Council approves South Whitted and Jordan/4th/Acousto Trail signage and pavement plan

Staff presented a signing and pavement-marking plan developed with McAdams (formerly TPD) to address parking, pedestrian visibility and vehicle speeds along South Whitted and at the Jordan/4th/Acousto Trail intersection.

Highlights included adding a crosswalk, revising on-street parking (parking on one side with painted transition triangles), relocating sharrows, adding advanced warning signage, and considering future hardened traffic-calming measures if painted striping does not reduce speeds. Staff noted the 85th-percentile speeds and an AADT estimate (about 670 vehicles per direction) and described stop-control changes at the Jordan/4th intersection to reduce driver confusion near the trail crossing. Council adopted a resolution approving the signing and pavement marking plan and authorized the city manager or designee to install devices according to MUTCD standards.

Councilors expressed support for the changes and asked staff for larger diagrams and follow-up speed counts; staff said they would monitor and return with adjustments as needed.