4/9/2025
1 RiversideCA.gov1
RiversideCA.gov
MARKET ST & SIXTH ST TRAFFIC CIRCULATION 12-MONTH PILOT PROJECTCity Council MeetingApril 22, 2025Public Works Department RiversideCA.gov2
LOCATION MAP
1 2
4/9/2025
2 RiversideCA.gov3
BACKGROUND• Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Fox Plaza Project required specific traffic mitigation measures to be implemented as conditions of development • The ‘Mark’ Apartments Project conditioned to prohibit eastbound and westbound through and left turn movements at Market & Sixth. • High Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) signal installed• 1-month pilot project approved (City Council Dec 2021) RiversideCA.gov4
EXISTING AND PROPOSED TRAFFIC PATTERN MODIFICATION
3 4
4/9/2025
3 RiversideCA.gov5
SIGNING & STRIPING DESIGN PLAN (12-MONTH PILOT PROJECT) RiversideCA.gov6
STREET VIEW PHOTOS DURING 1-MONTH PILOT PROJECTJune 3, 2024 – July 3, 2024January 2025 reinstated 5 6
4/9/2025
4 RiversideCA.gov7
TRAFFIC OPERATIONS COMPARISON Delay ImprovementRight-Turn Only Restriction (6thStreet)ExistingMarket & 6th(1-month pilot project comparison)PMAMPMAMPMAM11%25%0.80.30.90.4Intersection Delay (seconds / vehicle) RiversideCA.gov8
LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN (LRSP) CASE STUDY
7 8
4/9/2025
5 RiversideCA.gov9
Strategic Priority 6.1 and 6.2 – Infrastructure, Mobility & ConnectivityGoal 6.1 – Provide, expand and ensure equitable access to transportation that connect people to opportunities such as employment, education, healthcare, and community amenitiesCross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
RiversideCA.gov10
That the City Council approve a traffic circulation 12-month pilot project to prohibit through and left-turnmovements at the eastbound and westboundapproaches of the intersection of Market Street and SixthStreet.RECOMMENDATION9 10