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July 20, 2004 RE: Traffic Analysis for Opening Applewood Pointe public streets Page 2 of 2 2. Activity Center/ Centennial Drive stop sign: while the site was used by Parks and Recreation, the then Activity Center parking lot had a stop sign at the intersection of Centennial Drive. This sign stopped northbound traffic before exiting onto the public street. This is common practice, and was warranted at the time. With the construction of Arona Street extension, this is no longer the case. In the interest of establishing a safe intersection, we have performed an intersection warrant analysis for the 3 way intersection of Centennial Drive and Arona Street. Since Arona is considered the main road, a stop sign on Arona Street does not meet warrants. Also, since the proposed Arona volume is nearly 3.5 times as high as the Centennial Drive volume, the intersection does not warrant an all way stop. We recommend that at this time, we remove the Arona Street stop sign and install a stop sign at the west end of Centennial Drive. 3. Applewood Court: we have installed a westbound stop sign at the intersection of Arona Street and Applewood Court. This is a case of a minor road entering onto to a major street. Terrace Drive Extension: the speed limit on this road is established at 30 MPH. Parking is restricted to the bays that have been constructed by the developer. Crosswalks are delineated by stained and impressioned concrete. What follows are recommendations for traffic control on the street. 4. Terrace Drive and Arona Street: Install an all way stop sign. The sign is warranted in light of the proposed traffic at this intersection. The two public legs of the intersections are at a right angle, this does not meet 30 mph design speed, or provide for a clear sight distance for a vehicle maneuvering around the corner. 5. Terrace Drive and Pascal Street: Historically this intersection has been a"thru street". The Terrace Drive extension to the west is proposed to have considerably less traffic than the existing thru street. As a result we recommend that the existing Terrace Drive eastbound stop sign remain. In reviewing the existing traffic counts on Pascal and Terrace, we anticipate that part of this traffic will start using the new streets in the development to pass through to Snelling. We will continue to monitor the intersection and evaluate the need for installing an all way stop at this intersection.. An all way stop, would use the apartment's driveway as the south leg. 6. Westbound Dead end sign: This sign was installed to communicate with drivers that the streets were blocked off, with the removal of the gate, it should be removed. If you have any questions regarding these recommendations, or would like to discuss this further, please let me know. I also recommend that we send out a mailing to the surrounding neighborhood letting them know of the proposed changes. Thank you for your time.