REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 01/19/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT:
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Update on the crossing guard study for Garretson Elementary School at the Garretson Avenue and Rancho Road intersection.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Staff is providing an administrative report and update to the City Council on the school crossing guard study at Garretson Elementary School located at Garretson Avenue and Rancho Road. Four other crossing guard locations were requested to be studied at Cesar Chavez Elementary, Susan B. Anthony Elementary, Orange Elementary and Vicentia Elementary schools. Only two locations at Garretson Elementary and Susan B. Anthony Elementary met warrants for a crossing guard.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council receive an update on the crossing guard study at various locations throughout the City.
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BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Traffic Engineering Division, Corona Police Department (Corona PD), and Corona-Norco Unified School District (CNSUD) coordinate efforts to provide safe school pedestrian crossings City-wide. Several of these crossings have a high vehicular or pedestrian volume that benefit from additional safety measures such as a crossing guard. Traffic Engineering staff utilize the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CAMUTCD), which provides guidelines for when a crossing guard is warranted near a school intersection. The CAMUTCD provide thresholds for vehicular and pedestrian volumes that when met, recommend the consideration of an adult crossing guard.
A list of school crossing locations is shared annually with Public Works staff for evaluation. The list is compiled by Corona PD and CNUSD staff. These locations are typically analyzed by the Traffic Division in the fall or spring when school is in session and traffic has normalized from the holidays and summer break. Once the studies are completed, the results are ...
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