MONTGOMERY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO) BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN

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1 MONTGOMERY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO) BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN May 22, 2012 TIMELINE May 1 May 15: Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee Review of Draft Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan May 24: Present Draft Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Proposed Public Involvement Meetings: Monday, June 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Wetumpka Monday, June 11 from 4:30p.m. 6 p.m. in Prattville Tuesday, June 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Montgomery Tuesday, June 12 from 4:30p.m. 6 p.m. in Montgomery Thursday, June 14 from 4:30p.m. 6 p.m. in Pike Road Proposed Public Comment Period Friday, June 1 Friday, June 22 July 24 & 26, 2012: Present Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan to TCC & CAC 1

2 TYPES OF BIKEWAYS A shared roadways is a roadway which is open to both bicycle and motor vehicle travel. This may be an existing roadway, street with wide curb lanes, or a road with paved shoulders. A bicycle or bike lane is "a portion of a roadway which has been designated by striping, signing, and pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists." Shared-use paths are a bikeway physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier and either within the highway right of way or within an independent right of way. Shared use paths may also be used by pedestrians, skaters, wheelchair users, joggers, and other nonmotorized users. EXISTING & PLANNED BIKEWAYS Shared Roadways Existing: Share the Road signs in Montgomery County & Shared Lane marking on Old Farm Lane Bicycle Lanes Existing: Ft. Toulouse Road, Hall Street & Park Crossing Shared-Use Paths Existing: Montgomery Riverwalk & Pike Road Trail on Meriwether Road Planned: Montgomery Riverwalk Extension, Wetumpka Riverwalk, Rails-Trails in Montgomery and Pike Road Trail System 2

3 MONTGOMERY MPO BICYCLE ROTES & CONNECTORS 32 Routes 340 miles 6 in Autauga County 6 in Elmore County 16 in Montgomery County 4 in both Autauga & Elmore Counties 36 Connectors 82 miles 2 in Autauga County 12 in Elmore County 17 in Montgomery County 5 connecting two counties BICYCLE PRIORITIZATION Proximity to Schools Points Possible = 8 Proximity to Points of Interest Points Possible = 12 Connectivity to Transit Points Possible = 3 Connectivity to Existing Bicycle Facilities Points Possible = 2 Interstate or Major roadway Crossing Points Possible = 2 Within 0.25 miles of a Major Employment Area Points Possible = 5 Accident History Points Possible = 2 Bicycle Suitability Rating Points Possible = 5 Within City Limits - Points Possible = 1 3

4 BICYCLE ROUTE PRIORITY SCORES # County Name Miles Route Priority Score 10Montgomery Midtown to Downtown Montgomery Rails-to-Trails Montgomery Historic Circulator Montgomery S. Court Street Montgomery Montgomery Midtown North Montgomery South Midtown Montgomery Selma to Montgomery Montgomery Gateway Prattville Upper Kingston Rd Montgomery South Montgomery Autauga Lower Kingston Rd Montgomery ASF Elmore Blue Ridge-Redland Autauga North Prattville Elmore Wetumpka-Holtville Montgomery West Montgomery Montgomery AUM/ Eastdale Mall Autauga Midtown North Prattville Elmore Millbrook Montgomery East Montgomery Autauga Midtown East Prattville Montgomery Brewbaker Elmore Elmore-Millbrook -Coosada Elmore Elmore-Holtville Elmore Deatsville Montgomery Wares Ferry Rd Autauga West Prattville Elmore Wetumpka Autauga Northeast Prattville Elmore Redland-Emerald Mountain Montgomery South Montgomery County Elmore Weoka PRIORITY #1 BICYCLE ROUTES & CONNECTORS Route 9 Historic Circulator Route 10 Midtown to Downtown Route 15 Selma to Montgomery Route 16 South Midtown Route 23 Rails-trails Route 32 S. Court Street Connector 15 - Maxwell Connector 18 Narrow Lane Road Connector 24 - Woodmere Connector 34 High Street Total Miles: Shared Roadways: miles Bicycle Lanes: miles Shared-Use Paths: 3.56 miles 4

5 PRIORITY #1: ROUTES- HISTORIC CIRCULATOR (9), MIDTOWN TO DOWNTOWN (10), RAILS-TO-TRAILS (23), S. COURT ST (32); CONNECTORS- NARROW LANE RD (18), HIGH ST (34) PRIORITY #1: ROUTE 15 SELMA TO MONTGOMERY, CONNECTOR 15-MAXWELL 5

6 PRIORITY #1: ROUTE 16 SOUTH MIDTOWN, CONNECTOR 24-WOODMERE PRIORITY #2 BICYCLE ROUTES & CONNECTORS Route 2 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Route 12 Montgomery Midtown North Route 17 South Montgomery Route 25 Upper Kingston Road Route 30 West Montgomery Route 31 Gateway Connector 6 Edgemont Connector 10 Catholic High School Connector 13 Hyundai Connector 16 Montgomery-Autauga Connector 20 Wares Ferry Road Connector 21 Montgomery Zoo Connector 22 East Wetumpka (not mapped) Connector 31 W. Main Street Connector 32 S. Court Street Connector 33 Highland Avenue Total Miles: Shared Roadways: miles Bicycle Lanes: 7.90 miles Shared-Use Paths: 0.63 miles Intersection Improvement: St. James High School at Vaughn Rd & Catholic High School at Vaughn Rd 6

7 PRIORITY #2: ROUTE 2 ASF & CONNECTOR 10 CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL PRIORITY #2: ROUTE 12-MONTGOMERY MIDTOWN NORTH, CONNECTOR 20-WARES FERRY RD, CONNECTOR 21 MONTGOMERY ZOO, CONNECTOR 33-HIGHLAND AVE 7

8 PRIORITY #2: ROUTE 17 SOUTH MONTGOMERY, ROUTE 31 - GATEWAY, & CONNECTOR 6 - EDGEMONT PRIORITY #2: ROUTE 30-SOUTH MONTGOMERY & CONNECTOR 13-HYUNDAI 8

9 PRIORITY #2: ROUTE 25-UPPER KINGSTON RD, CONNECTOR 16-MONTGOMERY-AUTAUGA, CONNECTOR 31-W. MAIN ST, & CONNECTOR 32 S. COURT ST PRIORITY #3 BICYCLE ROUTES Route 1 AUM/Eastdale Mall Route 3 Blue Ridge-Redland Route 6 W. Prattville Route 13 N. Prattville Route 22 Wetumpka-Holtville Route 24 Lower Kingston Rd Route 26 Brewbaker Route 27 Midtown-North Prattville 9

10 PRIORITY #3 BICYCLE CONNECTORS & INTERSECTIONS Connector 1 AUM Connector 2 Bell Rd Connector 3 Brighten Estates Connector 4 Blount Cultural Park Connector 7 Elmore- Wetumpka Connector 11 Gunter Connector 12 Halcyon Connector 14 Lagoon Park Connector 19 S. Montgomery County Connector 26 Grandview Rd Connector 29 N. Prattville Total Miles: Shared Roadways: miles Bicycle Lanes: miles Shared-Use Paths: 6.64 miles Intersection Improvement: Eastdale Circle at Atlanta Hwy LONG TERM BICYCLE ROUTES Route 4 Deatsville Rote 5 East Montgomery Route 7 Elmore-Holtville Route 8 Elmore-Millbrook-Coosada Route 11 Millbrook Route 14 Redland-Emerald Mountain Route 18 South Montgomery county Route 19 Wares Ferry Road Route 20 Weoka Route 21 Wetumpka Route 28 Northeast Prattville Route 29 Midtown East Prattville 10

11 LONG TERM BICYCLE CONNECTORS & INTERSECTIONS Connector 5 Coosada Elementary School Connector 8 Elmore County Connector 9 Emerald Mountain Connector 17 Ft. Toulouse Connector 23 West Wetumpka Connector 25 Central Plank Road Connector 27 AL 143 Connector 28 Deatsville Connector 30 Constitution Avenue Connector 35 AL 14 Connector 36 Old Ware Road Total Miles: Shared Roadways: miles Bicycle Lanes: 4.58 miles Shared-Use Paths: miles Intersection Improvement to Add a Pedestrian Phase: Seaton Boulevard/Halcyon Park Drive at Vaughn Road Memorial Drive at Fairview Avenue (AL 14) Constitution Avenue at McQueen Smith Road TYPES OF PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES A sidewalk is that portion of a street between the curb line, or the lateral line of a roadway, and the adjacent property line or on easements of private property that is paved or improved and intended for use by pedestrians Off-road paths wind through open fields in rural or lowdensity suburban areas alongside roadways, deviating from them to approach major points of interest. Shared-use paths allow multiple modes of travel to interact at various speeds. Depending upon the surrounding environment, shared-use paths could be paved or unpaved. Shared streets are located in urban high density areas with a high level of pedestrians. In these areas the automobile and pedestrian traffic have merged. Vehicle speeds are very low due to the ever present pedestrian. The commercial and civic life created by the concentration of pedestrians justifies the displacement of automobiles. 11

12 PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES Sidewalk Inventory Completed in FY 2009 FY 2013 Sidewalk Inventory to begin in October 2012 Needs Inventory Completed in FY 2010 Gaps between Existing Sidewalk Sidewalks near Schools, Parks, YMCAs, and Major Trip Generators PEDESTRIAN PROJECT PRIORITIZATION Proximity to Schools Points Possible = 8 Proximity to Points of Interest Points Possible = 12 Connectivity to Transit Points Possible = 5 Connectivity to Existing Pedestrian Facilities Points Possible = 5 Interstate or Major Roadway Crossing Total Points Possible = 2 Traffic Analysis Zone 2005 Employment Density Points Possible = 5 Accident History Points Possible = 2 Within City Limits - Points Possible = 1 12

13 PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS Priority #1 Sidewalk Rehabilitation: miles (114,886 feet) Average Priority Score 32.2 New Sidewalks: 9.62 miles (50,769 feet) Average Priority Score 31.1 Priority #2 Sidewalk Rehabilitation: 28.7 miles (151,468 feet) Average Priority Score 26.9 New Sidewalks:38.5 miles (203,035 feet) Average Priority Score 25.6 Priority #3 Sidewalk Rehabilitation: 5.5 miles (28,955 feet) Average Priority Score 20.8 New Sidewalks: miles (561,706 feet) Average Priority Score 18.3 INTERSECTION PRIORITIES Priority 1: Street One # of Lanes Street Two # of Lanes Median Signal Median County Forest Hills Dr 3Atlanta Hwy 7No Yes Yes Montgomery Woodmere Blvd 6Eastern Blvd 9No Yes No Montgomery Vaughn Rd 6Eastern Blvd 10No Yes Yes Montgomery Ann St 5I-85 (South) 3Yes Yes No Montgomery Ann St 5I-85 (North) 3Yes Yes No Montgomery Fleming Rd 2Court St 5No Yes No Montgomery Mulberry St 3I-85 (North) 1No No No Montgomery Mulberry St 2I-85 (South) 2No No No Montgomery Forest Ave 3I-85 (North) 2No No No Montgomery Forest Ave 4I-85 (South) 2Yes No Yes Montgomery S. Decatur St 4South St 3No Yes No Montgomery S. Decatur St 4Arba St 3No Yes No Montgomery S. Hull St 3South St 3No Yes No Montgomery S. Hull St 3Arba St 3No Yes No Montgomery S. McDonough St 3South St 3No Yes No Montgomery S. McDonough St 3Arba St 3No Yes No Montgomery S. Lawrence St 3South St 3No Yes No Montgomery S. Lawrence St 3Arba St 3No Yes No Montgomery S. Perry St 4South St 3No Yes No Montgomery S. Perry St 4Arba St 3No Yes No Montgomery W. Fairview Ave 4I-65 (North) 3Yes Yes No Montgomery W. Fairview Ave 5I-65 (South) 3Yes Yes No Montgomery Rosa L. Parks Ave 4Fairview Ave 4No Yes No Montgomery S. Court St 3Fairview Ave 4No Yes No Montgomery Old Farm Ln 4Fairview Ave 6No No No Autauga Maple St 2Selma Hwy 3No No No Autauga Priority 3: Street One # of Lanes Street Two # of Lanes Median Signal Median County Rosa L Parks Ave 3South Blvd 5Yes Yes Yes Montgomery 13

14 OTHER BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ISSUES Safety & Education Security Concerns Development Policy Roadway Policy Funding ALDOT Federal & State Grants Local Funds CONTACTS: Robert Smith Director of Planning/MPO Administrator Phone (334) April Delchamps Senior Planner Phone (334) Kindell Anderson Senior Planner Phone (334) Planning Department Transportation Planning Division City of Montgomery/MPO 495 Molton St. Montgomery, AL Phone (334) Fax (334) MPO website: City of Montgomery website: 14