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Director's stop sign appeal denied by city
Nick Veronin
Issue date: 4/4/07 Section: News
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The San Jose Traffic Appeals Commission denied an appeal from community members to place a stop sign at the intersection of Eighth and San Salvador streets because the intersection did not warrant all-way stop controls, an official commission memorandum said.
The intersection in question is located near the Dining Commons on the southeast corner of campus.
Frances Roth, director of the Associated Students Child Development Center, located at 460 S. Eighth St, initially made a written request for the stop sign.
Roth wanted to see a stop sign at the intersection because children from the center frequently take day trips to campus and often cross at Eighth Street.
That request was denied and an appeal was made before the commission by a group of parents and teachers from the center. The appeal was also denied.
The memorandum from Winnie Pagan of the San Jose Department of Transportation cited Council Policy 8-1, which "establishes the criteria used to determine if stop signs should be considered for installation."
According to the memorandum, Council Policy 8-1 states an intersection must earn a total of 20 points in four categories to warrant a new stop sign. Those criteria are crash experience, volume of approaching vehicles, a nearby school and unusual conditions.
The intersection earned a total of four points, all of which were given in the unusual conditions category because of the high foot traffic generated by San Jose State University, the memorandum said.
The intersection in question is located near the Dining Commons on the southeast corner of campus.
Frances Roth, director of the Associated Students Child Development Center, located at 460 S. Eighth St, initially made a written request for the stop sign.
Roth wanted to see a stop sign at the intersection because children from the center frequently take day trips to campus and often cross at Eighth Street.
That request was denied and an appeal was made before the commission by a group of parents and teachers from the center. The appeal was also denied.
The memorandum from Winnie Pagan of the San Jose Department of Transportation cited Council Policy 8-1, which "establishes the criteria used to determine if stop signs should be considered for installation."
According to the memorandum, Council Policy 8-1 states an intersection must earn a total of 20 points in four categories to warrant a new stop sign. Those criteria are crash experience, volume of approaching vehicles, a nearby school and unusual conditions.
The intersection earned a total of four points, all of which were given in the unusual conditions category because of the high foot traffic generated by San Jose State University, the memorandum said.
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