Aurora, Illinois

File #: 14-00833    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Reports/Studies Status: Filed
File created: 9/26/2014 In control: Government Operations Committee
On agenda: 10/28/2014 Final action: 11/4/2014
Title: A Traffic Study for Reflections Drive. Ward 7, Alderman Hart-Burns
Sponsors: Public Works
TO:      Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
 
FROM:      Eric J. Gallt, City Traffic Engineer
 
DATE:      October 21, 2014
 
SUBJECT:title
A Traffic Study for Reflections Drive.  Ward 7, Alderman Hart-Burns  
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PURPOSE:
To evaluate speeds and traffic volumes on Reflections Drive by performing a Traffic Study by deploying out Traffic Counters.
 
BACKGROUND:
A Resident submitted ACR Case ID 101937 requesting Speed Bumps or a reduction of the Speed Limit for Reflections Drive, concerned that "people drive too fast."
 
DISCUSSION:
The Speed Limit for this Residential Street has already been set to the City Standard for Residential streets: 25 mph.      
 
A Traffic Study has been conducted every two years since 2006.  The data has been consistent over the last five years and do not indicate a speeding issue that would be corrected by traffic calming.
 
The most recent Traffic Study revealed speeds of:
Average Speed:  25 mph;
Mode Speed:  20 to 25 mph; and
85th percentile: 27 to 31 mph.
 
This segment of Reflections Drive does not qualify for traffic calming based on 85th percentile speed.
 
 
IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact with no action recommended at this time.  
 
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends acceptance of traffic study.  
 
 
 
cc:      Alderman Hart-Burns, Chairman
      Alderman Johnson
      Alderman Mesiacos
      Alderman Mervine, Alternate