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CITY OF AMES
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P.O. BOX 811 AMES IOWA 50010
Community-University-Opportunity
Public Works Department
515 Clark Avenue
515-239-5160
December 14, 1995
Re: Proposed Parking Prohibition on S.16th Street adjacent to the Old Orchard
Mobile Home Park
City staff will be proposing to City Council during their December 19th meeting that
parking be prohibitted on the south side of S.16th Street adjacent to the Old Orchard
Mobile Home Park. With the development that is occurring on S. 16th Street, staff
believes that these prohibitions are necessary to enhance safety and traffic flow along
this area. With the current Creekside Subdivision and Golden Aspen developments,
traffic will increase to 7,500 vehicles per day.
Staff believes that parking prohibitions should be designated along the remaining
portion of S.16th Street in front of the Old Orchard Trailer Court to improve traffic safety.
This would improve sight distance at both the Mulberry Boulevard and Apple Place
intersections. Currently, the south side of S.16th Street is fully utilized for parking
between the two intersections. With parking prohibitions, motorists on these streets
would be able to have a better view of oncoming vehicles on S.16th Street. Accident
reports have shown that there have been two right-angle collisions at the Mulberry Blvd.
intersection in the past four years.
Staff also believes that the parking prohibitions along S.16th Street should be
designated to enhance traffic flow. Currently, there is traffic volume of 5,600 vehicles
per day (vpd) on S.16th Street in the area. In the near future, traffic generated by the
planned developments will increase this volume to 7,500 VD. Due to these current and
future traffic volumes, staff believes that parking should be prohibited along S.16th
Street to provide for turning lanes into the mobile home park development. By
designating these lanes, traffic can decelerate and maneuver into these approaches
without impeding through traffic movements. Also, traffic entering S.16th Street can use
the lanes to maneuver into the traffic flow.
Staff has contacted the manager of the Old Orchard Mobile Home Park, Howard
Hoagland. He has indicated that residents in the park should contact him if they have
more than two vehicles that need to be parked along S.16th Street. Also, please feel
free to contact me at 239-5275 if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Scott Logan, P.E.
City Traffic Engineer