From April 24-28, the Town of Frisco will be adding striping and reconfiguring stop signs in the Granite Street area. These improvements were recommended in conjunction with the Complete Streets Plan, adopted by Frisco Town Council in March 2022. The Complete Streets Plan is intended to improve the downtown core area streets to better accommodate vehicular, pedestrian, and bike travel. The area addressed in this plan is bordered by Galena and Granite Streets to the north and south and extends from Madison Avenue to the Frisco Bay Marina to the east and west.

The Town of Frisco contracted with Toole Design Group to create the Complete Streets Plan in order to reach Frisco’s goals around safety and accessibility, and subsequently, Toole Design Group recommended some specific “quick-build” improvement projects in November 2022, which could be implemented on a quicker timeframe in 2022 and 2023. These improvements included stop sign configuration and striping recommendations, which were made to encourage safer crossings on Granite Street and to improve the experience of every user. The Town chose to implement these changes in April 2023, as this is a quieter time of year and better weather conditions are likely.

Improvements and Changes

Granite Street at Madison Avenue

The following changes will be implemented at the Granite Street and Madison Avenue intersection:

• Install double-yellow centerline on Granite Street from Madison Avenue to 1st Avenue.
• Install double-yellow centerline on Madison Avenue from Granite Street to Mt Royal Drive
• Install double-yellow centerline on Madison Avenue from Mt Royal Drive to Granite Alley
• A stop sign was already installed this winter at Granite Street and Madison Avenue. This stop sign on westbound Granite Street is intended to mitigate conflicts between drivers turning right from Granite Street to travel northbound on Madison Avenue and drivers turning left from Madison Avenue to travel eastbound on Granite Street.
• The proposed double-yellow centerlines will discourage drivers from encroaching into the path of oncoming drivers.

Granite Street at 2nd Avenue

The following changes will be implemented at the Granite Street and 2nd Avenue intersection:

• Install stop signs and stop bars for northbound and southbound approaches, changing this from a two-way stop to a four-way stop.
• Install marked crosswalk across 2nd Avenue north of Granite Street.
• Convert angled parking spaces to painted curb extensions on 2nd Avenue north of Granite Street, as the painted curb extensions will improve visibility for people traveling through this intersection.

Granite Street at 3^rd Avenue

The following changes will be implemented at the Granite Street and 3rd Avenue intersection:

• Install stop signs and stop bars for eastbound and westbound approaches, changing this from a two-way stop to a four-way stop.

Granite Street at 4th Avenue

The following changes will be implemented at the Granite Street and 4th Avenue intersection:

• Move stop signs from the eastbound and westbound approaches to the southbound and northbound approaches, keeping this a two-way stop.

Granite Street at 5th Avenue

The following changes will be implemented at the Granite Street and 5th Avenue intersection:

• Install stop signs and stop bars for southbound and northbound approaches, creating a four-way stop.

Granite Street at 7th Avenue

The following changes will be implemented at the Granite Street and 7th Avenue intersection:

• Move stop signs from the southbound and northbound approaches to the eastbound and westbound approaches, keeping this a two-way stop.

Granite Street at 1^st and 6^th Avenues

Traffic engineers recommended that no changes be made to the stop sign configurations at the intersections of 1^st Avenue and Granite Street and 6th Avenue and Granite Street, and therefore, these intersections will remain the same.

Questions?

Any questions regarding improvements to Granite Street may be directed to Frisco Public Works Director, Jeff Goble, at JeffG@townoffrisco.com.