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04/10/2023 TSC Minutes
MAYOR VILLAGE MANAGER Paul Wm. Hoefert Michael J. Cassady TRUSTEES DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Agostino S. Filippone Sean Dorsey Terri Gens John J. Matuszak Michael A. Zadel Phone: 847/870-5640 Richard F. Rogers Fax: 847/253-9377 Colleen E. Saccotelli www.mountprospect.org MINUTESOFTHEMOUNTPROSPECT TRANSPORTATIONSAFETYCOMMISSION CALLTOORDER ThemeetingoftheMountProspectTransportationSafetyCommissionwascalledtoorderat7:00p.m. onMonday,April10,2023. ROLLCALL Presentuponrollcall:JustinKuehlthauChairman ChristopherProsperiViceChairman TinaDeAragonCommissioner JosephKanupkePoliceDepartmentRepresentative ToddNovakFireDepartmentRepresentative ScottMoePublicWorksDepartmentRepresentative LukeForesmanCivilEngineerStaffLiaison Absent:JeffreyNejdlCommissioner OthersinAttendance:MattLawrieVillageEngineer APPROVALOFMINUTES ChairmanKuehlthau,secondedbySuperintendentMoe,movedtoapprovetheminutesoftheregular meetingoftheTransportationSafetyCommissionheldonDecember12,2022.Theminuteswere approvedbyavoteof50withCommissionerProsperiabstaining. CITIZENSTOBEHEARD Therewasnooneinattendancethatspokeonanissuenotontheagenda. TSCMeetingPage1of9April10,2023 OLDBUSINESS Nooldbusiness. NEWBUSINESS A. AspenDriveParkingRequest(FrostElementarySchool) StaffLiaisonForesmanpresentedthefollowingtotheCommissionforconsiderationonthisrequest. Request:NewparkingregulationsalongtheeastsideofAspenDrivefromMayaLaneto FrostElementarySchool. RequestedBy: FrostElementarySchool,1805AspenDrive,MountProspect,IL60056. PublicNotice: TheParkDistrict,theSchoolandResidentsalongAspenDrivewereinvitedto providecommentsandattendtheTSCmeetingvialetterssenttoeachaddress. CurrentTraffic 1. 18.2002:ScheduleIIProhibitedTurns Regulations:AztecLn.EastboundRightontoAspenDr. AztecLn.WestboundLeftontoAspenDr. 2. 18.2003:ScheduleIIIOneWayStreets AspenDr.NorthboundBtw.MayaandAztecLns. 3. 18.2004:ScheduleIVStopandYieldSigns AspenDr.NorthboundatAztecLn. MayaLn.EastandWestboundatAspenDr. 4. 18.2009:ScheduleIXParkingDuringSchoolHoursC AspenDr.EastBtw.MayaLn.andthedriveway,3:00P.M.to4:00 P.M.(pickupzone) AspenDr.WestBtw.MayaLn.andAztecLn.8:00A.M.to9:30A.M.and 3:00P.M.and4:00P.M. 5. Parkingisprohibitedbetween2:00A.M.and6:00A.M.onallVillageStreets. 6. Thespeedlimitis25mph. CurrentLayout:1. AspenDriveisapproximatelywide(edgetoedge). 2. NoparkingisallowedonthewestsideofAspenDriveduringdropoffand pickup. 3. NoparkingisallowedontheeastsideofAspenDriveduringpickup.Parents areallowedtostayintheircaraspartofthepickupprocess. 4. AspenDriveisonewaynorthboundbetweenMayaLaneandAztecLane. CurrentTraffic:1. VehicleswillqueuealongtheeastsideofAspenDrivesouthoftheschool Conditions:waitingtopickupanddropoffstudents. 2. IntheAMcarscanparkalongtheeastsideofAspenDrivesouthoftheschool andleavethecarstowalkstudentstoschool.Thiscreatesconfusionbecause otherdriversthinkthecarisinthedropoffqueueinsteadofparked.Once thedriverrealizesthecarisparkedinsteadofqueuing,theywillaggressively cutinandoutofthetrafficlanetogetaroundtheparkedcar. 3. InthePM,carswillbeginqueuinguptohalfanhourbeforeschoolletsout. By15to20minutesbeforeschoolletsoutthequeuereachesMayaLaneand carsbeginqueuingonthenorthsideofMayaLaneeastofAspenDriveand queuingonthesouthsideofMayaLanewestofAspenDrive. TSCMeetingPage2of9April10,2023 Concerns:1. Theinconsistentparkingregulationsduringpickupanddropofftimesalong theeastsideofAspenDrivecreatesconfusionaboutwhenparkingisorisnot allowed.Thisimpactsthequeue,especiallywhenacarisparkedillegallyin thePM,bycausingcarstodartinandout ofthequeuelinetoavoidthe parkedcar. 2. CarsqueuingonMayaLanepreventtwowaytrafficandcausescarstodrive inoncomingtrafficlanestonavigatetheintersectionofAspenDriveand MayaLane.TheintersectionsofMayaLanewithBuckthornDriveandAspen Drivehavethreecrosswalksinsuccessionthatstudentsusetogettoandfrom FrostElementarySchoolandAspenTrailsPark.Pedestriansmaynotexpect vehiclestoapproachthecrosswalksintheincorrectlanedecreasingsafetyat thecrosswalks. Observations:1. PublicWorksobservedlegalparkinginthemorningandillegalparkinginthe afternoongreatlyaffectingtheefficienciesofstudentdropoffandpickup. 2. VehiclesparkedonMayaLanecausedthequeueofcarstoserpentinearound theparkedcarswhichpreventedabusfromtraversingMayaLane. 3. Vehicles,ingeneral,driveaggressivelyneartheschool. Action:PublicWorks,theSchool,thePTOandthePoliceDepartmenthadameetingatthe schooltodiscusstheissuesandpossiblesolutions.TheSchoolthensentaletter toPublicWorksrequestingthesignchanges.TheSchoolwillalsoconsideronsite improvementstoreducethequeueandcongestiononVillageStreets. ResidentSurvey:Residents,theSchool,andtheParkDistrictweresolicitedbyletterforinputonthe proposedparkingchangesonAspenDrive.Theywerealsoinvitedtoattendthe TransportationSafetyCommissionMeeting.Nocommentshavebeenreceived. Recommendation:AspenDriveisastreetinaresidentialareathatbecomescongestedeachschool dayduringdropoffandpickuptimes.Inconsistentparkingregulationsalongthe eastsideofAspenDriveduringdropoffandpickupcreatesconfusionand congestionduringdropoffandpickup.Additionally,parentsusingpersonal vehiclestopickupanddropoffstudentshasincreasedgreatlyinrecentyears. Thishascausedthequeueofparentswaitingtodropofforpickupstudentsto stretchontoMayaLane,creatingtrafficissuesonMayaLane,especiallyatthe intersectionwithAspenDrivewheretherearemanypedestriancrossingsforthe Schoolandpark. Recommendation:ProhibitParkingontheeastsideofAspenDrivefromMaya LanetotheSchoolfrom8:00AMto9:30AMforstudentdropofftomatch parkingrestrictionsduringpickup. Recommendation:TheSchoolshouldinvestigatephysicalchangestotheir parkinglotsandstudentdropoff/pickuplocationstoallowthequeuefordrop offandpickuptobecontainedtoSchoolPropertyandAspenDrive. Options:AddawhitelanelinefromtheedgeofpavementontheeastsideofAspenDrive betweenMayaLaneandtheSchooltodelineatethequeuelinefromthetravel lane.Whenparkingisallowed,itwillactasaparkinglanedesignation. TSCMeetingPage3of9April10,2023 Discussion Therewasgeneraldiscussionontherequest,historyoftrafficissuesinthearea andwhatthischangeisattemptingtohelp.CivilEngineerForesmanreiterated thatthisparkingchangewouldhelpthepickupanddropoffprocessonAspen Drivebyhavingthesameparkingregulationsin effectforboththeAMandPM periods,butthiswouldnothelptrafficissuesattheintersectionofMayaLaneand AspenDrive.Tocorrecttrafficissuesatthatintersection,thequeueofcarsneeds tobecontainedtoschoolproperty.TheSchoolisawareofthisandwillbe looking intochangestheycanmake.Therewasgeneralagreementwithmakingthe parkingregulationsconsistent. ViceChairmanProsperistartedthediscussionontheoptiontoaddapavement markinglinetodelineatethequeuelinefromthethroughtrafficonAspenDrive. Hewasconcernedthataddingthepavementmarkinglinemayconfusedriversinto thinkingparkingisallowed.VillageEngineerLawrieaddedthatthiscouldbean iterativeprocesswhereapavementmarkinglinecouldbeaddedinthefutureafter theparkingregulationchangesifwanted.TheCommissionagreedtonotinstalla pavementmarkinglineatthistime. CommissionerDeAragonmotionedtoapprovetheparkingregulationchanges withoutinstallingapavementmarkinglineandChairmanKuehlthauseconded. Themotionwasapprovedbyavoteof60. B. BusinessCenterDriveRoadDiet StaffLiaisonForesmanpresentedthefollowingtotheCommissionforconsideration. Summary:TheVillageisresurfacingBusinessCenterDrivefromRandRoadtoFeehanville DriveandWheelingRoadfromBusinessCenterDrivetoKensingtonRoadaspart ofthe2023StreetResurfacingProgram.TheVillagewouldliketousethisasan opportunitytoreconfigureBusinessCenterDrivetocreateBufferedBikeLanesin ordertoenhancesafetyandpromotebikingandwalking.Bufferedbikelanesare apaintedtobikelanewithapaintedtobufferbetweenthevehiclelane andthebikelane.Plasticbollardswillnotbeincludedinthebufferarea. Additionally,theVillagewouldliketowidenthesidewalkonthewestsideof BusinessCenterDrivefromRandRoadtoHarvestLaneandinstallanewpathon thenorthsideofHarvestLanefromBusinessCenterDrivetotheexistingbusiness centerpathsystem.Thisprojectisinsupportoftwokeycomponentsofthe StrategicPlan;tohavewelldesignedroadsandtocreateacomplete pedestrianinfrastructurenetworkthatpromotesmultimodaltransportation optionsandmeetsthegoalsofourCompleteStreetsPolicy. Existing BusinessCenterDriveisoneofthemainaccesspointstotheKensingtonBusiness Conditions:Park.BusinessCenterDriveistypically48feetwide(ee)withtwo12footwide throughlanesineachdirection.BusinessCenterDrivewidenstofivelanesatthe intersectionwithRandRoadandhastwosouthwestboundleftturnlanes,one southeastboundrightturnlaneandtwonortheastboundthroughlanes. Approximately9,600vehiclesperdayuseBusinessCenterDrive.Theexisting speedlimitonBusinessCenterDriveis30MPH.Onstreetparkingisnotallowed anywherewithintheprojectlimits. TSCMeetingPage4of9April10,2023 BusinessCenterDriveeastofWheelingRoadis48feetwide(ee)withone19foot throughlaneandonefivefootwidebikelaneineachdirection.WheelingRoad betweenBusinessCenterDriveandKensingtonRoadis39feetwide(ee)withone 14.5footwidethroughlane andonefivefootwidebikelaneineachdirection. Proposed RoadwayImprovements Conditions: BusinessCenterDrivebetweenHarvestLaneandWheelingRoadisproposedto undergoameaningitwillbeconvertedfromfourtravellanes(twoin eachdirection)toonetravellaneineachdirection,asharedleftturnlaneor median,andbufferedbikelanes.Thewidthoftheroadwaywillnotchange.The proposedtypicalsectionincludesone11footwidethroughlaneineachdirection, a12footwidecentersharedleftturnlaneormedianlaneand7footwide bufferedbikelanes(3footbuffer,4footbikelane)ineachdirection. WheelingRoadfromBusinessCenterDrivetoKensingtonRoadandBusiness CenterDrivefromWheelingRoadtoFeehanvilleDrivewillmaintaintheexisting laneconfiguration,butthebikelaneswillberestripedasbufferedbikelanes, reducingthewidthofthethroughlaneforvehicles. AttheintersectionofRandRoadandBusinessCenterDrivethesouthwestbound laneconfigurationwillremainthesame,buttherewillonlybeoneenteringlane fromRandRoadontoBusinessCenterDrive.Thiswillallowforaleftturnlaneto beinstalledforleftturnsintoNorthwestElectricalSupplyandforarightturnlane tobeinstalledontoHarvestLane.Thelaneconfigurationatotherintersections withintheprojectlimitswillremainthesame,exceptatWheelingRoadand BusinessCenterDrivewherethenortheastboundbikelanewillbemaintained throughtheintersection. PedestrianImprovements: Asmentionedintheroadwaysection,bufferedbikelaneswillbeinstalledon BusinessCenterDrivebetweenHarvestLaneandWheelingRoadwheresharrows currentlyexist.SharrowswillberemovedonBusinessCenterDrivebetweenRand RoadandHarvestLanewiththeintentionthatbikeswillusethenewwiderpath onthewestsideofBusinessCenterDriveandthenewcrosswalkonthenorthleg oftheHarvestLaneandBusinessCenterDriveintersectiontoaccessthebuffered bikelanes. ThesidewalkonthewestsideofBusinessCenterDrivebetweenRandRoadand HarvestLanewillbewidenedtoan8footwidepath.Thiswillprovideanoff streetconnectionfromtheKensingtonBusinessParkbikewaysystemtothefuture bikepathonthesouthwestsideofRandRoadandtheexistingmajoreastwest onstreetbikerouteonGregoryStreet.Easementswillberequiredfrom NorthwestElectricalSupplyand400/410BusinessCenterDriveforthewidened sidewalk. Anew8footwidepathwillbeinstalledonthenorthsideofHarvestLanefrom BusinessCenterDrivetotheexistingpathsystem.Aneasementfrom411Business CenterDrivewillbeneededforthispath. TSCMeetingPage5of9April10,2023 TheexistingcrosswalkonBusinessCenterDrivesouthofHarvestLanewillbe shiftedtonorthofHarvestLane.Abumpoutwillbeaddedtothewestsideof BusinessCenterDrivetoreducethecrossingwidth.Thiswillallowpedestrians andbicycliststocrossBusinessCenterDrivewhileavoiding trafficturningleftfrom HarvestLaneontoBusinessCenterDrive. AlandscapedmedianwillbeinstalledonBusinessCenterDrivebetweenthe drivewaysto400/410BusinessCenterDrive.Thiswillprovideapedestrianrefuge islandfortheexistingmidblockcrosswalkthatleadstothebusinessparktrails. Concretepadswillbeconstructedforbusstopswithintheprojectlimits.New crosswalkswillbeinstalledwherenecessarytoaccessbusstopsontheeastside ofBusinessCenterDrive. Bicycleandwillbeconstructedattheintersectionof WheelingRoadandKensingtonRoadtofacilitatetransitioningbicyclistsfromon streettooffstreetfacilitates.Thiswillalloweasyaccessforbikestothe pedestrianpushbuttonstotriggerthetrafficsignal.Asimilarofframpwillbe constructedonsouthboundBusinessCenterDriveatHarvestLane. StreetlightswillberelocatedtobetterlightthecrosswalksonBusinessCenter Drive. ReportResults:SamSchwartzEngineeringcompletedatrafficstudytodetermineiftherewould beanyadverseeffectscausedbyreconfiguringBusinessCenterDrivetohaveone throughlaneineachdirectioninsteadoftheexistingtwo. SamSchwartzcollectedpeakhourtrafficcountsattheintersectionsofBusiness CenterDrivewithRandRoad,HarvestLaneandWheelingRoad.Theyalso completeda72hourtrafficcountonBusinessCenterDrivebetweenHarvestLane andWheelingRoad.Theythenusedthistrafficdatatomodeltheexistingand proposedconditionstodetermineanychangeindelayforvehiclestravelingalong BusinessCenterDrive. Thefollowingareresultsofthestudy: TrafficVolumesareexpectedtoremainsteadyovertimeduetothe surroundingareabeingcompletelybuiltupandlittlevacancywithinthe businessparkitself,howeverSamSchwartzassumedslighttrafficgrowth tobeconservativeintheiranalysis. DelayattheintersectionofBusinessCenterDriveandRandRoadis expectedtoincreaseslightly,duetoplannedtrafficsignalinterconnectto othertrafficsignalsonRandRoadandisunrelatedtotheproposed changesonBusinessCenterDrive. DelayfortheleftturnmovementfromHarvestLanetosouthwestbound BusinessCenterDriveincreasesslightlyduetolessgapsintrafficon BusinessCenterDrivebecausetherewillbeonethroughlaneinsteadof two. DelayattheintersectionofBusinessCenterDriveandWheelingRoad increasesslightlyduetoasmallincreaseintrafficpredicatedbythestudy, buttheapproachlaneconfigurationremainsthesame,limitingtheimpact theroaddiethasontraffic. TSCMeetingPage6of9April10,2023 SamSchwartzindicatedtheproposedlaneconfigurationwould adequatelyaccommodatedemandunderyear2033conditions.Slight increasesindelayareanexpectedtradeoffandshouldbeconsidered againstthebenefitsgainedwithaddedpedestrianandbicycle infrastructureandincreasedsafety. Survey:BusinessOwnersandTaxPayersdirectlyimpactedbytheproposedprojectwere mailedaletterdetailingtheprojectanditdirectedthemtotheVillageWebsite wherefullplansfortheprojectcouldbeviewed.Theletteralsosolicited commentsfromthebusinessesandinvitedthemtoattendtheTransportation SafetyCommissionMeeting.Nocommentswerereceivedfromthebusinesses impactedbytheproject.Onecommentwasreceivedfromaresidentrelatedto bicycleaccommodationsfortheprojectandisincludedasanattachment. Easements: Easementsarerequiredfromthreepropertiesforthepedestrianimprovements. 600EastRandRoad Apermanenteasementisrequiredforsidewalkwideningalong BusinessCenterDrive. AtemporaryeasementisrequiredfordrivewayreconstructionandADA compliancewiththewidenedsidewalk. 411BusinessCenterDrive ApermanenteasementisrequiredalongHarvestLanefornewpath construction. Atemporaryeasementisrequiredbeyondthepermanenteasementto theparkinglotbackofcurbforgrading. Apermanenteasementisrequiredatthenortheastcornerofthe intersectionofHarvestLaneandBusinessCenterDrivetoaccommodate crosswalkimprovements. 412BusinessCenterDrive Apermanenteasementisrequiredforsidewalkwideningalong BusinessCenterDrive. Recommendation:TheVillagehastheopportunitytoenhancetheexistingpedestrianandbicycle networkalongBusinessCenterDriveinconjunctionwiththescheduledroadway resurfacingproject.Thisprojectwillcompleteagapintheexistingnetworkand willconnecttofuturebikeandpedestrianimprovementsalongRandRoad.A trafficstudyshowsthattherewillbeminimalimpactonBusinessCenterDrive trafficasaresultoftheseproposedchanges. Recommendation:Supportfortheprojectaspresented.Nochangestothe VillageCode(newordeletedordinances)arenecessary. Options:ChangestotheplansasdirectedbytheTransportationSafetyCommission. TSCMeetingPage7of9April10,2023 Discussion:Therewasopendiscussionontheplans.TheCommissionthenwentsheetby sheetdiscussingtheproposedplans.Belowisthesummaryofrecommended changestotheplanmadebytheCommission: ViceChairmanProsperiaskedaboutaddingarightturngreenarrowtothe intersectionofRandRoadandBusinessCenterDrive.Thisisoutofthe scopeofthisproject,butVillageEngineerLawrieindicatedthatIDOT wouldbeimprovingtheintersectionatsomepointinthefutureandthe VillagewillreachouttoIDOTatthattimewiththisrequest. SuperintendentMoeaskedthattheconcretemedianonBusinessCenter DriveatRandRoadberemovedtoimprovesnowremovaloperations. SuperintendentMoeaskedthatthebumpoutanglebeadjustedto improvesnowremovaloperations. SuperintendentMoequestionedthenewstripedmidblockcrossingon HarvestLane.CivilEngineerForesmanindicateditwastoallowaccessto thenewpathforbikestransitioningfromtheonstreetbikerouteon HarvestLanetothenewpath.CivilEngineerForesmanindicatedthe Villagewillreviewthatcrossinganditmayberemovedinthefinaldesign, andinsteadreplacedwithabiketransitionramp only. SuperintendentMoeaskedaboutsightlineswiththeproposedtreesin thenewlandscapedmedian,CivilEngineerForesmanindicatedthosewill bereviewedbeforefinallandscapingdesignisdeterminedandtreesmay notbeappropriateinthemedianpendingthatreview. BattalionChiefNovaksuggestedextendingoffstreetbikefacilitiesonthe westsideofWheelingRoadfromtheintersectionwithKensingtonRoad tothestartofthebikelanetoreduceconflictsbetweenbikesandturning vehicles. ViceChairmanProsperimotionedtoapprovetheproposeddesignwith considerationgiventothecommentstheCommissionprovidedand CommissionedDeAragonseconded. Themotionwasapprovedbyavoteof60. COMMISSIONISSUES CommissionerDeAragonaskedabouttimingfortheRandRoad,CentralRoadandMountProspectRoad IntersectionImprovementProject.CivilEngineerForesmanindicatedconstructionwascurrently underwaywithtemporarytrafficsignalsbeinginstalled.Majorworkisexpectedtobecompletedthisyear withminorworkremainingforthespringof2024dependingonhowutilityrelocationsprogress.There willbeawintershutdownoftheprojectwherethecontractorwillsecurethesiteandlittleworkwillbe done. VillageEngineerLawrieinformedtheCommissionthattheVillagehadreceiveda$3millionITEPGrantfor theMelasMeadowsPedestrianBridgeproject.$3millionisthemaximumawardforanITEPfunded project.Wearesettoreceive$240,000(80%)forPhaseIIDesignEngineeringand$412,800(80%)for PhaseIIIConstructionEngineering.Theremaining$2,347,200isforConstructionandrepresents approximately50%oftheconstructioncosts.Villagestaffhasalsorecentlysubmittedapplicationsforthe STPandCMAQProgramstoclosethefundinggapforConstructioninordertoreachthe80%federallimit. TSCMeetingPage8of9April10,2023 ADJOURNMENT Withnofurtherbusinesstodiscuss,theTransportationSafetyCommissionvoted60toadjournat8:17 p.m.uponthemotionofViceChairmanProsperi.SuperintendentMoesecondedthemotion. Respectfullysubmitted, LukeForesman,P.E. CivilEngineer H:\\Engineering\\Traffic\\safety_commission\\_MINUTES\\2023\\04ApilTSCAspen&BusinessCenterDriveMinutes\\TSC04April2023Minutes.docx TSCMeetingPage9of9April10,2023