Stop sign seems a bit much. Flashing crosswalk would be good though

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Or not have people park on the street

You can’t take homeowners parking away just because drivers will not obey traffic laws. Some enforcement would help. People are allowed to go as fast as they want, what could go wrong.

They got driveways and garages for a reason

This is an older area. Not all homes have have driveways or garages. Make the drivers obey the laws and leave the homeowners alone.

People speed on every street, not just 15th. Doesn't matter how many stop signs there are. On Wayne and there's people flying past my house all the time and there's stop signs every 2 blocks and cars all along the sides of the streets. Like Anonymous said a lot of these people don't have a driveway or a garage, and if they do have a garage and if they do have a garage it's often filled with stuff like mowers and equipment and they can't fit their car in. People will probably stop taking 15th so much once 12th Steet opens up fully. I know I will.

Ideally, If there was another 4-WAY STOP on 15th, it should be at MEDFORD AVE and 15TH ST to accommodate the after school traffic and pedestrians.

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From experience.....you know that meaning ....right....a lady STOPPED at stop sign on north side....not seeing me behind THE PARKED CARS NOT IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE....she proceeded directly in front of me....not speeding and both attempted to avoid but was too late....so 3 PARKED CARS were the culprit....remove the parking on 15th....and for your info anonymous....not one of those cars had a car in front of their house....move the cars to the front of your house...there....solved....didn't need a driveway or garage....lol....no parking on 15th....it was the culprit....lady lost her car she had only had for 2 weeks....because of parked cars
And the city will take your curb space whether it is feasible or not....took all parking on washburn and lane for bike paths that are used for parking by city....delivery vehicles....etc. etc....and only ticket if their is a complaint....reactive force....definitely not proactive....those people were promised driveways by the city only to be lied to....still no drives and new curb was left unlandscaped....driveways still not finished....so it is easier to take the parking....thank you very much

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Our Traffic Engineering consultant is currently working on the study of this location. As soon as this is completed, we will review the recommendations. Thanks.

This morning a minimum of 4 police officers at Whitson Elementary in Westboro/Westwood neighborhood, complete with motorcycles,flashing lights and orange cones.

This morning at Randolph Elementary and along the 15th St corridor, branches still blocking yellow flashing 20 mph light in westbound lane. Bad accident at 15th and MacVicar.

The difference was quite shocking.

This has been a long standing issue. We had a discussion on 15th and Macvicar here last year as cars don't stop for kids walking across the street. it's not that a child might get hit by a car on 15th, it's that a child will get hit on 15th if nothing is done at Macvicar or Medford to address this.

After dropping off my child in drop off lane at Randolph Elementary I proceed south on Medford toward 15th. I have the stop sign. It is very difficult to see if cars are coming from the east or west because of all the cars parked on 15th, particularly to the west. Many cars traveling on 15th are going too fast, not observing the school zone. I can definitely see how accidents are happening on 15th.

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We understand the concerns, our Traffic Engineer is still working on the evaluation and will be providing a recommendation soon. Thanks.

The study, in its draft form, recommends: NO Parking signs be placed on SW 15th Street approximately 110' from the "driver's eye" of a vehicle on SW High Avenue to improve visibility at the intersection. This would a create a NO Parking zone on SW 15th Street, on either side of SW High Avenue and improve intersection sight distance.

It is also recommended that the city reach out to the neighborhood (NIA) and set up a meeting to discuss the results of the traffic study and the recommendations. The impacts of the NO Parking zone on this section of SW 15th Street directly impacts four to six property owners; however, it should improve safety for all road users.

The meeting will be set as soon as possible. Thanks.

Speeding was an issue mentioned in original post and follow up comments. How will that issue be addressed? No parking along that stretch will allow wide open access to increase speed. No reason at all to slow down now.

While I agree that No Parking signs would improve the sight line of the intersection, speed MUST be addressed. There are zero stop signs between Oakley and MacVicar which allows traffic to fly through the area. Please review the number of stop signs on 13th and 16th vs 15th. Traffic needs to be slowed down in some manner.

Last year, for a few weeks, there were slow down signs placed on 15th and Macvicar, those did seem to help at that intersection until the vanished. Cars don't stop for kids crossing there even though there is a sign. Why can't a flashing light and button like the many on 17th for Washburn students be installed?

The stretch of 15th between Macvicar and Oakley is too long without a stop or yield sign, something needs to be done to divert or slow traffic on that stretch of 15th

Install flashing lights along MacVicar and along 15th street for the Randolph school area. There are flashing lights along Washburn and Lane for the Lowman Hill school area. After dropping my granddaughter off at Randolph in the mornings in the drop off lane, on my way home I pass through 3 other different school zones. All have flashing lights. I will say, that despite the signs and flashing lights, as I am going 20 mph, other cars are passing me like I am standing still. The city could make a bundle of money on school zone tickets which would more than pay for the necessary signage and lights. Thank you.

Another question is, why is there not a 4 way stop on the SE corner of Randolph school? There is a 4 way stop at the NE corner of the school.

We don’t need traffic engineers

We need police to do their jobs and give tickets out. Not just in this area but the entire city. I’ve never seen a cop do their job and give tickets for running red lights or speeding. Never.

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A work order to add NO Parking signs on SW High at this location to clean up the sight triangle was the recommended solution to the issues noted. More things will be considered if this does not remedy the situation. Thanks.

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Reopened. We had a public meeting regarding this matter with many residents attending. There were several concerns and possible solutions presented by residents. Speed and lack of speed mitigation solutions on 15th, particularly near the school were brought up as major concerns. We were told that the No Parking signs were part of a “first draft” and that our ideas would be taken into consideration, studied, and a follow up meeting would be held. So it is confusing that this was closed.

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Thank you to the person who reopened this issue. The neighborhood streets in this area are race tracks. Our elected city council and mayor do not want traffic enforcement, so what could go wrong. Does our district 6 council person even know about their constituents safety concerns? Maybe they could help?
Rather than punish the people who live in the neighborhood by restricting their parking, consider enforcing traffic laws on those truly causing the problems.

A 4-WAY STOP would make more sense at 15TH and MEDFORD AVE rather than High Ave to accommodate school traffic. Also, it's a good half way point between MacVicar and Oakley.

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We have recommended removing parking on SW 15th Street at this location to help with sight distance at this location. Also, speeds are being evaluated for possible recommendations. SW 15th is a Collector and not a residential street so we are somewhat limited as to what we can do, but we will take a serious look at this. Thanks.

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