TLC GRANT K / WATER STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS WILL HANDSFIELD, AICP TRANSPORTATION DIR, GEORGETOWN BID

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1 TLC GRANT K / WATER STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS Applied Fall 15 Awarded Winter 15/ 16 Notice to Proceed Spring 16 Completion Summer 16 Community Outreach Ongoing WILL HANDSFIELD, AICP TRANSPORTATION DIR, GEORGETOWN BID

2 GEORGETOWN 2028 WHERE THE IDEA STARTED

3 GOOD PLANS... Create a shared vision and direction for a community Align the investments and actions of key public and private players stakeholders, partners, investors and developers Help a community tackle bigger challenges and opportunities by taking a long-term view Build strong working relationships and partnerships

4 WHAT IS GEORGETOWN 2028? Georgetown 2028 is a collaborative planning process that will develop (i) a strategic vision for Georgetown - ensuring that it remains a world-class commercial district economically, physically, environmentally and (ii) an agenda for actions that can be taken today and in the coming years to see this vision realized. 2028

5 To preserve what is good

6 To renew what we have

7 Build what we need

8 to avoid creating this.

9 GEORGETOWN 2028 FIFTEEN YEAR ACTION PLAN Preserve Enhance Create

10 TRANSPORTATION 75 Action Items 43 Transportation 23 Public Space 9 Economy

11 Establish Georgetown as a Bicycle-Friendly Destination Connecting bicycle facilities that currently bring cyclists only to the edge of the commercial district Implementing a high quality bike connection between the Capital Crescent Trail and Rock Creek Parkway Trail, such as adding a cycletrack on Water and K Streets Expanding bicycle parking by installing in-street bike corrals throughout commercial areas just off of main corridors Improving bikesharing options by identifying at least four new locations for Capital Bikeshare stations in the commercial district What s a Cycle Track? Bicycle lanes running parallel along a roadway that are separated from automobile traffic by a physical barrier are known as cycle tracks. Buffers can include bollards, parked cars, landscaping or a curb. Data shows cycle tracks increase the number of cyclists by improving the perception of safety. They are particularly beneficial in intersections with limited automobile traffic.

12 Other Transportation Action Items Involved Improve the safety and convenience of pedestrian crossings Improve tour bus parking options Create more welcoming places for people waiting for the bus Coordinate off-street parking resources to make off-peak capacity available

13 K STREET MULTI-MODAL GATEWAY Bus/Shuttle Enhancements Capital Crescent Trail Improve Ped/Bike Crossings Pedestrian Enhance Rock Creek Trail Streetcar Link to Metro Stns Pedestrian Bicycle Bridge Water Taxi Potomac Trail

14 K and Water Street Concept

15 NO SIDEWALKS NO CENTERLINE NO BIKE INFRA POOR MAINTENANCE SEA OF FREE PARKING DISINVESTED AREA USER CONFLICTS HIGH SPEEDS SURVIVAL INSTINCTS VANDALISM CONGESTION/CIRCLING WASTED OPPORTUNITY

16 K/WATER STREET TLC COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROCESS -INITIATED AFTER CONSTITUENT MEETINGS -DDOT & GBID LEADS -MWCOG FUNDED -FITS WITH NPS TRAIL GOALS -PART OF CAPITAL TRAILS COALITION PLAN June 25 th Community Presentation at Waterfront Park

17 Missing ¾ mile segment of a 17 mile multi-use trail loop Critical segment of the NPS National Capital Trail

18 NPS BOATHOUSE PLAN

19 Interim Trail to Cycletrack Transition

20 BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY Trail to Cycletrack Transition

21 Interim Limited Access Past This Point NEW TRAFFIC CIRCLE AT 34TH

22 CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR SIGNATURE PUBLIC SPACE

23 DOCK 79 IN SE DC EXAMPLE FOR A LIMITED ACCESS TRAIL CONNECTION

24 PAVING, FIXED PLANTERS, BOLLARDS

25 ALLOWS FOR OTHER ACTIVATED SPACES

26 Interim CYCLETRACK ON SOUTH SIDE OF ROAD - RIGHT-SIZES EXISTING 16 LANES

27 Protected Cycletrack Adjacent to Sidewalk Painted Plaza w/barriers BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY

28 PRODUCT TEST IN PROGRESS: HORSE TROUGH PLANTER

29 Interim PEDESTRIAN ENHANCEMENTS: CROSSWALKS / CURB EXTENSIONS

30 SEATTLE DOT MY TRANSPO PLANNING HEROS

31 SEATTLE DOT

32 SEATTLE DOT

33 SEATTLE DOT

34 Interim KEEPING PARKING

35 Interim TOUR BUS DROP & GO SPACES RECONFIGURE STRIPING MAKE IT EASIER TO LEAVE, HARDER TO GET IN

36 TODAY 30 LANE TO ENTER DEAD-END AREA, 12 LANE TO LEAVE = HORRIBLE BACKUPS

37 TOUR BUS PARKING WHITEHAVEN PKWY.75 MI FROM DROP

38 TOUR BUS PARKING POTOMAC FWY 1.1MI FROM DROP Turnaround Loop

39 Interim

40 Interim

41 STREETCAR ALTERNATIVE CROSS SECTION

42 Interim

43 BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY

44 Interim New Bridge New Trail

45 PERMANENT BRIDGE 14 WIDTH

46 HOW TO GET IT SOONER? TEMP SCAFFOLDING BRIDGE

47 WHAT S NEXT DDOT Currently working on 30% design Push to install using temporary measures in Spring/Summer 2017 With Paint, Horse Troughs, Plants, Flex Posts, Bollards, & Signage, we can complete this project quickly, effectively, and cheaply Scaffolding Bridge needs agreement from NPS, followed by design planning for a permanent bridge Boathouse zone changes will wait for Key Bridge Reconstrux to conclude Permanent changes west of 34 th can be done with Boathouse construction Streetcar plans will need to ensure bike accommodation prior to construx, we developed a concept plan for a trail south of the sidewalk for that scenario Piloting now w/temp construx allows us to iterate better when other changes come to the corridor Streetcar, Boathouses, or something else.

48 QUESTIONS & CONVERSATION Will Handsfield