City of Wausau Wausau Center Urban Design and Transportation Master Plan. Design Workshop // October 18, 2018

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1 City of Wausau Wausau Center Urban Design and Transportation Master Plan Design Workshop // October 18, 2018

2 Design Workshops // October 15-18

3 Workshop Study Evaluate circulation and parking patterns around Wausau Center Mall Study the look and feel (materials, landscaping, and branding) for the streetscape experience Further assess multimodal conditions along Forest Street and Washington Street (1 st Street to 6 th Street)

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5 Discovery // What we saw

6 Discovery // What we saw 6

7 South of Washington 7

8 South of Washington Concept B 8

9 Pedestrian Malls The Experiment of American Pedestrian Malls: Trends Analysis, Necessary Indicators for Success and Recommendations for Fresno's Fulton Mall - US pedestrian malls: 89% rate of failure - Most have been removed or repurposed - Successful examples: designed to be a short length in terms of blocks, in a town/city with a population under 100,000 - Main Street / Complete Streets drive turn-arounds in downtowns with more investment, higher occupancy rates and more pedestrian traffic.

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11 Wausau Center // Design Principles

12 A and B streets Definition goes here. A streets are addressed by buildings, have engaging facades, and have no driveways or service functions. B streets may or may not be addressed by buildings and provide access for parking and services. Streets next to public open spaces are A-streets.

13 One-way vs Two-way Streets Moving traffic thru vs into town Added travel time / distance Inconsistent patterns can lead to confusion 13

14 Roundabouts Mini-Traffic Circle Traffic Circle Modern Roundabout

15 Traffic Circle Traffic in the circle yields to entering traffic Outdated

16 Roundabout Essentially traffic calming Mini-Traffic Circle Traffic entering yields to traffic in roundabout Modern Roundabout

17 Roundabout Advantages Reduced crash rates and crash severity Reduced emissions Reduced speeding Inclusive of pedestrians, cyclists & transit Low tech Attractive Less impervious surfaces No turn lanes/frees up space for Make nice entrance features Good for distributing traffic after confluences

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23 Pedestrian Zones Pedestrian Zones

24 Pedestrian Zones Frontage Zone Clear Walkway Furnishing Zone Curb

25 Clear Walkway 5 feet necessary for two people to walk comfortably side by side or to pass each other. 6 feet is better

26 Clear Walkway A sidewalk should be as wide as needed to serve anticipated pedestrian use

27 Clear Walkway Shy distance concept applies to pedestrians, who will shy away from a vertical face. Extra width is needed

28 Clear Walkway An interesting façade makes narrow sidewalks feel wider

29 Wausau Center // Network Analysis

30 Existing One-Way Existing Two-Way Wausau Center // Existing Network

31 Interim One-Way Interim Two-Way Wausau Center // Interim Network

32 Preferred One-Way Preferred Two-Way Wausau Center // Preferred Network

33 Focus Intersections Wausau Center // Preferred Network

34 Washington Street Existing Conditions

35 Washington Street Existing Conditions

36 Washington Street Awnings

37 Washington Street Awnings and Pedestrian

38 Washington Street Pedestrian Space

39 Washington Street Parking

40 Washington Street Pedestrian and Parking

41 Wausau Center // Master Plan

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43 Reinvestment Opportunities

44 Sidewalk Zone Parameters

45 Wausau Center // Traffic Engineering 101

46 Traffic Engineering 101 Cycle length Delay Queue length 48

47 Cycle length Shorter cycle lengths are more responsive, more pedestrian friendly Current cycle length is about 110 seconds Proposed is 80 seconds 49

48 Delay Average amount of time drivers wait at the intersection Based on morning and evening rush hours Reported in seconds/vehicle 50

49 Queue length Number of cars waiting at the light by the time it turns green Need storage length to hold the queue Long queues can feel congested 51

50 Existing Conditions 52

51 Operations - Existing Conditions AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour 107 sec cycle length 19 sec/veh delay 200 ft queue eastbound 107 sec cycle length 24 sec/veh delay 220 ft queue eastbound 53

52 Existing Conditions AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour 107 sec cycle length 19 sec/veh delay 200 ft queue eastbound 107 sec cycle length 24 sec/veh delay 220 ft queue eastbound 54

53 Proposed Layout 55

54 Proposed conditions 56

55 Operations - Proposed Conditions AM Existing AM Proposed PM Existing PM Proposed 107 sec cycle length 19 sec/veh delay 200 ft queue eastbound 80 sec cycle length 20 sec/veh delay 80 ft queue eastbound 107 sec cycle length 24 sec/veh delay 220 ft queue eastbound 80 sec cycle length 26 sec/veh delay 130 ft queue eastbound 57

56 Proposed Layout 58

57 Roundabout analysis One-lane vs two-lane Two-lane PM queue lengths: Eastbound Forest 20 ft Northbound Grand 70 ft Westbound Forest 90 ft 59

58 Wausau Center // Design Concepts

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60 1st STREET// EXISTING Washington Street to Forest Street (looking south)

61 1st STREET// PREFERRED Washington Street to Forest Street (looking south)

62 Separated Bicycle Lane // Examples

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65 FOREST STREET// EXISTING (looking east) 1 st Street to 4 th Street

66 FOREST STREET// PREFERRED (looking east) 1 st Street to 4 th Street

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70 WASHINGTON STREET// EXISTING (looking east) Near 3 rd Street

71 WASHINGTON STREET// INTERIM (looking east) Near 3 rd Street

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73 WASHINGTON STREET// EXISTING (looking east) 4 th to 6 th Street

74 WASHINGTON STREET// INTERIM (looking east) 4 th to 6 th Street

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76 WASHINGTON STREET// PREFERRED (looking east) 1 st to 2 nd Street & 4 th to 6 th Street

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78 Third Ave

79 5th STREET// EXISTING (looking north)

80 5th STREET// PREFERRED (looking north)

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83 Bike Network Recommendations Path Bike Lane Separated Bike Lane Shared Lanes

84 Bike Network Recommendations Path Bike Lane Separated Bike Lane Shared Lanes

85 Workshop Study Next Steps Design concept refinement Final documentation

86 Thank you for joining us! Comments and Discussion