TC - Item 2C - Encinita Avenue Installation of Market Parallel Parking T'sROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION
TO: TRAFFIC COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
FROM: CHRIS MARCARELLO, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2010
SUBJECT: ENCINITA AVENUE —INSTALLATION OF MARKED
PARALLEL PARKING "T'S"
SUMMARY
City staff received a request to review parking conditions along Encinita Avenue north of
Mission Drive and south of Lower Azusa Road. Residents in this area have indicated that
patrons of Rosemead Park use on- street parking along Encinita Avenue and that large
gaps in between vehicles limit available on- street parking. There is a request to install
marked parallel parking spots (Parking `T's ") along the west side of Encinita Avenue to
better delineate parking spaces.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Traffic Commission recommend to the City Council that marked
parallel parking and Parking "T's" be installed along the west side of Encinita Avenue.
DISCUSSION
After the completion of traffic safety enhancements adjacent to Rosemead Park,
Rosemead High School, and Encinita Elementary School, residents asked staff to evaluate
parking conditions along Encinita Avenue, just adjacent to Rosemead Park. The residents
in this area maintain that during peak use times, parking spills over to the east side of
Encinita Avenue. This spillover parking limits available spaces for residential properties on
the east side of the street. Residents felt that marked parking spaces would help to better
delineate parking and help reduce spillover parking.
Encinita Avenue is a 40 foot wide roadway between Mission Drive and Lower Azusa Road.
On- street parking is generally open on both sides of the street with the exception of street
sweeping parking restrictions and some designated no parking areas. Encinita is stop
controlled at Rio Dell Street and there are yellow ladder striped in- pavement flashing
crosswalks at Rose Street and Pitkin Street. The fronting uses include a park on the west
side and residential units on the east side. There is also a parking lot for park users
adjacent to the intersection of Encinita and Rio Dell. The speed limit is 30 mph (25 mph
during school hours) on Encinita Avenue.
After conducting field observations, staff found that parking on Encinita Avenue is in high
demand during weekday morning and late afternoon hours. It was also noticed that some
vehicles park with large gaps in between other adjacent vehicles, possibly limiting the total
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number of vehicles that can park on the west side of the street. The addition of marked
parallel parking T's should help to address gaps between vehicles and ensure that vehicles
will be evenly spaced. Further, the installation of marked spaces will not reduce existing
parking spaces.
A full conceptual detail of Encinita Avenue and marked parallel parking "T's" will be
reviewed at the Commission meeting.
Submitted by:
Chris Marcarello
Public Works Director
Attachment 1: Neighborhood View and On- Street View
Attachment 2: Proposed Marked Parking Locations
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