File #: 18-0719    Version: 2 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Regular Hearing
File created: 7/23/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/5/2019 Final action:
Title: Consideration of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 15, Section 15-62 of the Lewisville City Code to Prohibit Pedestrian Crossings on Valley Parkway from 50 Feet South of Main Street to 50 Feet North of Kathy Lane Except at the Designated Pedestrian Crosswalk.
Attachments: 1. Staff Memo, 2. TBOARD MINUTES - June 18 2019, 3. Location Map - Proposed Ped Crossing Valley Pkwy, 4. Ordinance - Valley Parkway - No Pedestrian Crossing

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Consideration of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 15, Section 15-62 of the Lewisville City Code to Prohibit Pedestrian Crossings on Valley Parkway from 50 Feet South of Main Street to 50 Feet North of Kathy Lane Except at the Designated Pedestrian Crosswalk.

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS:

 

Lewisville High School student pedestrians cross Valley Parkway, a major 4-lane arterial street, at various mid-block locations along the school frontage during the school arrival and dismissal times putting their safety at risk. Existing signalized intersections on Valley Parkway at Main Street and at Fox Avenue are located too far away to reasonably expect a student pedestrian to walk over to and cross the street safely at those locations. Texas Transportation Code considers pedestrian crossings on a roadway illegal only when the crossing pedestrian inhibits the vehicular movement or when adjacent intersections at each end of a block are controlled by traffic signals. An amendment to the city ordinance is required to prohibit the unsafe pedestrian crossings across Valley Parkway near the School. The Transportation Board considered this item at the June 18, 2019 meeting and voted unanimously (5-0) to approve the recommendation to the City Council.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

 

That the City Council approve the ordinance as set forth in the caption above.

 

AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS:

 

David Salmon, PE, City Engineer