Staff Report Pilot ClosurePREPARED BY: MATT MORLEY
Director of Parks and Public Works
Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Finance
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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:
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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:
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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Bruce McCombs <bruce@pacificbedrooms.com>
Friday, July 01, 20L612:36 PM
Town Manager
Thank you...
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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
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Lynda Seastrom
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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
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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
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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.
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