1986/06/11 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

bb 221,2 229 II 1aIS,, June 11,1986 P;.0 r�. RAINIR lj21 p F n Cameron,Traffic engineer,said in 1978 Rainier o § Drive was closed 1 to throughtraffic. At the nuary,1985 council meeting the issue of of a trial opening and a neighborhood questionnaire was discussed. I.k%�( The evlauatlon would determine if traffic would be aproblem through IIH♦H'� the neighborhood or the convenience of access to Casino would be more favorable n to the neighborhood. Re said Campus Parkway has been It'r` ' opened Casino and Evergreen Wayserve the neighborhood P short cutting traffic. he traffic volumes o amus Par..have I increased from 900 1n November of 1984 to 20800 v April of 1986. (weekday total volume). Re said the recommendation is to remove the barricade from J P ah through September,p questionnaire the neighborhood and I f). have AC review and recommend o the council. ncilman Pope asked sly the being oopene8 when the �.. school was closed as the a udent drry%c sed much f the problem. oilman 8tegbanaon asked i£thereev any n .1 Cameron a ata the motion at the Jan dry,1985 meatring antl Xr. 1 K replied eno. I Councilman Sorrow that the streets should be open before and �I=r school starts 9 and felt there[should Re no left turn lanesat the intersection of Cascade and Rainier. a alsosuggested a and raffle diversion be placed at Park and Rainier that when traffic arrives there they have to Slow down,atop and then Se around. V o Cameron replied they had[[red the traffic diverter in 1978 but31Air the atresia are not wide enough to make it work. Councilman Overstreet asked if they had been making studies a FI ' the problem following the closure o the street and M 0',Id replied yes but in looking a it in a positive safety manner, ere ar ' any positive things to doe h as diverting traffic,etc.¢ reC Iii Councilman Overstreet then asked if the at was opened, would there be positive findings act o traffic safety/ [ C ameron replied opening the street will not increase safety] aeact that street has been the short-cut route£or a long time,but Campus Parkway has 1 probably decreased the number of cars on hestreet. The second part is the neighborhood is divided and this causes problems. 7111 fYy, ail Gangue asked if Campus Parkways could be connected I Councilman cads Drive d M said there was a had o this and the neighborhood asr g n the council h a rred. l 8 Councilman Nva g that July a through October would be beter timeo [ t a udy the traffic. asked al of the street LII'' could ,..y bemadedeoneway and Mr. Cameron said, again t e ghborhood had rejected his. he n Councilman Longue asked X Cameronif by wile m the decision a he safety me hat would he o do nand hegs lied he would leave the barricade up. I yl '�',.I