REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Design Professional Services for the Uncontrolled Crosswalks Improvements - Phase II Project
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High-Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
An uncontrolled crosswalk is a striped pedestrian street crossing where motorists do not have a traffic control device (i.e. stop sign, traffic signal, flashing beacons) controlling their movement through the crosswalk. There are approximately 200 uncontrolled crosswalk locations throughout the City, and staff periodically receives requests from residents about installing some type of control measure at various locations. In order to address these requests, staff previously completed an initial effort that analyzed each location and ranked the crossing in order of priority based on criteria such as the number of vehicle lanes, speed and traffic volume, and provided initial recommendations on control measures. The next steps associated with this effort include obtaining funding, hiring a design consultant, and constructing improvements where deemed necessary.
Included within the FY 2024/25 and FY 2025/26 Adopted Capital Improvement Program Budget is the Uncontrolled Crosswalks Improvements project (Project). This Project is funded through gas tax revenues and its purpose is to analyze, design, and construct improvements at various uncontrolled crosswalks throughout the City. An initial listing of high priority locations was developed, and engineering studies were performed to identify potential improvements at these locations along with a priority ranking order for implementation. Construction for the first phase of uncontrolled crosswalk improvements was recently completed and included improvements at seven locations. Staff is now set to begin the design work for the second phase of improvements.
Based upon priority rankings and funding availability, the second pha...
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