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Petition_James Edward re Hill St West 3rd IntersectionNovember 26, 2007 James R (Tim) Edwazds 390 Hill Street Dubuque, Iowa 52001 City Clerk City of Dubuque City Hall 13th & Central Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear City Clerk: ~~; ~- , . 01 ~OV 2~ PM ~' 3Z Cyty task', ~'~ ~IA,e QU4~~~~~,~ r I am a citizen of the City of Dubuque residing at 390 Hill Street and I'm requesting that I be put on the agenda. to address the city council at the next meeting on December 3, 2007 at the Federal Building located at 6th and Locust to present to the council a neighborhood citizen's Petition to change the traffic control at Hill and W. Third from a 2 Way Stop sign (W. Third) to a 4 Way Stop sign. I will be speaking on behalf of all the neighborhood citizens that signed the petition. I would estimate that my time addressing the council will be approximately five minutes not counting any questions that airy council members might have. The original of the petition along with 230 signatures of neighborhood citizens that signets it is attached. Sincerely, James R. (Jim) Edwards (563)556-8057 jimj oedwazds 1 Qjuno. com Police Department Law Enforcement Center 770 Iowa Street P.O. Box 875 Dubuque, Iowa 52001-0875 (563) 589-4410 office (563) 589-4497 fax TH6 CITY OF ~ ' a - Dj~ -~>~~ F~=~t~ .~ s~ Motor Vehicle Accidents 3rd St/Hill St 1-1-07 to 9-30-07 Minor Injury - 1 No Injury - 3 Total Crashes = 4 -o-I~a7 ~-~ rl~-a7-o"7 ~~) ACC.n~>uT OcT„2~ ~ao~' Tor-AL ~'Rq~'N~S = to ~"a /!-~~~-c~~ EX`ERAP ~ L~ir+oss Cadu fmur,~numanGot~wrniainp ~""$~°~~'~,~ amlodipinebes ate i~naiatlm ro~,a~, ~ tino. Y~~/aturvaslaonca~ium ~~j ~ ~~~~ ~I ~ -v-~~ Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork r. ~,1 ~ ar~p~'t~ Major Cause Summary 3ni St /Will St Analysis Years: Zoos [6l, 2006 [4] - Crash Summary: Injury Summary: ry: ~ Surface Condition Summa Fatal Fatal - - Dry 9 Major Injury - Major Injury - Wet 1 Minor Injury 2 Minor Injury 2 Ice PossiblelUnknown 1 Possible 1 - Snow PDO 7 Unknown - Slush - Total Crashes to Total Injuries 3 SandlDirt10il1Gravel - Water - Other - Unknown - TOT Properly Damage: 549, 105 Not Reported - 911 4 , AVG Property Damage: S Total Crashes 10 Major Cause Summary: Animal Improper Backing Ran Traffic Signal Illegally Parked/Unattended 2 Ran Stop Sign SwervinglEvasive Action Crossed Centerline Over-CorrectinglOver-Steering FTYROW: At Uncontrolled Intersection Downhill Runaway FTYROW: Making Right Tum on Red Signal Equipment Failure 7 FTYROW: From Stop Sign Separation of Units FTYROW: From Yieid Sign Ran Off Road -Right FTYROW: Making Left Turn Ran Off Road -Straight FTYROW: From Driveway Ran Off Road -Left FTYROW: From Parked Position Lost Control FTYROW: To Pedestrian InattentivelDistracted By: Passenger FTYROW: Other (explain in narrative) InattentivelDistracted By: Use of Phone or Other Traveling Wrong Way or on Wrong Side of Rd InattentivelDlstracted By: Fallen Objsct Driving Too Fast for Conditions InattentivelDistracted By: FatiguedlAsleep Exceeded Authorized Speed Other: Vision Obstructed Made improper Tum Oversized Loadl Oversized Vehicle Improper Lane Change CargolEquipment Loss or Shift Followed Too Close 1 Other: Other Improper Action Disregarded Railroad Signal Unknown Disregarded Warning Sign Other: No Improper Acton Operating Vehicle In RecklesslAggressive Manner None Indicated Selection Filter: ((YEAR = 2005 or YEAR = 2006)) Analyst: Notes: Zoos & 2006 Data 10/16/200 Crash Mapping Analysis Tool 3.6.0 Page: 1 of 1 Petition ~ - , .~.. ., ~. ~ ,ice Change ~ Way Std Sign to 4 Wav Stole Sign at Hill & W. Third Dubuque, ~ We as concerned citizens of Dubuque, Iowa of Dubuque County by signing below do hereby petition the Dubuque City Council to pass a resolution to instruct the Engineering Department to submit to you a justification study and recommendation to revise the traffic control at the intersection of Hill Street & W. Third from a 2 Way Stop (W. Third) to a 4 Way Stop. This will involve adding two additional Stop Signs on Hill Street. The improvements to the intersection made in 2006 (offset white lines on both sides of W. Third, no parking at the NE and NW corners of Hill Street, and trimming Doris Hingtgen's Blue Spruce Trees) has proved itself to be inadequate alone to reduce accidents and make the intersection safer. We as concerned citizens of Dubuque feel this action is justified by the current volume of traffic, the current speed of traffic on Hill Street, the number of vehicle accidents and the number of personal injuries caused by the vehicle accidents. According to accident reports compiled by Shelly of the Dubuque I.aw Enforcement Center the accident count at this intersection has been as follows: 6 in 2005 (2 personal injuries), 4 in 2006 (1 personal injury), and 4 in 2007 through Sept. (3 personal injuries). Since September 2007 there has been (2) more accidents: (1) on Oct. 24th and (1) on Nov. 12th. The accidents and close calls (panic braking) coupled with the speed of the traffic is of great concern for parents of young children in the Hill/W. Third/Langworthy Street Historical neighborhood. We feel that 4 Way Stop signs are long over due to be installed at this intersection. We as concerned citizens of Dubuque feel that by adding the 4 Ways stop signs at the comer of W. Third & Hill Street it will improve the situation in two crucial ways as follows: 1. Substantially reduce the number of accidents at the intersection which will significantly reduce personal injury and property damage and make it much safer for pedestrians. 2. Slow traffic speed on Hill Street to at or near the 25 MPH speed limit making it a safer neighborhood for raising children and safer for all pedestrians. Please sign on attached sheet below last signature. There are 230 signatures attached of which 96% (221) live within a four square block of the Hill Street/W. Third intersection. The signatures amount to 95% of all citizens that were contacted in the Hill Street/W. Third/Langworthy neighborhood and easily is 90% of all citizens that live in the neighborhood. It is important to point out that neighborhood citizens believe the decision to change to a 4 Way Stop sign at Hill and W. Third should be based on current traffic and safety conditions, not any possible future traffic changes that could effect it. ten: - .. ~• ~ ~-. P Petition page a of! j Chang Way Stogy Si~~ to 4 Wavo Stogy Sign at Hill & W. Third Name Address Phone Number Date ,~3 ~~ji/i.Sjt V ~C`J,/IL ~~~`~ Vi,' ~~~ 5 bj.5 ~- i;~C~ l ~ ~ - ~ -U~~.. ..%1 ~ l ~ ~ ~~ ~5 ~ ~~/ ~~ /U ~~ (ot/ ~ ~ ~ ~ -7 31 I ~ 1-~-UST 1 ~. =' :t ~~~~ ~:. - ~__ ____ ~2 i~ ~~ 5~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~1 0 ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~ 5 ~1 ~~ ~~ _ :, ~ ~ -, ~.5~ ~~. it-~~ _~7 J~ _~ /lA7V ~ L ~ ~ I _ ~V ~T ~ -~ / V ~ ~~'v ~ /l L ~/ ~~'7 ___.. 1 y:; yu ~;': ,, , . , ;, L'^ :~ i J -S -~; ~'7 S ~ ~~; ~ ~. 5~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~-~~ Petition page 3 of ! / Change 2 Wa,~Sto~ Sign to 4 Way Stogy Sign at Hill & W. Third Name ~ Address Phone Number Date '~''l.(. /Yr L,C (7~3tJ`1° -~Z ~ /~ L% f~j ~!~r ,.r~ ,4v~` 1 f~ ~~1~/~ ~~ " `~ ~~~J -~s ~- ~ ~~ 3 ~ ~ ~ / r ~ ~ r _ .t t ' r ~~ • ,.~ i~ ' .~ :. ~ ~ ~ ~ '.~- • • Petition page ~/ of! ~ S'hange Z Way Stole Sign to 4 Way Stogy Simon at Hill & W. 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