traffic circulation program for longden elementary

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
October 28, 2015
TO:
Transportation and Public Safety Commission
FROM:
Michael D. Forbes, Community Development Director
SUBJECT:
TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PROGRAM FOR LONGDEN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
RECOMMENDATION:
The Transportation and Public Safety Commission is requested to approve
implementation of a pilot traffic circulation program to address issues during student
pick-up and drop-off at Longden Elementary School.
BACKGROUND:
1.
In September 2015, representatives from the City, the Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s Department (LASD), and the Temple City Unified School District (TCUSD)
observed the vehicle and pedestrian circulation during student pick-up and drop-off
times at Longden Elementary School.
2.
In September 2015, staff requested that the City’s contract traffic engineer,
Transtech, review the situation and make recommendations for improving traffic
circulation around the school during pick-up and drop-off periods.
3.
In October 2014, Transtech completed their review and prepared a memo
presenting their findings and recommendations (Attachment “A”).
ANALYSIS:
Consistent with observations by the City, LASD, and TCUSD, Transtech found that the
student pick-up and drop-off periods at Longden Elementary School are heavily
congested due primarily to the following factors:
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A large percentage of students are driven to school rather than walking or biking;
Many parents do not wait in the designated queues;
Many parents double-park, blocking the travel lane; and
Many parents opt to park and walk their child into the school.
Transportation and Public Safety Commission
October 28, 2015
Page 2 of 2
Based on their observations, Transtech is recommending that the City implement a pilot
traffic circulation program that would include the following measures, as detailed further
in the attached memo:
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Restrict certain turning movements around the school during certain hours;
Install signage around the school;
Restrict stopping and parking around the school during certain hours; and
Designate a coned student drop-off/pick-up lane.
Each of these measures is recommended as part of a pilot program to determine their
effectiveness before making them permanent. The success of the pilot program will
also depend heavily on enforcement and parent education.
TCUSD staff reviewed the recommendations for the pilot program and stated that they
were pleased with all of them. They had a few questions regarding implementation,
which staff will address during the presentation to the Commission.
CONCLUSION:
Transtech is recommending a variety of measures as part of a pilot program to ease
traffic congestion and increase vehicle and pedestrian safety around Longden
Elementary School. If approved by the Commission and installed, these measures
would be evaluated after several months to determine their effectiveness and determine
if different or additional measures are warranted.
ATTACHMENT:
A.
Transtech Memo dated October 14, 2015
- MEMO TO
FROM
DATE
SUBJECT
Bryan Cook, City Manager, City of Temple City
Michael D. Forbes, Community Development Director, City of Temple City
Transtech Engineers, Inc.
October 14, 2015
PILOT TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PROGRAM FOR DROP-OFF/PICK-UP OF STUDENTS AT
LONGDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INTRODUCTION
On behalf of the City of Temple City, Transtech staff has completed a traffic review to evaluate
and recommend a pilot traffic circulation program for drop-off and pick-up of students at
Longden Elementary School. The vicinity map below shows existing conditions and location of
the school.
LEGEND
Vicinity Map
Longden Elementary School
Drop-off/Pick-Up via Longden Ave
for 1st-3rd Grades
7:30 AM TO 9:00 AM
2:00 AM TO 3:30 PM
Drop-off/Pick-Up via Wendon St
for 4th-6th Grades
SCHOOL DAYS
All-Way Stop Control at Garibaldi
Ave and Oak Ave
Other Stop Controls
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Primrose Ave on Longden
Ave (north/south leg)
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Primrose Ave at Garibaldi
Ave (north leg)
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Wendon St at Primrose
(west leg)
Traffic Signal

Longden Ave and Oak Ave

Longden Ave and Temple
City Blvd

Garibaldi Ave and Temple
City Blvd
The Temple City Unified School District and sheriff’s department have asked the City to consider
additional signage and curb markings to direct parents during the drop-off/pick-up times.
According to the online posted school drop-off/pick-up plan, students in 1st through 3rd grades
CITY OF TEMPLE CITY | Page 1 of 14
are directed to be picked up and dropped off at the curb cut out on Londgen Avenue, while
students in 4th through 6th grades are directed to be picked up and dropped off via the parking
lot off of Wendon Street. The traffic circulation during drop-off/pick-up times is heavily congested
due to heavy dependence on vehicles, parents not wanting to wait in the drop-off/pick-up queues
and opting to park and walk their child to the school site or double park to drop-off/pick-up
students.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
Longden Avenue: Longden Avenue is approximately 35’ (feet) in width with one lane in each
direction divided by a centerline, with parking allowed on both sides except during street
sweeping days. There is a curb cut out on the school site for the EB travel direction for parents
to pull into to drop-off/pick-up students. Per the school handout that was passed out to all
parents and guardians responsible for taking their student to school, this drop-off/pick-up lane is
designated for grades 1 through 3 only. In order to witness the circulation patterns around the
school, a site visit was conducted during the AM drop-off period. During the field visit it was
observed that school personnel were actively trying to direct parents to use the drop-off/pick-up
lane to quickly move the flow of traffic. School staff were at the entrance of the lot to assist in
getting the students out of the cars. However, parents were not utilizing the existing dropoff/pick-up lane but instead were parking along Londgen Avenue on both sides of the street and
having the students walk to the campus or walking the students themselves. It was also observed
that parents, trying to avoid the queue, were arriving from the east and parking on the north side
of Longden Avenue and darting across traffic to walk their child to school.
Entrance of Drop-Off/Pick-Up Curb Cut
Out Lane On Longden Avenue
Restricted NB Left Turn At The Primrose
Avenue And Longden Avenue Intersection
During the field observation, it was also noted that a majority of the EB vehicles traveling on
Longden Avenue were making an EB left at the Temple City Boulevard signal. Because there is no
existing left turn pocket for those vehicles waiting at the signal, as well as heavy pedestrian traffic
crossing Temple City Boulevard, vehicles were having a difficult time trying to turn left during the
green cycle, many were only able to turn left after the light had turned red. Typically, vehicles
turning on the red are not paying attention to crossing pedestrians, instead are trying to find a
gap in traffic in order to turn, thereby reducing safety for crossing pedestrians. The delay in
turning is also causing the EB queue on Londgen Avenue to extend past Primrose Avenue. The
same scenario is happening for the WB left turn traffic as well. There is a crossing guard at the
Temple City Boulevard signal. Primrose Avenue where it meets Longden Avenue, has existing
restrictions for left turns during school days (7:30am-9:00am and 2:00pm-3:30pm) for WB and
NB left turn movements.
Longden Avenue Approaching Temple
City Boulevard Signal (EB Direction On
Longden Avenue)
Longden Avenue And Temple City
Boulevard Intersection
Wendon Avenue: Wendon Avenue is approximately 30’ (feet) in width with no centerline and
parking allowed on the south side only, the north side has no parking between 7:30am to 3:30pm
during school days. The drop-off area on Wendon Street is in the school parking lot. Parents
queue along Wendon Avenue to enter the parking lot and either drop-off or pick-up students
from the curb lane. It was also observed that parents exiting the Weldon Street parking lot were
making right and left turns. Vehicles waiting to make a left turn would delay all other exiting
vehicles.
Per the handout that was passed out to all parents and guardians responsible for taking their
student to school, this drop-off/pick-up lane is designated for grades 4 through 6 only. It was
observed that parents are also parking and traveling the adjacent residential streets of Cloverly
Avenue and Flaherty Street to avoid the queuing on Primrose Avenue.
Entrance To Drop-Off/Pick-Up Lane In
School Parking Lot On Wendon Avenue
Exit To Drop-Off/Pick-Up Lane In School
Parking Lot On Wendon Avenue
Cloverly Avenue: Cloverly Avenue is approximately 30’ (feet) wide with single-family homes on
each side. Each house has a driveway with on-site available parking. During the field visit, it was
observed that vehicles are parking along Cloverly Avenue on both sides of the street and along
the curve of the road, which blocks one travel lane, allowing room for only one vehicle at a time
to pass through. There are no sidewalks at this location, parents and students are walking in the
street to enter the campus through the Wendon Avenue parking lot.
Curve from Wendon Avenue to Cloverly
Avenue where parents are parking and
blocking traffic flow.
NB View of Cloverly Avenue toward
Wendon Avenue parking lot.
Longden Elementary School: Longden Elementary School is part of the Temple City Unified
School District and currently serves kindergarten through 6th grades. There is approximately
1,078 students attending the school.
Bell Schedule:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays:
Start Time:
8:00am (K) / 8:15am (1st-6th)
End Time:
2:50pm (K) / 2:30pm (1st-3rd) /
2:45pm (4th-6th)
Wednesdays Only:
Start Time:
8:00am (K) / 8:15am (1st-6th)
End Time:
11:25am (K) / 1:00pm (1st-6th)
ANALYSIS
Longden Elementary School was included in one of the focus areas in Temple City’s Traffic
Calming Master Plan that was adopted in November 2012 as part of Focus Area D: Longden
Elementary School. Focus Area D includes Longden Elementary School and the fronting roads
surrounding the school, and is bounded by Longden Avenue to the north, Garibaldi Avenue to
the south, Oak Avenue to the west, and Golden West Avenue to the east with Temple City
Boulevard running through the middle of the Focus Area.
Longden Elementary School is located in the center of this focus area. Most of the concerns raised
by the community focused on traffic and pedestrian activity surrounding the school. Although
the traffic calming plan does not address parking issues and school on-site circulation measures,
traffic speed and on-street traffic patterns were addressed through the recommended traffic
calming program.
Some of the feedback received from the community at the time of the study regarding the school
was the following:
 Would like to see speed humps installed on Longden to lower traffic speeds.
 Accident occurred with child crossing street between cars
 Parents using Garibaldi- heavy backup
 Pickup at parking lot entrance on Longden- congestion backs up to intersection
 Potential for flashing lights/more visible signs
 More visible signs for turn restrictions
Additionally, residents in the area expressed their concern regarding parents dropping off kids
on Longden Avenue to avoid school traffic at the entrance of Wendon Avenue. Even though onstreet parking is permitted on Longden Avenue, speeds along the segment near the school reach
upwards of 37 mph based on 85th percentile speeds collected for this study. Community members
suggested that the City reduce the speed along the entire length of Longden to 25 mph to account
for the heavy pedestrian activity. In close proximity of the school, students were observed
jaywalking and darting between parked cars during school pick-up and drop-off periods.
As a note, Longden Avenue is part of an addendum to the City-Wide Speed Survey conducted in
2010, with a new speed survey being conducted along with a review of the entire stretch of
Longden Avenue. However, the prima facie speed for all street segments in front of a school
“when children are present” is 25 mph per the California Vehicle Code (CVC) 22358.1
The traffic calming report also noted that left turn access from Longden Avenue onto Primrose
Avenue resulted in traffic congestion and delays. The City has already addressed some of these
concerns with “No Left” turns at Primrose Avenue and at Longden Avenue, as well as having the
school split the drop-off locations for students by grade between Longden Avenue and Wendon
Street within their campus parking lots. However, additional measures are needed.
85th PERCENTILE SPEEDS AND EXISTING AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC
Average daily traffic (ADT) volumes were recorded for Londgen Avenue and Oak Avenue, and
were included in the Traffic Calming Master Plan prepared by RBF. This data was collected in
January 2012.
Longden Avenue:
ADT Volume: 6,418-7,141
Posted Speed: 25-35 mph
85th Percentile Speed: 37 mph
Oak Avenue:
ADT Volume: 3,502
Posted Speed: 25-30 mpH
85th Percentile Speed: 34 mph
ACCIDENT DATA
Accident data was obtained from the computerized accident records system maintained by the
State of California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS). An accident review of
the streets surrounding the school was conducted for the following segments between the years
2010-2015:
1. Longden Avenue: Oak Avenue to Temple City Boulevard: 14 recorded accidents
between 2010-2015 per SWITRS
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2015: 0 recorded accidents
2013: NO recorded accidents
2012: 1 recorded accident
2. Primrose Avenue: Longden Avenue to Garibaldi: No recorded accidents between 20102015 per SWITRS
3. Wendon Street: Primrose Avenue to Cloverly Avenue: No recorded accidents between
2010-2015 per SWITRS
4. Cloverly Avenue: Wendon Avenue to Flaherty Street: No recorded accidents between
5. Flaherty Street: Cloverly Avenue to Primrose Avenue: No recorded accidents between
RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on engineering judgment, field observations, concerns from the school district and sheriff’s
department as well as information from the Temple City Traffic Calming Master Plan, a pilot
traffic circulation program for drop-off and pick-up of students at Longden Elementary school is
recommended. This includes signage, curb markings, and outreach to the parents. The
recommendations below will help to alleviate congestion and guide parents to drop-off and pickup the students in an efficient manner while maintaining traffic flow through the residential
streets, and improving safety for all pedestrians.
It is recommended that these measures be implemented as a “pilot” program to see if these
measures will help ease the traffic congestion and increase pedestrian and vehicular safety
surrounding the school site.
1. Installation of “No Left Turn” signs for EB traffic on Longden Avenue prohibiting left turns
onto Temple City Boulevard during school hours, as indicated (this is allowable per the
California Vehicle Code (CVC) 22101: Regulation of Turns at Intersections). Advanced
warning signage on cones in the center lane should also be installed informing drivers of
the restriction:
 “No left turn (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 7:45am-8:45pm and 2:15pm3:15pm, and Wednesdays 7:45am-8:45pm and 12:30pm-1:30pm”
 Benefits:
 Prohibiting EB left turns at the Temple City Boulevard signal from Longden
Avenue during school AM and afternoon hours (drop-off/pick-up times)
will help keep vehicles moving, reduce the EB back-up on Longden Avenue,
and increase pedestrian safety at the intersection.
 Challenges:
 The no left turn restriction will require enforcement of the turning
restrictions.
 The restrictions may impact some non-related school traffic.
 This measure may shift traffic to other adjacent streets.
2. Installation of pilot program signage at entrance of school circulation on Longden Avenue
and Wendon Street indicating:
 “Approaching Pilot Program for Longden Elementary School / Traffic Calming”
 Before the pilot program is implemented, Longden Elementary School should do
its part by sending out letters and posting on its website informing parents of the
new circulation plan, especially in regards to parking and turning left at Temple
City Boulevard. Last name cards for parents can be made to lay on their car
dashboard that would help identify students to be picked up – this way school
personnel or spotters can easily identity a name and have the child ready at the
curb before the parent enters the drop-off/pick-up zone.
3. Installation of “No Stopping” signs on both sides of Longden Avenue and Cloverly Avenue
indicating:
 “No Stopping During School Days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 7:45am8:45pm and 2:15pm-3:15pm, and Wednesdays 7:45am-8:45pm and 12:30pm1:30pm”
 Benefits:
 The “no stopping” signs will prevent parents form parking or dropping off
students along Londgen Avenue and Cloverly Avenue reducing/eliminating
double parking, students darting between cars, and vehicles blocking
through lanes.
 The short 1-hour period suggested so that area residents are not unduly
impacted. Most school related traffic starts and ends 30 minutes prior to
either side of the school bell.
 Challenges:
 This will require enforcement and cooperation between the City, school
staff, school parents, and sheriffs to ensure a smooth transition to the new
conditions for drop-off and pick-up. The City should determine whether
warnings should be given the 1st week of the program.
 Vehicles coming to school from the east will have to re-route to enter the
drop-off/pick-up lanes.
 The “no stopping” signs may cause more parking on either Oak Avenue or
Primrose Avenue.
4. Installation of Right turn only signs should be installed out of the Wendon Street parking
lot.
 Benefits: This will prevent backup in the parking lot.
 Challenges: This may require some parents to change their route.
5. Installation of a Coned off student drop-off/pick-up lane on the south side of Longden
Avenue starting 40’ east of Oak Avenue and extending to the school curb cut out with a
sign indicating:
 “Student Drop-off and Pick-Up / Please Move Forward / Do Not Leave Vehicle”
 Benefits:
 Provides for an orderly queuing lane and process by extending the dropoff/pick-up lane to the whole curb.
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Implements an off-site queuing lane for vehicles to line up for drop-off and
pick-up. This will speed up and improve safety of the loading and unloading
processes without blocking thru traffic.1
 Parents will not be allowed to exit their vehicles, so vehicles will steadily
move forward until they reach the on-site drop-off/pick-up point.
 Will eliminate double parking and entering/exiting the curb.
 Challenges:
 Will require education of parents to be aware of not parking in the queue.
 Parents will need to arrive earlier to join the queue.
 Will require rerouting of patterns to school.
6. Installation of red curb around curve at Cloverly Avenue and Wendon Street. Red curb
should extend from the existing red curb on Cloverly Avenue past the fire hydrant and
around the curve to the red curb on Wendon Street. (California Vehicle Code (CVC)
22514: No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle within 15’ of a fire
hydrant.)
1
Safe Routes to School Guide “Student Drop-off and Pick-up”, February 2007 http://guide.saferoutesinfo.org/pdf/SRTSGuide_Dropoff-Pickup.pdf
The following pages show:
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Diagram 1: CURB MARKING AND SIGNAGE RECOMMENDATIONS DIAGRAM
Diagram 2: SCHOOL SITE CIRCULATION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS DIAGRAM
Table 1: ACCIDENT HISTORY ALONG LONGDEN AVENUE BETWEEN OAK AVENUE AND
TEMPLE CITY BOULEVARD
Diagram 1: CURB MARKING AND SIGNAGE RECOMMENDATIONS DIAGRAM
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
3
3
3
2
1
5
5
2
3
3
3
3
1
5
1
1
3
2
4
6
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
No left turn signage for NB Left turn from Londgen
Avenue onto Temple City Boulevard with advance
notice signs on Longden Avenue of no left turn at signal
2
Pilot program portable signage at entrances of school
circulation
3
No stopping signage with time restrictions on Londgen
Avenue, Cloverly Avenue, and Wendon Street
4
Right turn only signage for vehicles exiting the drop-off
/pick-up curb lane on Wendon Street.
5
Signage installation on the cones “Student Drop-Off And
Pick-Up Please Move Forward Do Not Leave Vehicle” at
the entrances of the drop-off/pick-up curb lane on
Londgen Avenue and Wendon Street with an arrow.
Placed on every 3rd cone.
1
2
4
6
5
3
6
STUDENT
DROP-OFF
AND PICK-UP
PLEASE MOVE
FORWARD DO NOT
LEAVE VEHICLE
Extend existing red curb on Cloverly Avenue past the
fire hydrant and around the curve to the red curb on
Wendon Street.
Diagram 2: SCHOOL SITE CIRCULATION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS DIAGRAM
Longden Ave
Drop-Off/Pick-Up
Queue
Drop-Off/Pick-Up
Queue
Cloverly Ave
Flaherty St
Primrose Ave
Oak Ave
E Wendon St
Temple City Blvd
Primrose Ave
Drop-Off/Pick-Up Queue
Garibaldi Ave
Table 1: ACCIDENT HISTORY ALONG LONGDEN AVENUE BETWEEN OAK AVENUE AND TEMPLE CITY BOULEVARD
Accident History
Collision
Type
Day
Or
Dist. Dir. Time Night
No
Date
Primary Road
Secondary
Road
1
3/4/2010
Longden Av
Oak Av
292
2 10/28/2010 Temple City Bl
Longden Av
3 1/12/2011
Oak Av
4 6/14/2011
Longden Av
A - Head-On
B - Sideswipe
C - Rear End
Severity
D - Broadside
E - Hit Object
1 - Fatal
F - Overturned 2 - Inj (Severe)
G - Ped/Bike 3 - Inj (Oth Vis)
H - Other
4 - Inj (Comp Pn)
Injured
#
PDO
Factor
E 14:37 Day
A
2
1
0
9:30 Day
D
3
4
Longden Av
0
15:45 Day
D
4
2
WB Thru Veh Hit SB Thru Veh 12 - Traffic Signals And Signs
NB Thru Veh Hit EB Thru Veh 12 - Traffic Signals And Signs
Oak Av
353
E 18:34 Day
A
1
3
EB Veh On Oppos Ln Hit WB
Thru Veh And NB Parked Veh
Longden Av
0
15:21 Day
B
4
2
6 12/20/2011 Longden Av
Oak Av
Longden Av
159
0
E 10:15 Day
12:30 Day
B
D
Longden Av
0
14:54 Day
D
4
1
10 3/8/2014
Longden Av
Longden Av
Oak Av
0
0
11:15 Day
18:17 Night
H
A
4
2
Oak Av
157
Longden Av
0
11 8/16/2014
Longden Av
13 10/19/2014
Longden Av
E 14:41 Day
B
18:30 Day
D
Temple City Bl 195 W 20:26 Night
Longden Av
0
17:54 Night
1
1
1
4
2
1
4
1
05 - Wrong Side Of Road
EB Thru Veh Hit SB Thru Veh 09 - Automobile Right Of Way
WB Thru Veh Hit WB Parked
08 - Improper Turning
Veh
WB Lt Turn Hit Eb Thru Veh 09 - Automobile Right Of Way
SB Thru Veh Hit WB Thru Veh
1
H
D
WB Thru Veh Hit NB PED
PCF Violation
11 - Pedestrian Violation
12 - Traffic Signals And Signs
SB Thru Veh Hit EB Thru Veh 12 - Traffic Signals And Signs
EB Lt Veh Hit WB Thru Veh 09 - Automobile Right Of Way
WB Thru Veh Hit WB Parked
Veh
00 - Unknown
SB Thru Veh Hit EB Thru Veh
EB Unsafe Turn Veh Hit EB
Parked Veh
NB Lt Veh Hit SB Thru Veh
(X2)
09 - Automobile Right Of Way

traffic circulation program for longden elementary

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