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Date: September 26, 1995
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: ESTABLISHING STOP CONTROLS AND PARKING PROHIBITIONS ON
ROY KEY AVENUE
BACKGROUND:
As part of the Bloomington Road Paving Project, Roy Key Avenue will be extended
from Bloomington Road to Top-O-Hollow Road. This street segment will allow motorists
to travel from Top-O-Hollow Road to Bloomington Road to access Grand Avenue. (Per
the Iowa DOT agreement, current plans call for the removal of the Top-O-Hollow Road
access onto Grand Avenue when the Bloomington Road approach is completed on
Grand Avenue.)
Since this street is projected to carry moderate traffic volumes, staff believes that
parking prohibitions should be designated on both sides of the street. Parking
prohibitions are needed to accommodate both turning movements and traffic flow on
this 25' street. Currently, this street is designed for two - 12' traffic lanes.
Staff also believes that stop signs should be placed on Roy Key Avenue on both
approaches onto Top-O-Hollow Road and Bloomington Road. Since motorists will be
entering arterial and local streets with higher traffic flows, warrants are met for stop sign
placements at both approaches. It's projected that Bloomington Road and Top-0-
Hollow Road will carry 3,500 and 1 ,500 vehicles per day, respectfully. Traffic volumes
on this new Roy Key Avenue segment are projected to be 1 ,000 vehicles per day.
ALTERNATIVES:
1 . Designate parking prohibitions on both sides of Roy Key Avenue from
Bloomington Road to Top-O-Hollow Road, and also approve stop sign placements on
both Roy Key Avenue approaches onto Bloomington Road and Top-O-Hollow Road.
2. Do nothing.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt alternative
number one above, thereby authorizing the City Attorney to draft an ordinance
designating parking prohibitions on both sides of Roy Key Avenue from Top-O-Hollow
Road to Bloomington Road. The stop sign placement can be authorized
administratively.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Roy K-ey
Proposed Traffic Control and
Parking Restrictions
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Proposed Parking
Restriction
Proposed Stop Signs
Top 'O Hollow Rd
Future Street
Removal
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