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2018 10-01 Planning Department  33 E. Broadway Avenue, Meridian, ID 83642 Phone 208-884-5533  Fax 208-888-6854  www.meridiancity.org TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Monday, October 1st, 2018 – 3:30 pm Council Chambers - Meridian City Hall - 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 1. Roll Call: Tracy Hopkins Bryan Leisle ___ Luke Cavener (ex -officio) Ryan Lancaster Ryan Hall ___ Shawn Martin (ex -officio) Stephen Lewis David McKinney ___ Toni Tisdale (ex -officio) David Ballard Charlene Pedersen ___ Rhonda Jalbert (ex -officio) Vacant Mark Wasdahl (ex -officio) ___ Miranda Carson (ex -officio) 2. Adoption of the Agenda 3. Old Business Items a. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood) 4. New Business Items a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Arnold) b. Paramount Subdivision/Deer Crest Drive/Rocky Mountain High School Parking and Cut-Through Concern (Nick Rohde) c. Compression Brakes Concern (Renee Galligher) d. Communities in Motion 2040 2.0 Review (memo attached; L. Itkonen) e. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood) 5. Future Meeting Topics a. Linder Village Project Update b. Master Mobility Map c. Comprehensive Plan Update d. Local Jurisdiction on State Highways 6. Next Meeting Date: November 5, 2018 7. Adjourn Meeting Minutes Meridian Transportation Commission October 1, 2018 Council Chambers — Meridian City Hall • 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 1. Roll Call (Meeting called to order at 3:32 pm, You Tube started and roll taken) Others Present: Liisa Itkonen, Sgt. Arnold, Nick Rohde, Dave Galligher, Ted Baird, and Caleb Hood 2. Adoption of the Agenda Chairman Ballard asked for a motion to adopt the agenda as published. Mr. Leslie requested an update on the Lime scooters. Mr. Hood mentioned that he had included in his Transportation Projects Update, memo item 3a, and update. A motion to adopt the agenda was made by Commissioner Hall with a second by Commissioner Hopkins — all ayes — motion carried. 3. Old Business Items a. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood) Prior to moving into item 3a, Old Business, Mr. Hood noted that there are no minutes to approve in the packet this month .so the meeting minutes for September and October will be included in the November packet for approval. Mr. Hood began the Transportation Projects Update by noting the companion memo begins on page 2 and that there were a few updates to highlight. Mr. Hood noted that all new information is in bold and he would not review all the information in the memo, but is willing to elaborate on any item and stand for questions by the Commission. Mr. Hood noted that on September 26th, ACHD approved the 2019-2023 Integrated Five -Year Work Plan (IFYWP) worth approximately $850 million dollars. Mr. Hood did not highlight each ACHD project in the memo, but noted that any of those project that have a notation of "in the adopted ACHD IFYWP" were included in that approved plan. Mr. Hood then continued by noting that the Pine Avenue project is complete. Mr. Hood gave a brief update on LimeBike (Lime) and that on September 25th the Meridian City Council approved an agreement with Lime to operate. E -scooters were deployed on September 27th. However, there have been some issues with the launch. Scooters are being left in the right-of-way, blocking crosswalks and being ridden on sidewalks. Units are only supposed to be used by individuals 18 and older. ACHD has also confiscated some e -scooter units due to safety concerns. More work and public education Tracy Hopkins Brian Les4iie-* Luke Cavener (ex -officio) Ryan Lancaster Ryan Hall John Wassson for Shawn Mar• Lole, V officio) Stephen Lewis David McKinney Toni Tisdale (ex -officio) (arrived 14, David Ballard Charlene Pedersen Rhonda Jalbert (ex -officio) Vacant Mark Wasdahl (ex -officio) Miranda Carson (ex -officio) Others Present: Liisa Itkonen, Sgt. Arnold, Nick Rohde, Dave Galligher, Ted Baird, and Caleb Hood 2. Adoption of the Agenda Chairman Ballard asked for a motion to adopt the agenda as published. Mr. Leslie requested an update on the Lime scooters. Mr. Hood mentioned that he had included in his Transportation Projects Update, memo item 3a, and update. A motion to adopt the agenda was made by Commissioner Hall with a second by Commissioner Hopkins — all ayes — motion carried. 3. Old Business Items a. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood) Prior to moving into item 3a, Old Business, Mr. Hood noted that there are no minutes to approve in the packet this month .so the meeting minutes for September and October will be included in the November packet for approval. Mr. Hood began the Transportation Projects Update by noting the companion memo begins on page 2 and that there were a few updates to highlight. Mr. Hood noted that all new information is in bold and he would not review all the information in the memo, but is willing to elaborate on any item and stand for questions by the Commission. Mr. Hood noted that on September 26th, ACHD approved the 2019-2023 Integrated Five -Year Work Plan (IFYWP) worth approximately $850 million dollars. Mr. Hood did not highlight each ACHD project in the memo, but noted that any of those project that have a notation of "in the adopted ACHD IFYWP" were included in that approved plan. Mr. Hood then continued by noting that the Pine Avenue project is complete. Mr. Hood gave a brief update on LimeBike (Lime) and that on September 25th the Meridian City Council approved an agreement with Lime to operate. E -scooters were deployed on September 27th. However, there have been some issues with the launch. Scooters are being left in the right-of-way, blocking crosswalks and being ridden on sidewalks. Units are only supposed to be used by individuals 18 and older. ACHD has also confiscated some e -scooter units due to safety concerns. More work and public education outreach is needed to make this program successful. City Council will be discussing this topic at the City Council meeting on October 2nd. Councilman Cavener thanked Mr. Hood for his concise summary and added some additional comments. Mr. Hood followed up with some clarification on the Memorandum of Understanding between Lime and the City and that that agreement only covers City owned property like parks, City Hall, pathways and some specific downtown areas. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for further discussion. A robust discussion took place, inclusive of sidewalk usage, ADA concerns, potential City ordinances, legal definition of motorized vehicles as well as a new company, Bird, which has contacted the City on operating a similar type service. 4. New Business Items a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Arnold) Sargent Arnold began by noting that he hoped to have data and a presentation to share on the blinking yellow light situation, but unfortunately this month has been busy so he would like to present at a future date. Sgt. Arnold then inquired about getting a speed study on the 600 block of Pine Avenue and Meridian Road. He gave a brief commentary on Lime and the research PD did on State Statute, motorized vehicle definition, licensure and use on sidewalks. Although Sgt. Arnold has heard of some safety issues he did not have any specific issues to discuss. Sgt. Arnold concluded his update and Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion. A robust discussion took place about Lime safety and the speed study requested by Sgt Arnold. Mr. Wasson agreed to put in a request for a 7 -day hose count on the east side of Meridian Road to the 600 block of Pine Avenue. b. Paramount Subdivision/Deer Crest Drive/Rocky Mountain High School Parking and Cut -Through Concern (Nick Rohde) Mr. Rohde addressed the Commission and his concern as a resident in Meridian that lives by Rocky Mountain High School, including parking infractions and trash being left by students within the neighborhood. Mr. Rohde made the suggestion of a one-way gate as a deterrent. Chairman Ballard thanked Mr. Rohde for his detailed presentation and inquired on his specific 'ask' of the Commission. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion. Mr. Hood and Mr. Wasson provided a brief history of the topic and what actions have been implemented up to this point, including limited parking signs, which ACRD has installed. Mr. Wasson also shared the results of a recent cut -through study. Traffic calming can take place, but at the cost of the Homeowner Association or an individual at a cost of approximately $18,000. The study showed a 6% cut -through. In order for ACHD to pay for traffic calming the study needed to show a 34% cut -through volume. There is still concern and frustration with parking in the neighborhood by homeowners and there is a desire to have a better long-term solution. IT was noted that there are no residential or special parking districts today, and that they are not addressed in City Code. Mr. Rohde summarized his and the neighbor's desires to have parking stickers to identify the vehicles of the residents that live on Lawton Drive. A motion was made by Commissioner Hall to recommend to City Council to consider/create a residential parking district by resolution, second by Commissioner McKinney — 5 ayes and 2 nays, motion passed. Additional discussion took place regarding responsibility of costs of stickers, installation of signage, and enforcement. Final comments were made and the item was closed by Chairman Ballard. c. Compression Brakes Concern (Dave Galligher) Mr. Galligher is the HOA President for the Candlelight Subdivision on the corner of Ten Mile and Ustick. He addressed the Commission on the issue of noise from compression brakes with the increased usage of semi -trucks on that thoroughfare. There is a "compression brakes prohibited" sign closer to the freeway exit, but it's a small sign. Mr. Galligher is requesting that further signage is placed along the Ten Mile corridor to decrease and hopefully eliminate the Compression Brake noise. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion, which took place. Meridian City does not currently have an ordinance on the books 9 regardin compression brakes within City limits. Mr. Wasson noted regarding that ACHD would install additional signage if there is an enforcement element. There is an ordinance for Ada County for unincorporated areas. A motion made by Commissioner Hall to recommend to City Council the creation of a no compression brake ordinance within city limits; second by Commissioner Lewis. Prior to a vote, two friendly amendments to the motion were made; one by Commissioner McKinney to recommend a citywide compression brake ordinance with restrictions (where and when they can be used) on compression brakes within the City Limits. The maker of the motion and second agreed. The second amendment was made by Commissioner Lancaster to further distinguish in the ordinance muffled versus unmuffled compression brakes, Commissioner McKinney clarified that the muffled versus unmuffled distinction should be something for City Council to consider during their deliberation of the recommendation. Chairman Ballard recused himself from the vote and the vote was taken — all ayes — motion passed. d. Communities in Motion 2040 2.0 Review (memo attached; L. Itkonen) Ms. Itkonen did a brief introduction of herself and then presented the updated CIM 2040 2.0 vision for the Commission's review. Ms. Itkonen, reminded the Commission of her initial presentation in July, what COMPASS's purpose is and the 8 elements (and 17 goals) that were considered in the CIM 2040 2.0 plan. Ms. Itkonen walked through some of highlights and objectives of the plan, which kept the horizon year of 2040 and still had an expected 1,000,000 population between Ada and Canyon Counties and Y2a million jobs. Ms. Itkonen shared information on the new items that hadn't previously been discussed that are also covered in the Plan. In addition she shared the Regional Objectives, the COMPASS analysis that was done, funding projects; both funded and unfunded, Key Performance Indicators and planning shortfalls. After her presentation, Ms. Itkonen then instructed the Commission how they could review the documents, which are all online, and provide input. The comment period is open until the 21 s' of October, at which point COMPASS will review the feedback and if there is a need will adjust the Plan. After that, the final draft document will go to the COMPASS Board for review/adoption at their December 2018 meeting. Ms. Itkonen stood for questions, which took place, primarily around funding shortfall. Chairman Ballard thanked Ms. Itkonen and closed the topic. e. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood) Mr. Hood directed the Commission's attention to the memo in the packet. Mr. Hood did not have additional comments or insight, so stood for questions. Chairman Ballard asked for discussion, Commissioner Lancaster updated that the School Zone Subcommittee will be meeting this week and can provide and update at the next Commission meeting. Chairman Ballard noted for Mr. Hood to add School Zone Update to November's agenda. 5. Future Meeting Topics Chairman Ballard called for any additional topics to be added. Commissioner Lancaster asked who would be responsible for bringing the two proposed ordinances/updates to/from Council. Mr. Hood will spearhead the effort with Council and make an effort to inform the Commission prior to the topic being heard at Council. a. Linder Village Project Update b. Master Mobility Map c. Comprehensive Plan Update d. Local jurisdiction on State Highways e. Potential Truck Routes (new 6. Next Meeting Date: November 5th, 2018 7. Adjourn A Motion by Commissioner Lewis and second by Commissioner Leslie to adjourn — all ayes — motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:28 p.m. Page 2 3a. Transportation Projects Update To: Meridian Transportation Commission From: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager Date: 9/27/2018 Re: October Transportation Projects Update Below is a summary/update on some of the transportation and roadway projects City Staff has been involved with recently. This is not an exhaustive list, but rather highlights some of the more important activities that have recently transpired (or are about to occur) in the transportation realm. Staff will be at the October Commission meeting to discuss some of these topics in more detail. Please feel free to contact staff should you have any comments, concerns, or questions on any of these projects. New information is in bold . KEY ACHD PROJECTS: Pine Ave, Meridian to Locust Grove: The City and MDC are partnering with ACHD to ensure the design and construction of Pine Avenue is consistent with the communities’ needs. Because Meridian Public Works is planning to do sewer improvements in Pine, the roadway between Main and E. 6 th will be re-built. Establishing a Cost Share Agreement with ACHD and a project agreement between the City and MDC was approved in September. Knife River is the contractor. Contract amount is $5.5M. Project was deemed substantially complete on September 21 st and the road re-opened. Some landscaping and fence repair are on-going. E. 3 rd Street Extension: When ACHD adopted the 2014-2018 Integrated Five Year Work Plan, E. 3 rd Street, from Carlton to Fairview, was listed as a project in the Economic Development Program. This project was split into two phases by ACHD – north (phase 2) and south (phase 1) of Carlton. In the adopted ACHD IFYWP, phase 1, between Franklin and Carlton, is in PD. Meridian Road, Cherry to Ustick: Project includes widening Meridian Road to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design is underway. Construction is planned for 2020 in both the ACHD adopted IFYWP at a cost of $4.3M. Linder Road, Franklin to Pine: Project includes the widening of Linder Road to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Project includes upgrade of the railroad crossing and a safe routes to school request; attached sidewalks are being designed. Construction is Page 3 planned for 2020 to correspond with the upgraded railroad crossing ITD plans to do that year. Cost of $1.5M. Project is in right-of-way acquisition phase. Linder Road, Ustick to McMillan: Widen Linder to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Construction is planned for 2019 in the IFYWP at a cost of $3.5M. Project is designed. Public Involvement Meetings (PIM) held on May 1 st and August 31 st . Based on comments, pedestrian signal at Monument Drive may eventually become full signal. On 90- day bid list. Linder Road, Cayuse Creek Drive to Chinden: Widen the remaining portions of Linder to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Construction was planned for 2020 at a cost of $653,000. Currently in design phase and tracking with Linder, Ustick to McMillan project. This project has advanced to construction (CN) to 2019 in the adopted IFYWP. Ten Mile Road, McMillan to Chinden: Widen Ten Mile to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done with in-house, ACHD resources, beginning in 2018. Right-of-way acquisition is in 2020 and construction is planned for 2022 in the adopted 2018-2022 IFYWP with a cost of $3.5M. Project is planned for construction in 2020, to correspond with the Costco project. Ten Mile Road, Ustick to McMillan: Widen Ten Mile to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Project includes 2 bridges. Design is in 2018, right-of-way acquisition in 2019, and construction is planned for 2020 in the adopted IFYWP with a cost of $5.7M., to correspond with the Costco project. Eagle Road, Amity to Victory: Widen Eagle to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done with in-house, ACHD resources. Construction is planned for 2021 in the IFYWP. Eagle Road/Amity Roundabout: ACHD has entered into a Cooperative Development Agreement (CDA) with Albertsons to reconstruct the Eagle/Amity Roundabout. These improvements include full improvements, curb, gutter, and sidewalk on their frontages of both roads in addition in re-building the RAB with two-lanes on each leg. NOTE: There is insufficient right-of-way on Amity west of Eagle to allow the striping of the bike lane on the north side of the road, so it will only be the two travel lanes westbound, the center turn lane, and one eastbound travel lane until ACHD can program a project there in the future and widen to the south. The west side of Eagle Road will be fully improved including the bike lane. Eagle Road, Lake Hazel to Amity: Widen Eagle to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done in 2022. Construction is in PD in the adopted IFYWP with a cost of $3.4M. Lake Hazel and Eagle Signal: Widen and signalize intersection to 4/5 lanes on Eagle and 3/5 lanes on Lake Hazel. Design is planned for 2021, right-of-way in 2022, and construction in 2023 in the IFYWP. Lake Hazel Road, Eagle to Cloverdale: Widen Lake Hazel to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done in 2023. Construction is in PD in the adopted IFYWP with a total cost of $2.3M. Page 4 Locust Grove Road, Victory to Overland: Widen Locust Grove to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design is planned for 2019, right-of-way in 2021 and construction in 2022 in the IFYWP with a cost of $4.07M. Locust Grove Road, Fairview to Ustick: Widen Locust Grove to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done in 2023 ($365K); construction is in PD in the adopted IFYWP with a cost of $3.9M ($4.56M total cost). Fairview/Locust Grove Signal: Widen intersection to 8 lanes on Fairview and 7 lanes on Locust Grove, including curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design in 2020, right-of-way acquisition in 2021-22, and construction in 2023 in adopted IFYWP with a cost of $4.26M. Overland and Eagle Signal: Widen intersection to 7 lanes on Eagle and 9 on Overland. Project to be done in coordination with ITD. All phases shown as Unfunded in the IFYWP at a cost of $8.16M. Victory/Locust Grove Roundabout: Construct a multi-lane roundabout. Design is in 2019, right-of-way acquisition in 2020, and construction is planned for 2021 in the adopted 2018- 2022 IFYWP with a cost of $4.1M. Ten Mile/Amity Intersection: A dual-lane roundabout will be the ultimate build-out condition of the intersection. Initially though, a single-lane roundabout will be constructed; designed for easy expansion to a dual-lane. This project is shown for construction in 2022 in the adopted IFYWP. Ten Mile Road, Victory to Overland: Widen Ten Mile to 5-lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and a Level 3 bike facility. In the IFYWP, this project is planned for design in 2019, right-of- way in 2020, and construction in 2021 at a cost of $3.9M. ACHD MAINTENANCE PROJECTS Cherry Lane, Ten Mile to Linder: Beginning in August (est.) Sunroc will be doing a capital maintenance project on Cherry Lane, between Ten Mile and Linder. Milling was completed September 20 th . Paving started September 18 th and should be complete September 30 th . ITD PROJECTS SH-55 (Eagle Road): Design work is complete to add an additional northbound and southbound lane to Eagle Road, between River Valley and I-84. The northbound lane between Franklin and Fairview was complete earlier this spring. CenterCal plans to construct the additional southbound lane in 2022 through the STAR program. US 20/26: A Strategic Initiatives Project to widen Chinden to 4-lanes between Locust Grove and Eagle is in the ITIP for construction in 2021. ITD and ACHD are coordinating intersection improvements at Locust Grove/Chinden as well. On September 21, 2017, the ITD Board approved the FY18-2024 ITIP (this is the first year for a 7-year Program). The ITIP contains segments of US 20/26, from Eagle Road to Star Road – 7 miles! On October 30, 2017, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) determined that the US 20/26 EA will have no significant impact on the human or natural environment (FONSI). This finding allows the improvements, and mitigation, on the corridor to proceed. A kick-off meeting was held at ITD District 3 on December 5, 2017, for the Locust Grove to Eagle segment; Page 5 Parametrix is doing the design for ITD. The cities of Eagle, Boise and Meridian are all impacted. The ITD Board approved a STAR agreement, on May 17, 2018, with the Costco development at Ten Mile Road. This will expand Chinden to 4 travel lanes and a sidewalk to the south of the road from SH-16 to Linder Rd. Interstate 84: There are two projects to widen Interstate 84. The first project is for the Nampa segment of the Interstate between Karcher Interchange and Franklin Boulevard. The project includes replacement and widening of a canal structure at Mason Creek, replacement and expansion of two bridges that cross over the UPRR and a canal, widening I-84 to three lanes with an additional auxiliary lane between Franklin and Northside Boulevards and between Northside and Karcher Road. Modifications will be made to the ramps on the west side of Franklin and Northside will be reconstructed as a Single Point Urban Interchange. Construction will begin this Fall. The second project is to widen from Karcher interchange into Caldwell. ITD is currently in the process of creating an environmental document and defining the scope and needs for this segment. This corridor is listed as the number one priority in the regional long-range transportation plan. In April, the ITD Board voted to use additional GARVEE bonding authority for this project. A FY2017-2021 STIP/TIP amendment added $343M to the program for this project. SH-16: During the December 14, 2017, ITD Board meeting, the Board approved $6M for preliminary engineering on SH-16 between US 20/26 and I-84 in 2018. This work will provide current information about scope and cost, preparing it to be funded for design, property acquisition and construction. A consulting team was placed under contract on July 26, 2018 with a preliminary report expected at the end of calendar year 2018. ITD will conduct a workshop with local agency stakeholders to discuss this corridor in September. Eagle Road Signal Equipment Upgrades: In 2018, ITD plans to install upgraded signal controllers and radar detection at intersections along the corridor. ACHD has Signal Performance Measure software that provides a visual display of traffic data to aid in signal timing and maintenance. This is a $463,000 project. PATHWAYS Rail with Trail: In the fall of 2012, the City applied for an $85,000 grant to study the Rail with Trail (RWT) pathway crossing of streets (7 crossings; Black Cat to Locust Grove). Currently, there is $511,000 in PD for pathway construction in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). This project was recently delayed as there are additional environmental and right-of-way impacts. Five Mile Creek Pathway: The City applied for a COMPASS grant to design and construct a portion of the Five Mile Creek pathway near the wastewater recovery facility. Parametrix has prepared the project development report which should be available on the COMPASS website in the near future. This project has advanced from PD to CN in 2022 at a cost of $395K in the TIP. Page 6 MDC / OTHER PROJECTS Harvest Lifestyle Service: A public transit service focusing on seniors and persons with disabilities has been operating since December 2016. This Lifestyle Service concept, which includes two service zones, was presented to the Council in July of 2016. The service is operated by Harvest Church. An enhancement to the City Budget for FY2019 was approved by the Council for a third Harvest van. Transit: On April 2, 2018, the Valley Regional Transit (VRT) Board approved the final version of the ValleyConnect 2.0 plan, VRT’s six-year capital and service plan. ValleyConnect 2.0 will guide future VRT activities and be used to help coordinate VRT activities, funding as well as with community stakeholders. Eagle Road Signal Equipment Upgrades: In 2018, ITD plans to install upgraded signal controllers and radar detection at intersections along the corridor. ACHD has Signal Performance Measure software that provides a visual display of traffic data to aid in signal timing and maintenance. This is a $463,000 project. Eagle Road Bike/Ped Project Development: COMPASS has contracted with Keller Associates to further develop a bicycle and pedestrian plan for the corridor. The boundaries of the project are Overland and Chinden. Reports for the four highest ranking segments have been completed. In the 2018-2022 TIP there is $700K programmed in PD for CN of the first segment, Franklin to Pine. Victory Rd Bridge, east of Locust Grove: Replace and widen bridge with a precast concrete box culvert over the Eight Mile Lateral on Victory Road. Cost is $640,000; to be bid in October 2018. LimeBike: On September 25 th , the Meridian City Council approved an agreement with LimeBike (Lime) to operate. Lime began deploying e-scooters on Thursday, September 27 th and will eventually deploy bikes and e-bikes. Page 7 4d. Communities in Motion 2040 2.0 Review To: Meridian Transportation Commission From: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager Date: 9/27/2018 Re: CIM 2.0 Review The following pages contain information from Liisa Itkonen, Principal Planner with COMPASS, about Communities in Motion 2040 2.0. Liisa will be at the October 1 st TC meeting to present and discuss. Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 4e. Staff Communications To: Meridian Transportation Commission From: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager Date: 9/27/2018 Re: Staff Communications On the following pages are relevant correspondences since the September meeting. Thanks, Miranda. I’ll let Tim and Kendall know. At our meeting we talked about the speed limit on Eagle and the possibility of lowering it from 50 MPH south of Amity. As usual, my team was ahead of me and already had data collection on the schedule. Our latest data shows speeds have decreased about 3 MPH since the previous studies in 2017 and 2016, so now the average speed is 45 MPH, and the 85 th percentile speed is 49 MPH. That’s very similar to our data for the Amity to Victory segment, which is already posted at 45 MPH. We are going to proceed with a speed limit change to 45 mph between Lake Hazel and Amity. SGT Arnold, the speed limit change will most likely happen within the next week, maybe 10 days at the outside. I will follow up with the usual notification to the Chief. Regards, Ross From: Carson Miranda < Carson.Miranda@westada.org > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 9:23 AM To: Ross Oyen < royen@achdidaho.org >; 'Ryan Lancaster' < lancaster.ryan@gmail.com >; Stephen Lewis <spudtraffic@msn.com >; Stacy Arnold < sarnold@meridiancity.org > Cc: Caleb Hood < chood@meridiancity.org > Subject: RE: Meridian Transportation Commission School Zone Subcommittee I emailed to the builder. It looks like 11/1 is still our planned date to have the sidewalk and crosswalk on Taconic complete. 11/5 will be our planned date to remove the construction bussing. Miranda Carson Transportation Liaison West Ada School District The person who gets into a cage full of lions impresses everyone except a school bus driver. -Author Unknown Page 17 INTERNET CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE : This communication, including any attachments, is confidential and intended only for the use of the person to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the person to whom it is addressed or an agent or employee responsible for delivering it to the addressee, please notify us immediately that you have received the message in error, then delete this communication and attachments, if any, without reading or copying them. From: Ross Oyen [ mailto:royen@achdidaho.org ] Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 8:04 AM To: 'Ryan Lancaster' < lancaster.ryan@gmail.com >; Stephen Lewis < spudtraffic@msn.com >; Carson Miranda <Carson.Miranda@westada.org >; Stacy Arnold < sarnold@meridiancity.org > Cc: C. Caleb Hood < chood@meridiancity.org > Subject: RE: Meridian Transportation Commission School Zone Subcommittee All, I wanted to give you an early follow-up report on Eagle/Taconic, since that was a major discussion item. I confirmed yesterday that there are school zone flashing beacons on Eagle, north and south of the intersection, and they are operating. One of our traffic technicians watched the crossing last Thursday morning (8/30). The crossing guard was present from 8:35 to 9:00 AM. Two students crossed from west to east, one at 8:50 and the other at 8:55. Both students were on bicycles. We didn’t talk about kids on bikes, but they obviously wouldn’t be as affected by the sidewalk closure on Taconic as pedestrians would. The flashing beacons operated from 8:33 to 9:13 by our technician’s clock; nominally it is programmed for 8:35 to 9:15, a fairly typical window. We may adjust those times a little bit to more closely match the guard’s and students’ presence, probably 8:30 to 9:05 or 9:10. At remote crossings like this one, it is a little trickier because we have to factor in walk time from the crosswalk to the school. We have some more work to do out there, but I wanted to give you all a quick update. Ross From: Jon Ey [ mailto:ey.jon.ey@gmail.com ] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 5:26 PM To: mayortammy Subject: Traffic Light Cycles ATTN: Mayor Tammy or whom it may concern, I am writing you as I believe the timing of the traffic signals in Meridian are too long and creating more traffic. I apologize as I was not sure exactly where to direct this concern between ACHD, IDT or Meridian City. If you would be able to inform me of the appropriate recipient of this concern that would be greatly appreciated. In short, I believe the light cycles are too long, creating longer lines at intersections and therefore slowing the flow of traffic. I know there have been a variety of studies on this and Boise City just implemented changes shortening the light cycles on Front street during peak hours. I have included a link to a study below although it is not directly applicable to this situation here in Meridian. Thank you for listening to my concerns. Sincerely, Page 18 Jonathan Ey