HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 22 - Pedestrian Crossing Red Beacon DisplayMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2014
SUBJECT: PEDESTRIAN CROSSING RED BEACON DISPLAY —
MUSTANG DRIVE AT COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER
RECOMMENDATION:
City Council consider adopting an ordinance establishing Section 23-37, Pedestrian
Crossing Red Beacon Display, authorizing the installation of a Pedestrian Crossing Red
Beacon Display at the Community Outreach Center Crosswalk on Mustang Drive and
take any necessary action.
BACKGROUND:
The City Staff installed flashing amber beacon displays at the crosswalk of Mustang
Drive at the Community Outreach Center approximately two years ago. These flashers
alert motorists of pedestrians utilizing the crosswalk.
We have experienced two events in the past two months where pedestrians were struck
in the crosswalk by motorists. The Police Department has asked Public Works staff if
there is an enhanced system that may improve motorists' awareness of pedestrians in
the crosswalk.
Flashing Red Beacons are a relatively new approach to pedestrian crossing safety on
high volume and high speed roadways. HAWK systems, as they are sometimes called,
engage with a flashing yellow beacon that then progresses to a solid red beacon
requiring a full stop. The beacon will then transition to a flashing red beacon which is
similar to a stop sign allowing vehicles to proceed if no pedestrians are present.
The crossing is approximately 1,991 feet east of the Mustang Drive/Timberline Drive
intersection which provides adequate distance for motorists to reach speeds at or above
the posted limits. This speed coupled with the high volume of pedestrians crossing to
the center, many of them children, presents a problem that we need to address.
Staff feels that this crosswalk is a good candidate for this type of elevated crosswalk
protection.
Staff recommends approval.
RAAGENDA\2014\10-21-14\Hawk Beacon Mustang Drive Memo.doc
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF��
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 23 TRAFFIC
TO ESTABLISH SECTION 23-37, PEDESTRIAN
CROSSINGS WITH RED BEACON DISPLAYS; REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00); PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 23 Traffic of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"Sec. 23-37. Pedestrian Crossing Red Beacon Displays
The following Pedestrian Crossings with Red Beacon Displays are
established:
(a) On Mustang Drive 1,991 feet east of the Timberline Drive intersection
with Mustang Drive, eastbound and westbound."
Section 2. That the City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to have
the proper traffic signs erected, constructed, and placed at such points along said highway,
streets or alleys, or portions thereof under construction, maintenance or repair so that
travelers will be reasonably notified of said traffic regulations.
Section 3. That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms of this
ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect; provided,
however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed and
pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas shall be deemed repealed
only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or ordinances have been
disposed of by a final conviction or a finding of not guilty, nolo contendere, or dismissal.
Section 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in a sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a separate offense
shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or
continues.
Section 5. That if any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it
would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity, which
remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. That the fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace
and general welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this ordinance
become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 21st day of October, 2014.
APPROVED:
ATTEST
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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