Woodland Park - Sun City Traffic Kerfluffle Continues

The City Council will hear a staff report tomorrow, June 29, 2016, that says the traffic through Woodland Park from Apache Lane is now within roadway design specifications and they recommend no further action.

Here is the latest traffic count with some commentary.

Even though the average traffic count over four specific days is below the 1,000 cars per day, the trend over time is definitely up and the last data point of 1,093 cars per day exceeds the design requirements for a local road.

Another worrisome issue is the apparent limited data. It is unclear if each day is 24 hours or some lesser time. Four days of traffic counting in 2016, three Tuesdays and one Monday, does not seems sufficient to draw quality conclusions.

Previous studies, February, 4, 2015, are flawed. It claims to show that significant traffic from Woodland Park uses Apache Lane to access Ronald Reagan and points North. A convoluted analysis is used to make that assertion, whereas, no direct measurements were taken before opening of Apache Lane and after opening at the Woodland Park entrances from Williams Drive that would definitely determine how many cars enter and exit Woodland Park exclusively.

This saga is likely not closed and Woodland Park residents have conducted their own traffic count and will likely present it at the workshop or the council meeting tomorrow.

More info here: Workshop and here: City Council