Changes coming for West 14th and Carr intersection
Consultation has concluded.
UPDATE: Thanks everyone for providing your thoughts on this project. Comments for it have now closed. Based on the feedback received on the project, staff has made the decision to proceed with construction of this project. Work is now underway on the steps needed to start construction. We'll update this page with details about the construction as soon as we have them.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The city is reviewing a potential change to the intersection of West 14th Avenue and Carr Street that would make it a four-way stop controlled by stop signs, and the current outdated traffic signal would be removed. The reason for the proposed change is this intersection has low traffic volume, few turning vehicles and substandard pedestrian and bicycle facilities. With the low traffic volume, the traffic signal adds an unnecessary delay to motorists, pedestrians and cyclists alike, and an all-way stop will minimize delays caused by the traffic signal. Beginning mid-July, the city will temporarily make the intersection a four-way stop for about 90 days to assess how the change would serve the neighborhood's needs.
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- Visit the pros and cons of the change.
Consultation has concluded.
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What would the change mean?
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- Research now suggests that all-way stops can be much safer than traffic signals in certain low volume and residential situations such as this one. Motorists are safer based on the need to “negotiate” the intersection through eye contact with drivers and others at the intersection. Without the traffic signal, no one is trying to “beat the light."
- Four-way stops typically result in motorists approaching the intersection at low speed. This makes it safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.
- The change would create the space for the city to add sidewalks and a continuous bicycle lane through the intersection.
- Crashes at the intersection – while few already – could be reduced by as much as 60 percent, and injuries could also be reduced significantly.
- The change would encourage drivers to use West Colfax Avenue for longer trips in the area rather than using West 14th as an alternative.
- The city would save money by not having to maintain traffic signals and pay for electricity for the signals.
Conceptual design for changes
