Number
111198
Version
Substitute 1
Reference
Sponsor
Ald. WITKoWSKI
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept a donation of solar-powered street signs and installation services to evaluate solar-powered signs as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional street signage.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works to accept 11 Solar LED illuminated street name signs and 6 Solar LED Blinker Crosswalk signs for 3 crosswalks from Traffic & Parking Control Co., Inc., through Great Lakes Transportation Enterprise Institute, a non-profit organization. Traffic & Parking Control will make its donation to the Great Lakes Transportation Enterprise Institute which will in turn pass the gift along to the City.
Donated signs will be installed at various intersections along the City’s Green Corridor - South 6th Street between Howard and College Avenues - in a pilot program to evaluate the value of lighted, solar-powered street signs as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional street signage.
The street name signs will be installed by Department of Public Works staff as a part of the department’s routine replacement program for City street name signs. The crosswalk signs will be installed by the donor in consultation with City staff.
While the 11 solar-powered street name signs are somewhat smaller and will require smaller text size for longer street names than conventional street name signs now used by the City, the Department of Public Works regards this donation as an opportunity to evaluate lighted street names, which are more expensive than conventional signs, without incurring additional costs. In addition, the Department of Public Works believes the fact these street name signs are lighted will compensate in part for any needed text size reduction, and maintains their installation will not compromise safety or inconvenience the public in any way.
The donor stip...
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