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Home My WebLink About1998/11/04 - Agenda Packet - AttachmentsTraffic Congestion Relief Plan - Pageantry of Lights Stork Elementary - Mrs. Mumbleau November 4, 1998 1998 GATE Program · 'Traffic Congestion Relief Plan The Road Less Followed- Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Implement Traffic Control in the Thoroughbred-Jennet Area during the 1998 Holidays. Stork Elementary - GATE Program With the beginning of another School Year, the GATE Programs in Rancho Cucamonga started the annual after school activities tbr the 4* through 6th graders. At Stork Elementary, the coordinating teachers were looking for a theme or project to start the school year. Mrs. Mumbteau, a fifth grade teacher, approaches her husband with an idea to have his knowledge and experience with the type of work he does to the students. This form of work would utilize all the facets of the teaching environment and expose the students to "real world" events shaping their community. Mr. Bill Mumbleau has f6r nearly twenty years worked with the technology known as Geographic Infom~ation Systems (GIS). This technology utilizes computers, software, and databases by people in all disciplines It allows people to see they world and what they do with it through computer tools xve use every day. With the availability of resources at the campus, Mr. Mumbleau agreed Io provide the GIS software and his time to work with the students. The GIS software is the product of the Environinent Systems Research Institute (ESRI) in Redlands, California. ESRI is the wmqd's GIS leadcr and is a strong supporter of training the future leaders of our communities The Coming Problem As many of you know, we are gaining a freeway through our community. The 1-30 freeway is being phased in with the construction of the cross slxeet bridges. One of the first bridge construction zones is the Sapphire Street Bridge. This construction started this summer and will continue until May 1999. All North-South traffic that would have used Sapphire is now being devoured to Carnelian Street. This detour is working for the most part, but we see a potential problem with the coming holiday season. In the ThoroughbredsJennet Area of northwest Rancho Cucamonga, the traditional Christmas Lights draw thousands of sightseers from as far away as Las Vegas and Santa Barbara. Historically, these guests to Rancho Cucamonga have accessed this pageantry via Sapphire Street a primary street. The question is how are people, busses and cars trying to visit the Christmas Lights going to get there? Also, how are the residents going to and from their homes? If there is a fire or someone needs medical attention, how are the emergency units going to move through congested narrow roads with vehicles and people? Now, with the closure of the street to the 1-30 consreaction, a plan to help our guest and residents enjoy the holidays with miramum impact is being proposed. Team Building Using the City departments as models, the GATE students formed teams. The students created five teams (departments): Planning, Engineering, Safety (Fire & Police), public Relations, and GIS. The students used the school's computer lab to work with the GIS software (ArcExplorer and ArcView from ESRI) and Microsoft Word to investigate the problem. Each team identified several tasks to undertake in assisting with the plan. The students learned the processes the City of Rancho Cucamonga would perform in each department. Planning identified the problem. developed the work schedule for the other teams, and investigated timing issues. Engineering created the traffic route, traffic volume projections, and investigated road construction. Safety placed the barriers and checkpoints, selection the best color for the window passes, and assist the Engineering team with traffic issues. Public Relations generated the mailing list and resident form letter, work with Safety on the window passes and support planning with press releases and presentation materials. The GIS team assist with all the other teams and training them on the use of the GIS software. The generated work maps and the resident database. The Plan The students researched the problems with help from the City's GIS and Engineering Departments. The GIS department provided city data so the students could work on the problem with real information. Maps of the affected area were generated from the City's GIS. Engineering assisted with traffic and road construction information. 'The plan calls for a detour of traffic at 19th and Carnelian (please refer to map provided) north to Hillside and Camelian~ A detour sign ancL'or Citizen Patrol Unit would direct traffic east (left) to Sapphire. Guests would turn left (south) on Sapphire to Jennet. Previous years the Sheriffs and Citizen Patrol would posted with barriers directing traffic into Jennet. Along Jennet are five North-South cul-de-sacs Streets. The plan requests the use of barriers to devour traffic into the cul-de-sacs t Right 'Tums) and then out to Jennet again. This would decrease the potential cross traffic problems and two-way traffic. The traffic pattern would then proceed to Thoroughbred. At TImroughbred and Sapphire, traffic would be directed to turn Right (South) to Br3'an. At Bryan, traffic could be direct to turn left(East) or south to Lemon or Highland. Additional signage would be helpful along these streets to help our guests. This is in the event that Safety staff coukt not be posted at the indicated locations. Residents in the affected areas woukt be ~ssucd window passes for the their vehicles. The students generated a mailing list from the City's (.]IS parcel data. The student created a form letter for this mailout. From the students work, lhe t~)11owing findings were made: The total length of the affected area is 6,735 ft. The number cars the area could potentially handle are 450. · The total cars per hour would be about 1125. · The timeframe for the heaviest traffic would be from 4:45 p.m. to I0:00 p.m. · The heaviest days would be Thursday through Sunday with December 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 being the heaviest. · A minimum of three Sheriff checkpoints would be needed. · A minimum of three demur signs would be needed. Benefits The planned traffic relief proposal will do the fbllowing: · Provide ease of access to the guests visiting Rancho Cucamonga. · Decrease potential traffic congestion. · Provides fire/emergency lane and resident access. · Provides a walking path on the street for out' guests. · Provide information to our guest before visiting the Pageantry of Lights. · Increase community pride. Christmas Lights Sapphire Street Detour Plan Detour- Phase! and 2 City Streets ,~' City Boundary Route 30 Fire Station N Stork Elementary GATE Program Fall 1998 III JENNET Sapphire 01osur~ Hill SII-)F FLOYD M STORK ELEMENTARY - ~ RANYAN 0.4 0 , ALTA LOMA --~ ~'"'~ JUNIOR HIGH Z 19TH 0,4 I ...... ViJE.WAY~ ~jr__l ~~Signs BARRICADE FLASHER RENTAL,INC. L apham (909) 599-7998 (626) 332-0516 FAX (909) 599-6959 Memorandum City Manager's Office Date: To: From: Subject: November 2, 1998 Mayor and Members of the City Council Jack Lain, AICP, City Manager Jerry B. Fulwood, Deputy City Manager / l~Poecial Executive Se.s,s. ion Requiring 4/5 Vote (Quakes) for the vember 4, 1998, City Council Meeting The Inland Valley Baseball Club, inc. has provided the City with deal points in the ongoing negotiations. Therefore, staff is requesting that City Council consider taking a 4/5 vote to adjourn this meeting to Executive Session to discuss property negotiations per Government Code Section 54956.8 for property located at Rochester, between Foothill Boulevard and Arrow Route; Jerry Fulwood, Deputy City Manager, negotiating party, regarding terms of payment.