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- Roadway Capacity; <br />- Intersection Capacity; <br />- Safety; <br />- Signs, Signals, Markings; <br />- Intersection Control; <br />- Roadway Lighting; <br />- Access Control; and <br />- Speed Zoning. <br />• Roadway Capacity can be somewhat diminished by placement of objects in the <br />street. However, this particular segment of roadway carries a low volume of <br />traffic, even during peak periods, -and demand is well below the capacity of this <br />street segment. <br />• Intersection capacity: The placement of islands at a mid-block location will <br />have no effect on the capacity of the intersection of Taylor Street and 3rd Avenue. <br />Likewise, the intersection Taylor and 4`'' Avenue will have no reduction in <br />intersection capacity as a result of the placement ofmid-block islands. <br />• Safety: The impact on Safety, whether positive or negative, is minor. The <br />number and pattern of reported crashes in this vicinity is unremarkable and typify <br />unsignalized, cross type intersections.. <br />Installing islands in a street can, have perceived negative safety impacts, <br />including: 1) an increase in emergency vehicle response time; and 2) the islands <br />could be hit by a motorist. ' <br />In the case of the Taylor Street islands, the anticipated effects on safety are slight, <br />as 1) the islands were reviewed and approved by the Fire Marshall; and <br />2) the islands and all associated signing and marking, are in compliance with the <br />Manual on Uniform Traj~c Control Device (MUTCD) and American Association <br />of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) standards. <br />• Signs; Signals, Markings: This project adds several signs notifying motorists of <br />the islands including Keep Right and Object Marker signs, No Through Trucks <br />Regulatory signs <br />• Intersection Controls: This project will make no changes to existing controls. <br />• Roadway Lighting: This project proposes no changes in roadway lighting. The <br />islands shall be clearly marked with retroreflective devices. <br />• Access Control: No direct driveway or approach changes are a part of this action, <br />• Speed Zoning: No changes in speed zoning are a part of this action. <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />