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City traffic engineer recommends no all‑way stop at Cliff/Kings; staff to monitor and test other calming measures
Summary
Traffic staff concluded the Cliff Drive/Kings Place intersection does not meet warrant criteria for an all‑way stop and recommended alternatives (driver feedback signs, monitoring post‑development); staff also identified potential to add about five parking spaces near Rich Park pending weekend observations.
City traffic engineer Kevin Riley told the Planning Commission May 21 that an analysis of Cliff Drive at Kings Place did not meet warrant criteria for installing an all‑way stop: traffic‑volume thresholds were below required minimums, there were no reportable broadside collisions in the past 10 years, and visibility/gap conditions allow safe side‑street movement. Riley recommended against an all‑way stop at this time and suggested reassessing conditions after a nearby development (601 Dover) is occupied.
Commissioners raised neighborhood concerns about speeding and suggested other calming measures. Riley said speed alone does not justify an all‑way stop under the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and noted staff is installing driver‑feedback signs (radar speed displays) near the middle school and will consider further soft mitigation and localized treatments such as lane‑narrowing buffers.
On a separate request, Riley presented a parking review near Rich Park and found that removing one existing no‑parking sign on the south side could yield about 130 linear feet of parking (roughly five spaces). Staff recommended weekend parking counts to determine demand and stated they would report back with recommended operational changes.
The commission asked staff to revisit the Cliff Drive analysis after occupancy of the 601 Dover project and to perform weekend observations at Rich Park before making permanent parking changes.
