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WHAT IS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL
PRIORITY LIST?
• TRAFFIC ENGINEERING HAS IDENTIFIED 18
INTERSECTIONS THAT MEET CALTRANS &
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES
• THESE GUIDELINES ARE CALLED TRAFFIC
SIGNAL WARRANTS
• THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DETERMINES WHICH LOCATIONS ARE
THE MOST CRITICAL AND DEVELOPS
A PRIORITY .LIST
• THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRIORITY LIST IS
PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR
F I NAL AP P ROVAL
WHY DO WE HAVE A TRAFFIC
SIGNAL PRIORITY LIST?
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• AS FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE , SIGNALS CAN
BE INSTALLED AT THE MOST CRITICAL
INTERSECTIONS
- CITY CAN BE SUED FOR BIG
WHEN SIGNALS ARE INSTALLED
ARBITRARILY AT INTERSECTIONS
• COURTS HAVE ACCEPTED THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL
INSTALLATION PRIORITY LIST AS A DEFENSE
FOR INTERSECTIONS THAT HAVE NOT YET
BEEN SIGNALIZED
HOW DOES AN INTERSECTION
GET ON THE LIST?
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• EACH INTERSECTION ON THE LIST HAS MET
ONE OR MORE OF THE 11 TRAFFIC SIGNAL
WARRANTS
THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANTS INCLUDE .-
- TRAFFIC VOLUMES
- NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS
- VEHICLE DELAY
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THE PRIORITY CRITERIA USED :
- NUMBER OF WARRANTS MET
- NUMBER OF CORRECTABLE ACCIDENTS
- RATIO OF ACCIDENTS TO TRAFFIC VOLUME
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— IS THE INTERSECTION AN ARTERIAL
STREET CROSSING ANOTHER ARTERIAL
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WHAT IS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRIORITY LIST?
The City of Huntington Beach has 18 intersections that have been identified as meeting traffic
signal warrants for the consideration of signal installation. It is necessary to decide the order in
which these intersections will be signalized. To assure that the most critical locations are
installed first, the identified intersections have been prioritized by the Transportation
Commission.
The Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List was first presented to the Huntington Beach
Transportation Commission at their May, 1992 meeting. This issue was also discussed at their
June 1992 meeting.
WHY DO WE HAVE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRIORITY LIST?
The following paragraph was copied from the magazine "Civil Engineering" July 1992. The
article was titled "Steering Clear of Tort Claims".
Economic or budgetary defenses, in which the government agency pleads lack of resources as
the reason for not correcting a roadway hazard, have also come under attack, often successfully.
This defense can be adopted even when the agency knew the condition existed and did not fix
it, provided the agency can establish it was reasonable in using its funds. Usually, this is done
by showing that the agency: (1) was aware of the sites that needed treatment; (2) had developed
a program of corrective treatments, and (3) was correcting the sites as funds became available
using a priority scheme that treated the most hazardous sites first. This procedure is reasonable
because it provides the greatest safety improvements per public dollar spent.
WHAT CRITERIA WAS USED TO ESTABLISH THE
TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRIORITY LIST?
The following describes the methodology and terminology used in analyzing the intersections for
the Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
The Intersection Prioritization Criteria are as follows:
A. Number of warrants met
B. Number of correctable accidents
C. Accident/traffic volume ratio
The warrants for signalization are described in the Federal Highway Administration publication
The Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Correctable accidents are those types of
accidents (such as broadside accidents) that would likely be eliminated with the installation of
a traffic signal.
Estimated Annual Traffic is Average Daily Traffic x 365 Days Per Year. Average daily traffic
was counted at each intersection listed.
Accident/Traffic Volume Ratio. The number of accidents occurring in an intersection in the most
recent 12 month time period are divided into four categories as follows:
A. Zero Accidents = 0.5 Point Rating
B. Property Damage = 1.0 Point Rating
C. Casualties = 3.0 Point Rating
D. Fatalities = 10.0 Point Rating
Each accident receives one of the above point ratings regardless of the severity of the accident.
The total points (for an individual intersection) are added together and multiplied by 1,000,000.
This value is divided by the estimated annual traffic to produce the accident/traffic volume ratio.
WHAT HIERARCHY WAS USED IN THE
TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRIORITY LIST?
Proposed installations fit into the following hierarchy:
1. Installations at crossing arterial streets (usually higher traffic volumes).
2. Installations at public facilities on arterial streets (such as schools, hospitals, park
entrances, etc.).
3. Installations at local residential street intersections with arterial streets (usually lower
traffic volumes and potentially disrupts signal progression).
This hierarchy was utilized to maximize the benefit/cost ratio, considering the most public traffic
through an intersection to be signalized with public funding sources.
PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION PRIORITY LIST' (JULY 6, 1"2)
Note: Intersections on this list will likely be funded by Gas Tax Funds, Traffic Impact Fees, General Funds, or some combination of these sources.
RANKING INTERSECTION NAME ACCIDENT/TRAFFIC DAILY INTERSECTION # ACCIDENTS # WARRANTS
VOLUMES RATIOZ APPROACH VOLUMES' CORRECTABLE MET
1 DELAWARE/YORKTOWN 0.96727 19827 5 7
2 ADAMS/LAKE 0.07790 17596 0 6
3 EDINGER/SAYBROOK 0.21337 12840 1 5
4 DELAWARE/ELLIS 1.18819 11529 3 4
5 GRAHAM/MCFADDEN 0.75495 14516 2 4
6 SPRINGDALE/SLATER 0.50080 16412 1 4
7 SAYBROOK/HUMBOLDV 0.12906 10614 0 4
8 PALM/17TH 0.10294 13306 0 4
9 DELAWARE/GARFIELD 0.70945 15447 4 3
10 HEIL/SAYBROOK 0.12122 11301 0 3
11 ATLANTA/HUNTINGTON 0.26180 10465 1 2
12 GRAHAM/GLENSTONE 0.14914 9185 0 2
13 GRAHAM/SLATER 0.14209 9641 0 2
14 ALGONQUIN/HEIL 0.13172 10367 0 2
15 BANNING/BUSHARD 0.17804 7694 0 1
16 ORANGE/17TH 0.17011 8033 0 1
17 EDISON HIGH SCHOOL 2.46 13381 6 1
18 ATLANTA/MIRAMAR/GRN .60863 18006 2 5
Ranking criteria: 1) Number of warrants met; 2) Number of correctable accidents; 3) Accident/traffic
volume ratio.
Z ACCIDENT TRAFFIC VOLUMES RATIO = Each type_ of accident is assigned a point value. This value is
multiplied by one million and the product is divided by the estimated annual traffic volume.
Property Damage = 1 Point; Casualties = 3 Points; Fatal = 10 Points
3 Vehicle traffic from all directions approaching the intersection is counted for a 24 hour time period.
Humboldt is a residential street but is the only ingress/egress point to Humboldt Island.
NAME OF INTERSECTION WARRANTED - NOT RANKED
IST/PACIFIC VIEW MEETS PLANNING WARRANT, FUTURE INTERSECTION (NOT EXISTING AS OF 1992)
UNWARRANTED INTERSECTIONS
NAME OF INTERSECTION STATUS
..LAKE/3RD/ORANGE WARRANTS NOT MET AT THIS TIME (1992)
SPRINGDALE/TALBERT WARRANTS NOT MET AT THIS T[ME (1992)
EDWARDS/VARSITY/CENTRAL PARK WARRANTS NOT MET AT THIS TIME (1992)
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FUTURE/PENDING TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS
WITH IDENTIFIED FUNDING SOURCES
(NOTE: INTERSECTION LETTERS DO NOT INFER PRIORITY OR SCHEDULING)
A. EDWARDS & ELLIS = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
B.* EDWARDS & GARFIELD = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
C. DEL MAR & HEIL = Funded by Meadowlark Development
D. GREENLEAF & WARNER = Funded by Meadowlark Development
E. 11TH & PCH = Funded by Bluff Bottom Parking Project
F. BEACH & TAYLOR = Eligible for funding by Superstreet Project and OCTA
G. BEACH & MEMPHIS = Eligible for funding by Superstreet Project and OCTA
H. BEACH & HAMILTON = Funded by Waterfront Development
J. SEAPOINT & PCH = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
K. SEAPOINT & PALM = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
L.* SADDLEBACK & GARFIELD = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
M. YORKTOWN & LAKE = Funded by Pacific Ranch Bond
N. CENTER & 1 PACIFIC PLAZA = Funded 88% by Huntington Center Mall and
1 Pacific Plaza, Funded 12% by Redevelopment Agency
P. CENTER & HUNTINGTON VILLAGE LANE = Funded by 1 Pacific Plaza and
Redevelopment Agency
Q. EDWARDS & TAL.BERT. = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development, as fee credit
against Traffic Impact Fees. -
R. GARFIELD & WARD = Will likely be funded by Measure M funds in FY 93-94
(shared with Fountain Valley)
S. NEWLAND & HEIL = Will likely be funded by Measure M funds in FY 93-94 (shared
with Westminster)
T. GRAHAM & HEIL = Approximately one half funded by Meadowlark Development,
remainder funded by the City
U. NEWLAND & HAMILTON = Funded by Ascon site developer
V. FLORIDA & YORKTOWN = Funded by MPAH and IIP.
* Indicates signals that have been installed as of 1/27/93.
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This traffic signal will only be installed in conjunction with the construction of the Bluff
Bottom Parking Lot.
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Date August 16, 1993
Submitted to: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVED BY CITY CQUNCII
Submitted by: Michael T. Uberuaga, City Administrator �— 8' G 19
Prepared by: �uis F. Sandoval, Director, Public Works Department c cL�
Subject: PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION PRIORITY LIST
Consistent with Council Policy? [X] Yes [ ] New Policy or Exception
Statement of Issue, Recommended Council Action, Analysis, Funding Source, Alternative Actions, Attachumts:
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The City of Huntington Beach has a number of intersections that have been identified as meeting
traffic signal warrants for the consideration of signal installation. It is necessary to decide the
order in which installation will be scheduled.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1. Approve the Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
ANALYSIS:
To assure that the most critical locations are installed first, the identified intersections have been
prioritized by the Transportation Commission. This list includes Magnolia Street at Edison High
School and Atlanta Avenue at MiraMar Lane/Greenfield Lane as directed by the City Council.
The Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List was first presented to the Huntington Beach
Transportation Commission at their May, 1992 meeting and was also discussed at their June
meeting.
The Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List was on the City Council Agenda for the
July 6, 1992 meeting. At that time the City Council requested that this item be continued for
further discussion.
The Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List was brought back to the City Council at
their December 21, 1992 meeting. The City Council requested that the list be continued until
a joint study session with the City Council/Transportation Commission could be held. The joint
study session was held on February 16, 1993. The Transportation Commission was requested
to continue to evaluate and reprioritize the list and return this item to Council as soon as
possible.
The Transportation Commission considered the Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List
at the March, April, May, June, and July 1993 meeting. The vote by the Commission was
3 - 2 in favor of approving the attached list and presenting it to the City Council.
Proposed installations should fit into the following hierarchy to maximize the benefit/cost ratio.
This ratio takes into account that the most benefit to signalizing an intersection will be received
by the greater motoring public and will be funded with public funding sources.
1. Installations at crossing arterial streets.
2. Installations at public facilities on arterial streets (such as schools, hospitals, park
entrances, etc.).
3. Installations at local residential street intersections with arterial streets.
FUNDING SOURCE:
A funding source is not required for approval of the Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority
List.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
1. Do not approve the Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
2. Change the priority of the installation of future traffic signals.
ATTACHMENTS:
Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List
Location Map of Proposed Traffic Signal Installations
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F-3 . (City Council) 1993/94 CITY COUNCIL GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Communication from Administration transmitting the City
120 .30 Council goals and objectives as modified to incorporate
comments by the City Council .
CONT RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the 1993/94 City Council Goals
FROM and Objectives as modified.
8/2/93
F-4. (City Council) PROPOSED HANDBILL ORDINANCE
Communication from the Community Development Director
640 . 10 regarding options for amending the existing handbill ordinance
as it has proven unenforceable for the Code Enforcement staff
due to its ambiguity and confusion.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the City
CONT Attorney be directed to prepare an ordinance which
FROM prohibits the distribution of commercial handbills within
8/2/93 residential zones . This ordinance would exempt
non-commercial handbills such as leaflets, pamphlets and
flyers intended for non-profit functions from the ordi ance.
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4001, F-5. (City Council) PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION PRIORIT
LIST
580 . 50 Communication from the Director of Public Works transmitting a
Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Proposed Traffic Signal
&—wroo2D A.S Installation Priority List as follows : Delaware/Yorktown,
Delaware/Ellis, Delaware/Garfield, Springdale/Slater,
arAer-do'b +D Lake/Adams, Edison High School, Graham/McFadden,
Saybrook/Edinger, 17th/Palm, Atlanta/Miramar/Greenfield,
/ - _Atlanta/Huntington, Graham/Slater, Saybrook/Humboldt,
/,�QIAA0aAL �/tlrb- range/17th, Banning/Bushard, Graham/Glenstone,
CCz 6 wl/saybro�k, Algonquin/Heil .
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F-6. (City Council) HOLLY-SEACLIFF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN
Communication from the Community Development Director
430 . 50 transmitting for Council consideration of the Holly-Seacliff
Affordable Housing Plan. The Holly-Seacliff Specific Plan
CONT requires all developers of residential projects to submit an
FROM affordable housing plan in conjunction with any subdivision.
8/2/93 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Continue to the 9/7/93 Council
meeting at the request of the applicant.
Con -i r)U ED +11 9 7193 7
F-7. (City Council) PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY WIDENING/BICYCLE LANES -
GOLDENWEST TO BEACH BOULEVARD
800 .20 Communication from the Director of Public Works in response to
the City Council ' s request that staff make a presentation
regarding issues relating to the widening of Pacific Coast
Highway from four to six lanes between Golden West Street and
Beach Boulevard and the addition of bicycle lanes .
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion item
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(8/16/9 3) G�- va� rn,osr (11)
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INTERSECTION TRANSPORTATION POLICE
COMMISSION DEPARTMENT
RANKING RANKING
DELAWAREIYORKTOWN 1
DELAWARE/ELLIS 2
DELAWARE/GARFIELD 3 1
SPRINGDALE/SLATER 4 **
LAKE/ADAMS 5
EDISON HIGH SCHOOL 6 3
GRAHAM/MCFADDEN 7
SAYBROOK/EDINGER 8 **
17TH/PALM 9 **
ATLANTA/MIRAMAR/GREENFIELD 10 10
ATLANTA/HUNTINGTON 11 6
GRAHAM/SLATER 12 7
SAYBROOK/HUMBOLDT 13 2
ORANGE/17TH 14 11
BANNING/BUSHARD 15 5
GRAHAM/GLENSTONE 16 9
HEIL/SAYBROOK 17 4
ALGONQUIN/HEIL 18 8
Notes:
* To be installed by Cash- Contract No. 880 utilizing Community Development Block
Grand Funds.
** HBPD/Traffic Enforcement did not rank these locations. These locations had been
submitted to OCTA for Measure M Funding, which has been subsequently denied.
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Date December 21, 1992
Submitted to: Honorable Mayor and City Council
Submitted by: Michael T. Uberuaga, City Administrator
Prepared by: Louis F. Sandoval, Director, Public Works Department
Subject: PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION PRIORITY LIST
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Consistent with Council Policy? [X] Yes [ ] New Policy or Exception
Statement of Issue, Recommendation, Analysis, Funding Source, Alternative Actions,
Attachments:
STATEMENT OF ISSUE•
The City of Huntington Beach has a number of intersections that have been identified as meeting
traffic signal warrants for the consideration of signal installation. It is necessary to decide the
order in which installation will be scheduled. To assure that the most critical locations are
installed first, the identified intersections have been prioritized by the Transportation
Commission. This list includes Magnolia Street at Edison High School and Atlanta Avenue at
MiraMar Lane/Greenfield Lane as directed by the City Council.
The Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List was first presented to the Huntington Beach
Transportation Commission at their May, 1992 meeting. This issue was also discussed at their
June meeting.
RECOMNIENDATION COUNCIL ACTION:
Approve the Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
ANALYSIS:
Proposed installations are considered in the following hierarchy:
1. Installations at crossing arterial streets.
2. Installations at public facilities on arterial streets (such as schools, hospitals, park
entrances, etc.).
3. Installations at local residential street intersections with arterial streets.
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Traffic Signal Installation
Priority List
December 21, 1992
This hierarchy was utilized to maximize the benefit/cost ratio, considering the most qpblig traffic
through an intersection to be signalized with public funding sources.
The following describes the methodology and terminology used in analyzing the intersections for
the Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
The Intersection Prioritization Criteria are as follows:
A. Number of warrants met
B. Number of correctable accidents
C. Accident/traffic volume ratio
These criteria generally follow those discussed in the Manual of Traffic Signal Design (Institute
of Transportation Engineers, 2nd Ed., 1991), Prioritizing Warranted Signals.
The warrants for signalization are described in the Federal Highway Administration publication
The Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Correctable accidents are those types of
accidents (such as broadside accidents) that would likely be eliminated with the installation of
a traffic signal.
Estimated Annual Traffic is Average Daily Traffic x 365 Days Per Year. Average daily traffic
was counted at each intersection listed.
Accident/Traffic Volume Ratio. The number of accidents occurring in an intersection in the most
recent 12 month time period are divided into four categories as follows:
A. Zero Accidents = 0.5 Point Rating
B. Property Damage = 1.0 Point Rating
C. Casualties = 3.0 Point Rating
D. Fatalities = 10.0 Point Rating
Each accident receives one of the above point ratings regardless of the severity of the accident.
The total points (for an individual intersection) are added together and multiplied by 1,000,000.
This value is divided by the estimated annual traffic to produce the accident/traffic volume ratio.
Intersections are ranked, highest priority first (please see Proposed Traffic Signal Installation
Priority List).
Nineteen intersections throughout the City have been scheduled for traffic signal installation,
with funding sources identified at this time. These intersections have not been included in the
installation priority listing (please see Future/Pending Traffic Signal Installations List).
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Priority List
December 21, 1992
Several requests for installation of traffic signals at non-arterial street crossings have been made
in the recent past. Recently the administration of Edison High School has requested a traffic
signal installation at the main entrance to the high school. It should be noted that school sites
receive special attention in a traffic signal warrant study. Traffic Engineering staff conducted
a traffic signal warrant study for this location, which did meet the warrants for consideration of
the placement of a traffic signal.
FUNDING SOURCE:
A funding source is not required for approval of the Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority
List.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
1. Do not approve the Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
2. Change the priority of the installation of future traffic signals.
ATTACHMENTS:
City Map With Proposed Signal Locations
Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List
Future/Pending Traffic Signal Installations
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PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION PRIORITY LIST' (December 21, 1992)
Note: Intersections on this list will likely be funded by Gas Tax Funds, Traffic Impact Fees, General Funds, or some combination of these sources.
RANKING INTERSECTION NAME ACCIDENT/TRAFFIC DAILY INTERSECTION #ACCIDENTS #WARRANTS
VOLUMES RATIOZ APPROACH VOLUMES' CORRECTABLE MET
i DELAWARE/YORKTOWN 0.96727 19827 5 7
2 ADAMS/LAKE 0.07790 17586 0 6
3 EDINGER/SAYBROOK 0.21337 12840 1 5
4 DELAWARE/ELLIS 1.18819 11529 3 4
5 GRAHAM/MCFADDEN 0.75495 14516 2 4
6 SPRINGDALE/SLATER 0.50080 16412 1 4
7 SAYBROOK/HUMBOLDT° 0.12906 10614 0 4
8 PALM/17TH 0.10294 13306 0 4
9 DELAWARE/GARFIELD 0.70945 15447 4 3
10 HEIL/SAYBROOK 0.12122 11301 0 3
11 ATLANTA/HUNTINGTON 0.26180 10465 1 2
12 GRAHAM/GLENSTONE 0.14914 9185 0 2
13 GRAHAM/SLATER 0.14209 9641 0 2
14 ALGONQUIN/HEIL 0.13172 10367 0 2
15 BANNING/BUSHARD 0.17804 7694 0 1
16 ORANGE/17TH 0.17011 8033 0 1
17 EDISON HIGH SCHOOL 2.46 13381 6 1
18 ATLANTA/MIRAMAR/GRN .60863 18006 2 5
1 Ranking criteria: 1) Number of warrants met; 2) Number of correctable accidents; 3) Accident/traffic
volume ratio.
2 ACCIDENT TRAFFIC VOLUMES RATIO = Each type of accident is assigned a point value. This value is
multiplied by one million and the product is divided by the estimated annual traffic volume.
Property Damage = 1 Point; Casualties = 3 Points; Fatal = 10 Points
3 Vehicle traffic from all directions approaching the intersection is counted for a 24 hour time period.
4 Humboldt is a residential street but is the only ingress/egress point to Humboldt Island.
NAME OF INTERSECTION WARRANTED -NOT RANKED
FLORIDA/YORKTOWN ALTERNATIVES TO SIGNALIZATION EXISTS, RIGHT OF WAY NEEDED
1ST/PACIFIC VIEW MEETS PLANNING WARRANT, FUTURE INTERSECTION(NOT EXISTING AS OF 1992)
UNWARRANTED INTERSECTIONS
NAME OF INTERSECTION STATUS
LAKE/3RD/ORANGE WARRANTS NOT MET AT THIS TIME (1992)
SPRINGDALE/TALBERT WARRANTS NOT MET AT THIS TIME (1992)
EDWARDSNARSITY/CENTRAL PARK WARRANTS NOT MET AT THIS TIME (1992)
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S Left turn movements can be prohibited at this location and traffic can be encourged to use the nearby intersection of Yorktown/Delaware which is ranked number one on
the proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
FUTURE/PENDING TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS
WITH IDENTIFIED FUNDING SOURCES
As of December 21, 1992
(NOTE: INTERSECTION LETTERS DO NOT INFER PRIORITY OR SCHEDULING)
A. EDWARDS & ELLIS = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
B. EDWARDS & GARFIELD = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
C. DEL MAR & HEIL = Funded by Meadowlark Development
D. GREENLEAF & WARNER = Funded by Meadowlark Development
E.1 11TH & PCH = Funded by Bluff Bottom Parking Project
F. BEACH & TAYLOR = Eligible for funding by Superstreet Project and OCTA
G. BEACH & MEMPHIS = Eligible for funding by Superstreet Project and OCTA
H. BEACH & HAMILTON = Funded by Waterfront Development
J. SEAPOINT & PCH = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
K. SEAPOINT & PALM = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
L. SADDLEBACK & GARFIELD = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
M. YORKTOWN & LAKE = Funded by Pacific Ranch Bond
N. CENTER & 1 PACIFIC PLAZA = Funded 88% by Huntington Center Mall and
1 Pacific Plaza, Funded 12% by Redevelopment Agency
P. CENTER & HUNTINGTON VILLAGE LANE = Funded by 1 Pacific Plaza and
Redevelopment Agency
Q. EDWARDS & TALBERT = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development, as fee credit
against Traffic Impact Fees.
R. GARFIELD & WARD = Will likely be funded by Measure M funds in FY 93-94
(shared with Fountain Valley)
S. NEWLAND &HEIL = Will likely be funded by Measure M funds in FY 93-94 (shared
with Westminster)
T. GRAHAM & HEIL = Approximately one half funded by Meadowlark Development,
remainder funded by the City
U. NEWLAND & HAMILTON = To be constructed with Hamilton Avenue extension
between Beach Boulevard and Newland Street.
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION z--
Date Tuly 6. 1992
Submitted to: Honorable Mayor and City Council
Submitted by: Michael T. Uberuaga, City AdministratoraRV
Prepared by: Louis F. Sandoval, Director, Public Works Department
Subject: PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION PRIORITY LIST
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Consistent with Council Policy? [X] Yes [ ] New Policy or Exception
Statement of Issue, Recommendation, Analysis, Funding Source, Alternative Actions,
Attachments:
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The City of Huntington Beach has a number of intersections that have been identified as meeting
traffic signal warrants for the consideration of signal installation. It is necessary to decide the
order in which installation will be scheduled. To assure that the most critical locations are
installed first, the identified intersections have been prioritized by the Transportation
Commission.
The Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List was first presented to the Huntington Beach
Transportation Commission at their May, 1992 meeting. This issue was also discussed at their
June meeting.
RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL ACTION:
Approve the Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
ANALYSIS:
Proposed installations fit into the following hierarchy:
1. Installations at crossing arterial streets.
2. Installations at public facilities on arterial streets (such as schools, hospitals, park
entrances, etc.).
3. Installations at local residential street intersections with arterial streets.
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July 6, 1992
This hierarchy was utilized to maximize the benefit/cost ratio, considering the most public traffic
through an intersection to be signalized with public funding sources.
The following describes the methodology and terminology used in analyzing the intersections for
the Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
The Intersection Prioritization Criteria are as follows:
A. Number of warrants met
B. Number of correctable accidents
C. Accident/traffic volume ratio
The warrants for signalization are described in the Federal Highway Administration publication
The Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Correctable accidents are those types of
accidents (such as broadside accidents) that would likely be eliminated with the installation of
a traffic signal.
Estimated Annual Traffic is Average Daily Traffic x 365 Days Per Year. Average daily traffic
was counted at each intersection listed.
Accident/Traffic Volume Ratio. The number of accidents occurring in an intersection in the most
recent 12 month time period are divided into four categories as follows:
A. Zero Accidents = 0.5 Point Rating
B. Property Damage = 1.0 Point Rating
C. Casualties = 3.0 Point Rating
D. Fatalities = 10.0 Point Rating
Each accident receives one of the above point ratings regardless of the severity of the accident.
The total points (for an individual intersection) are added together and multiplied by 1,000,000.
This value is divided by the estimated annual traffic to produce the accident/traffic volume ratio.
Intersections are ranked, highest priority first (please see Proposed Traffic Signal Installation
Priority List).
Nineteen intersections throughout the City have been scheduled for traffic signal installation,
with funding sources identified at this time. These intersections have not been included in the
installation priority listing (please see Future/Pending Traffic Signal Installations List).
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Priority List
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Several requests for installation of traffic signals at non-arterial street crossings have been made
in the recent past. Recently the administration of Edison High School has requested a traffic
signal installation at the main entrance to the high school. It should be noted that school sites
receive special attention in a traffic signal warrant study. Traffic Engineering staff conducted
a traffic signal warrant study for this location, which did not warrant a traffic signal. This
information was conveyed to the City Council in the City Administrator's Weekly Report of
February 14, 1992.
FUNDING SOURCE:
A funding source is not required for approval of the Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority
List.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
1. Do not approve the Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
2. Change the priority of the installation of future traffic signals.
ATTACHMENTS:
City Map With Proposed Signal Locations
Proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List
Future/Pending Traffic Signal Installations
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PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION PRIORITY LIST' (JULY 6, 1992)
Note: Intersections on this list will likely be funded by Gas Tax Funds, Traffic Impact Fees, General Funds, or some combination of these sources.
RANKING INTERSECTION NAME ACCIDENT/TRAFFIC DAILY INTERSECTION #ACCIDENTS #WARRANTS
VOLUMES RATIO2 APPROACH VOLUMES; CORRECTABLE MET
1 DELAWARE/YORKTOWN 0.96727 19827 5 7
2 ADAMS/LAKE 0.07790 17586 0 6
3 EDINGER/SAYBROOK 0.21337 12840 1 5
4 DELAWARE/ELLIS 1.18819 11529 3 4
5 GRAHAM/MCFADDEN 0.75495 14516 2 4
6 SPRINGDALE/SLATER 0.50080 16412 1 4
7 SAYBROOK/HUMBOLDV 0.12906 10614 0 4
8 PALM/17TH 0.10294 13306 0 4
9 DELAWARE/GARFIELD 0.70945 15447 4 3
10 HEIL/SAYBROOK 0.12122 11301 0 3
11 ATLANTA/HUNTINGTON 0.26180 10465 1 2
12 GRAHAM/GLENSTONE 0.14914 9185 0 2
13 GRAHAM/SLATER 0.14209 9641 0 2
14 ALGONQUIN/HEIL 0.13172 10367 0 2
15 BANNING/BUSHARD 0.17804 7694 0 1
16 ORANGE/17TH 0.17011 8033 0 1
' Ranking criteria: 1) Number of warrants met; 2) Number of correctable accidents;
3) Accident/traffic volume ratio.
2 ACCIDENT TRAFFIC VOLUMES RATIO = Each type of accident is assigned a point value.
This value is multiplied by one million and the product is divided by the estimated annual
traffic volume. Property Damage = 1 Point; Casualties = 3 Points; Fatal = 10 Points
3 Vehicle traffic from all directions approaching the intersection is counted for a 24
hour time period.
4 Humboldt is a residential street but is the only ingress/egress point to Humboldt
Island.
NAME OF INTERSECTION WARRANTED - NOT RANKED
FLORIDA/YORKTOWN ALTERNATIVES TO SIGNALIZATION EXISTS, RIGHT OF WAY NEEDED
1ST/PACIFIC VIEW MEETS PLANNING WARRANT, FUTURE INTERSECTION (NOT EXISTING AS OF 1992)
ATLANTA/MIRAMAR/GRN THIS IS A NON-ARTERIAL CROSSING INTERSECTON
UNWARRANTED INTERSECTIONS
NAME OF INTERSECTION STATUS
LAKE/3RD/ORANGE WARRANTS NOT MET AT THIS TIME (1992)
SPRINGDALE/TALBERT WARRANTS NOT MET AT THIS TIME (1992)
EDWARDSNARSITY/CENTRAL PARK WARRANTS NOT MET AT THIS TIME (1992)
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5 Left turn movements can be prohibited at this location and traffic can be encourged
to use the nearby intersection of Yorktown/Delaware which is ranked number one on the
proposed Traffic Signal Installation Priority List.
FUTURE/PENDING TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS
WITH IDENTIFIED FUNDING SOURCES
(NOTE: INTERSECTION LETTERS DO NOT INFER PRIORITY OR SCHEDULING)
A. EDWARDS & ELLIS = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
B. EDWARDS & GARFIELD = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
C. DEL MAR & HEIL = Funded by Meadowlark Development
D. GREENLEAF & WARNER = Funded by Meadowlark Development
E:' 11TH & PCH = Funded by Bluff Bottom Parking Project
F. BEACH & TAYLOR = Eligible for funding by Superstreet Project and OCTA
G. BEACH & MEMPHIS = Eligible for funding by Superstreet Project and OCTA
H. BEACH & HAMILTON/Pacific View Avenue = Funded by Waterfront Development
J. SEAPOINT & PCH = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
K. SEAPOINT & PALM = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
L. SADDLEBACK & GARFIELD = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development
M. YORKTOWN & LAKE = Funded by Pacific Ranch Bond
N. CENTER & 1 PACIFIC PLAZA = Funded 88% by Huntington Center Mall and
1 Pacific Plaza, Funded 12% by Redevelopment Agency
P. CENTER & HUNTINGTON VILLAGE LANE = Eligible for funding by
Redevelopment Agency
Q. EDWARDS & TALBERT = Funded by Holly Seacliff Development, as fee credit
against Traffic Impact Fees.
R. GARFIELD & WARD = Will likely be funded by Measure M funds in FY 93-94
(shared with Fountain Valley)
S. NEWLAND & HEIL = Will likely be funded by Measure M funds in FY 93-94 (shared
with Westminster)
T. GRAHAM & HEIL = Approximately one half funded by Meadowlark Development,
remainder funded by the City
U. NEWLAND & HAMILTON = Funded by Ascon site developer
RMH:TRAFSIO.PLN
' This traffic signal will only be installed in conjunction with the construction of the Bluff
Bottom Parking Lot.