Recommendation
Public Works staff has been working with Ald. Thieme and concerned residents along Saratoga Road. A request has been made to install an All Way stop condition at the intersection of Saratoga Road & Misty Lane. Speeding and traffic volume issues have been a topic of discussion for many years. In 2014, public works made several changes to traffic control on Saratoga Road at various intersections to assist in bringing down speeds. Public Works feels that the changes have assisted in reducing speeds, albeit, by a small margin. The greater issue at hand is volume of unwanted traffic on Saratoga Road, specifically, cut through and truck traffic.
On Tuesday October 6, Public Works staff, Ald. Thieme and 10 concerned residents met at City Hall to discuss additional traffic control measures and ideas to control traffic volumes. The residents had presented a signed petition to Ald. Thieme for installing another All-Way stop at Saratoga & Misty. Public Works staff is not in favor of installing an All Way stop at Saratoga & Misty Lane since similar traffic control exists 1 block in each direction and the cross street volumes are very low. However, Public Works does acknowledge the petition and the potential value of creating a deterrence for unwanted traffic and will defer to the Committee to approve or deny this request.
Public Works recommends that no action be taken on this item.