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Committee approves pedestrian signage and enhanced crosswalk at Mindiola Park
Summary
The Waukesha City Building and Grounds Committee voted to recommend installation of pedestrian warning signs and enhanced crosswalk pavement markings on Hoover Avenue at the Mindiola Park mid-block crossing to improve sight lines and mark the recently added soccer fields.
The Waukesha City Building and Grounds Committee on June 1 recommended installing pedestrian warning signs and the city's enhanced crosswalk pavement markings on Hoover Avenue to better mark the mid-block crossing that connects the Mindiola Park parking lot with playing fields.
City engineering staff told the committee the crossing currently lacks signing and marking and suffers limited sight lines because vehicles sometimes park on the street. "There are some no-parking areas, but parked vehicles near the crossing reduce sight distance for approaching traffic," city engineering staff said during the presentation.
Alderman Manion, who sponsored the referral on behalf of the Park & Rec Department, said park staff including Park Rec director Ron Grahl and recreation facilities coordinator Greg Wilcox support the improvements. "It's something residents are interested in seeing implemented," Manion said.
Committee members asked whether a full traffic study was completed. City engineering staff said no full study was done but staff deployed counts timed to a recent weekend; they reported roughly 673 vehicles on Friday, 790 on Saturday and 577 on Sunday at the mid-block location during the 24-hour sampling periods conducted around a recent Saturday event. The staff presentation also noted a fire hydrant north of the crossing (which by law prohibits parking within 15 feet) and a south-side loading zone roughly 30 feet from the crossing.
One committee member suggested stripe-and-shoulder parking to narrow lanes and slow traffic; Manion said the suggestion could be considered during future striping work. Another member urged that pedestrian treatments be incorporated earlier in project planning rather than considered reactively.
A motion to recommend approval of the signs and enhanced crosswalk markings was made, seconded and approved by voice vote with no opposed voices recorded on the public audio.
Next steps: staff will implement the signage and pavement markings per the approved recommendation; no formal council ordinance or additional funding was required for the pavement-marking and signing work as described in staff materials.
