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BLACKSTONE DRIVE/ SHEPHERD LANE/ DEERMEADE DRIVE TRAFFIC STUDY PUBLIC MEETING OCTOBER 30, 2018 BOONE COUNTY EXTENSION ENRICHMENT CENTER

MATTHEW WEBSTER, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT PENNINGTON, COUNTY ENGINEER JASON NOEL, SERGEANT, BOONE COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF/ TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DIVISION WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

SCOTT PENNINGTON, COUNTY ENGINEER/ CHAIR SGT. JASON NOEL, DEPUTY SHERIFF/ TRAFFIC UNIT MATTHEW WEBSTER, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DANIEL RICE, PUBLIC WORKS, ENGINEERING SERVICES SUPERVISOR GEORGIA JONES, ENGINEERING SERVICES SPECIALIST DANIEL MENETREY, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER/ ENGINEER DAVID NEFF, PUBLIC SERVICES SUPERVISOR ROBERT JONAS, DIRECTOR OR PLANNING SERVICES, PLANNING COMMISSION CHRIS COURTNEY, SMALL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR BOONE COUNTY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

TRAFFIC TRAFFIC COMPLAINT IMMEDIATE REVIEW FOR EMERGENCIES COMPLAINT TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REVIEW REVIEW OF COMPLAINT/ ACCIDENT HISTORY TRAFFIC STUDY NO TRAFFIC STUDY REVIEW OF STUDY NO ACTION TAKEN ACTION RECOMMENDED TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE PROCESS

* INPUT FROM CITIZENS * OBSERVATIONS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT * CRASH DATA * TRAFFIC STUDIES * EMERGENCY CONDITIONS TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE INDICATORS

NO ACTION INFORMATION/ AWARENESS ACTIVITIES ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT SIGNAGE/ TRAFFIC CHANGES PHYSICAL DESIGN CHANGES TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ACTION

COMPLAINT ABOUT SPEEDS ON BLACKSTONE RECEIVED ON 6/30/17 COMPLAINTS ABOUT TURNING VIOLATIONS ON SHEPHERD RECEIVED FEBRUARY 2018 COMPLAINTS ABOUT SPEEDING ON BLACKSTONE SUMMER 2018 BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEAGE CORRIDOR RECENT COMPLAINT HISTORY

SPEED STUDY CONDUCTED ON BLACKSTONE IN AUGUST OF 2017/ 85 TH PERCENTILE OF 33 COMBINED (31 SE/34 NE) SPEED STUDY ON BLACKSTONE JUNE 2018/ 85 TH PERCENTILE OF 30 COMBINED (29 SW/ 31 NE) NO INJURY ACCIDENTS BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEAGE CORRIDOR

WITH AN 85 PERCENTILE DATA FINDING TWICE UNDER 10 MILES IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED SPEED, TSC UTILIZED SHERIFF RADAR UNITS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND IMPACT SPEEDS, BUT NO FURTHER TRAFFIC CALMING UTILIZED BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEADE TSC ACTION

COMPLAINTS CONTINUED TO BE RECEIVED REGARDING THE CORRIDOR. THE TSC DECIDED TO ENGAGE IN A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CORRIDOR WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED TO ADDRESS THE SHEPHERD TURNING RESTRICTION THAT WAS NOT ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE OR ENGINEERED TO CURRENT STANDARDS BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEADE TSC ACTION

INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION PROVIDED TO 225 RESIDENTS INCLUDING ALL OF BLACKSTONE, DARYVILLE, ASHFORD, SHEPHERD AND DEERMEADE FROM WINDBROOK TO BEEMON LANE BASE LINE STUDIES CONDUCTED OF BLACKSTONE, SHEPHERD AND DEERMEADE TURNING RESTRICTION REMOVED AT SHEPHERD SECOND STUDY CONDUCTED AT THE SAME LOCATIONS PUBLIC MEETING TO GATHER INPUT REVIEW OF ALL MATERIALS BY TSC/ RECOMMENDATION BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEADE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

85 TH PERCENTILE SPEED - THE 85 TH PERCENTILE SPEED IS “THE SPEED AT OR BELOW WHICH 85 PERCENT OF ALL VEHICLES ARE OBSERVED TO TRAVEL UNDER FREE- FLOWING CONDITIONS PAST A MONITORED POINT. THE 85 TH PERCENTILE SPEED IS USED AS A GUIDE TO SET THE SPEED LIMIT AT A SAFE SPEED, MINIMIZING CRASHES AND PROMOTING UNIFORM TRAFFIC FLOW ALONG A CORRIDOR .” ADT – AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC % ABOVE LIMIT- THE % OF TRAFFIC THAT IS TRAVELING ANY SPEED ABOVE THE POSTED LIMIT SPEED STUDY TERMINOLOGY

Speed 85 PERCENTILE Limits 8/18 ADT SPEED % ABOVE LIMIT 10/18 ADT 85 PERCENTILE SPEED % ABOVE LIMIT BLACKSTONE DRIVE 25 MPH COMBINED 577 33 8.90% 562 31 4.70% NORTHEAST 282 33 169 30 SOUTHWEST 295 33 393 31 SHEPHERD LANE 20 MPH COMBINED 225 22 0.30% 609 22 0.10% EAST 124 21 345 19 WEST 101 22 264 23 DEERMEADE DRIVE 25 MPH COMBINED 1766 27 0.20% 1330 28 0.30% NORTH 883 27 652 28 SOUTH 883 27 678 28 BLACKSTONE/SHEPHERD/DEERMEADE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

THE COUNTY RECEIVED FROM COMMENTS FROM 12 “UNIQUE” INDIVIDUALS IN RESPONSE TO THE TSC LETTER OUTLINING THE INTENT TO STUDY TO CORRIDOR. 225 LETTERS WERE SENT. WRITTEN CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

PUBLIC INPUT REVIEW OF ALL DATA BY TSC RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION OPTIONS NEXT STEPS

% OVER % OVER % OVER % OVER 8/17 ADT 85TH LIMIT 6/18 ADT 85TH LIMIT 8/18 ADT 85TH LIMIT 10/18 ADT 85TH LIMIT BLACKSTONE DRIVE COMBINED 917 33 38.40% 857 30 2.60% 577 33 8.90% 562 31 4.70% NORTHEAST 487 31 443 29 282 33 169 30 SOUTHWEST 430 34 414 31 295 33 393 31 BLACKSTONE ALL STUDIES