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Council approves two all‑way stop installations to improve pedestrian safety

Oakland City Council · August 13, 2024
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Summary

City engineers recommended — and the council unanimously approved — permanent all‑way stop signs at Gina Avenue & Joliet Street and at Lexington Avenue & Claydell Avenue after staff presented traffic counts, warrant analyses and pedestrian-safety concerns.

City engineers presented traffic studies and the council unanimously approved two separate resolutions to install permanent all‑way stop signs at two residential intersections.

Mario Sanchez, the city engineer, told the council that the Gina Avenue and Joliet Street intersection carries roughly 3,800 vehicles per day on one approach and that limited sight distance when cars are parked can create motorist confusion. Sanchez said the location did not fully meet the numerical warrant under the city’s point system…

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