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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH GPD GROUP FOR A POST-CONSTRUCTION STUDY OF RAISED CROSSWALKS AND SUPPLEMENTAL TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES ON VARIOUS PUBLIC STREETS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Executive Summary: As part of the agreement with WRA regarding the installation of raised crosswalks and other traffic control within the WRA campus, the City of Hudson committed to undertake a post-construction.
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Legislative History
February 23, 2010-Legislation authorizing a school zone signage for the WRA Campus.
Purpose & Explanation
This study is being completed as a part of an agreement letter with the Western Reserve Academy (WRA) for a post-construction study of the enhanced school crosswalks and traffic control within their campus. The agreement stipulated that the study would not be undertaken sooner than two years after the installation, when school was in session.
A total of three locations were designed to have textured crosswalks and supplemental signage:
* Mid-block on Hudson Street at the main pedestrian path at the crest of the road
* Hudson Street and College Street (all legs)
* Prospect and College Street (south leg)
A request for proposal for the study was sent out to GPD Group. GPD Group performed the pre-construction study and has extensive knowledge regarding this area and this matter. Based on the review of their proposal and our past work with GPD Group we recommend the firm GPD Group at a fee of $34,000 for the post-construction study.
The scope of this study is identical to the pre-construction study. The following is a brief summary of the scope:
* Volume counts on College and Hudson
* Pedestrian counts at all 3 crosswalks
* Conflict analysis
* Origin destination study (5 observation points) within or near to the campus
* Traffic counting at 16 locations
* Crash data analysis
* Speed and cut through analysis
* Traffic modeling and analysis
* Final report summari...
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