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Establishment of Stop Controls and Speed Limit on Bike Alley
PURPOSE: The Board of Aldermen is asked to approve a resolution establishing stop conditions on Bike Alley, per Sec. 6-4 of the Town Code, and a speed limit, per Sec. 6-16 of the Town Code.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Jeff Brubaker - 918-7329
INFORMATION: The name of the north-south spur of Boyd St. has been changed to Bike Alley. The east-west spur has been extended and improved to provide access to the 300 East Main parking deck from E. Main St. This segment will remain Boyd St.
There already is a stop condition established in the Town Code for "Boyd St." but this pertains to the north-south spur, which intersects with E. Main St. next to the Bleeker Building and Back Alley Bikes. A stop sign is in place here.
Despite the renaming, the Town Code language will still include that stop condition, suggesting that the stop sign placed at the new east-west Boyd St. / E. Main St. intersection will have the force of law. With the renaming of the north-south spur to Bike Alley, a new stop condition should be established in the Town Code, which the existing stop sign would then promulgate.
The draft ordinance in Attachment A establishes stop conditions on Bike Alley, both at E. Main St. and Boyd St. (east-west), so that each Bike Alley approach has to stop whereas the E. Main St. and Boyd St. approaches are free flow. The draft ordinance also sets a speed limit of 20 MPH on Bike Alley.
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: Cost items include any additional stop signs and posts not already installed, or not already being installed as part of the completion of the (east-west) Boyd St. improvements. Public Works staff time will be necessary to install any of these signs.
RECOMMENDATION:r Staff recommend that the Board of Aldermen approve the resolution amending the Town Code in Attachment A.