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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/07/2025 - Meeting Minutes SALT LAKE CITY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD Minutes of the April 7, 2025 Meeting Present from the Transportation Advisory Board were Daniel Mendoza, Greg Sanchez, Jon Larsen, Justice Morath, and Matthew Morriss. Electronically present from the Transportation Advisory Board were Craig Buschmann, John Close, Matt Gray, Miranda Bradshaw, and Suzanne Stensaas. Absent from the Transportation Advisory Board were Isaac Astill, Josh Stewart, Julie Bjornstad, and Lt. Steve Wooldridge. Also Present were Becka Roolf, Emma Foy, Turner Bitton, and Wendy Weixler. Electronically present were Amy Lyons, Heather McLaughlin-Kolb, Mili Pioquinto, Kelbe Goupil, Martin Cuma, Mary Sizemore, and Tyler Laing. The meeting was held both electronically and in person and was called to order at 4:03 p.m. by Justice Morath. Welcome and Introduction of Guests — Justice welcomed everyone, and everyone introduced themselves. Motion: Craig Buschmann moved to approve the minutes of the March 10, 2025 Joint TAB/BAC meeting. Matthew Morriss seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Public Comment Wendy Weixler has lived above 6th Avenue on E Street for over 30 years and said there is terrible traffic at that intersection. She's had to help countless people involved in accidents at this location and her own son totaled her car at that intersection the first time he drove solo. It's happening all the time and she brought it up to Dave Alderman with the Greater Avenues Community Council in 2023. Dave spoke with Dan Bergenthal who proceeded to do an intersection study in the Avenues and that intersection at 6th Avenue and E Street outweighed all the others as far as accidents. Signs were put up on the east and west side saying, "cross traffic does not stop",but it doesn't matter, accidents are still happening. She really thinks a 4-way stop is needed there. It is a steep street and she's been told the City doesn't want to put stop signs on steep streets due to snow but said if it's that bad people aren't driving or they're going slow anyway. She's also worried about people crossing the street there since she's almost been hit as a pedestrian. Miranda said she's also recently written to Transportation about that intersection. Jon said there was an intersection safety analysis from a few years ago. He said it's worth examining this location again to see if there are other things they can do to slow traffic down. The challenge with stop signs is that if you overuse them, they're less effective and people start running them which can make the situation worse. Pagel of 5 TAB 04-07-2025 Minutes TAB Vacancies Update &Nominee Introductions Staff reported progress with the three vacancies on TAB, in District 2, District 5, and an organizational seat. Kelbe Goupil, the nominee for District 2, introduced herself. Turner Bitton, the director of the Utah Center for Civic Improvement, also introduced himself as the nominee for the organizational seat.Ari Tepper who was not present, will represent District 5. The three nominees have been approved by the Mayor are now scheduled to be interviewed by the City Council. Becka said there are also nominees for all 5 BAC vacancies. Report Out — by Members Matthew noticed the green paint marking in the bike lane at 200 West and 300 South is pretty deteriorated and could use refreshment. He also said there was a public notice about construction season starting and there is a public meeting about the 130o East construction in a couple of days. He spoke with folks in that neighborhood, and they had no idea that was happening. He asked what kind of outreach the City did around that project and if there are mailers or any other way, they can get the word out. Jon said there were a variety of online and in person engagement opportunities over a couple of years. Greg said the 30o North project with the cycle track on one side is looking good but on his way to this meeting, he saw a car parked against the curb. He said cars are parking in the designated spaces and against the curb which blocks the bike lane. He said it would also probably be better to put detour signage up for the bikes to get them to go into the road through construction. Becka said in areas where there are already parking protected bike lanes, people pick it up quickly. There aren't currently any in that general area so the City should probably do some outreach like they've done in other areas. Justice brought up public outreach effectiveness when people from outside of town are attracted to this area. Jon said there will be additional curbing and signage for parking before this project is completed. Greg said District 1 is watching the JRPT and they're very much aware of the trail closure. It is affecting them,but they are trying to reclaim their space. Becka said this will likely be on the BAC agenda. Miranda gave a little shout out to the City for the installation of the roundabout at the top of Capitol Hill. She said there have been so many protests with great attendance and it's really reassuring to know that there's a much safer intersection there. Initially there was a fair amount of pushback about installing a roundabout there, but she has not heard the same pushback since it was installed. She thinks it's really a win for their district and that neighborhood. Jon said UDOT made that happen and Miranda said it was a great project. Suzanne reported some items from District 7 including that the section of 230o East between 1700 South and 2100 South is in terrible repair. She wants to know the status of the money that was appropriated for the S-Line extension. The issue of the City's ordinance for the width of sidewalks was brought up. She said they still haven't come up with guidance on that and she still doesn't know what the requirements are. If you're walking side by side, 3' isn't enough, it needs to be 4' and possibly wider, especially if you're walking side by side with someone who needs a cane or some assistance. The timing for pedestrians at the signal at Stringham and Foothill needs to be longer. She tried to walk across with someone with a cane and said it's impossible to get across,you just hope you don't get run over. There are also a lot of streetlights out so there needs to be a campaign to fix these. Becka said streetlights are the purview of Public Utilities and using the MySLC app is the best choice to report them. Suzanne asked if the City can Page 2 of 5 TAB 04-07-2025 Minutes see if lights are out and Becka said they have the ability with traffic signals, but streetlights aren't that sophisticated. Tyler said lighting maintenance on UDOT roads is very important to them. They have limited staff but received a nice boost in resources during the last legislative session. UDOT is hoping to be able to maintain their lighting better in the future. Justice said that while everyone's glad the train horns are mostly stopping because they were terrorizing people, l000 West being blocked is going to cause a lot of problems. There are already bottlenecks when the trains stop and now all the vehicles must get funneled through goo West, so it ends up going beyond North Temple well past Rancho and once the train leaves, there are a lot of lags. Everyone understands why i000 West had to be shut down but are asking that it be addressed as soon as possible. Jon said the Engineering team is doing everything in their power to get this resolved. Follow-up to Joint Meeting (other departments/divisions) Following on the joint meeting, Becka asked what the Board learned or if there were topics they would like to discuss further. Members made the following comments. • They learned a lot and it was really helpful • They appreciated putting a face to the names • They liked learning more details about how the City Works • They would like to have Public Utilities in the future Transportation is engaging their fellow agencies in developing a working relationship with TAB and BAC, a twice per year connection. Greg suggested TAB develop a specific list of topics and Becka asked board members to send suggestions to her. No action was taken. TAB Elections Becka explained the elections process and introduced Heather McLaughlin-Kolb as the election facilitator. The terms from this election will go from today until December of 2026. Chair —A description of the Chair position was read, and nominations were done. After nominations and based on the qualifications the committee members had agreed upon, Heather proposed Justice as the new Chair. Everyone consented to Justice as the Chair. Justice consented to be the new TAB Chair. Vice Chair —A description of the Vice-Chair position was read, and nominations were done. After nominations and based on the qualifications the committee members had agreed upon, Heather proposed Matt as the new Vice-Chair. Everyone consented to Matt as the Vice-Chair. Matt consented to be the new TAB Vice-Chair. SB195 Jon said the City and UDOT are working through SB195. UDOT has been a good partner and is collaborating well with SLC. A study needs to be completed to present by fall. Jon went over some of the study metrics and requirements. Matthew asked if the CIP process will be able to continue and Jon confirmed that they're moving ahead with the same CIP process. The boundary area impacted by SB195 is I-15 to Foothill and boo North to 2100 South. Greg asked what they can do to support the City and Jon said writing letters to express their thoughts is always appropriate. Page 3 of 5 TAB 04-07-2025 Minutes No action taken. UDOT Capitol Hill Study Justice said UDOT is having an open house on April 22nd regarding a big study from Capitol Hill to the U of U. There is a link in the agenda. No action taken. Motion: Matthew Morriss motioned to adjourn the meeting; Daniel Mendoza seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 5:31 p.m. and the next meeting is scheduled for May 5, 2025, at 4:00 P.M. TAB WebEx Meeting Chat Matt Gray(UTA) 4/7/2025 4:15 PM • Hi Kelbe, I'm your next-door neighbor 0 John Close 4/7/2025 4:29 PM • https://www.slc.gov/utilities/street-lights/ 4/7/2025 4:29 PM - https://bandm.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=�o8s82b 271b146ao8cc4c241e7o6d8dd Sizemore, Mary 4/7/2025 4:30 PM • MySLC app for anyone interested: bttps://www.myslc.gov/s/ Miranda Bradshaw 4/7/2025 5:19 PM • Thank you both for being willing to serve! Meeting Questions from the Public • Report back on 4-way stop requested at 61h Avenue and E Street. o Staff Response:We looked at the crash data for this intersection. During the five- year period 2020-24 there were 9 crashes. In September 2023,we installed "CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP"signs under the STOP signs for eastbound and westbound traffic. During the following year, 2024,there was only one crash reported at the intersection. Having nine crashes in a five-year period at a two- way STOP controlled intersection with the amount of vehicle volumes present here,is concerning,but not unusual.We are hopeful that crashes will continue to remain low and we will keep an eye on it.Thank you for inquiry and your concern for traffic safety. • Report back on the money that was appropriated for the extension of the S-Line. o Staff Response:We are working with UTA, UDOT, and the adjacent property owners on the design. Construction could begin as early as later this year. • A member asked the status of the S-line extension. That information is available here: https://www.rideuta.com/Current-Proj ects/S-Line-Extension-Project • A member said that sidewalk width of 3'is not enough. Page 4 of 5 TAB 04-07-2025 Minutes o Absolute minimum sidewalk width per city ordinance is 4',with 5'or 6'used in most circumstances. Any instances of 3'sidewalks are historical and would be upgraded when the road is. If 3'sidewalks exist in areas with high pedestrian volumes,please report these so that we can fix them sooner, as funds allow. City Ordinance 20.26.060: STANDARDS FOR STREET DESIGN—Section H3 provides: 3. Sidewalks shall normally be located within the street right of way and shall be required to be a minimum width as indicated in this subsection: a. Four feet wide in any FR, R-1, R-2, or SR zoning districts when adjacent to a park strip; b. Five feet wide in any FR, R-1, R-2, or SR zoning districts zoning districts when the sidewalk is directly adjacent to the back of curb; c. Six feet wide in all other zoning districts unless specified otherwise in those districts; d. Eight feet wide in the central business district; or e. Ten feet wide along Main Street in the central business district. • The signal timing for pedestrians at Stringham and Foothill needs to be longer. A member tried to walk across with someone with a cane and said it's impossible to get across,you just hope you don't get run over. o UDOT Response:After reviewing the intersection we saw that the crosswalks are timed properly in accordance with UDOT's signal timing guidelines,but they are timed using a 4 feet per second walking speed-which is probably too fast for someone crossing with a cane.We have now retimed these crossings with a slower walking speed.Another thing worth mentioning is that the yellow and red times are considered part of the crossing time.A common misconception is that peds need to finish the crossing when the countdown hits os. But they have a 7s walk time + clearance time (countdown) +yellow+ red to cross from start to finish.At this particular intersection, a ped has about 30s to cross the south leg (with the updated timing)if they actuate the pedestrian signal-only 20s of this will be in the countdown. Just a heads up-these higher crossing times will result in ped phases being oversized and us needing to increase the side street splits. This will equate to less time on Foothill Blvd,which may mean more congestion during peak times. Approved by the Transportation Advisory Committee on 05-05-25. Page 5 of 5 TAB 04-07-2025 Minutes