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Title
Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 12-4-64(D) (Table of Speed Limits) to reduce the speed limit on East Yager Lane from Tech Ridge Boulevard to Parmer Lane.
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Lead Department
Austin Transportation Department
Fiscal Note
This item has no fiscal impact
For More Information:
Robert Spillar, Director, 512-974-2488; Eric Bollich, Managing Engineer, 512-974-7767; Gilda Powers, Administrative Manager, 512-974-7092
Additional Backup Information:
In order to establish, modify or alter the existing speed limit of a street, the Texas traffic laws require that a traffic engineering investigation be performed. The Transportation Engineering Division of the Austin Transportation Department (ATD) conducted an investigation of East Yager Lane in accordance with the procedures specified in the Texas Department of Transportation’s Texas Procedures for Establishing Speed Zones, 2006 and the Federal Highway Administration’s USLIMITS2 tool.
East Yager Lane is a two-lane undivided neighborhood collector road that runs in a general east/west direction with unprotected bicycle lanes in both directions. East Yager Lane widens near Tech Ridge Boulevard to provide additional lanes at the intersection. Adjacent land use along this stretch of East Yager Lane is mostly residential with three churches, as well as a small shopping center in the middle of this segment. A charter school has recently been built at the intersection with Parmer Lane.
ATD recommends the following amendment to City Code Section 12-4-64 (D) (Table of Speed Limits):
Delete:
Yager Lane from Copperfield Drive to Jourdan Crossing Boulevard. (40 MPH)
Yager Lane from Jourdan Crossing Boulevard to Dessau Road. (35 MPH)
Yager Lane from Yager Lane East Connection (2,580 feet east of Lamar Boulevard (North)) to Copperfield Drive. (45 MPH)
Add:
Yager Lane (East) from Tech Ridge Boulevard to 200 feet west of Cottage Promenade Court. (40 MPH)
Yager Lane (East) from 200 feet west of Cottage Promenade Court to Parmer Lane. (35 MPH)
Strategic Outcome(s)
Strategic Outcome(s):
Mobility, Safety.