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BLACKSTONE DRIVE/ SHEPHERD LANE/ DEERMEADE DRIVE TRAFFIC STUDY

PUBLIC MEETING OCTOBER 30, 2018 BOONE COUNTY EXTENSION ENRICHMENT CENTER

MATTHEW WEBSTER, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT PENNINGTON, COUNTY ENGINEER JASON NOEL, SERGEANT, BOONE COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF/ TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

SCOTT PENNINGTON, COUNTY ENGINEER/ CHAIR

• SGT. JASON NOEL, DEPUTY SHERIFF/ TRAFFIC UNIT

MATTHEW WEBSTER, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DANIEL RICE, PUBLIC WORKS, ENGINEERING SERVICES SUPERVISOR GEORGIA JONES, ENGINEERING SERVICES SPECIALIST DANIEL MENETREY, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER/ ENGINEER DAVID NEFF, PUBLIC SERVICES SUPERVISOR ROBERT JONAS, DIRECTOR OR PLANNING SERVICES, PLANNING COMMISSION CHRIS COURTNEY, SMALL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR

BOONE COUNTY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE PROCESS

TRAFFIC COMPLAINT IMMEDIATE REVIEW FOR EMERGENCIES TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REVIEW REVIEW OF COMPLAINT/ ACCIDENT HISTORY TRAFFIC STUDY NO TRAFFIC STUDY REVIEW OF STUDY NO ACTION TAKEN ACTION RECOMMENDED TRAFFIC COMPLAINT

* INPUT FROM CITIZENS * OBSERVATIONS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT * CRASH DATA * TRAFFIC STUDIES * EMERGENCY CONDITIONS

TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE INDICATORS

NO ACTION INFORMATION/ AWARENESS ACTIVITIES ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT SIGNAGE/ TRAFFIC CHANGES PHYSICAL DESIGN CHANGES

TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ACTION

COMPLAINT ABOUT SPEEDS ON BLACKSTONE RECEIVED ON 6/30/17 COMPLAINTS ABOUT TURNING VIOLATIONS ON SHEPHERD RECEIVED FEBRUARY 2018 COMPLAINTS ABOUT SPEEDING ON BLACKSTONE SUMMER 2018

BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEAGE CORRIDOR RECENT COMPLAINT HISTORY

SPEED STUDY CONDUCTED ON BLACKSTONE IN AUGUST OF 2017/ 85TH PERCENTILE OF 33 COMBINED (31 SE/34 NE) SPEED STUDY ON BLACKSTONE JUNE 2018/ 85TH PERCENTILE OF 30 COMBINED (29 SW/ 31 NE) NO INJURY ACCIDENTS

BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEAGE CORRIDOR

WITH AN 85 PERCENTILE DATA FINDING TWICE UNDER 10 MILES IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED SPEED, TSC UTILIZED SHERIFF RADAR UNITS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND IMPACT SPEEDS, BUT NO FURTHER TRAFFIC CALMING UTILIZED BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEADE TSC ACTION

COMPLAINTS CONTINUED TO BE RECEIVED REGARDING THE CORRIDOR. THE TSC DECIDED TO ENGAGE IN A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CORRIDOR WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED TO ADDRESS THE SHEPHERD TURNING RESTRICTION THAT WAS NOT ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE OR ENGINEERED TO CURRENT STANDARDS

BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEADE TSC ACTION

INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION PROVIDED TO 225 RESIDENTS INCLUDING ALL OF BLACKSTONE, DARYVILLE, ASHFORD, SHEPHERD AND DEERMEADE FROM WINDBROOK TO BEEMON LANE BASE LINE STUDIES CONDUCTED OF BLACKSTONE, SHEPHERD AND DEERMEADE TURNING RESTRICTION REMOVED AT SHEPHERD SECOND STUDY CONDUCTED AT THE SAME LOCATIONS PUBLIC MEETING TO GATHER INPUT REVIEW OF ALL MATERIALS BY TSC/ RECOMMENDATION

BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEADE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

85TH PERCENTILE SPEED - THE 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED IS “THE SPEED AT OR BELOW WHICH 85 PERCENT OF ALL VEHICLES ARE OBSERVED TO TRAVEL UNDER FREE- FLOWING CONDITIONS PAST A MONITORED POINT. THE 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED IS USED AS A GUIDE TO SET THE SPEED LIMIT AT A SAFE SPEED, MINIMIZING CRASHES AND PROMOTING UNIFORM TRAFFIC FLOW ALONG A CORRIDOR.” ADT – AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC % ABOVE LIMIT- THE % OF TRAFFIC THAT IS TRAVELING ANY SPEED ABOVE THE POSTED LIMIT

SPEED STUDY TERMINOLOGY

BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEADE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

8/18 ADT 85 PERCENTILE SPEED % ABOVE LIMIT 10/18 ADT 85 PERCENTILE SPEED % ABOVE LIMIT

BLACKSTONE DRIVE COMBINED 577 33 8.90% 562 31 4.70% NORTHEAST 282 33 169 30 SOUTHWEST 295 33 393 31 SHEPHERD LANE COMBINED 225 22 0.30% 609 22 0.10% EAST 124 21 345 19 WEST 101 22 264 23 DEERMEADE DRIVE COMBINED 1766 27 0.20% 1330 28 0.30% NORTH 883 27 652 28 SOUTH 883 27 678 28

Speed Limits 25 MPH 20 MPH 25 MPH

THE COUNTY RECEIVED FROM COMMENTS FROM 12 “UNIQUE” INDIVIDUALS IN RESPONSE TO THE TSC LETTER OUTLINING THE INTENT TO STUDY TO

• CORRIDOR. 225 LETTERS WERE SENT.

WRITTEN CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

PUBLIC INPUT REVIEW OF ALL DATA BY TSC RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION OPTIONS

NEXT STEPS

BLACKSTONE ALL STUDIES

8/17 ADT 85TH % OVER LIMIT 6/18 ADT 85TH % OVER LIMIT 8/18 ADT 85TH % OVER LIMIT 10/18 ADT 85TH % OVER LIMIT

BLACKSTONE DRIVE COMBINED 917 33 38.40% 857 30 2.60% 577 33 8.90% 562 31 4.70% NORTHEAST 487 31 443 29 282 33 169 30 SOUTHWEST 430 34 414 31 295 33 393 31