distribution to parents of students at the school.
DISCUSSION
Beryl Heights Elementary School is bounded by Beryl Street to the north, N Maria Avenue on the east, Carnelian Street on the south and N Lucia Avenue on the west. These are residential streets, with the exception of Beryl St., which has a functional classification of a minor arterial. The intersection of Beryl Street and N. Maria Avenue is controlled by a traffic signal. Parallel parking is permitted on both sides of N....
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