REVIEW AND CONSIDER OPTIONS FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY ON SPARTAN
WAY, CREATE SPARTAN WAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, CIP PS 26-20, AND APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING | OCTOBER 13, 2025 | ITEM: 5.3 1 SPARTAN WAY
BACKGROUND:
2 ❑ Posted Speed Limit = 25 MPH
❑ 85th Percentile Speed = 35 MPH
❑ Designed as a MinorArterial conveying 2500 vehicles per day
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TRAFFIC STUDY:
3 ❑ 85th percentile vehicle speed greater than 10 MPH over posted speed ❑ School aged pedestrians cross mid-block from Lathrop Skate Park to the High School
❑ High-speed motorized bicycles and scooters use sidewalk with pedestrians present
❑ Two mid-block Collisions
❑ Bicycle and vehicle at SpartanWay & Crespi Street (11/27/2021) ❑ Pedestrian and vehicle at SpartanWay & Lathrop Skate Park (9/15/2025)
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PROPOSED TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS:
4 ❑ Raised Crosswalk with Pedestrian Activated Flashing Lights ❑ North of the Skate Park
❑ Acts as a speed hump to reduce vehicle speed
❑ Improves pedestrian visibility and safety when crossing ❑ 4-Foot-HighWrought Iron Median Fence
❑ Stanford Crossing Drive to GoldenValley Parkway
❑ Prevent mid-block pedestrian crossing
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PROPOSED TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS (CON’T):
5 ❑ Restriping
❑ Reestablish visibility of existing crosswalks
❑ Reduce vehicle lane width to 9 feet to reduce vehicle speed ❑ Enhance the existing bikeway with high visibility green ❑ Bike Lane Physical Barrier
❑ Stanford Crossing Drive to GoldenValley Parkway
❑ Convert existing Class II bike lane to a Class IV Protected Bikeway ❑ Protect bicyclists from vehicles; encourage more use
❑ Channelize vehicles to reduce vehicle speed
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PROPOSED TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS (CON’T):
6 RECOMMENDATION:
7 Staff recommend Council review and consider the proposed traffic safety enhancements. Staff also recommend Council approve the creation of CIP PS 26-20, Spartan Way Traffic Safety Enhancements and a budget amendment.