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REDWOOD DRIVE TEMPORARY 12-MONTH TWO-WAY CIRCULATION PILOT PROJECTCity Council MeetingDecember 17, 2024Public Works Department RiversideCA.gov2
LOCATION MAP
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STREET VIEW PHOTOS
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TRAFFIC STUDY FINDINGS & COMMUNITY CONCERNS
•76% of 183 vehicles cut-through (morning peak)•70% of 351 vehicles cut-through (evening peak)•Traffic volumes & vehicle speeding during peak hours3 4 11/27/2024
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PROPOSED TWO-WAY CIRCULATION PILOT PROJECT
•Restricts southbound cut-through traffic •Preserves on-street parking•Bike shared access RiversideCA.gov6
COMMUNITY MAP OF ROADWAYS
REDWOOD DR.PINE ST.CEDAR ST.LOCUST ST.
UNIVERSITY AVE.
•Redwood, Pine, Cedar and Locust between 14thand University are all “Local Streets”•Local Streets provide vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle access to property directly abutting the public right-of-way, with movement of through traffic discouraged. 5 6
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ALTERNATE TRAFFIC ROUTES•Route cut-through traffic to higher-capacity roadways•Circuitous route for some local residents•Before & After Study •Anticipated Traffic Impacts RiversideCA.gov8
SURVEY
•Online & in-person survey•76 responses received•Lawn signs •English / Spanish 7 8
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SURVEY RESULTSHIGH NUMBER OF VEHILCES USING REDWOODCONCERN WITH SPEED OF VEHICLES ON REDWOODCONCERN OVER VIOLATION OF STOPS ON REDWOODBELIEVE TRAFFIC CAUSED BY ‘CUT-THROUGH’ VEHICLES RiversideCA.gov10
SURVEY FEEDBACK
“I AGREE THAT THE CUT-THROUGH TRAFFIC ALONG REDWOOD DRIVE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED”64.5% OF RESPONDENTS AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE 9 10
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SURVEY FEEDBACK“DO YOU SUPPORT THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC CIRCULATION MODIFICATION?”REDWOOD DR.(SUPPORT)NEARBY ROAD(SUPPORT)NEARBY ROAD(OPPOSE)REDWOOD DR.(OPPOSE) RiversideCA.gov12
SUPPORTIVE REASONSSUPPORTIVE OF POTENTIAL REDUCTIONS IN SPEED, NOISE, VIOLATIONSDESIRE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES USING REDWOOD, AND RE-ROUTE ELSEWHERESOME SUPPORTIVE DESPITE CITINGINCONVENIENCES11 12 11/27/2024
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REASONS OPPOSED CONCERN OVER IMPACTS TO BOTH CEDAR AND LOCUSTDETOUR COULD WASTE TIME AND FUEL, INCONVENIENCE RESIDENTS, INCREASE EMISSIONSCONCERN WITH PARKING REDUCTION ON REDWOOD RiversideCA.gov14
RESIDENT-SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVESUSE SPEED BUMPS INSTEAD OF CLOSING ENTRY AT REDWOODCONSIDER HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS, FLASHING SIGNAGE, OR OTHER SOLUTIONSJUST LEAVE THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE13 14 11/27/2024
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COMMUNITY MEETINGCONSIDER HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS, FLASHING SIGNAGE, OR OTHER SOLUTIONSJUST LEAVE THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE •D.A.N.A. Community Meeting 7/30/2024•42 community members•14 residents with verbal comments (10 support, 3 opposed, 1 neutral)•Trash pick-up service, street sweeping, speed humps, adjacent parallel roadway traffic.
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OTHER PERMANENT INGRESS CLOSURES
•Sycamore Canyon Blvd & El Cerrito Dr•3rdSt & Lime Ave
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Strategic Priority 2 – Community Well-BeingGoal 2.4 – Support programs and innovations that enhance community safety, encourage neighborhood engagement, and building public trustCross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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•The total fiscal impact of the project is estimated to be$29,480.•Sufficient funds are budgeted and available in theMeasure Z – Capital Fund, Pavement Rehab. & PedFacilities Project account to support the project.•The project will be executed as part of the recentlyawarded Bid 8081.FISCAL IMPACT17 18 11/27/2024
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1. That the City Council approve the temporary two-waytraffic circulation twelve (12) month pilot project on RedwoodDrive between University Avenue and 9thStreet; and2. That the City Council authorize the Public WorksDepartment to implement a temporary conversion ofUniversity Avenue (S) to one-way westbound betweenRedwood Drive and Mount Rubidoux Drive if deemedappropriate by the City Traffic Engineer during the course ofthe Redwood Drive two-way circulation pilot.RECOMMENDATION19