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StTF33ECT: Trs.P'fic 3lgnal i~srrarats - fourth Arad ll~ntsns.
vs. Sixth az'ad Wilshire
As you know, the 63ty Cauneil during its review of the ~rsffie
S1 and striping budget "deleted Bray refex~nce to the loas-
tion of trsSfic signal$ but (lent} in the- araccxant of maney
budgeted°', ~.5 aatian was taken after a Council discussion
of the relative need for signals at F~xarth st Montana and
Sixth at '~tilshirs.
It is required that either (1} one of these warrants be corn-
pletely s~ti~fied, ar (2) two €ar r;,are ~~ set satisfied, far
tste Taac firaaneing, County Qas 2aac Funds (saki of course
City Funds} can tae spent far signals even though Wane of the
warrants are rr~t st the prcapc+sed loeatione
following is s csamparison of the sub~eat intersections with
regard ;to signal warrsntsa
I &ceident ~tarranta ~ minimum of at least five accidents
wit s we ve month period, of s type correctible by si~aal
acaatrol ,
ply ~, l+
~ub,~ect s traffic Signal Warrants ~- Fourth aand
~ntana vs . S9.xth a~ ~Pi.lshire
~ ~ '
For 1~3, sash records a~ avails,ble, and shorn' as Pallo~s a
?€th at 6th at
Dtontana ~i13.shire
Ats+cider~ts corx°eetible by signal
c~atral {l,) ..__________..______~,... ~ 5
Warra~xat satisfied _____..__--____....,.....- ~, Yes
Aaoldeet records $ar su2a•sgeque~rtt ;ears, wh13.~' not ~slassified
$~ to t3aiA~e' 1$ht3i6T the fc~llc~+ting tt5t81.8 a
nth
' at $~L3ZIt~Yla 6th at Wilshire
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196 - '" `date l~'- I o'c`~ate
Property damage only-- ~ 4 9 ~
personal injury ..____.. 6 ~ ~
'~btal •_-w____-__----- 11 3 15 2
ZZ Vehicle ttol~ts t: 2~ total traffic entari the
tnteraeap on mug apse 5Q vehicles per hear for eight
hours fl. A ttaa ave$a$ clay g with ati least l f~ v a p a h a {o€ ~ihe
total) entering, frcxn the tnii,Or street.
r - that 6$h at
b&~n. ~~$ kfilshixae
t9o a of hours total 'volUriiB exceeds
751 per hour ________..__,..______a,.ra._~ y~q~,, glt~
t satisfied ...,~r~...,,,,........:,...ra.~~~ ~p ~e8
diA Pedestrian •E3l(~$~Z Ni.d. of 4hQ' i~iio~y6.f~i.~ .{~~r
Rlet '~ oY#r ~ ~rf~lo a ~~3~t3{~~ y. .~,$q$tE`~:~Cl~ ~NSi" 68yG~t~3r ~`tii'r aYltJ
fight hours $~$+~~ ~ artery, and fAVer 64(1 ~ehiales per
hour (same eight hours) on tery,
t satisfied
#th at 6th at
Eiontana Wilshire
140 Rio
July $, 1956 page 3
Sub~ecta TraY'Fic Signal idarrants -Fourth and
Montana vs. Sixth and kfilshire
IV Znterru tion of Gantirtuous Traf`f'ic : a~equiree minimum oP
75a ve c $ pex~ ur on ens or a cry For any eight hours.
4th at 5th at
Montana tdilshire
No. of hou~rJs(~valumep an ma,~ar artery r~
exeeed~ 1~1s v.~eila °°°°°_°°°°s°.ae°°w 1 1G
Warrant satisfied ®~___°_°__°__°___°__ I3a Y@s
v Signal $rogressiona A function of distance between signalised
intersee~ons. s warrant is not satisfied by either inter=
section.
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4th at 5th at
Montana ~ Wilshire
Warrant arrant Sat s
tdo, Complete ~ `- °'G'oiapTete;
I (1953 ~
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The above summary shows that the 4th and MOY2tSna intersection
cannot qualify For State f~as T`ax financing, while the 5th and
i~ilshire interseetian can, However, since these sears restric-
tions do not apply to signals financed with County f#a$ Tax
Funds, 2 propose to include both signals in the forttaeaming
1966-67 County Qas Tax program to be presented to the Council,
in the near Future.
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