To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Multi-Way Stop -- Oates Avenue & 42nd Street

Initiator

Department of Engineering

Recommendation

Approve the attached Ordinance authorizing amending Chapter 20, Article VIII, \n \n Section 20-8.1.2, "Multi-Way Stops Designated", of the Columbus Code by adding \n \n Oates Avenue and 42nd Street, where multiple approaches are required to stop.

Approval

Approved

Background

Oates Avenue is a residential street with the primary traffic demand serving

the residential neighborhood. There are two churches along Oates Avenue.

Bethany Worship Center church is located in the southeast quadrant of Oates

Avenue and 42nd Street and provides several community activities. The church

has a parking lot on the east side of Oates Avenue adjacent to the south side

of the building. There is also an auxiliary parking lot located directly across

(west side) Oates Avenue form the church sanctuary. This parking layout

creates a hazard for pedestrians crossing Oates Avenue to and from church

activities. The residential lots sizes along Oates Avenue are small with

limited off street parking. Oates Avenue has a significant amount of on street

parking which makes it difficult for motorist to drive on their half of the

roadway. The number of cars parked on the street increases considerably after

normal working hours. This requires motorists to weave around parked vehicles.

Analysis

A detailed Traffic Study was performed for Oates Avenue from 38th Street to

51st Street. There were 12 accidents in 2004 of which 4 involved pedestrians,

only 4 accidents in 2003 without any pedestrian accidents. Speed studies were

conducted with an average speed of 34 MPH with a 30 MPH speed limit. The

Traffic Engineering Division recommends two improvements to improve pedestrian

safety:



(1) Installation of a Multi-way Stop for Oates Avenue and 42nd Street for the

purpose of providing added safety for pedestrians crossing to and from the

church parking lot located on the west side of Oates Avenue.

(2) Establish a 25 MPH speed limit from 38th Street to Manchester Expressway.

This will be submitted at a later date with the annual city wide speed limit

updates.

Financial Considerations

The Traffic Engineering Division will establish a mult-way Stop using their

operating budget.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

Multi-way stops are established by an ordinance approved by Council.

Recommendations/ Actions

Approve the attached ordinance authorizing amending Chapter 20, Article VIII,

Section 20-8.1.2, "Multi-Way Designated" of the Columbus Code by adding Oates

Avenue and 42nd Street.

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