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Staff recommends no traffic signal at York & Augusta after data and past warrant studies
Summary
City staff presented speed and crash data for York and Augusta, estimating new signal installation at about $500,000 and a warrant study at $3,000; staff recommended no further action because prior studies and current data do not meet signal warrants.
City staff reviewed traffic speeds and recent crash history at the York and Augusta intersection and recommended that installing a new traffic signal is not warranted at this time.
A staff presenter summarized the data: "95 out of 100 drivers are going 42 miles an hour or slower" in a posted 35 mph zone, with a typical 50th‑percentile speed of roughly 33–37 mph. Staff reported five accidents in the last 12 months but said three appeared to be isolated turning, rear‑end, or stop‑sign violations rather than a systemic signal‑warrant condition. The presenter also noted past warrant studies on the intersection had not produced results supporting signal installation.
The presenter provided cost guidance: an engineering warrant study would cost about $3,000 and an estimated budget for a new traffic signal — including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) crosswalk upgrades — is about $500,000. Based on the recorded speeds, crash circumstances and prior warrant studies, staff "did not believe it warrants doing anything further" at this time and recommended monitoring rather than immediate action.
Councilors asked questions but took no formal action; the committee did not request the $3,000 warrant study at the meeting.
