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7:50 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Request approval of Transportation Safety Commission (TSC) motion for Glyndon Street, SE, and Tapawingo Road, SE, Safety Improvements.
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From the Oct. 30, 2023, Transportation Safety Commission (TSC) meeting regarding the traffic conditions of Glyndon Street and Tapawingo Road, SE:
Department of Public Works (DPW) Transportation Engineer Andrew Jinks shared that DPW analyzed the intersection for safety considerations including sight distance. After the review, DPW recommended no parking along both the Glyndon and Tapawingo frontages of the mixed-use development at 901 Glyndon St., SE. DPW also recommended adding crosswalk pavement marking and crosswalk signage for the Tapawingo Road crossing at the corner of the mixed-use development.
After hearing from DPW and residents, the TSC discussed the recommendations. At the request of TSC Chair Beth Eachus, Commissioner Loginn Kapitan made a motion that the TSC approve the addition of a crosswalk and signage at the intersection of Tapawingo Road and Glyndon Street and the addition of no parking signs along the frontage of 901 Glyndon St., SE. Commissioner Angela Sorrell seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-1.
From the Nov. 28, 2023 TSC meeting regarding a review of volumes/speeds at of Glyndon Street and Tapawingo Road, SE:
DPW Traffic Engineer Andrew Jinks shared that in response to the request, DPW studied the volumes of both Tapawingo Road and Glyndon Street, SE, at the intersection of the two roadways from Thursday Nov. 9, 2023, to Thursday Nov. 16, 2023. The traffic volume does not meet the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) warrants for an all-way stop. The hourly volume averages for the busiest 8-hour stretch were fewer than 100 vehicles for both roadways. All-way stop standards call for a 300 hourly volume average for the main roadway and a 200 hourly volume average fo...
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