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MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING A regular meeting o f t he Tra f fic an d Tra nsportation Comm i ss i on of t he Ci t y of Atlanta was held in Comm i tt ee Room No o L of the City Hall on Monday , August 28 , 1967, a t 2 : 00 p.m. The foll owi ng members were present : Mr . Ge or ge Goodwi n , Cha i rman Mr . Jack E. Crowder, Vi ce Cha irman Mr. J ohn R. Wi lso n , Jr. Abs e nt g Mr •. Robe rt F. Adamson Mr . Gr a dy A. Lee Mr. Charl e s C. Mat h i a s Mr . Pe t er J . S te ll ing Also present we r e City Tra ff i c Eng i neer Kar l A. Bev i ns ; Mr. P . Andrew Sp ri nger; Safety Eng i neer , The At l an ta Traff i c and Safety Counc il; Mr. Edmun d W. Hughes , Managing Di r e ct or , The A l an t a Traffic and Sa fe ty Counc i l ; Mr . J ohn Ger s on , Atlanta Tra ns i t Sys t em9 In . ; Super i nte nden t J . L . Mos el ey and Sergeant Micha el Edwa r ds , At l a n ta Po l ice De partme n t. Io II . HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. None . PERMI TS FOR OFF=STREET PARKING FACI LITIES. A. 230 GARNETT STREET, S.W. Mr. Ra ymond L . J ohnson, O.K. Parking Servi ce , 12 24 Cumb er l a nd Roa d, N. E. An open lo t wi t h 47 s pa ces ; a t t e ndant park i ng ; 5 inbo und re s e rv o i r s pace s ; one en tran ce on Ga rne t t St reet ; orie exi t on Ga rnet t S tree t a nd one e x it a t t he Al le y . The Tr aff ic Eng ine e r r e commende d a pprov a l of the a p p li ca t ion wit h t he re s t r ic t i on of NO LEFT TURNS int o or ou t of Garne tt S t ree t . The Commi ss i on approved t hi s re comme nda ti on . B. 6 23 - 3 1 WEST PEACHTREE STREET , N. E. Mr. Lewi s Gr oss , 3 124 Bu f ord Hi ghwa y, Atl anta, Geo r g i a , f or Qu i ck 'n Ta st y Sna ck Shops , I n c . An open lo t wi th 60 s paces , se lf an d at te ndan t pa rk ing ; 6 inbound r ese r vo i r s paces ; one e nt ran ce a nd one e x i t on Wes t Pea ch t r e e S t r e e t . Th i s appl i cat i on wa s tab l ed awa i t ing add i t i onal de t a i led i n f ormation about t he propos ed l ay ou t of t he pa rk i ng s ta lls and i sles . �Minutes of the Traffic and Transportation Corrnnission Meeting; August 28 , 1967 ; page 2 C. 185 MARIETTA STREET. Mr. George C. Morr i s . No applica tion had been filed pr i or to the meeting , therefore no action was taken. D. AIR RIGHTS PARKING DE CK o Review of previousl y approved permit. The Traff ic Eng i neer r e corrnnende d a pprova l of pr oposed rev isions in design which are in acc ordance wi t h ex i sting perm i t. The Corrnnission concurred with the Traffic Engineer's recorrnnendation. E. 1200 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. Mr. Fr ank Hazel , Atlantic Realty Company, 10 48 Hurt Bu i ld i ng . An ope n l o t wi t h 66 spaces; self park ing; 5 inbound reservoir spaces; one entrance on Pe ach tree Stree t and one entranc e at Rear Alley; one ex i t on Peach tree Street and one exit at Rear Aliey. It was rec ommended that the poss i b i l ity of making bo th of the Pe achtree Stre e t driveway entrances with exits f r om t he parking lot to t he 20 f oot Al l ey a t the rear of t he pa rk i ng lo t. The Traffic Engineer wa s instruc t ed t o conf er with the applicant and if thi s po int could b e reso l ved s at i sfactorily that the fa cility be ap proved wi th NO LEFT TURNS at the Pea ch tr e e Street driveways. III. REPORT OF TRAFFIC ACC I DENTS; Super in tendent J o L. Moseley. Sergeant Mi chae l Edwards reported that the Fatal Acc ident s were down 9.5%, Injured Ac c ide n t s down 3½"/4~ Pro perty Damage Ac c i dents down 6\%, and the Enforc ement Vi ola t ions Booked (inc luding drunk dr i ving , spe eding and ot her movi ng v i olati ons ) were up 5. 7% . Sergean t Edwa r ds repor t ed the follow ing traffi c ac c ident s through Augus t 27 ~ 196 7, as compa red wit h t he same period i n 1966 . Fat a l Ac c i de n t s Injured Ac ide n t s Pr ope rty Damage Acci dent s 196 7 1966 57 1,77 4 13, 535 63 1,841 14~ 454 15, 366 16 , 358 IV o REPOR T OF THE CI TY TRAFFIC ENGINEER . A. KINGSWOOD LANE, N. W. The Tr aff ic Eng ineer reviewed t he problem which ha d r esulted on �Minute s of the Traffic. a nd Transporta t i on Commi ss i on Meet i ng; August 28 , 1967; pa ge 3 Kingswood Lane due t o the Board of Educat i on's el i mi na ti on of all of t he off =s t reet park i ng for stude n t s and some of t he of f =street park ing for t he fa c ul ty at No rth s i de H' gh School. The Boa r d of Educat ion has take n h i s ~~ep i n conne ction with the expans i on of Nor ths i de Hi gh Sch o 1. They requested t~a t Ki ngswood Lane be made One =Way and that pa rking be pe r mitt ed on bot h s i des of Kings wood Lane du.ring the 1967=68 s choo l year. Th i s r equest wa s made to t he Tr a ffic Engineer i ng Depart~en t approx i matel y two weeks be f ore the openi ng of schoo l . The Tr affic Eng i ne e r advis ed t he Board o f Edu c ation represen t a ':ives t o try t o cont ac t th e res ident s of the ne i ghborhood an · work ou t an ac c e p t able agre emen t. As of Friday ~ Augus t 25~ 1967, n o satis fa c t ory ag reement had bee worked out between the sch ool pe op l e a n d t he residents . Li eu t enant F rre st e r of the At lant a Po l i ce Department an d the Traffic Engine e r to gether a g r e e d tha t the One =Wa y ar r a ngement would be the only pra tical way to minimi ze inconv e ni e nc e an d hazard to he ge ne r al publ ic and that this would be done a s an emergency measure beg inning Monday morn ing 9 Au gus t 28~ 196 7. Th.e Traffi Engi eer f ur ther empha¢L z: ed t hat 9 in hi s op inion, th ' s One =Wa y arrangeme n t wi th parking on both s ides o f the street was a very unsatisfact ory a rrangeme nt and tha t the s chool off ici al s should make s ome ot he r arr a ngements regard i ng s t ud enc and facu l t y parking a n d permit the street to be us e d as a Two=Way s treet . B. STAGGERED HOURSe The Tr aff ic Engineer reviewed the variou s d i s cuss i ons a n d progress which had been made by The Atlanta hambe r of Commerc e 9 The Georgia S tate Hi ghway De partmen t, and o her agenci es in cons i der ing the use of stagge red working hours as a means of i mp roving t raffic con diti ons dur ing peak traffic hours, The Tra ff ic Engineer re comme n ds th i s t e chn ique as a practica l and use f ul traffi i mprov ement tool an d urges that it be ex p lore d full y. c. U. S a DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATTON $ FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMIN I STRATION, NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BUREAU'S HI GHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM. The Tr af fic Engineer r epo r ed progress t o date on th e city and state co nform ing and cooperating with this National Highway Sa fety Program. The first s t ep wh1.ch involv ed ce:rtain e nab l ing leg i sl ation and t he appo intme nt of a Coor dinator of Highway Safety for the State of Georg i a has been t ake n by the S tat e Legis ature and by the Gove rn or. Mr . Ben Jordan 1s t he Coordinator of Highwa y Sa fety for The State of Georgi a . Mr. Jordan' s office- at ~i s requ es t , 1s being furni shed a f6recast for a ten year period of rhe expe diture s aPt1cipated b y �Minutes of the Traffic ar,d Transport a tion Comm i ss i on Meeting; August 28, 1967; page 4 th e City of Atl an ta i n conformi ng wi th t he various st a nda r ds s e t forth in the Hi ghwa y Sa f e t y Ace a nd i n the a dmi nistrat i on of the Highway Sa fety Act by The National Hi ghwiy Sa fet y Bure au. ThQS cost estimate wa s del i vere d by the Tra f fic Engineering Depa rtment to the City Comptroll e r's office on Monday morning, August 28, 1967. Although, at the pre s e nt tim.e ther e are no funds available in this program for tra f f i c e ng ine ering activities, it is desirable that every ef f or t be made to cooperate and that certain planning activities be und e rtak en at the earliest possible date. Do TOPICS PROGRAM - ( Traff::. c Ope rations Program to Increase Capacity and Sa f et y. ) The Traffic Eng ine er rev i e wed the s i tu a t i on a s i t stands toda y and brought the Comm i ss i on up - t ouciate on poss i ble courses of a ct i on open to the Ci ty of Atlant a i n ord e r to cooperate with and par tic ipa'te in this pa rt i cu i a r program, All moneys ava i lable und e r this TOP I CS Program come only t hrou gh The Georg i a State Highway Depa rtment, the pres en t pol i cy of th e Highway De pa rtment must be ch a nge d in or der to pe rm i t mone y of t h i s sort to be s pe nt for th i s purpose . Al so , th e Fe de r a l Agencies are requiring th a t a n Are a -Wi de Pl an on traf f i c ope ra ting i mprovements be developed prior to a ny su bmiss i on of sp e c i fic proj e cts . The Tra ffic Eng i ne e r r e port ed th at he wa s go i ng t o unde r take t o obt a i n an es tima te of th e c ost cf t hi s Area ~Wide Pla n and t hat he was guessing that th e c os t woul d ra nge be t wee n $50,000 and $200,000. He a lso stated tha t he bel ieve d th a t a consul t i n g firm could prepare the pl an wi t h t he ne cessary back- up stud i es and have it ready f or submis s i on i n approximately six months from the date of s tarting. E. ASHB Y STREET AND HUNTER STRE ET. Mr. J . R. Wil s on an d t he Tra f f i c Er,gi r1eer b r ought the Corrnni ss i on up - to- dat e on pl ans to i mp r ove tra f f i c operat i ons at this i n tersection t hrou gh th e use o f Lef t Turn storage lanes on Ashb y Street , approach i ng Hunt e r S tree to The r e be ing no f urther bus ines s 1 Ehe meet i ng wa s ad j ou rned at 3 : 15 p .m. V. NEXT MEETING: Monda y 1 Se p tembe r 25 , 196 7. �