UBLIC HEARING: Director of Development ... - City of Glendale

4. 9. Transportation/Circulation
• Lake Street - Lake Street is a two-lane local street running parallel to 1-5. It
continues in the City of Burbank: and tenninates at Magnolia Boulevard.
• Western Avenue - Western Avenue is a four lane major arterial within the study
area. Western Avenue has a full cloverleaf interchange with 1-5 and serves as an
important northeast-southwest corridor.
• Sonora Avenue - Sonora Avenue is classified as a major arterial serving the study
area. It provides four lanes and is a major connection between the study area and
SR 134 via Victory Boulevard/Riverside Drive.
• Grandview Avenue - Grandview Avenue is a minor arterial between Flower Street
and Glenoaks Boulevard. It provides four travel lanes and on-street parking.
Existing Intersection Peak Hour Traffic Volumes
Existing A.M. and P.M. peak hour traffic counts, conducted in 1992, were obtained from
the San Fernando Corridor Redevelopment Plan FEIR for the ten study intersections analyzed
in the FEIR. New counts were conducted at the Flower Street/Grandview Avenue intersection
in January of 1996 as part of this study. The existing intersection peak hour traffic volumes
are included in Appendix C.
Intersection Level of Service Methodology
Level of service (LOS) is a qualitative measure used to describe the condition of traffic
flow, ranging from excellent conditions at LOS A to overloaded conditions at LOS F. Level
of service definitions are included in Tables 9 and 10 on page 72. The City of Glendale
considers LOS D to be the minimum acceptable level of service.
In accordance with City of Glendale procedures, the "Intersection Capacity Utilization II
(lCU) method of intersection capacity analysis was used to determine the intersection volume
to capacity (VIC) ratio and corresponding LOS for the turning movements and intersection
characteristics at the study intersections controlled by traffic signals. A capacity value of 1,600
vehicles per hour per lane was used, with a clearance interval of 0.1.
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The intersection of Flower Street/Grandview Avenue is controlled by stop signs on all
approaches. The "All-Way Stop Control" method (Transportation Research Board, 1994) was
employed to detennine the average vehicular delay and corresponding level of service for this
location.
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