DPW000224103
Report Neighborhood Roadway Safety Concern
Public Works
- Requested
- January 7, 2026
- Subtype
- Report pedestrian safety concern
- Location
- Cutshaw Ave & Blacker St
- As reported by the submitter and published by the City. May be the submitter’s address or another party’s; the City does not anonymize to block level.
- Council District
- 1
- Neighborhood
- Monument Avenue Park
Description
Previously referenced on DPW000224000 which gave feedback of wrong intersection. If 4way is not feasible due to fed requirements, I request a safety review of intersection(s) for evaluation of alternative traffic calming measures. (Roundabout Feasibility study). Our neighborhood is constantly used as a cut through for Broad/Monument/Staples Mill and something to improve safety in the neighborhood needs to be performed. roundabout does not have MUTCD requirements as 4-way stop.
Details
- Is your concern within a school zone?
- No
History
- January 7, 2026The service request is submitted.
- January 7, 2026The service request status has been changed to Assigned to Department.
- January 8, 2026The service request status has been changed to Completed.
Comments
- Staff · January 7, 2026Cityworks ID: 574120
- Staff · January 8, 2026The Department of Public Works must perform an engineering study in accordance with the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) before installing an all-way stop. This is a federal publication that applies to all streets open to public travel. This is basically how the MUTCD warrant works: - The traffic volumes along the free flow street and the stopped street must be at a certain level for each hour for eight hours of a weekday to meet the requirements of the MUTCD all-way stop warrants. o Major street minimum requirement (total of both approaches) = 300 or more vehicles an hour. o Minor street minimum requirement (total of both approaches) = 200 or more vehicles an hour. - Both traffic conditions must be met for the major and minor streets to meet the MUTCD requirement. Blacker St as it intersects with Cutshaw Ave does not meet the MUTCD traffic volume requirements for an all-way stop. DMV crash records for the latest eight full years (1.1.17-12.31.24) did not show any reported crashes at the intersection of Blacker St and Cutshaw Ave. The average speed on all approach legs to the intersection of Blacker St and Cutshaw Ave ranged from 11mph to 17mph. Traffic calming measures are not planned. A traffic circle is a capital improvement and not in the Richmond’s Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Annual Fiscal Plan for the intersection of Blacker St and Cutshaw Ave. Forwarded your sidewalk request to the Department of Public Works’ Capital Improvement Plan Coordinator for consideration in the next Capital Improvement Plan.