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REQUEST APPROVAL OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMISSION (TSC) MOTION FOR IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF DESALE STREET, SW, AND YEONAS DRIVE, SE, DESALE STREET, SW, AND JAMES DRIVE, SE, ROSS DRIVE AND DESALE STREET, SW, AND YEONAS CIRCLE AND YEONAS DRIVE, SE. (10 MINS.)
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DATE(S) OF PRIOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE:
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The Department of Public Works (DPW) requests approval of the Transportation Safety Commission (TSC) motion for implementing traffic recommendations at the intersections of Desale Street, SW, and Yeonas Drive, SE, Desale Street, SW, and James Drive, SE, Ross Drive and Desale Street SW, and Yeonas Circle and Yeonas Drive, SE.
In accordance with Section 5A of the "Town of Vienna Guide to Improving Street Safety," the Town Council will consider all TSC motions and recommendations at a regularly scheduled Town Council meeting. If a motion is passed by TSC, then DPW will present the motion to the Town Council.
In response to a petition from Town residents concerned about neighborhood safety and at the request of the TSC, DPW reviewed the intersections of Desale Street, SW, and Yeonas Drive, SE, the intersection of Desale Street, SW, and James Drive, SE, and roadway sections in between these intersections. Based on speed and volume data gathered, DPW did not recommend vertical or aggressive traffic calming mitigations and recommended the following traffic features that will improve the operation of the intersections and create a safer environment for pedestrians.
For the intersection of Desale Street, SW, and Yeonas Drive, SE, DPW recommended a reconfiguration of the intersection from a two-way stop to an all-way stop configuration and adding high-visibility crosswalk pavement markings along all four legs of the intersection. There were multiple factors at the intersection that led to DPW recommending an all-way stop configuration which included:
* Sightline/distance challe...
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