CITY OF ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Public Services Area / Engineering 301 E. Huron Street, P.O. Box 8647 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107 Phone (734) 794-6410 Fax (734) 994-1744 Web: www.a2gov.org February 8, 2018 Re: Invitation to Participate -- Traffic Calming on Bluett between Nixon and Yellowstone Dear Resident: You are invited to participate in the Bluett Traffic Calming process. Please join us at three upcoming meetings: Bluett Orientation Meeting: Wednesday, February 28, from 6:00 8:00 p.m.in the Media Center at Clague Middle School, 2616 Nixon Rd. Onsite Meeting #1: Wednesday, March 14, from 5:30 7:30 p.m. This walking meeting will start from the Clague Middle School parking lot, and will follow the enclosed route and schedule. Onsite Meeting #2: Wednesday, April 11, from 5:30 7:30 p.m. This walking meeting will start from the Clague Middle School parking lot, and will follow the enclosed route and schedule. The onsite meetings will be held rain or shine but may be subject to cancellation based on extreme weather conditions; determinations will be made consistent with Ann Arbor Public Schools Inclement Weather determinations. In the case of cancellation, the onsite meeting dates will be rescheduled as follows: Onsite meeting #1 Thursday, March 22 from 5:30 7:30 p.m. Onsite meeting #2 Thursday, April 12 from 5:30 7:30 p.m. Rescheduling will be advertised on a2gov.org/trafficcalming; separate meeting invitations will not be mailed. Bluett Orientation Meeting: This meeting will include a discussion of resident feedback, an overview of the Traffic Calming Program and an interactive public workshop allowing neighbors to explore opportunities for traffic calming along Bluett. Families, including children, are welcome to participate in this exercise. Meeting participants will shape the draft concept plan, including selection of device type and location. The concept plan will be further discussed at Onsite Meeting #1 and modified throughout the Traffic Calming process. Page 1 of 5
Onsite Meeting #1: Refer to Step #6 of the Traffic Calming process. A draft concept plan for the project area, based on feedback from the orientation meeting, will be the starting point for discussion. The concept plan will be drawn on the street with temporary marking paint. The City team will walk the project area with the residents to discuss proposed traffic calming devices (type and location) and answer questions about the Traffic Calming process. Based on the feedback at this meeting an updated draft concept plan will be prepared for Onsite Meeting #2. Onsite Meeting #2: Refer to Step #8 of the Traffic Calming process. An updated draft concept plan for the project area, based on feedback from Onsite Meeting #1, will be the starting point for discussion. The concept plan will be drawn on the street with temporary marking paint. Following the format of Onsite Meeting #1, meeting attendees will walk the project area to discuss the updated traffic calming devices and locations. A traffic calming plan to be used in the final survey will be determined by the end of Onsite Meeting #2. It is important for residents to attend the meeting to provide input on all potential devices for the final survey card. Your participation at all three meetings, Orientation, Onsite Meeting #1 and #2, is important to provide input throughout the plan development process. We look forward to working with the Bluett neighborhood and appreciate your interest in traffic calming in your area. If you have, any questions please feel free to contact me at 734-794-6000 ext. 43637 or by email at YLiu@a2gov.org. Sincerely, Luke Liu, PE, PTOE Traffic Engineer C: Kayla Coleman, Systems Planning Cynthia Redinger, Engineering Andrea Wright, Engineering Page 2 of 5
Questionnaire Responses from Initial Survey Numbers represent a tally of responses for a particular item unless otherwise noted Survey Results Bluett Traffic Calming Preference for consideration of traffic calming devices: Yes, I am in favor of the City investigating potential traffic calming devices 37 No, I am NOT in favor of the City investigating potential traffic calming devices 13 Age: 18-40 11 41-64 28 65+ 11 User type: Pedestrian 46 Bicyclist 31 Motorist 47 Disabled 1 Neighborhood Conditions Numbers represent the average of responses provided based on a range: 1= Not a problem; and 5= Serious problem Motorist courtesy toward pedestrians 2.4 Crossing the street as a pedestrian 2.3 Backing out of driveways (difficulty due to speeding cars) 2.8 Speeding Cars 3.5 Cut Through Traffic 3.3 Motorist behavior at intersections (turning fast, disobeying signs) 3.2 Open ended comment summary: (comments have been paraphrased) Describe Problems at Specific Intersections 90 Degree Curves on Bluett (speeding/ turning fast) 10 Georgetown and Bluett (Motorists ignoring stop signs) 9 Problems with Clauge stop signs and crossings (Including Prarie St and Shefman 6 Terrace) Burbank and Bluett 4 Bunker Hill and Bluett 4 Nixon and Bluett (hard to turn due to speeding traffic) 3 Page 3 of 5
Survey Results Bluett Traffic Calming Where are Important Pedestrian Crossings? Georgetown and Bluett 20 Clague School Crossing 13 Burbank and Bluett 9 Yellowstone and Bluett 6 Nixon and Bluett 4 Bunker Hill and Bluett 4 By Sugarbush Park 2 Bluett Curves 2 Antietam and Bluett 2 Thurston Nature Center 2 Burbank and Green* 1 Burbank and Plymouth* 1 Argonne and Nixon* 1 Green and Bluett* 1 Prairie and Bluett 1 *indicates intersection outside of project area Where Does Most Speeding Occur? 90 Degree Curves on Bluett 11 Between Georgetown and Burbank 6 Entire street (length of Bluett between Nixon and Yellowstone) 5 In front of Clague Middle School 4 Between Nixon and Georgetown 2 Between Georgetown and Yellowstone 2 Between Bunker Hill and Nixon 2 Between Nixon and Burbank 1 On Southbound Nixon* 1 Green, in both directions* 1 Clague School to Yellowstone 1 Between Georgetown and Green 1 Georgetown between Bluett and Plymouth* 1 Between Bunker Hill and Yellowstone 1 *indicates sections outside of project area Page 4 of 5
Survey Results Bluett Traffic Calming What Kind of Traffic Calming Tools Do you Like the Most? Speed Humps 25 Raised Crosswalk 14 Bump Outs 9 None 9 Traffic Circle 6 Raised Intersection 4 Not Speed Humps 4 Lighted Speed Limit/Your Speed Sign 2 Narrowing 2 Limited Speed Humps 1 Grooves in Pavement for Bluett Curves 1 Upright Yellow Signs 1 A mix of tools 1 Better Enforcement 1 Page 5 of 5