SUPPORTS ITEM NO. 1
                                                        VTC AGENDA         
                                                        OCTOBER 19, 1995   


                             ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                                      Date: October 3, 1995
                                                      Dept. File No.       


   TO:       Vancouver Traffic Commission

   FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services

   SUBJECT:  Left Turn Prohibition on Anderson Street
             at Lamey's Mill Road



   INFORMATION

        The General Manager of Engineering Services submits this report for
        INFORMATION.



   COUNCIL POLICY

   The  City has a long  standing policy of  protecting neighbourhoods from
   through traffic.



   PURPOSE

   The purpose of  this report is  to advise Council  of the proposed  left
   turn prohibition  from southbound  Anderson Street to  eastbound Lamey's
   Mill Road.


   BACKGROUND

   Through traffic has been an ongoing concern in the False Creek community
   for  some time  largely  due to  the  regional attraction  of  Granville
   Island.   On May 19,  1994, Council approved  the extension of  Anderson
   Street to  4th Avenue, and asked  that staff report back  on any further
   regulatory measures  that may be necessary.  One of the main benefits of
   this  extension is  to create a  new, more  direct route  for traffic to
   access eastbound 4th Avenue from Granville Island (see Figure  1).  This
   would then  relieve some of the pressure for traffic to use Lamey's Mill
   Road.   The  need to  install a  left  turn prohibition  from southbound
   Anderson Street to eastbound Lamey's Mill Road to further reduce through
   traffic was to be monitored.






   DISCUSSION

   Traffic Counts  on Lamey's Mill Road  east of Anderson  Street were made
   before and after Anderson Street was extended.  The counts indicate that
   traffic volumes have reduced (as illustrated in Figure 2), but less than
   had  been hoped.  Discussions with the False Creek Community Association

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   confirm  this observation.  Therefore,  a left turn  prohibition (Noon -
   7pm)  will be  installed on  Anderson Street  at Lamey's  Mill Road  for
   vehicles exiting Granville  Island.  This should  further reduce through
   traffic  on Lamey's  Mill  Road and  encourage more  traffic to  use 6th
   Avenue instead.   Although there  will be inconvenience  to local  South
   False Creek traffic, the False Creek Community Association has supported
   the  left  turn prohibition.   This  prohibition  will be  monitored for
   possible further adjustment in the future.



   CONCLUSION

   To further reduce  through traffic  on Lamey's  Mill Road,  a left  turn
   prohibition (Noon - 7pm)  will be installed for southbound  to eastbound
   turns at Anderson Street and Lamey's Mill Road.  Traffic conditions will
   continue to be monitored. 



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