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Street Types
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Overview: |
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Michigan has become a major thoroughfare, carrying far more traffic than its capacity allows.
According to Santa Monica's circulation element, a residential street such as Michigan is designed to carry less than 2500 cars per day. In 2004, traffic estimates suggest TRIPLE that amount of cars are flooding our residential neighborhood with traffic. |
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4 different designations are assigned to Santa Monica streets: Arterial, Collector, Feeder & Local |
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Arterial |
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34,000 - 64,000 vehicles per day |
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Generally commercial arteries; Carry the majority of traffic; Examples: Wilshire Blvd., Lincoln Blvd. |
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What Happened ? |
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Several factors have contributed to the huge influx of traffic on Michigan. |
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1998 - Stop Light installed at Michigan & Lincoln |
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Collector |
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Under 15,000 vehicles per day |
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Intended to carry traffic between residential neighborhoods & traffic arteries; Examples: Main Street, Broadway |
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Prior to 1998, students accessing SAMO via Michigan, were forced to cross Lincoln Blvd at a crosswalk (no signal) to get the the SAMO entrance at 7th & Michigan. Because Lincoln is a multiple lane street with a lot of traffic, this mix resulted in one student being struck while crossing. Parents and Residents complained, and a stop light was installed at Michigan & Lincoln so students could more easily navigate across Lincoln Blvd. This was necessary & has helped pedestrians and cyclists.
Unfortunately, and perhaps unforseen, the installation of a stop light at Michigan & Lincoln, meant that cars could now get across Lincoln where they previously had too much traffic to do so. |
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Feeder |
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Below 7500 vehicle per day |
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Similar to collector streets but almost solely residential in character;
Examples: Barnard Way, 11th St |
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Local/ Residential |
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Less than 2500 vehicle per day |
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Traffic control devices should be implemented to ensure that the design volumes specified for local and feeder streets are not exceeded by future traffic volumes.
Examples: 10th Street, Michigan Avenue |
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2003 - SAMO drop-off MOVED to 7th & Michigan |
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Prior to 2003, SAMO had drop-offs on Pico and on Olympic Blvds. Over past several years, parents, teachers and city officials tried to find solutions to drop-off concerns & traffic. With absolutely no notification or involvement of the affected neighbors, city officials and SAMO administration created a new dropoff zone at Michigan & 7th. Virtually ALL SAMO traffic is now being routed right through Michigan Avenue. |
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Michigan, by designation, is a Local / Residential Street, yet currently sustains traffic volumes in the range of Feeder or Collector streets, essentially creating a "freeway" in our front yards. |
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For more information about the designated street types, click on the attached document from the Circulation Element |
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Back to HOME PAGE
Neighbors of 9th Street / Michigan Av |
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