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Staff Report Pilot ClosurePREPARED BY: MATT MORLEY Director of Parks and Public Works Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Finance N:\SHARE\COUNCIL REPORTS\2016\08-02-16\11 Traffic Counts from Pilot\FINAL Staff Report - Traffic Pilot.docx7/28/2016 2:12 PM MM MEETING DATE: 08/02/16 ITEM NO: 11 COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT DATE: JULY 25, 2016 TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER SUBJECT: RECEIVE THE REPORT ON THE PILOT CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF SOUTH SANTA CRUZ AVENUE TO ADDRESS CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC, AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH TRAFFIC PATTERNS INCREASING COMPENSATION BY $32,288 FOR A TOTAL OF $57,288, AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON NEXT STEPS. RECOMMENDATION: Receive the report on the pilot closure of a portion of South Santa Cruz Avenue to address cut through traffic, authorize the Town Manager to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement (Attachment 1) with Traffic Patterns increasing compensation by $32,288 for a total of $57,288, and provide direction on next steps. BACKGROUND: On June 2, 2016 the Town Council directed staff to implement a temporary partial closure of South Santa Cruz Avenue at Wood Road for three consecutive weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning on June 25. This pilot closure included the provision for significant data collection in order to facilitate a review of the impacts of the closure. On June 29, 2016, Town staff provided an update at a Special Meeting of the Town Council following the first weekend closure. The closure consisted of a temporary traffic circle on South Santa Cruz Avenue at Wood Road. The traffic circle facilitated receiving traffic from the northbound Highway 17 off-ramp and Wood Road as well as providing for closing the southbound direction on South Santa Cruz Avenue (and the Highway 17 southbound on-ramp) and providing a turnaround opportunity for southbound traffic. The ongoing weekend closure of Tait Avenue and Massol Avenue at Highway 9 continued through the pilot. In addition, Broadway Avenue was closed to through traffic due to construction activities associated with the concrete repaving. To collect data, traffic counters were installed at downtown signalized intersections to capture traffic movements. This allowed for specific counting of each movement at the intersections. Tube counters PAGE 2 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: PILOT CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF SOUTH SANTA CRUZ AVENUE AUGUST 2, 2016 BACKGROUND (cont’d): were installed at numerous locations to provide additional counts of through moving traffic. In addition, data were collected on drive times for a number of routes through Town. Finally, visual inspections of downtown parking provided information on activity levels in the downtown. Collectively this data provide information on the impacts of the closure. DISCUSSION: Pilot Weekend Review During the first day of the closure, advance messaging and signage on the streets proved ineffective at keeping traffic from reaching the traffic circle at Wood Road. This resulted in significant congestion in both directions within the downtown as vehicles had to return to Highway 9 for entry to Highway 17. Through the traffic control company, staff made adjustments throughout the morning. By mid-afternoon traffic reaching the traffic circle was ignoring roadway signage, largely due to the tendency of drivers to follow directions from mapping applications such as those used on smart phones. Subsequent days improved dramatically as signage was increased and the mapping applications began to reflect the closure. During the first two weekends of the closure, observed activity in the downtown appeared light. Parking spaces were readily available along Santa Cruz Avenue and in the parking lots. During the third weekend of closure, the activity in the downtown appeared to increase significantly. Only limited parking was available along Santa Cruz Avenue and the parking lots to Grays Lane were full, with some parking available in the lot between Grays Lane and Royce Street and subsequent lots. Pedestrian traffic on the streets seemed to reflect the same activity. Pre- and Post- Pilot Weekend Review The traffic was moderate in the downtown on the weekends both immediately prior to and immediately after the closure weekends. Very limited queuing occurred through the downtown or at Highway 9. As an example, Highway 9 queued from Santa Cruz Avenue to Massol Avenue only on a couple occasions and the queues cleared fairly quickly. On both weekends, adequate parking was available along Santa Cruz Avenue and in the parking lots. Numeric data documenting these observations is discussed below under Data Collection. On Saturday, July 23, two weekends following the closure, a dramatic shift in traffic occurred. Congestion of local streets, including residential streets, approached or matched previous record congestion levels. Residents documented numerous examples of traffic issues throughout the greater downtown area. Reports of accidents on Highway 17 and events in Santa Cruz County may have exacerbated the traffic problems. Traffic on Sunday, July 24 was much lighter. Traffic Mapping Applications There are three main traffic mapping applications: Apple Maps (aka TomTom), Google Maps, and Waze. Parks and Public Works has been working with Waze and staff are able to proactively insert PAGE 3 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: PILOT CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF SOUTH SANTA CRUZ AVENUE AUGUST 2, 2016 DISCUSSION (cont’d): closures within that application. The other applications receive one way information from staff, making it difficult to know when closures are incorporated proactively and when they are identified through crowd sourced information. When an application has an identified closure, it no longer routes vehicles through that location, making this a key element in successfully communicating a closure. As noted above, traffic mapping applications were slow to incorporate the closures and this was observed on the first weekend as drivers and passengers arrived at the traffic circle still looking at the directions on their electronic devices. As noted above, these occurrences decreased significantly in the second and third weekend as all three applications began reflecting the closure information. Throughout the weekends leading up to the closure, the weekends of the closure, and the subsequent weekends, the mapping applications continued to direct vehicles through Los Gatos local streets in order to avoid Highway 17. From Highway 85 southbound, this typically resulted in directions through Saratoga and along Highway 9 or along Winchester Boulevard to Highway 9. From Highway 85 northbound, the directions included exiting at Bascom Avenue and proceeding along Los Gatos Boulevard to Highway 9 or on extreme days, exiting at Union Avenue and proceeding to Blossom Hill and then to Los Gatos Boulevard or crossing to University Avenue or Santa Cruz Avenue. At times smaller residential streets were also provided as routes. From Highway 17 southbound, directions included exiting at Camden Avenue or Lark Avenue and proceeding south along Winchester Boulevard to Highway 9. The closure seemed to have little impact on these routes. Factors Contributing to Weekend Traffic Comparing weekend traffic from one year to the next demonstrates how unpredictable it can be. As an example, the 4th of July weekend in 2015 was extremely impactful to local streets. Traffic this year was comparatively lighter, even considering the closure. The impacts of July 23 demonstrate yet another heavy traffic weekend, whereas the previous weekend, July 16, was relatively light. Several factors may contribute to heavier traffic:  Weather seems to play a significant role. Warmer temperatures seem to drive increased levels of traffic. Even more, periods where the week leading into the weekend are exceptionally warm, seem to drive especially heavy traffic.  Events in Santa Cruz County that draw larger crowds, such as the Wharf to Wharf run that took place on Sunday, July 24, logically contribute to the volume of vehicles.  Holiday weekends also seem to create higher traffic levels. The 4th of July may have been an exception this year. Traffic on local streets was lighter, but review of data may show an impact on freeways. The Memorial Day weekend was particularly heavy this year. The Labor Day weekend may be the last big summer weekend for beach traffic.  Accidents on Highway 17 south of Santa Cruz Avenue dramatically impact local roads. Ultimately traffic may be impacted by a series of factors where one alone may not make as significant an impact. PAGE 4 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: PILOT CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF SOUTH SANTA CRUZ AVENUE AUGUST 2, 2016 DISCUSSION (cont’d): Data Collection The Town implemented multiple data collection efforts, as noted above. Attachment 2, a report from the Town’s consultant, Traffic Patterns, provides for some preliminary data analysis. The data review continues and the collection of data will provide for the basis of any future efforts towards closures. The individual data points or data collection methods do not, by themselves, tell the full story. Rather the data need to be reviewed as a package with the various data points building a scenario. As the number of variables or inputs grows, it becomes more and more difficult to identify cause and effect. One area of importance is the relationship of traffic volume to roadway capacity. While conducting traffic counts on the weekends, the data demonstrate a steady increase in vehicle counts until the roadway becomes saturated. At that point the congestion causes speeds to slow significantly and this in turn actually decreases the number of vehicles that can get through a section roadway. The data reflect this during the cut through traffic weekends. Intuitively one might anticipate an exponential growth in the number of vehicles, where in reality the number of vehicles that pass through a location in a particular period of time actually declines significantly. For this reason, hose counts and intersection counts are only a part of the bigger picture. Drive time data provide another data point. The drive time data compare the amount of time it takes to travel between set points. The consultant report spends a good deal of time evaluating drive time as a means for understanding the traffic levels throughout the Town. For the most part, the drive time reflects exponential increases in drive time as the routes approach Highway 9. This aligns with the idea that, because of mapping applications, drivers are directed to take alternative routes until those routes begin to converge, as they do at Highway 9 (or South Santa Cruz Avenue when the closure was not in place). Caltrans collects data on an ongoing basis from various permanent data collection points along Highway 17. During the closure, the data demonstrated a decrease in the volume and speeds along Highway 17 (see chart on following page). This reflects the impacts that the closure may have had on the freeway system. Specifically, by keeping more vehicles on the freeway, speeds and volumes decreased. This provides another data point in the review of increasingly available information. PAGE 5 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: PILOT CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF SOUTH SANTA CRUZ AVENUE AUGUST 2, 2016 DISCUSSION (cont’d): Downtown Businesses Town staff attended a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce on July 19 to hear input from businesses specific to the closure. The input at that meeting was mixed, with some businesses identifying a significant impact from the closure while others reflecting the opposite; that cut through traffic stifled business. Because attendance at the meeting was light, Town staff is conducting a broader door to door survey of businesses. The results of this survey will be provided to the Town Council in an Addendum once it becomes available. Beyond the very important perceived immediate impact on businesses may be the long term impact in changing the dynamics of the downtown. Some degree of economic study may be warranted to determine how much business is generated long term due to cut through traffic returning, potentially weeks later, to the charming downtown they drove through on the way to the coast. Maintaining an Ongoing Closure Through this project, the Town has been able to gather data and public input in an effort to understand impacts and ways to implement the Towns Transportation Element of the City's Comprehensive General Plan. More specifically, Vehicle Code Section 21101(f) allows for temporarily closing a portion of any street to implement the Transportation Element of the Town’s Comprehensive General Plan. The specific Transportation Element goals and policies that the Town is analyzing through this project are as follows: 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 8 a.m.9 a.m.10 a.m.11a.m.12 noon 1 p.m.2 p.m.3 p.m.4p.m.5 p.m. Ve h i c l e S p e e d s ( M P H ) Ve h i c l e V o l u m e s Time of Day Highway 17 Volume and Speed Comparison Before & During Closure Saturday Volume Before Closure Saturday Volume During Closure Speeds Before Closure Speeds During Closure PAGE 6 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: PILOT CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF SOUTH SANTA CRUZ AVENUE AUGUST 2, 2016 DISCUSSION (cont’d): • Make effective use of the traffic-carrying ability of Los Gatos’ arterials and collectors while considering the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, and adjacent residents. • Monitor traffic flow and roadway conditions. Identify deficiencies and develop improvement measures for roadways and intersections on a continuous basis. • Consider using roundabouts as an alternative to signalized or traditionally controlled intersections to calm traffic and increase the capacity of intersections. • Develop and adopt standards for arterial and collector streets pursuant to the functional classification of the local circulation system. The characteristics of these streets shall protect the integrity of the circulation system and protect neighborhood streets from the intrusion of through traffic. • Minimize opportunities for regionally-generated traffic to cut through Los Gatos. • Work with other local jurisdictions and the State to develop effective ways to reduce regionally generated Highway 17 congestion and cross-town traffic that do not involve adding freeway lanes or interchanges. • Inhibit the flow of through traffic in established neighborhoods to the extent feasible, without impacting the freedom of movement of residents or diverting traffic to other neighborhood streets. • Consider traffic calming devices such as lane narrowing, widening medians, or heavy landscaping to discourage cross-town commute and short-cut traffic. However, the partial closure of South Santa Cruz Avenue at Wood Road on a temporary pilot basis to allow for data collection has received some criticism. Most notably, some have questioned the impact the closure has on the freeway onramp and the legality of the action. To date Caltrans has been silent on the action the Town has taken. Staff from Caltrans was on site for several of the closures to observe the impacts, but no approval was issued by Caltrans. Caltrans directed inquiries they received from the public back to the Town. The Town should be prepared for Caltrans to take an official position with any future closure. Since the State has preempted the entire field of traffic control, if the Town moves towards installation of a permanent traffic circle at the intersection of South Santa Cruz Avenue and Wood Road/Hwy 17 on-ramp, there will need to be extensive studies, public hearings, and approval from Caltrans. Although there is precedent, Caltrans seldom closes on-ramps permanently and such a significant change may not be in the interest of the Town. Alternatives to the Wood Road Closure The Wood Road location provides an ideal location for a closure as it allows for full access to downtown businesses and residences, allows for a turnaround, and eliminates opportunities for vehicles to bypass the closure by selecting alternative streets. There are, however, other alternatives. These have not been explored due to the significant cost and resources required for coordination, but may provide an option for the future. Each of these has difficulties that make it more difficult to implement. One such idea is the closure of Santa Cruz Avenue for all or part of the section between Broadway and Highway 9. This could take the form of an expanded farmers market, a downtown street fair, opening of PAGE 7 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: PILOT CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF SOUTH SANTA CRUZ AVENUE AUGUST 2, 2016 DISCUSSION (cont’d): the streets to businesses for short term use, or some other creative idea. This could include participation by local business in organizing, promoting, and paying for the expenses related to the closure. Due to the amount of effort, this may not be feasible for more than one weekend a year. This option also requires managing the traffic exiting northbound Highway 17 at Santa Cruz Avenue. Of a longer term nature, the conversion of Santa Cruz Avenue to a one way street travelling north concurrent with converting University Avenue to one way travelling south, may discourage cut through traffic. Some consideration for preventing increased cut through in the Almond Grove neighborhood would need to be included in this review as well. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS As discussed in this report, staff recommends that the Council receive the information on the pilot closure of a portion of South Santa Cruz Avenue to address cut through traffic. In addition, staff recommends that the Council authorize the Town Manager to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement (Attachment 1) with Traffic Patterns increasing the compensation by $32,288 to a total of $57,288. This increase is explained under Fiscal Impact below. Finally, staff looks forward to receiving direction from the Town Council regarding potential next steps. ALTERNATIVES The Council could direct staff to continue the pilot closure in order to collect additional information for 1) the Labor Day weekend; 2) all weekends for the rest of the summer; or 3) any combination of weekends. Staff has not made any of these recommendations as the continuation of an even temporary road closure may require permits from Caltrans and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) evaluation, including traffic studies. These efforts will require a significant resource investment that has not been identified. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required. COORDINATION: This report has been coordinated with the Police Department, Office of Economic Vitality, Finance Department, and the Town Attorney. FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this project comes from the FY2016/17 Cut Through Traffic Capital Improvement Project as identified in the following table. PAGE 8 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: PILOT CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF SOUTH SANTA CRUZ AVENUE AUGUST 2, 2016 FISCAL IMPACT (cont’d): The Data Collection and a portion of the Consultant Analysis are costs incurred to enable Traffic Patterns to study cut through traffic through the summer. The First Amendment to the Agreement will increase the compensation by $32,288, bringing the total contract to an amount not to exceed $57,288. Estimates of the staffing costs are approximately $7,700 which includes hourly employees from Parks and Public Works and the Police Department. Not included in the staffing costs above are salaried staff from Parks and Public Works and the Police Department who spent many hours preparing for the closure and were present onsite for all of the closure weekends. Attachments: 1. Amendment to the Agreement with Traffic Patterns 2. Traffic Patterns Consultant Report 3. Public Comment received through 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2016 Carryforward Adopted Available Expended/ Amount Budget Appropriation Encumbered Available FY 2016/17 Fiscal Impact FY 2015/16 FY 2016/17 FY 2016/17 FY 2016/17 Balance Cut-Through Traffic Mitigation Project 471-813-0229 215,000$ -$ 215,000$ 66,023$ 148,977$ TOTALS 215,000$ -$ 215,000$ 66,023$ 148,977$ Traffic Control 28,935$ Data Collection - Fixed Point 25,013$ Consultant Analysis - Floating Car Study, Traffic Control Diagrams, Report 12,075$ TOTALS 66,023$ PROJECT 813-0229 TOTAL EXPENDITURES/ENCUMBRANCES BY CATEGORY: 1 of 1 First Amendment to Agreement for Services – Traffic Patterns – Cut Through Traffic Attachment 1 FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES This FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES is dated for identification this 1st day of July, 2016 and amends that certain Agreement for Services dated July 27, 2015, made by and between the Town of Los Gatos, ("Town,") and Traffic Patterns (“Service Provider.”) RECITALS A. Town and Service Provider entered into an Agreement for Services on July 27, 2015, (“Agreement”), a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference as Attachment 1 to this Amendment. B. Town desires to amend the scope of services. C. Town desires to amend the Agreement to extend the Term of the agreement. C. Town desires to increase the compensation for additional services. AMENDMENT 1. Section 2.1 Scope of Services is amended to read: Service Provider shall provide the additional services as described in the proposal provided to the Town and attached as Exhibit A to this Amendment. 2. Section 2.2 Term and Time of Performance is amended to read: The term of the Agreement for Services is extended through December 31, 2016. 3. Section 2.6 Compensation is amended to read: Compensation for services shall not exceed $57,288 inclusive of all costs. Payment shall be based upon Town approval of each task. 4. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Town and Service Provider have executed this Amendment. Town of Los Gatos Traffic Patterns: By: _______________________________ ______________________________ Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager Name: Title: 2 Department Approval: _______________________________________ Matt Morley Director of Parks and Public Works Approved as to Form: s Gatos, California ______________________________ Robert Schultz, Town Attorney   Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net  July 25, 2016    Town of Los Gatos  Attn:  Lisa Peterson  41 Miles Avenue  Los Gatos, CA  95033    TECH MEMO:  Town of Los Gatos Freeway Cut‐Through Traffic Study – Phase 2      Southbound Highway 17 On‐Ramp Closure at Santa Cruz Avenue        Introduction      The Town of Los Gatos implemented a temporary closure of the Santa Cruz Avenue on‐ramp to  Highway 17 Southbound during the Summer 2016 over three weekends in June and July  between the hours of 9AM to 3PM.  The closure involved installation of a temporary  roundabout using traffic cones and traffic control personnel at the intersection of Santa Cruz  Avenue & Wood Road along with an extensive signage program and outreach effort to advise  motorists towards alternative routes to Highway 17 Southbound.  This temporary closure was  intended to help collect traffic data for analysis and authorized by the Town Council at its June  7, 2016 meeting for the weekends between June 25th and July 17th, including the holiday on  Monday, July 4th.    The closure was coordinated closely with the California Department of Transportation –  Caltrans but no official permits or agreements were developed as part of the closure knowing  that the effort was intended mainly to conduct observations and collect data to help advise  policy decisions regarding a broader analysis in the future.    Traffic Patterns, in partnership with Traffic Data Services, is assisting the Town of Los Gatos with  traffic data collection and analysis.  Traffic data collection focused on travel time data along  selected corridors in the town and on the freeways, and traffic volume data at select  intersections and street segments in the Town.  Traffic Patterns also developed the traffic  control plans used as part of the temporary on‐ramp closure implementation including the  placement of advanced warning signage and message boards, see Exhibit A.  The closure itself  was implemented and managed by Statewide Traffic Safety & Signs under a separate contract  with the Town.    To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016   Page: 2 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net    Traffic Data Collection      Traffic data collection was focused over four weekends by both Traffic Patterns and Town staff:    Pre‐closure Period   Conducted over the weekend of June 18th   Travel Time data collection was conducted on Saturday, June 18th   Traffic volume data collection was conducted on Sunday, June 19th (Father’s Day)    Closure Period    Travel Time and traffic volume counts were conducted on Saturday, June 25th,  Sunday, June 26th, Saturday, July 2nd, and Sunday, July 3rd   Town staff collected travel time only data on the 3rd weekend closure, Saturday July  9th and Sunday July 10th     Post‐closure Period    Town staff collected travel time only data on the weekend of July 16th    Town staff collected volume data on the weekend of July 16th      Travel Time traffic data collection includes using a “floating car” to travel down street corridors.   As the vehicle travels down the corridor time stamps are collected at key intersections and  compared against different time runs.  Travel Time data is helpful in identifying increase or  decreases in vehicle travel time based on changes in roadway conditions and best represents  the experience of the traveling public with time as a common denominator.    Two types of traffic volume data were collected:  Turning Movement Count data at select  intersections, and Traffic Volume data along street corridors.    Turning Movement Count data includes the use of image sensors at intersections that track and  count the number of vehicle turning left/proceeding straight/right per approach at an  intersection; pedestrian and bicycle counts are also collected as part of this process.  Traffic  Volume data counts include the use of roadway tubes and counters to track the volume of cars  traveling on each approach of the roadway; volume only data is collected.  Neither turning  movement count, nor tube count data account for delay on a roadway, delay is estimated by  combining these data sets with travel time data.         To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016   Page: 3 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net  The intersections or roadway sections where traffic data collection was conducted as part of  the project include:    Travel Time Runs Corridors   Winchester Blvd‐Santa Cruz Avenue (Highway 85 Ramps to Wood Rd)   University Avenue (Lark Avenue to Main St)   Los Gatos Boulevard‐Main St (Highway 85 in San Jose to Santa Cruz Av)   Highway 85 South to Highway 17 South (Winchester Blvd Exit to Santa Cruz On‐ Ramp)   Highway 85 North to Highway 17 South (Bascom Avenue Exit to Santa Cruz On‐ Ramp)   Highway 9 (Quito Road to Los Gatos Boulevard)    Intersection Turning Movement Counts   Highway 9 & Santa Cruz Av   Highway 9 & University Av   Highway 9 & Los Gatos Blvd   Main St & Santa Cruz Av   Main St & University Av   Winchester Blvd & Lark Av   Winchester Blvd & Lark Av    Roadway Tube (Volume Only) Counts   Hwy 9 – West of Montgomery   Hwy 9 – Between Santa Cruz Av & University Av   Hwy 9 – Between Tait Av & Santa Cruz Av    Santa Cruz Av – North of Highway 9   Santa Cruz Av – South of Highway 9   University Av – North of Highway 9   University AV – South of Highway 9   Santa Cruz – South of Broadway‐Montebello    Caltrans focused its traffic data collection by monitoring vehicle volume and speed along  Highway 17 during the trial closure period.  Caltrans used existing sensors embedded within the  roadway to collect its data and it is discussed further within this report.      To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016   Page: 4 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net    Travel Time Observations      The closure of the Highway 17 southbound on‐ramp at Santa Cruz Av occurred over three  weekends between June 25th and July 10th, including the 4th of July Holiday.  The first weekend  of the closure received minimal public advertisement.  The subsequent two weekends received  a larger public outreach effort that included a public news release and advertisement of the  closure on mobile applications including Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze.    The first day of the closure, June 25th, resulted in the significant increases in travel time across  the city on all monitored routes, due likely to the limited public outreach and limited advanced  warning signage to guide motorists away from the closure at Wood Road.  The first day  deployment provided the Town with important information regarding placement of advanced  warning signs that were implemented promptly on subsequent days.   Starting on the second  weekend of July 2nd, the town’s efforts to conduct additional public outreach resulted in key  web‐based mobile application developers highlighting the closure and noting it on their user  interfaces resulting in improvements in travel time across the town.    Figures 1 and 2 show the change in travel times along the north‐south Winchester Boulevard‐ Santa Cruz Avenue and Los Gatos Boulevard‐Main Street corridors through the pre‐closure,  closure and post closure periods respectively.    Each figure shows a similar trend in that as the closure period continued, travel times through  the town decreased, meaning it took less time to travel from one end of the town to the other.   On the Winchester Boulevard‐Santa Cruz Avenue corridor travel times spiked on the first  weekend to almost 52‐minutes between Highway 85 to Wood Road compared to a 16‐minute  travel time on the pre‐closure weekend.  After proper public noticing and continued public  education on mobile applications, the travel time on the 3rd weekend dropped to almost 14‐ minutes, a 2‐minute or 13% improvement compared to the pre‐closure condition.    Along the Los Gatos Boulevard‐Main Street corridor a similar trend results is noted with travel  times increases on the first day of the closure to almost 27‐minutes, up almost 11‐minutes from  the pre‐closure condition.  As the trial close continued travel times on Los Gatos Boulevard‐ Main Street were 2‐minutes faster (13% improvement) compared to the pre‐closure condition.     University Avenue, a popular north‐south alternative to Winchester Boulevard and Los Gatos  Boulevard, no pre‐closure travel time data was collected but the travel time data collected  during the close period noted a similar trend.  It is worth noting though that travel times on the  final weekend of the trial closure were 3‐minutes better compared to post‐closure data  comparisons, or 33% better, see Figure 3.   T o :   M a t t   M o r l e y     S u b j e c t :   H i g h w a y   1 7   C u t   T h r o u g h   T r a f f i c   S t u d y   2 0 1 6     D a t e :   J u l y   2 5 ,   2 0 1 6    P a g e :   5   o f   1 9     Tr a f f i c   P a t t e r n s   •   P O   B O X   2 5   •   D a n v i l l e ,   C A     9 4 5 2 6   •   O :   ( 4 0 8 )   9 16 ‐ 8 1 4 1   •   w w w . t r a f f i c p a t t e r n s . n e t     Fi g u r e   1   Wi n c h e s t e r   B o u l e v a r d ‐ S a n t a   C r u z   Av e n u e   T r a v e l   T i m e   C o m p a r i s o n s                        T o :   M a t t   M o r l e y     S u b j e c t :   H i g h w a y   1 7   C u t   T h r o u g h   T r a f f i c   S t u d y   2 0 1 6     D a t e :   J u l y   2 5 ,   2 0 1 6    P a g e :   6   o f   1 9     Tr a f f i c   P a t t e r n s   •   P O   B O X   2 5   •   D a n v i l l e ,   C A     9 4 5 2 6   •   O :   ( 4 0 8 )   9 16 ‐ 8 1 4 1   •   w w w . t r a f f i c p a t t e r n s . n e t     Fi g u r e   2   Lo s   G a t o s   B o u l e v a r d ‐ M a i n   S t r ee t   T r a v e l   T i m e   C o m p a r i s o n s                          T o :   M a t t   M o r l e y     S u b j e c t :   H i g h w a y   1 7   C u t   T h r o u g h   T r a f f i c   S t u d y   2 0 1 6     D a t e :   J u l y   2 5 ,   2 0 1 6    P a g e :   7   o f   1 9     Tr a f f i c   P a t t e r n s   •   P O   B O X   2 5   •   D a n v i l l e ,   C A     9 4 5 2 6   •   O :   ( 4 0 8 )   9 16 ‐ 8 1 4 1   •   w w w . t r a f f i c p a t t e r n s . n e t   Fi g u r e   3   Un i v e r s i t y   A v e n u e   T r a v e l   T i m e   C o m p a r i s o n s                             To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016   Page: 8 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net  Along the Highway 85‐Highway 17 corridors, increases in travel times are noted comparing  available 2015 data sets to the first two weekends of the trial closure, see Figure 4.    Figure 4  Highway 85 South (Winchester Blvd) to Highway 17 Travel Time Comparisons          From Southbound Highway 85 (Winchester Blvd) to Highway 17, a nearly 7‐minute increase in  travel times or 33% increase is noted and is consistent with increases noted by Caltrans in their  data collection analysis, see Figure 5.  The travel time runs do not account for delays due to  crashes on the freeways or other extenuating factors.  Traffic Patterns cautions in drawing any  firm conclusions from the highway data other than that additional data should be collected  over time to help validate any policy recommendations regarding on‐going ramp closures  impacts.  For example, Traffic Patterns did not conduct any travel time runs on Highway 17  north of Highway 85 but did note visual observations regarding queue lengths and saw them to  be no different that 2015 with queues extending regularly to Camden Avenue and periodically  to Hamilton Avenue so it is difficult to conclude if the trial closure alone resulted in the  increased travel times given no notable difference in queue lengths.          To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016   Page: 9 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net  Figure 5  Caltrans – Highway 17 Volume and Speed Comparison  Pre‐Closure versus Closure Period           0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11a.m. 12  noon 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4p.m. 5 p.m. Ve h i c l e   S p e e d s   ( M P H ) Ve h i c l e   V o l u m e s Time of Day Saturday Volume Before Closure Saturday Volume During Closure Speeds Before Closure Speeds During Closure   To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016    Page:  10 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net      Traffic Volume Data Observations      With the implementation of the temporary closure over the three weekends trial period a  reduction in vehicle volume throughput was noted, specifically on the first day closure  (Saturday, 6/25) followed by a slight increase on the subsequent day.  This unusual observation  was a topic of discussion during the Town Council’s meeting on June 29th following the first  weekend implementation.      Figure 6  Roadway Level of Service Diagram  Example Traffic Volumes                 To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016    Page:  11 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net  Figure 6 illustrates how the Level of Service of a roadway typically operates as increased vehicle  volume is added to the roadway and eventually exceeding capacity.  When the volume is within  the roadway capacity (left of the crest in the Figure 6) the street performs well, typically at  Level of Service (LOS) D or better.   Once the incoming roadway volume begins to exceeds the  streets capacity (right of the crest in the Figure 6) motorists begin to immediately experience  delay.  This the typical experience in Los Gatos during weekend conditions when cut‐through  traffic uses local streets to bypass portions of Highway 17 north of the Santa Cruz Avenue on‐ ramp and was exacerbated the first day of the closure trial period.    Roadway capacity has many influencing factors including number of travel lanes, green time at  traffic signalized intersections, and side street roadway friction such as on‐street parking  (parallel parking movements) or even driveway activity, to name just a few examples.  As soon  as the capacity at any section of the roadway is met the point influences the incoming traffic  volumes behind it increasing travel times on a corridor.  In the case of the Los Gatos Boulevard  corridor where lane reduce from 3‐lanes southbound to eventually 1‐lane southbound Nino  Avenue, each lane reduction influences the volumes and travel times.    Low vehicle volumes on a roadway within a downtown may sound appealing, but this typically  represents poor economic activity.  Striking the right balance of roadway LOS is as much a  function of roadway planning as it is land use planning and strong economic development  promotion.  Strong economic activity in a robust downtown environment may be more in line  with a roadway LOS C‐D environment.    As the Town of Los Gatos continues to explore semi‐permanent closure of the Santa Cruz  Avenue on‐ramp to southbound Highway 17 to deter cut‐through traffic that does not benefit  the local economy, accompanying economic development activities should be considered to  continue to attract local business activity. This is an activity that did not take place during the 3‐ weekend trial closure period and should be considered as policy recommendations are made.   In essence, the public was advised to use alternate routes around Downtown Los Gatos but the  public was not given strong incentives to visit Los Gatos either.    The traffic data in Figure 7 compares the change in traffic patterns at the Highway 9 & University  Avenue intersection from August 8, 2015 against the first two Saturdays of the trial closure, June  25th and July 2nd in the peak 2‐hour period between 11AM to 1PM.  The data shows a 23% drop  in volume in the eastbound direction towards the Highway 9 ramps due likely to the associated  increase in Level of Service of the roadway and delay increase in moving along the corridor.  On  the second weekend during the same period volumes increased 14% compared to 2015 as  motorists adjusted to the new roadway conditions.  Figure 8 shows the comparable travel time  conditions along Highway 9 and notes the decreased travel times which accommodate additional  roadway volume.       To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016    Page:  12 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net  Figure 7  Highway 9 & University Avenue  2015 vs First Two Weekend Closure Conditions        Exhibit B includes similar turning movement data for several other intersections in the Town  along with Data Observations.  Notable observations from Exhibit B include trending activity  towards the Lark Avenue ramps as the trial proceeded hinting towards the fact that the  improved advanced warning signage was successful in guiding traffic to Highway 17 away from  Downtown.   T o :   M a t t   M o r l e y     S u b j e c t :   H i g h w a y   1 7   C u t   T h r o u g h   T r a f f i c   S t u d y   2 0 1 6     D a t e :   J u l y   2 5 ,   2 0 1 6     P a g e :   1 3   o f   1 9     Tr a f f i c   P a t t e r n s   •   P O   B O X   2 5   •   D a n v i l l e ,   C A     9 4 5 2 6   •   O :   ( 4 0 8 )   9 16 ‐ 8 1 4 1   •   w w w . t r a f f i c p a t t e r n s . n e t     Fi g u r e   8   Hi g h w a y   9   T r a v e l   T i m e   C o m p a r i s o n   C h a r t   Pr e ‐ c l o s u r e   W e e k e n d   v s   T r i a l   C l o s u r e   P e r i o d          To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016    Page:  14 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net      Recommendations      Dynamic – Advanced Warning Signage  Advanced Warning Signage throughout the Town of Los Gatos improved each week of the trial  closure with additional messages guiding motorists towards Lark Avenue near the north end of  town.  This appears to have been crucial in reducing traffic volumes and improving travel times  towards the downtown area.  At Winchester Boulevard & Lark Avenue the town reduced the  southbound Winchester Boulevard capacity north of Lark Avenue to one lane to highlight the  need to turn left towards Lark Avenue to reach Highway 17 and this appears to have proven  effective without notable impacts to roadway capacity (see Exhibit A).    On Los Gatos Boulevard a large changeable message sign was installed just north of Lark  Avenue.  Traffic Patterns notes the sign having been slightly more difficult to read than the  other changeable message sign because the type of sign used resulted in a “washout” of the  sign message as the sun traversed across the sky midday.  There was still increased right turn  traffic towards Lark Avenue so the sign placement was still effective.    Traffic Patterns recommends the use of multiple fixed dynamic message signs along both  Winchester Boulevard and Los Gatos Boulevard to encourage turns onto Lark Avenue towards  Highway 17 during all weekend.  Dynamic signage north of Lark Avenue would be appropriate  whether or not future closures of the Santa Cruz Avenue on‐ramp occur.    Traffic Signal Timing along Highway 9  Caltrans did not make any traffic signal timing modifications along Highway 9 in advance or  during the trial closure period.  Movements that may have benefitted from timing modifications  include the southbound left turn movements from Santa Cruz Avenue and University Avenue  towards the Highway 17 ramps and the through movements of Highway 9 at each intersection.   Traffic signal timing modifications can include increasing the cycle lengths of the coordinated  traffic signal system with longer green time allocations to these movements.  The cycle length  changes can be stepped gradually each hour starting at 10AM to accommodate increases in  traffic volume to 1PM with reductions thereafter back to normal conditions.  The turning  movement count data collected as part of this study will be shared with Caltrans so that they  can consider future traffic signal timing modifications.    Southbound Highway 9 On‐Ramp to Highway 17  As traffic adjusted to the temporary closure at the Santa Cruz Avenue on‐ramp, the Highway 9  on‐ramp to southbound Highway 17 saw increased traffic volumes. Traffic Patterns  recommends entering into discussions with Caltrans to study widening of the on‐ramp to a 2‐ lane on‐ramp facility to help add stacking capacity from Eastbound Highway 9.  Widening just  the on‐ramp facility would focus capacity without significantly impacting the rural environment    To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016    Page:  15 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net  of the Highway 9/Highway 17 interchange area.  A focused on‐ramp widening does not address  downstream capacity issues on Highway 17 continuing on into Santa Cruz County but it may  provide enough capacity on Highway 9 to turning movements from Santa Cruz Avenue and  University Avenue onto Highway 9.    Winchester Boulevard & Lark Avenue  The westbound Lark Avenue approach currently has two left turns lanes onto southbound  Winchester Boulevard.  Immediately south of Lark Avenue the southbound Winchester  Boulevard capacity is reduced to one lane.  Traffic Patterns recommend either a roundabout  facility design at the intersection or restricting the southbound receiving lanes to one lane and  accommodating the approaches as necessary to encourage movements towards the Lark  Avenue Highway 17 ramps.    Los Gatos Blvd & Nino Avenue  Southbound Los Gatos Boulevard narrows to one southbound lane just north of Nino Avenue.   The reduced capacity for the southbound movements before the Nino Avenue intersection  results in queues that can extend to Roberts Rd‐Shannon Rd.  Traffic Patterns recommends  extending the two southbound lane configuration on Los Gatos Boulevard to south of Nino  Avenue to improve roadway capacity.  The additional capacity increase would benefit both  weekend commute traffic and school commute traffic during weekdays.    ITS Infrastructure – Travel Time Data Collection Equipment  Traffic Patterns recommends the installation of Bluetooth‐based Travel Time traffic data  collection equipment such as BlueToad by TrafficCast.  This equipment can be installed at  signalized intersections town wide to inform on trends that impact roadway operations.  This  type of equipment pings Bluetooth enabled mobile devices or connected vehicles as the vehicle  travels down the corridor to estimate travel time.  The same equipment can be used to  estimate duration in the downtown area if equipment were installed at entry/exit points to  help advise economic development activity.  Amenity is preserved as part of the data collection  equipment by limiting data to Bluetooth codes only.    Semi‐Permanent On‐Ramp Closure  Travel time and traffic volume data collected as part of this project shows positive trends in  reducing cut‐through traffic through the Town of Los Gatos although increased travel time on  Highway 17 was also noted.  Traffic Patterns recommends continuing discussions with Caltrans  to conduct a larger scale analysis in the future over a longer period of time such as an entire  Summer season.  On‐going trial data collection can be negotiated under a standard  encroachment permit process knowing the information would advise a larger environmental  assessment process.         To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016    Page:  16 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net  Mobile‐Map Application Coordination  Following the formal announcement of the trial closure by the Town, both Google‐Waze and  Apple map applications noted the closures on their consumer user interface applications.  This  was crucial in advising motorists away from the closure.  Town staff also coordinated closely  with Google‐Waze staff to deprioritize the classification of specific roadways such as Tait  Avenue as a priority linkage in rerouting algorithms.  Traffic Patterns recommend continuing  discussions with firms such as Google‐Waze and Apple to help advise future closures and  deprioritize residential‐based corridors.    Alternative Santa Cruz Avenue‐University Avenue Configurations  The trial Santa Cruz Avenue ramp closure was focused at Wood Road through the  implementation of a temporary roundabout facility installed using traffic cones.  Alternative  closure configurations can include a complete or partial closure of Santa Cruz Avenue between  Main Street and Wood Road.  For example:    ‐ Santa Cruz Avenue Woonerf (Elm Street to Liberty Plaza)  Under this configuration the entire roadway section of Santa Cruz Avenue can be closed  to pedestrian‐only activities allow for expanded outdoor activities.  Traffic can be  rerouted along University Avenue jointly restricting access towards Highway 17.    ‐ Santa Cruz Avenue/University Avenue One‐Way Couplet  Under this configuration, each street can be reconfigured as a one‐way street with  expanded Complete Streets features to promote pedestrian‐bicycle‐transit priority.     ‐ Southbound Santa Cruz Av Closure Only  Under this configuration the southbound approach of Santa Cruz Avenue can be closed  at some point south of Main Street (such as the Toll House Hotel Driveway) to allow for  expanded outdoor dining while the northbound approach is maintained but with  additional speed control measures.  Use of the public parking lot across from the Toll  House may allow for alternative roadway configurations to help separate on‐ versus off‐ ramp movements.     Almond Grove Resident Access Preservation    The trial closure continued closures implemented last year at Highway 9 & Massol Avenue and  Highway 9 & Tait Avenue.  Traffic Patterns recommends entering into discussions with Caltrans  to make those temporary closures more permanent for periods beyond the Spring/Summer  months to help preserve resident access and use of the Almond Grove neighborhood.  As part  of the discussions Traffic Patterns also recommends considering features such as Bulb‐Outs,  Raised Crosswalks across each side street, and improved street lighting and flashing beacon  systems at the Massol Avenue crossing to support student activity to Daves School.    To:  Matt Morley    Subject:  Highway 17 Cut Through Traffic Study 2016    Date:  July 25, 2016    Page:  17 of 19    Traffic Patterns • PO BOX 25 • Danville, CA  94526 • O: (408) 916‐8141 • www.trafficpatterns.net    Economic Development Plan  Future studies should include a targeted economic development outreach plan to encourage  downtown business activity during study periods to help build local business partnerships.            Exhibit A      Traffic Control Plans for Santa Cruz Avenue  On‐Ramp Closure             Exhibit B      Traffic Data:   Turning Movement Counts   Tube Counter Average Daily Traffic   Caltrans Traffic Data        Winchester Blvd Lark Avenue Traffic Volume Data Comparison Preclosure vs Closure Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 120 98 ‐‐56 49 79 ‐88 ‐‐‐ 11:15 AM 110 88 ‐‐54 38 55 ‐91 ‐‐‐ 11:30 AM 102 107 ‐‐41 39 59 ‐91 ‐‐‐ 11:45 AM 93 92 ‐‐47 34 71 ‐101 ‐‐‐ 12:00 PM 105 105 ‐‐52 53 81 ‐111 ‐‐‐ 12:15 PM 101 86 ‐‐66 53 77 ‐103 ‐‐‐ 12:30 PM 124 83 ‐‐52 36 44 ‐110 ‐‐‐ 12:45 PM 101 71 ‐‐53 32 70 ‐131 ‐‐‐ Totals: 856 730 ‐‐421 334 536 ‐826 ‐‐‐ Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 190 203 ‐‐78 75 72 ‐123 ‐‐‐ 11:15 AM 232 165 ‐‐73 115 58 ‐122 ‐‐‐ 11:30 AM 194 157 ‐‐101 109 44 ‐119 ‐‐‐ 11:45 AM 169 122 ‐‐75 127 58 ‐119 ‐‐‐ 12:00 PM 212 143 ‐‐87 80 40 ‐109 ‐‐‐ 12:15 PM 214 154 ‐‐82 75 68 ‐130 ‐‐‐ 12:30 PM 202 153 ‐‐89 77 63 ‐130 ‐‐‐ 12:45 PM 189 166 ‐‐88 82 53 ‐134 ‐‐‐ Totals: 1602 1263 ‐‐673 740 456 ‐986 ‐‐‐ % Change to Pre‐Closure:87%73%‐‐60%122%‐15%‐19%‐‐‐ Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 177 172 - - 55 31 47 - 96 ‐‐‐ 11:15 AM 156 126 - - 59 52 48 - 93 ‐‐‐ 11:30 AM 198 147 - - 62 62 61 - 93 ‐‐‐ 11:45 AM 190 186 - - 74 49 49 - 115 ‐‐‐ 12:00 PM 184 174 - - 58 59 53 - 120 ‐‐‐ 12:15 PM 131 120 - - 80 55 51 - 113 ‐‐‐ 12:30 PM 173 108 - - 81 58 57 - 102 ‐‐‐ 12:45 PM 173 150 - - 61 55 91 - 107 ‐‐‐ Totals: 1382 1183 ‐‐530 421 457 ‐839 ‐‐‐ % Change to Pre‐Closure:61%62%‐‐26%26%‐15%‐2%‐‐‐ Data Observations: Sunday, June 19, 2016 Pre‐Closure Winchester Blvd (South) Winchester Blvd (North) Winchester Blvd (South) Winchester Blvd (North) Lark Avenue (West) Lark Avenue (East) 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 1 Saturday, June 25, 2016 Lark Avenue (West) Lark Avenue (East) ‐ Southbound Left Turn towards Lark Avenue Ramps Increased Significantly with Advanced Signage for Closure ‐ The first weekend of Closure (6/25/16) the northbound Winchester Blvd Right Turn to Lark Avenue Ramps more than doubled (122%) 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 2 Saturday, July 2, 2016 Lark Avenue (West) Lark Avenue (East)Winchester Blvd (South) Winchester Blvd (North) Lark Avenue Los Gatos Boulevard Traffic Volume Data Comparison PreClosure vs Closure Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 5 148 46 119 105 0 54 7 174 ‐‐‐ 11:15 AM 5 134 36 113 106 5 68 5 154 ‐‐‐ 11:30 AM 4 146 43 141 126 3 59 3 160 ‐‐‐ 11:45 AM 3 144 35 153 147 5 67 5 202 ‐‐‐ 12:00 PM 2 107 47 129 148 2 66 5 173 ‐‐‐ 12:15 PM 6 158 49 140 135 2 69 7 170 ‐‐‐ 12:30 PM 6 143 42 149 142 3 63 3 161 ‐‐‐ 12:45 PM 5 169 48 146 119 6 78 2 151 ‐‐‐ Totals: 36 1149 346 1090 1028 26 524 37 1345 ‐‐‐ Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 6 294 73 158 132 3 53 5 147 ‐‐‐ 11:15 AM 10 283 79 149 133 6 68 8 210 ‐‐‐ 11:30 AM 6 234 75 157 125 4 81 9 227 ‐‐‐ 11:45 AM 13 290 121 179 152 8 62 6 175 ‐‐‐ 12:00 PM 3 203 70 180 194 6 94 4 142 ‐‐‐ 12:15 PM 9 260 64 194 154 5 86 9 178 ‐‐‐ 12:30 PM 10 249 79 172 189 3 93 8 227 ‐‐‐ 12:45 PM 8 284 65 163 172 4 94 8 223 ‐‐‐ Totals: 65 2097 626 1352 1251 39 631 57 1529 ‐‐‐ % Change to Pre‐Closure:81%83%81%24%22%50%20%54%14%‐‐‐ Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 5 250 82 134 125 5 64 4 130 ‐‐‐ 11:15 AM 5 252 71 136 134 5 72 8 178 ‐‐‐ 11:30 AM 9 259 89 142 131 2 63 5 143 ‐‐‐ 11:45 AM 8 248 72 135 104 1 66 13 138 ‐‐‐ 12:00 PM 3 252 82 149 155 3 60 6 157 ‐‐‐ 12:15 PM 9 229 62 148 128 7 67 4 190 ‐‐‐ 12:30 PM 6 295 77 147 152 3 64 4 147 ‐‐‐ 12:45 PM 6 224 75 158 118 5 57 5 151 ‐‐‐ Totals: 51 2009 610 1149 1047 31 513 49 1234 ‐‐‐ % Change to Pre‐Closure:42%75%76%5%2%19%‐2%32%‐8%‐‐‐ Data Observations: ‐ Southbound Through movement on Los Gatos Boulevard significantly higher on both closure weekends. ‐ Southbound Right movement on Los Gatos Boulevard towards Lark Avenue ramps significantly higher on both closure weekends possibly   indicating effectiveness of advanced warning signage ‐ First weekend of closure (6/25/16) Lark Avenue had a higher right turn movements to southbound Winchester Blvd but then that volulme   dropped by the second weekend indicating a change in traffic patterns away from Los Gatos Boulevard 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 2 Saturday, July 2, 2016 Lark Avenue (East) Lark Avenue (West)Los Gatos Blvd (South) Los Gatos Blvd (North) Lark Avenue (East) Lark Avenue (West) 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 1 Saturday, June 25, 2016 Lark Avenue (East) Lark Avenue (West) Sunday, June 19, 2016 Pre‐Closure Los Gatos Blvd (South) Los Gatos Blvd (North) Los Gatos Blvd (South) Los Gatos Blvd (North) Highway 9 Santa Cruz Avenue Traffic Volume Data Comparison Preclosure vs Closure Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 39 103 49 45 50 16 45 90 33 40 34 25 11:15 AM 51 119 67 38 57 23 35 79 39 25 25 35 11:30 AM 52 116 51 30 54 16 47 91 51 24 37 29 11:45 AM 52 142 42 33 62 24 41 81 40 24 41 37 12:00 PM 44 139 35 26 72 18 49 82 33 38 33 26 12:15 PM 71 137 42 27 68 11 55 93 54 23 47 34 12:30 PM 51 108 35 32 67 13 49 68 21 34 30 31 12:45 PM 47 106 41 33 77 15 38 68 39 22 53 43 Totals: 407 970 362 264 507 136 359 652 310 230 300 260 Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 47 124 26 32 62 35 60 80 23 25 38 35 11:15 AM 48 73 20 34 67 16 57 56 29 33 46 30 11:30 AM 61 76 23 40 56 16 49 52 16 24 32 20 11:45 AM 53 70 22 34 40 13 61 85 14 17 36 30 12:00 PM 34 105 39 28 53 17 52 73 29 27 34 27 12:15 PM 45 81 31 23 42 12 38 51 22 16 14 22 12:30 PM 75 84 15 28 64 16 45 55 12 11 22 30 12:45 PM 52 80 16 32 52 16 48 70 25 13 27 31 Totals: 415 693 192 251 436 141 410 522 170 166 249 225 % Change to Pre‐Closure:2%‐29%‐47%‐5%‐14%4%14%‐20%‐45%‐28%‐17%‐13% Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 44 158 37 30 51 13 81 65 18 24 46 46 11:15 AM 46 131 30 37 47 24 72 59 20 31 36 48 11:30 AM 54 190 32 22 56 22 79 75 27 30 34 52 11:45 AM 51 136 39 27 36 14 79 74 19 20 48 43 12:00 PM 68 133 23 43 75 17 69 52 26 30 33 28 12:15 PM 54 119 36 40 47 14 67 56 20 22 49 34 12:30 PM 46 151 36 21 29 19 66 78 34 21 32 38 12:45 PM 43 155 42 36 59 21 74 62 20 25 43 31 Totals: 406 1173 275 256 400 144 587 521 184 203 321 320 % Change to Pre‐Closure:0%21%‐24%‐3%‐21%6%64%‐20%‐41%‐12%7%23% Data Observations: ‐ Southbound Santa Cruz Avenue (Straight) movement reduced by 20% following closure implementation with increased left turn movement   as advanced warning signage was improved. ‐ Eastbound Highway 9 (Straight) movement increased 21% on second weekend of closure as traffic patterns adjusted to closure.A1 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 2 Saturday, July 2, 2016 Santa Cruz Av (South) Santa Cruz Av (North)Highway 9 (East) Highway 9 (West) Santa Cruz Av (South) Santa Cruz Av (North) 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 1 Saturday, June 25, 2016 Santa Cruz Av (South) Santa Cruz Av (North) Sunday, June 19, 2016 Pre‐Closure Highway 9 (East) Highway 9 (West) Highway 9 (East) Highway 9 (West) Highway 9 University Avenue Traffic Volume Data Comparison 2015 vs 2016 Closure                                  HW 9 WB HW 9 EB Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 25 93 10 10 210 16 16 24 60 94 52 14 11:15 AM 27 89 19 13 223 14 11 33 53 109 69 8 11:30 AM 31 81 9 14 228 22 12 22 40 71 65 20 11:45 AM 31 83 16 8 239 24 9 18 41 54 91 9 12:00 PM 16 92 10 12 203 30 16 24 54 73 79 13 12:15 PM 28 91 18 17 227 27 8 35 56 64 74 22 12:30 PM 26 82 8 12 243 25 13 17 50 81 85 13 12:45 PM 31 73 17 12 216 16 12 15 42 68 69 10 Totals: 215 684 107 98 1789 174 97 188 396 614 584 109                                  HW 9 WB HW  EB Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 22 84 8 8 219 8 20 25 97 93 62 13 11:15 AM 34 66 10 11 169 8 24 35 73 104 33 5 11:30 AM 29 61 8 13 157 6 7 24 74 73 34 4 11:45 AM 24 51 11 4 157 6 14 30 72 92 43 2 12:00 PM 20 57 18 9 201 10 8 21 79 65 60 8 12:15 PM 24 66 8 14 146 5 6 14 66 81 37 1 12:30 PM 34 70 16 10 173 2 13 17 88 72 42 4 12:45 PM 21 60 18 9 160 6 13 33 99 89 44 6 Totals: 208 515 97 78 1382 51 105 199 648 669 355 43 % Change to 2015:‐3%‐25%‐9%‐20%‐23%‐71%8%6%64%9%‐39%‐61%                                  HW 9 WB HW  EB Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 31 58 13 0 282 9 10 22 89 94 51 12 11:15 AM 28 75 10 4 238 12 16 25 77 90 57 6 11:30 AM 23 68 7 9 301 15 13 22 63 89 44 15 11:45 AM 19 48 8 10 251 7 9 31 67 92 64 6 12:00 PM 37 88 12 7 243 12 18 16 79 88 31 8 12:15 PM 27 59 12 7 225 6 9 25 67 88 40 7 12:30 PM 20 36 5 6 227 9 13 20 76 85 69 12 12:45 PM 30 73 10 6 269 9 16 22 86 78 28 8 Totals: 215 505 77 49 2036 79 104 183 604 704 384 74 % Change to 2015:0%‐26%‐28%‐50%14%‐55%7%‐3%53%15%‐34%‐32% Data Observations: ‐ 14% increase in EBTH traffic on second weekend of closure when mobile apps highlighted closure. ‐ Significant increase in NBRT traffic towards Highway 9 both weekends compared to 2015. ‐ Nominal increase in SBLT traffic probably due to limit in traffic signal timing capacity. 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 2 Saturday, July 2, 2016 University NB University SB Saturday, August 8, 2015 2015 Traffic Data University NB University SB 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 1 Saturday, June 25, 2016 University NB University SB Highway 9 Los Gatos Boulevard Traffic Volume Data Comparison 2015 vs 2016 Closure Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM -101 179 78 70 -79 -22 --- 11:15 AM -77 158 78 60 -58 -15 --- 11:30 AM -103 172 65 65 -78 -24 --- 11:45 AM -110 138 78 52 -55 -16 --- 12:00 PM -110 168 83 66 -73 -20 --- 12:15 PM -94 166 89 58 -61 -27 --- 12:30 PM -104 166 98 69 -70 -25 --- 12:45 PM -114 148 59 71 -95 -34 --- Totals: ‐813 1295 628 511 ‐569 ‐183 ‐‐‐ Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM - 73 203 90 63 - 47 - 24 - - - 11:15 AM - 81 202 77 58 - 46 - 10 - - - 11:30 AM - 84 193 94 78 - 34 - 23 - - - 11:45 AM - 59 159 92 71 - 49 - 15 - - - 12:00 PM - 110 152 85 51 - 43 - 15 - - - 12:15 PM - 91 133 106 79 - 48 - 19 - - - 12:30 PM - 85 202 111 75 - 47 - 10 - - - 12:45 PM - 67 178 98 69 - 48 - 9 - - - Totals: ‐650 1422 753 544 ‐362 ‐125 ‐‐‐ % Change to 2015:‐‐20%10%20%6%‐‐36%‐‐32%‐‐‐ Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM - 88 183 65 56 - 46 - 23 - - - 11:15 AM - 79 196 54 42 - 39 - 12 - - - 11:30 AM - 47 220 53 54 - 53 - 26 - - - 11:45 AM - 78 206 51 49 - 49 - 18 - - - 12:00 PM - 90 200 55 57 - 58 - 10 - - - 12:15 PM - 80 208 63 44 - 40 - 18 - - - 12:30 PM - 67 226 56 59 - 51 - 13 - - - 12:45 PM - 90 193 59 62 - 44 - 12 - - - Totals: ‐619 1632 456 423 ‐380 ‐132 ‐‐‐ % Change to 2015:‐‐24%26%‐27%‐17%‐‐33%‐‐28%‐‐‐ Data Observations: Saturday, August 8, 2015 2015 Traffic Data Los Gatos Boulevard (South) Los Gatos Boulevard (North) Los Gatos Boulevard (South) Los Gatos Boulevard (North) Highway 9 (East) Highway 9 (West) 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 1 Saturday, June 25, 2016 Highway 9 (East) Highway 9 (West) ‐ Significant decreate in Los Gatos Boulevard (South) movements each weekend of closure compared to 2015, due likely to improved   advanced warning signage and noticing via mobile apps ‐ Highway 9 volumes dropped each weekend of the closure 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 2 Saturday, July 2, 2016 Highway 9 (East) Highway 9 (West)Los Gatos Boulevard (South) Los Gatos Boulevard (North) Main Street Santa Cruz Avenue Traffic Volume Data Comparison Preclosure vs Closure Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 23 46 14 4 43 21 10 10 6 42 20 22 11:15 AM 16 38 9 8 26 43 9 17 11 35 15 22 11:30 AM 24 42 15 8 35 27 6 16 8 45 22 17 11:45 AM 21 38 11 9 34 26 7 12 9 41 17 27 12:00 PM 13 40 16 4 28 16 18 24 7 34 13 29 12:15 PM 19 44 17 3 37 15 13 14 8 35 27 22 12:30 PM 24 41 12 8 35 24 9 13 6 32 13 22 12:45 PM 18 34 9 7 34 25 15 21 7 37 20 30 Totals: 158 323 103 51 272 197 87 127 62 301 147 191 Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 11 25 4 4 56 79 11 5 20 35 16 21 11:15 AM 143811 5 6191102031281020 11:30 AM 13 15 6 8 46 91 24 22 17 40 10 15 11:45 AM 5 15 2 11 69 93 10 9 24 29 11 10 12:00 PM 8 13 3 6 708910192530 6 12 12:15 PM 7 13 5 7 58 79 3 13 33 26 8 8 12:30 PM 16 14 1 14 36 92 9 21 11 20 13 9 12:45 PM 18 22 5 18 44 112 14 20 15 28 25 16 Totals: 92 155 37 73 440 726 91 129 176 236 99 111 % Change to Pre‐Closure:‐42%‐52%‐64%43%62%269%5%2%184%‐22%‐33%‐42% Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM 31 17 11 4 49 33 10 15 5 14 9 25 11:15 AM 31 10 13 7 50 48 17 8 11 22 7 23 11:30 AM 32 20 15 6 60 35 17 12 6 8 9 28 11:45 AM 30 23 10 4 40 37 11 21 6 13 12 25 12:00 PM 22 15 7 5 37 46 13 21 5 20 14 24 12:15 PM 35 20 9 9 35 47 17 21 9 12 15 26 12:30 PM 28 18 16 2 31 42 14 28 7 18 18 28 12:45 PM 36 17 15 9 35 43 16 24 3 10 11 32 Totals: 245 140 96 46 337 331 115 150 52 117 95 211 % Change to Pre‐Closure:55%‐57%‐7%‐10%24%68%32%18%‐16%‐61%‐35%10% Data Observations: ‐ By the second weekend of the closure motorists on Santa Cruz Avenue (South) were receiving the message to avoid the ramp closure, 60% less    through vehicle movements with a 55% increase in left turns towards University Avenue to avoid closure ‐ Notable drop in left turns and right turns from Main Street onto Santa Cruz Avenue towards on‐ramp 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 2 Saturday, July 2, 2016 Main Street (East) Main Street (West)Santa Cruz Avenue (South) Santa Cruz Avenue (North) Main Street (East) Main Street (West) 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 1 Saturday, June 25, 2016 Main Street (East) Main Street (West) Sunday, June 19, 2016 Pre‐Closure Santa Cruz Avenue (South) Santa Cruz Avenue (North) Santa Cruz Avenue (South) Santa Cruz Avenue (North) Main Street University Avenue Traffic Volume Data Comparison Preclosure vs Closure Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM - 65302631 - 16 ‐28 ‐‐‐ 11:15 AM - 56362045 - 32 ‐24 ‐‐‐ 11:30 AM - 58352144 - 26 ‐29 ‐‐‐ 11:45 AM - 57361545 - 34 ‐34 ‐‐‐ 12:00 PM - 58381136 - 25 ‐15 ‐‐‐ 12:15 PM - 72401539 - 32 ‐25 ‐‐‐ 12:30 PM - 55401339 - 16 ‐14 ‐‐‐ 12:45 PM - 69342151 - 25 ‐20 ‐‐‐ Totals: ‐490 289 142 330 ‐206 ‐189 ‐‐‐ Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM - 55375048 - 28 ‐21 ‐‐‐ 11:15 AM - 48434074 - 35 ‐22 ‐‐‐ 11:30 AM - 52225565 - 30 ‐27 ‐‐‐ 11:45 AM - 50264557 - 35 ‐20 ‐‐‐ 12:00 PM - 33193874 - 35 ‐18 ‐‐‐ 12:15 PM - 26203264 - 47 ‐25 ‐‐‐ 12:30 PM - 31264371 - 37 ‐18 ‐‐‐ 12:45 PM - 57416475 - 44 ‐15 ‐‐‐ Totals: ‐352 234 367 528 ‐291 ‐166 ‐‐‐ % Change to Pre‐Closure:‐‐28%‐19%158%60%‐41%‐‐12%‐‐‐ Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn Left Turn Thru Right Turn 11:00 AM - 41363239 - 22 - 15 ‐‐‐ 11:15 AM - 33364133 - 27 - 21 ‐‐‐ 11:30 AM - 40282739 - 32 - 14 ‐‐‐ 11:45 AM - 45292846 - 27 - 23 ‐‐‐ 12:00 PM - 51364350 - 28 - 16 ‐‐‐ 12:15 PM - 46244048 - 26 - 16 ‐‐‐ 12:30 PM - 54374658 - 33 - 18 ‐‐‐ 12:45 PM - 48393960 - 24 - 14 ‐‐‐ Totals: ‐358 265 296 373 ‐219 ‐137 ‐‐‐ % Change to Pre‐Closure:‐‐27%‐8%108%13%‐6%‐‐28%‐‐‐ Data Observations: Sunday, June 19, 2016 Pre‐Closure Main Street (West) Main Street (East) Main Street (West) Main Street (East) University Avenue (South) University Avenue (North) 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 1 Saturday, June 25, 2016 University Avenue (South) University Avenue (North) ‐ The Main Street (West) movement towards Santa Cruz Avenue dropped almost 30% and stayed that way through the first two weekends of the closure ‐ The Main Street (East) left turn movement onto University Avenue towards Highway 9 was significantly higher (more than 2X) on the closure weekends 2016 Traffic Data ‐ Weekend Closure 2 Saturday, July 2, 2016 University Avenue (South) University Avenue (North)Main Street (West) Main Street (East) Lo s   G a t o s   ‐   S a n t a   C r u z   A v   H i g h w a y   1 7   O n ‐ R a m p   C l o s u r e   S t u d y Hi g h w a y   9   T r a f f i c   V o l u m e   D a t a   f r o m   R o a d   T u b e s :     A v e r a g e   D a i l y   T ra f f i c ,   C l o s u r e   P e r i o d   T r a f f i c ,   a n d   P e a k   H o u r s AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 0   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (11 AM)ADT 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (11 AM) Hi g h w a y   9 W e s t   o f   M o n t g o m e r y   S t r e e t E B 8 , 9 9 5 4 , 4 0 5 9 0 9 6 , 8 7 3 3 , 4 9 2 7 0 6 8 ,3 9 9 3 , 3 4 6 8 9 2 7 , 4 7 9 3 , 9 9 8 8 1 5 8 , 4 0 6 4 , 4 9 2 8 9 3 7 , 0 4 8 3 , 4 2 4 6 2 2 WB 7 , 9 9 2 3 , 1 1 0 5 1 3 6 , 7 2 2 2 , 9 3 2 4 6 4 7 , 2 2 5 2 , 4 7 7 5 0 3 6 , 7 1 8 2 , 6 8 7 4 3 6 6 , 0 8 5 2 , 3 3 6 3 7 1 5 , 8 3 8 2 , 1 1 8 3 1 1 16 , 9 8 7 7 , 5 1 5 1 , 4 2 2 1 3 , 5 9 5 6 , 4 2 4 1 , 1 7 0 1 5 , 6 2 4 5 , 8 2 3 1 , 3 9 5 1 4 , 1 9 7 6 , 6 8 5 1 , 2 5 1 1 4 , 4 9 1 6 , 8 2 8 1 , 2 6 4 1 2 , 8 8 6 5 , 5 4 2 9 3 3 AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 2   P M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 0   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 2   P M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (11 AM)ADT 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (11 AM) Hi g h w a y   9 M i d b l o c k   b e t w e e n   S a n t a   C r u z   A v   a n d   U n i v e r s i t y   A v E B 1 2 , 1 21 5 , 4 2 5 1 , 0 3 2 9 , 5 4 9 4 , 4 7 4 8 5 3 1 1 , 4 2 7 4 , 5 3 9 1 , 0 7 2 1 1 , 8 2 8 5 , 7 7 2 1 , 1 2 1 1 1 , 9 8 7 6, 0 4 4 1 , 1 7 1 9 , 8 4 8 4 , 7 8 2 8 7 4 WB 9 , 6 5 0 3 , 2 5 2 5 0 3 7 , 7 9 1 2 , 9 7 2 5 0 8 8 , 1 7 8 2 , 5 1 5 4 9 4 7 , 0 2 4 2 , 5 0 9 4 3 8 7 , 0 9 0 2 , 1 7 4 3 7 4 6 , 2 3 6 2 , 0 4 4 3 6 6 21 , 7 7 1 8 , 6 7 7 1 , 5 3 5 1 7 , 3 4 0 7 , 4 4 6 1 , 3 6 1 1 9 , 6 0 5 7 , 0 5 4 1 , 5 6 6 1 8 , 8 5 2 8 , 2 8 1 1 , 5 5 9 1 9 , 0 7 7 8 , 2 1 8 1 , 5 4 5 1 6 , 0 8 4 6 , 8 2 6 1 , 2 4 0 AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 0   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 2   P M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (11 AM)ADT 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (2 PM) Hi g h w a y   9 M i d b l o c k   b e t w e e n   T a i t   A v   &   S a n t a   C r u z   A v E B 1 1 , 8 4 2 5 , 9 1 4 1 ,1 4 5 9 , 1 7 4 4 , 7 5 8 9 0 9 1 1 , 1 2 9 4 , 9 8 0 1 , 1 0 2 1 0 , 1 5 5 5 , 2 5 8 1 , 0 4 8 1 0 , 4 5 7 5 , 4 5 6 1 , 0 36 8 , 7 1 7 4 , 3 5 3 8 3 8 WB 9 , 1 7 8 3 , 5 3 8 5 8 2 7 , 6 2 1 3 , 2 2 8 5 2 6 7 , 9 1 3 2 , 5 0 3 5 4 5 7 , 5 2 0 2 , 8 9 2 5 4 9 6 , 9 0 3 2 , 5 6 7 3 4 0 6 , 4 4 8 2 , 2 3 5 4 5 1 21 , 0 2 0 9 , 4 5 2 1 , 7 2 7 1 6 , 7 9 5 7 , 9 8 6 1 , 4 3 5 1 9 , 0 4 2 7 , 4 8 3 1 , 6 4 7 1 7 , 6 7 5 8 , 1 5 0 1 , 5 9 7 1 7 , 3 6 0 8 , 0 2 3 1 , 3 7 6 1 5 , 1 6 5 6 , 5 8 8 1 , 2 8 9 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 5 / 1 6 Su n d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 6 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   2 7/ 2 / 1 6 Sunday Closure 2 7/3/16 St r e e t C o u n t   L o c a t i o n D i r e c t i o n Pr e c l o s u r e   S a t u r d a y 6/ 1 8 / 1 6 Pr e c l o s u r e   S u n d a y 6/ 1 9 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   2 7/ 2 / 1 6 Sunday Closure 2 7/3/16 Pr e c l o s u r e   S a t u r d a y 6/ 1 8 / 1 6 Pr e c l o s u r e   S u n d a y 6/ 1 9 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 5 / 1 6 Su n d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 6 / 1 6 St r e e t C o u n t   L o c a t i o n D i r e c t i o n St r e e t C o u n t   L o c a t i o n D i r e c t i o n Pr e c l o s u r e   S a t u r d a y 6/ 1 8 / 1 6 Pr e c l o s u r e   S u n d a y 6/ 1 9 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 5 / 1 6 Su n d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 6 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   2 7/ 2 / 1 6 Sunday Closure 2 7/3/16 Lo s   G a t o s   ‐   S a n t a   C r u z   A v   H i g h w a y   1 7   O n ‐ R a m p   C l o s u r e   S t u d y Un i v e r s i t y   A v e n u e     T r a f f i c   V o l u m e   D a t a   f r o m   R o a d   T u b e s :     A v e r a g e  D a i l y   T r a f f i c ,   C l o s u r e   P e r i o d   T r a f f i c ,   a n d   P e a k   H o u r s AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 2   P M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 2   P M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (11 AM)ADT 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (11 AM) Un i v e r s i t y   A v N o r t h   o f   H i g h w a y   9 N B 3 , 0 7 6 1 , 1 8 0 2 1 3 2 , 7 4 0 1 , 0 6 7 1 7 2 2 , 7 4 7 9 7 4 1 6 8 2 , 6 5 8 9 6 8 1 4 2 2 , 4 1 5 8 7 7 1 5 2 2 , 1 5 3 7 9 2 1 5 2 SB 4 , 4 3 3 2 , 6 2 8 5 7 8 3 , 2 8 2 1 , 9 8 7 4 2 5 5 , 4 2 7 2 , 9 4 4 5 3 3 4 , 8 4 4 2 , 6 1 5 5 2 7 4 , 7 8 5 3 , 0 2 2 6 0 4 4 , 3 0 8 2 , 6 4 1 5 4 1 7, 5 0 9 3 , 8 0 8 7 9 1 6 , 0 2 2 3 , 0 5 4 5 9 7 8 , 1 7 4 3 , 9 1 8 7 0 1 7 , 5 0 2 3 , 5 8 3 6 6 9 7 , 2 0 0 3 , 8 9 9 7 56 6 , 4 6 1 3 , 4 3 3 6 9 3 AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 2   P M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 0   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 2   P M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (10 AM)ADT 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (11 AM) Un i v e r s i t y   A v S o u t h   o f   H i g h w a y   9 N B 3 , 0 7 6 1 , 1 8 0 2 1 3 2 , 7 4 0 1 , 0 6 7 1 7 2 2 , 7 4 7 9 7 4 1 6 5 2 , 6 5 8 9 6 8 1 4 2 5 , 1 1 7 2 , 1 8 2 3 5 0 4 , 6 4 6 1 , 9 4 5 3 7 4 SB 4 , 4 3 3 2 , 6 2 9 5 7 8 3 , 2 8 2 1 , 9 3 7 4 2 5 5 , 4 2 7 2 , 9 4 4 5 9 2 4 , 8 4 4 2 , 6 1 5 5 2 7 4 , 6 5 7 1 , 9 0 0 3 9 4 4 , 0 4 1 1 , 6 0 9 2 2 6 7, 5 0 9 3 , 8 0 9 7 9 1 6 , 0 2 2 3 , 0 0 4 5 9 7 8 , 1 7 4 3 , 9 1 8 7 5 7 7 , 5 0 2 3 , 5 8 3 6 6 9 9 , 7 7 4 4 , 0 8 2 7 44 8 , 6 8 7 3 , 5 5 4 6 0 0 Sunday Closure 2 7/3/16 Pr e c l o s u r e   S a t u r d a y 6/ 1 8 / 1 6 Pr e c l o s u r e   S u n d a y 6/ 1 9 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 5 / 1 6 Su n d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 6 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   2 7/ 2 / 1 6 St r e e t C o u n t   L o c a t i o n D i r e c t i o n Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 5 / 1 6 Su n d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 6 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   2 7/ 2 / 1 6 Sunday Closure 2 7/3/16 St r e e t C o u n t   L o c a t i o n D i r e c t i o n Pr e c l o s u r e   S a t u r d a y 6/ 1 8 / 1 6 Pr e c l o s u r e   S u n d a y 6/ 1 9 / 1 6 Lo s   G a t o s   ‐   S a n t a   C r u z   A v   H i g h w a y   1 7   O n ‐ R a m p   C l o s u r e   S t u d y Sa n t a   C r u z   A v e n u e     T r a f f i c   V o l u m e   D a t a   f r o m   R o a d   T u b e s :     A v e r a g e  D a i l y   T r a f f i c ,   C l o s u r e   P e r i o d   T r a f f i c ,   a n d   P e a k   H o u r s AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 0   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (11 AM)ADT 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (11 AM) Sa n t a   C r u z   A v N o r t h   o f   H i g h w a y   9 N B 6 , 4 0 8 2 , 5 6 7 4 5 3 5 , 4 5 3 2 , 5 4 8 3 7 2 5 , 8 6 6 2 , 0 1 4 3 9 3 5 , 6 7 1 2 , 2 9 4 3 4 9 2 , 4 1 5 7 5 7 1 5 2 2 , 1 5 3 7 9 2 1 3 5 SB 7 , 2 8 9 3 , 7 0 2 6 8 3 6 , 0 2 1 3 , 5 4 8 6 2 4 7 , 1 9 0 3 , 1 0 3 6 6 9 7 , 8 9 3 3 , 3 6 5 7 4 3 4 , 7 8 5 3 , 0 1 2 6 0 4 4 , 3 0 8 2 , 6 4 1 5 4 1 13 , 6 9 7 6 , 2 6 9 1 , 1 3 6 1 1 , 4 7 4 6 , 0 9 6 9 9 6 1 3 , 0 5 6 5 , 1 1 7 1 , 0 6 2 1 3 , 5 6 4 5 , 6 5 9 1 , 0 9 2 7 ,2 0 0 3 , 7 6 9 7 5 6 6 , 4 6 1 3 , 4 3 3 6 7 6 AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 0   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (10 AM)ADT 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 PM) Sa n t a   C r u z   A v S o u t h   o f   H i g h w a y   9 N B 6 , 0 0 6 2 , 1 6 2 4 0 1 4 , 9 3 6 2 , 1 6 2 3 7 7 5 , 5 9 1 2 , 2 2 6 4 3 6 5 , 3 2 9 2 , 2 4 1 3 9 5 5 , 9 1 1 1 , 9 8 5 4 1 9 5 , 4 0 8 1 , 9 7 2 3 6 1 SB 8 , 5 1 4 4 , 0 1 3 7 2 0 6 , 8 0 3 3 , 5 3 1 7 1 1 7 , 2 4 5 2 , 7 8 5 6 4 7 7 , 3 0 5 3 , 3 3 4 6 9 0 7 , 1 3 5 3 , 1 5 7 5 9 8 6 , 4 3 2 2 , 7 2 4 4 8 5 14 , 5 2 0 6 , 1 7 5 1 , 1 2 1 1 1 , 7 3 9 5 , 6 9 3 1 , 0 8 8 1 2 , 8 3 6 5 , 0 1 1 1 , 0 8 3 1 2 , 6 3 4 5 , 5 7 5 1 , 0 8 5 1 3 , 0 4 6 5 , 1 4 2 1 , 0 1 7 1 1 , 8 4 0 4 , 6 9 6 8 4 6 AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (2   P M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 2   P M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 1   A M ) AD T 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (2 PM)ADT 9 A M   ‐   3 P M P e a k   H o u r (1 PM) Sa n t a   C r u z   A v S o u t h   o f   B r o a d w a y ‐ M o n t e b e l l o N B 3 , 4 0 6 90 6 20 5 3 , 1 9 1 1 , 1 6 9 2 4 6 5 , 2 1 5 2 , 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 , 5 8 4 1 , 8 9 0 3 2 8 2 , 9 3 2 1, 0 3 0 239 2 , 4 7 1 1 , 3 7 5 2 9 2 SB 2 , 9 5 8 1, 1 1 3 29 0 2 , 7 4 5 1 , 4 3 9 3 4 6 4 , 7 1 5 1 , 5 0 7 4 2 8 3 , 4 4 4 9 7 6 2 0 6 2 , 1 0 0 51 5 147 2 , 8 2 8 7 5 3 1 6 8 6, 3 6 4 2 , 0 1 9 4 9 5 5 , 9 3 6 2 , 6 0 8 5 9 2 9 , 9 3 0 3 , 9 6 2 8 7 1 8 , 0 2 8 2 , 8 6 6 5 3 4 5 , 0 3 2 1 , 5 4 5 3 86 5 , 2 9 9 2 , 1 2 8 4 6 0 Re d   I t a l i c s   N o t e s   C a r   P a r k e d   o n   C o u n t e r   du r i n g   C o u n t   P e r i o d Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 5 / 1 6 Su n d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 6 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   2 7/ 2 / 1 6 Sunday Closure 2 7/3/16 Re d   I t a l i c s   N o t e s   C a r   P a r k e d   o n   C o u n t e r du r i n g   C o u n t   P e r i o d St r e e t C o u n t   L o c a t i o n D i r e c t i o n Pr e c l o s u r e   S a t u r d a y 6/ 1 8 / 1 6 Pr e c l o s u r e   S u n d a y 6/ 1 9 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   2 7/ 2 / 1 6 Sunday Closure 2 7/3/16 St r e e t C o u n t   L o c a t i o n D i r e c t i o n Pr e c l o s u r e   S a t u r d a y 6/ 1 8 / 1 6 Pr e c l o s u r e   S u n d a y 6/ 1 9 / 1 6 St r e e t C o u n t   L o c a t i o n D i r e c t i o n Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 5 / 1 6 Su n d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 6 / 1 6 Sunday Closure 2 7/3/16 Pr e c l o s u r e   S a t u r d a y 6/ 1 8 / 1 6 Pr e c l o s u r e   S u n d a y 6/ 1 9 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 5 / 1 6 Su n d a y   C l o s u r e   1 6/ 2 6 / 1 6 Sa t u r d a y   C l o s u r e   2 7/ 2 / 1 6 Day Time Data Before After Before After Before After Average of Speed (mph) 65 60 41 38 67 66 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,617 2,568 3,106 3,100 2,267 2,111 Average of Speed (mph) 52 46 37 27 54 57 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,896 2,886 3,282 3,146 2,906 2,886 Average of Speed (mph) 22 15 20 13 46 39 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,443 2,216 2,811 2,358 2,812 2,794 Average of Speed (mph) 12 9 11 7 45 36 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 1,842 1,678 2,253 1,796 2,611 2,603 Average of Speed (mph) 11 8 9 6 44 37 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 1,679 1,540 2,000 1,593 2,655 2,549 Average of Speed (mph) 12 8 11 6 45 38 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 1,696 1,549 2,148 1,672 2,926 2,692 Average of Speed (mph) 19 8 17 7 45 64 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 1,897 1,686 2,461 1,780 3,074 2,841 Average of Speed (mph) 26 13 22 11 64 66 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,127 2,084 2,674 2,203 3,083 2,894 Average of Speed (mph) 40 41 27 27 66 66 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,397 2,295 2,918 2,707 3,063 2,907 Average of Speed (mph) 63 59 40 35 66 66 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour)2,174 2,168 2,749 2,770 2,727 2,725 Average of Speed (mph) 65 64 65 64 66 65 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,256 2,164 2,574 2,542 3,034 2,949 Average of Speed (mph) 44 60 45 56 49 37 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,733 2,846 3,189 3,116 3,425 3,386 Average of Speed (mph) 26 35 31 30 22 11 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,375 2,527 2,955 2,748 2,796 2,517 Average of Speed (mph) 16 15 25 18 24 8 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,070 2,053 2,698 2,145 2,263 2,094 Average of Speed (mph) 17 11 24 13 28 9 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,056 1,897 2,667 2,021 2,419 2,290 Average of Speed (mph) 28 10 34 12 27 13 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,142 1,772 2,931 1,922 2,710 2,395 Average of Speed (mph) 38 11 39 14 34 38 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,167 1,801 3,022 1,953 2,975 2,707 Average of Speed (mph) 39 21 46 19 60 64 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,167 1,831 3,019 2,157 3,180 2,942 Average of Speed (mph) 49 33 59 27 66 65 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour) 2,226 1,913 2,761 2,359 3,282 3,169 Average of Speed (mph) 68 63 63 56 66 66 Average of Flow (Veh/Hour)1,903 2,017 2,314 2,480 3,114 2,885 13 14 15 16 17 17 08 09 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 Los Gatos-Saratoga Blossom Hill Camden Southbound SR-17 Mainline Flow and Speed Analysis Before and After Los Gatos Pilot Project Caltrans PeMS Data from May 28 to July 10, 2016 (Saturdays and Sundays Only) Sa t u r d a y Su n d a y VDS Location 08 09 10 Lynda Seastrom From: Sent: To: Subiect: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Bruce McCombs <bruce@pacificbedrooms.com> Friday, July 01, 20L612:36 PM Town Manager Thank you... Follow up Completed Dear Laurel, My name is Bruce McCombs, and I'm a long-time Los Gatos resident. I've been attending Town Council meetings for some time now, and I've observed first-hand, how much information you're responsible for providing to the Council during their meetings. Much of the information the Council asks for, seems to require an "on the spot" response, and you always seem to have the answers readily available. I just wanted to thank you for all of the work that you're doing for our town. I also wanted to thank you for tryrng to find a solution to the traffic problem. Of course, it may take a bit of time to sort this all out and come up with something that works for everyone, but I'm confident that you will, and in the meantime, I just want you to know that we appreciate your efforts in helping our town to continue to be such a wonderful place to live and to raise our families. Well, I think that's about all for now, Laurel. I hope that you're having a pleasant afternoon, and I look forward to seeing you at future Town Council meetings. Sincerely, 9aaze77&.eo,44 Contact Info: Cell: (408) 209-7045 Home: (408) 356-7045 1 Lynda Seastrom From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Angelia Doerner <saveourhood@yahoo.com> Friday, July 01, 20L6 \2:44 PM Council; Bspector; Marico Sayoc; Marcia Jensen; Steven Leonardis; Rob Rennie Laurel Prevetti Truck Stop Info 053016 Traffic Timelog Comments.pdf Follow up Completed I found my scribbled notes from last Sat. I had jotted down the time of the original dispatch call for assistance. Also, I jotted down my estimate of the total time from truck reaching closure to the time the officer cleared the incident. The "35" minutes I referred to in my chat related to this entire timespan - NOT the time it took the officer to get to the closure after being summoned. Actually, my notes indicated approximately 25 m in utes. As mentioned, my focus in listening to the dispatch over Memorial Day and this past weekend was to determine the success of the closure as it related to health and safety. As to that factor, typical response times (lnstead of significant delays etc., experienced over Memorial Day) and the lack of outright chaos speaks to a high level of success in my eyes. Also, PLEASE post signs on Winchester, L7 and Bascom NORTH OF LARK so that cars who are on the way to the beach have a higher level of possibility that they will either stay on 17 or get onto 17 at Lark instead of venturing into town. Thank you - and may you all have a safe and happy July 4th, Angelia Doerner Live Simply, Laugh Often 1 As soon as I saw the anomaly of Sat, my first question of Matt was what time the consultant had started his drive. That was the information (11:00 start time) that he provided my on my way to the podium. As can be seen on the attached, that is the reason for the significant skewing of time of travel on Santa Cruz. (A)* I believe Dispatch referred to how long the truck had been at the closure prior to being contacted for assistance - I did not write it down, so this is an estimate; exact verbage requested in Public Document Request. (A) Dispatch requested unit's assistance at the closure - I wrote this time down (B) Time frame (provided by Matt) for unit to get to closure - will be confirmed with pDR. (C) Unit Closing incident to Dispatch - exacttimewill be confirmed with pDR. (D) Time Period to clear buildup at closure ,l:!o al:l I rri!2 (D) lo !0 rt t9 t l/.0!lr'r, l0:5t l lol llrl! lr:lI tri..,l.l oJ ?, E c o 'ct * Ec 6 P z t 0!F. eII ? ot n5 t- ax a t r1:04am (A)- 11:00am 11:25am (c) 11:18am (B) 11:12am (Al At Each Stoplight: o Did you get stopped and have to wait? lfyes - was intersection also blocked? How many light cycles did you have to wait before clearinS intersection? 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