APPENDIX A CONTENTS. Government and Agency Issues With Plans and Comments. Results From Round 1, Public Input Meetings

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1 CAMPBELL COUNTY

2 CAMPBELL COUNTY

3 APPENDI A CONTENTS Government and Agency Issues With Plans and Comments Results From Round 1, Public Input Meetings Summary of Public Meeting Results Summary of Responses: Station B: Bike and Pedestrian Summary of Responses: Station C and D: QUESTION 1, Roadways Frequently Traveled Comments From Round 2, Public Input Meetings

4 GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY COMMENTS COMMENT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION SI-YEAR PLAN KY UNSCHEDULED NEEDS Alexandria Ky 536, extension from US 27 to AA Dayton Cold Spring Ky. 547, Ky. 10 vicinity to AA Ky. 709, turn lanes Lickert Road, straighten and widen Repair and upgrade all county roads in the city. Widen (Upper) Lick Branch COUNTY PLAN ONLY COMMENTS No specific project included at this Add lanes at Washington (Ky 10) and US27 time Evaluate Ky 8 from I-471 to/through city (includes Bellevue) Portions of Ky. 8 are included in plan Pooles Creek No. 1, improve and add connection to NKU Connect Darlas Drive and Bunning Lane Project not included in Top 20 New intersection tying E. Alexandria intersection with Murnan/ Pooles No. 2 Cold Spring Parkway (Pooles No. 2, Murnan, East Alexandria, Low Gap) Southgate General traffic concerns Impact of new development (US 27 and I- 471) on US 27 and Blossom Lane area Fort Thomas East/West movement in County Grand Avenue Traffic Management possibly by reducing from 4 to 2 lanes and adding median, parking and pedestrian improvements. Safety improvements to Ky. 8 Bike path/lane along Memorial Parkway No specific project included at this time No specific project included at this time No specific project included at this time Portions of Ky. 8 are included in plan No specific project included at this time

5 GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY COMMENTS COMMENT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION SI-YEAR PLAN KY UNSCHEDULED NEEDS Wilder Connectivity of city to surrounding areas Extend Ky. 9 to Newport Three Mile Road improvements to NKU Intersection improvements at St. Johns Road and Ky. 9 Realignment of Moock Road Improve Johns Hill Road Improve bike and pedestrian transportation along Ky. 9 and Moock Road Connection under I-275 to Gloria Terrell Drive Licking River Bridge to Taylor Mill Campbell County Maximize efficiency of US 27 and Ky. 9 corridors Improve east/west travel (i.e., Ky. 536 corridor) NKU Improve Johns Hill Road Technology Triangle/NKU I-275/KY2345 to Pooles Creek No. 1/AA Highway access road New Ky. 9 connector with Ky. 8, near Licking Newport River Bridge Improved I-471 southbound exit ramp to Ky. 8 New bridge connection with Covington at Fourth/Fifth Street Improvements to Carothers Road and Grand Avenue "Connector" through Cote Brilliante Redevelopment Area COUNTY PLAN ONLY COMMENTS No specific project included at this time No specific project included at this time No specific project included at this time No specific project included at this time No specific project included at this time No specific project included at this time No specific project included at this time

6 GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY COMMENTS Bellevue COMMENT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION Improvements to Ky. 8 between Riverboat Row and Berry Ave. add a center turn lane, which may require removal of parking from one or both sides of Ky. 8 in this area. Southbound exit ramp from I-471 onto Route 8 through will require improvements to Riviera Drive and Donnermeyer Drive. SI-YEAR PLAN KY UNSCHEDULED NEEDS COUNTY PLAN ONLY COMMENTS

7 RESULTS FROM ROUND 1 PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS

8 SUMMARY OF PUBLIC MEETING RESULTS Ninety (90) persons attended the public meetings held on Monday, November 18 and Thursday, November 21. The Monday meeting held at the Campbell County High School had the largest attendance of eighty (80) persons. These attendance figures exclude OKI and consultant staff. Approximately 53 percent of the persons attending completed survey forms (48 total forms). Many of the forms included the name and/or addresses of the person(s) completing the forms, which was optional. In several instances, more than one person completed the same form as indicated by multiple names on the form. Forty- one (41) survey forms were completed from the Monday meeting and seven (7) from the Thursday meeting. Bus 1. Give us your opinion of the quality of current bus service (please select one) Excellent Good Fair Poor Summary: 28 total responses - 17 or 61% Good; 8 or 29 % Fair 2. Give us your opinion of the quantity of current bus service (please select one) Excellent Good Fair Poor Summary: 26 total responses 14 or 54% Good; 9 or 35% Fair 3. I would like to see new service to: Summary: 4 responses Butler and Rt. 177; Melbourne and east; On Licking Pike and Ky 915 past the trailer parks; and convert to smaller busses like the Southbank Shuttle. 4. Do you use the bus service? Yes No Occasionally Summary: 44 responses 36 or 82% No; 8 or 18% Occasionally Rail The Regional Rail System Plan includes possible light rail service in the northern part of the county. Is this an option that should be evaluated in more detail? Yes No Summary: 43 total responses 25 or 58% No; 18 or 42% Yes (The split between the two meeting is noteworthy in that all 6 responses or 100%, were Yes at the Newport High School location) Comments:

9 Bike and Pedestrian 1. Improved Bike and Pedestrian facilities are important components of the transportation system. Yes No Summary: 39 total responses 22 or 56% Yes; 17 or 44% No (The Newport High School meeting results were 100 % Yes) 2. Expanded Bike and Pedestrian facilities are important components of the transportation system. Yes No Summary: 37 total responses 19 or 51% Yes; 18 or 49% No (The Newport High School meeting results were 86% Yes) Comments: Summary: See Summary of Responses: STATION B: Bike and Pedestrian

10 Improved Expanded Comments 1 Yes No Good but not necessary 2 No No 3 No No Road need more maintenance than they now receive - too narrow for the most part for both cars, trucks - plus bikes 4 Yes Yes Use county parks and connect them 5 No No 6 No No 7 Yes Yes 8 No No 9 Yes Yes Bike paths are healthy 10 No No 11 No No Yes Yes 14 Yes Yes 15 Yes Yes 16 Yes Yes No No 19 No No No No 22 Yes Yes Yes 26 No No No No 29 No No 30 No No 31 Yes Yes 32 Yes Yes 33 Summary of Responses: STATION B: Bike and Pedestrian Bicycle paths in this area are intended for recreational use. The route on Rt. 8 in Campbell County is very unsafe because the bikes have to share the road with car and truck traffic Route 8 is scenic, but not wide enough for a path for bikers. It's dangerous for them. Leave the road as is except for the slippage and have the bikers go to parks elsewhere. Living on 547 I would say that bike riding is very unsafe. Bikes do not use 34 this road as a scenic highway. 35 No No 36 Yes No Yes 39 No No 40 Yes Yes Need safe route to protect our kids from being run over. 41 Yes Yes Better economy, better for environment, better for health

11 Improved Expanded Comments 42 Yes Yes 43 Yes Yes 44 Yes Yes 45 Yes No 46 Yes Yes 47 Yes Yes 48 Yes Yes STATION B: Bike and Pedestrian (cont.) This provides entertainment and exercise opportunities also transportation that is not based on the auto Must consider traffic calming in heavy bike and pedestrian areas. I do not bike now because of fear of being run over by cars and SUV's. Frequently when I walk drivers do not yield ROW to peds. While the quantity of traffic reduction may be minimal, the quality of life and image and recreation opportunities aspect are important to the area The actual bike/pedestrian dedicated facilities seems terribly inadequate given the size of the county. While signage on state routes is helpful, it is very dangerous to interact with vehicular traffic

12 STATION C AND D: STATE AND COUNTY ROADS AND OTHER ISSUES The Campbell County Transportation Plan Task Force appreciates the time you are taking to attend this meeting. Please help us by taking just a few minutes to complete this survey. Thank You. 1. Please indicate the roadway(s) you most frequently travel, and then CIRCLE the condition that most closely matches the condition of that roadway. Route Pavement Condition Safety Condition Level of Congestion E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E G F P E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P=Poor Summary: See Summary of Responses: STATION C and D: Question 1, Roadways Frequently Traveled 2. What is your biggest issue from a transportation perspective in Campbell County (please select one)? Difficulty in Reaching Desired Destination Travel Time Cost of Travel Other Summary: 22 total responses 10 or 45% Difficulty in Reaching Desired Destination; 11 or 50% Travel Time; 1 or 5% Cost of Travel Responses to Other included comments relative to specific location and several mentioned safety.

13 3. Please identify any specific improvements you feel would significantly impact your travel. Summary: See Summary of Responses: STATION C and D: Question 3, Identification of Specific Improvements 4. Please indicate the importance of the following ways to improve the transportation system in Campbell County (please select one). A. Add capacity to roadway system Very important Somewhat important Not important Summary: 40 total responses 20 or 50% Very Important; 11 or 28 % Somewhat important; 9 or 22 % Not important B. Improve roadway geometrics (i.e. turn radii, roadway width, steep slopes, etc.) and traffic signalization. Very important Somewhat important Not important Summary: 41 total responses 23 or 56% Very important; 13 or 32% Somewhat important; 5 or 12% Not important C. Expand public transportation (i.e. bus service, rail transit, bike paths, etc.) Very important Somewhat important Not important Summary: 41 total responses 7 or 17% Very important; 26 or 64% Somewhat important; 8 or 19% Not important 6. In number 5, if you felt all were important, which one do you feel is most important (please select one)? Add capacity to roadway system Improve roadway geometrics Expand public transportation. Summary: 33 total responses 14 or 42% Add Capacity; 15 or 46% Improve Roadway Geometrics; and 3 or 9% Expand public transportation (1 response "rail" was written in) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Summary: See Summary of Responses: STATION C and D: Additional Comments

14 Summary of Responses: STATION C and D: QUESTION 1, Roadways Frequently Traveled Route Pavement Cond. Safety Cond. Level of Congestion E G F P E G F P E G F P 1 US 27 (n. of AA) x x x Johns Hill Road x x x Martha Lane Collins Blvd. x x x I x x x 2 None 3 Racetrack Road x x x Persimmon Grove Rd. x x x US 27 x x x Shaw Hess x x 4 Hissem Rd. x x x Clay Ridge Rd. x US 27 x x x 5 US 27 x x x Lickert Road x x x Persimmon Grove Rd. x x x E. Alexandria Pike Connector x x x Reitman Road x x x Pooles Creek No. 1 x x x 6 Ky East x x x Winters Lane x x x 445 (?) x x x Ky. 8 x x x 7 Pooles Creek No. 1 x x x Winters Lane x x x 8 Ky. 10 x x x Ky 1997 x x x AA Highway x x x 9 Ky. 8 x x x Ky. 547 x x x US 27 x x x 10 US 27 x x x Lickert Road x x x Licking Pike x x x Pleasant Ridge Rd. x x x

15 Station C and D: QUESTION 1, Roadways Frequently Travelled Route Pavement Cond. Safety Cond. Level of Congestion E G F P E G F P E G F P 11 Ky 8 x x x 12 Ky 8 x x x Twelve Mile Road x x x Ky 9 x x x I x x x US 27 x x x Ky 10 x x x 13 None 14 Upper Eight Mile x x x Ky 547 x x x Upper Tug Fork x x x 15 Poplar Ridge Rd. x x 16 AA Highway x Poplar Ridge Rd. x US 27 x 17 Losey Rd. x x x Pleasant Ridge Rd. x x x 18 US 27 x x x AA Highway x x x 19 Persimmon Grove Pike x x x 20 None 21 Ky x x x Ky 8 x x x 22 US 27 x x x 23 Racetrack Road x x x US 27 x x x 24 Racetrack Road x x x US 27 x x x 25 US 27 x x x AA Highway x x x 26 Ky 547 x x x Ky 10 x x x Barrs Branch Road x x x Ky 1997 x x x Ky 9 x x x Poplar Ridge Rd. x x x

16 Station C and D: QUESTION 1, Roadways Frequently Travelled Route Pavement Cond. Safety Cond. Level of Congestion E G F P E G F P E G F P 27 Barrs Branch Road x x x Riley Road x x x Stevens Road x x x 28 AA Highway x x x US 27 x x x Ky 10 x x x 29 US 27 x x x Pleasant Ridge Road x x x Schmudde Phillips x x x I-471 x x x 30 None 31 Pooles Creek No. 1 x x x 32 Pooles Creek No. 1 x x x AA Highway x x x US 27 x x x 33 Ky 1997 x x x US 27 x x x Nelson Road x x x AA Highway x x x 34 Ky 547 x x x AA Highway x x 35 Sheanshang Road x x x Wagoner Road x x x California Crossroads x x x AA Highway x x x 36 Persimmon Grove Road x x California Crossroads x x 37 Ky 1997 x x x 38 Ky 10 x x x AA Highway x x x I-275 x x x 39 Daniels Road x x x AA Highway x x x US 27 x x x I-471 x x x 40 None

17 Station C and D: QUESTION 1, Roadways Frequently Travelled Route Pavement Cond. Safety Cond. Level of Congestion E G F P E G F P E G F P 41 US 27 I-471 Kenton Station Road 42 I-471 x x x US 27 x x Ky 8 x x x 43 Ft. Thomas Avenue x x x Grand Avenue x x x Washington Street x x x 10th Street/Memorial Parkway x x x 44 None 45 US 27 x x x Pooles Creek No. 1 x x x AA Highway x x x Ky 1998 x x x I-275 x x x I-471 x x x 46 US 27 x x x 47 I-471 x x x I-275 x x x 48 I-471 x x x Park Avenue x x x I-275 x x x US 27 x x x

18 Summary of Results: STATION C and D: Question 3 Identification of Specific Improvements 1.* rework US 27 and 471 intersection; better pedestrian walking for US 27 in cities of H.H. and CS; sidewalk improvement on county roads or just install some walkways. 2.* None 3.* Shaw Hess-as well as other roads that recently been Re-paved Patched Patch job is terrible. Half patches on one side & not the other throw your vehicle all over the place several secondary roads have received the same treatment. A WASTE OF MONEY! 4. Need bypass around Alexandria on the south. Need to improve licking Pike (915) from sun Valley to I 275/AA. Need turn lanes at Lickert & US 27. Need light at Clay Road & US Rt turn lane on AA at E. Alex Pk. East bound. Rt turn lane on AA exit at US 27 Cold Spring onto US 27 South. 6. Intersection at 27 & Mile markers continuity throughout state 8.* None 9.* Congestion on US 27 Going North in AM, and South in PM. (Make 3 lanes N. in AM-3 Lanes S. in PM) 10.* US 27 and Lickert Road needs turn lites from all 4 ways. School time got to sit in 6-8 lites from Lickert Rd. to US 27 each morning. Someone is going to get killed! Pleasant Ridge Rd and Licking Pike still got one lane horse and burggy Bridge. Road coming out on angle onto Licking Pike. Should meet with school s drive. Kids will not let you out. Someone is going to get killed here also. 11.* None 12.* There is no reason for these of us living on RT 8 or along it to love 536 coming to us. Leave our land (farms) alone. Don t fix roads with cement vomit. 13.* None 14.* Building the proposed new 536 route. 15.* Create outer belt (536 to RT 9)

19 16. None 17.* Pleasant Ridge Rd & Losey Rd. install 3 way stop sign Pleasant Ridge Rd & Licking Pike install 3 way stop sign until improvement is made. Large tree on Pleasant Ridge by Deckers needs to be cut down. 18.* Adequately maintained existing roads especially county roads. 19.* Improve pavement on Persimmon Grove Pike from RT 10 to Lickert Rd. 20. None 21.* None 22. None 23. US Parkside US Lickert 24. US Parkside US Lickert 25.* The intersection of 27 & AA. As these parcels develop the traffic will get terrible. Try leaving O Charlies and turing left to go Smith to Alexandria extremely difficult during rush hour. As the parcel between Meijers and O Charlies develops there needs to be a lot of planning regarding curb cuts to enter & exit this parcel so we don t get a bunch of people killed by traffic backing up to enter/exit this parcel. 26.* Improve safety intersections on RT 9 AA hwy at Poplan Ridge, E. Alex Pike, RT 1997, and 1996 Get school busses off barrs Branch Rd. safety is a priority on AA highway before 536 connector is added. It should all be limited access. 27.* Make left turns unnessary on AA highway. 28.* None 29.* Change intersection Licking Pike and Pleasant Ridge Rd. Remove Oaktree ½ mile west on Pleasant Ridge Rd. Tree at edge of Blacktop Road. Install STOP SIGN on Pleasant Ridge Rd and Losey for a two way stop. 30. None 31.* Improve cross county travel. Less windy travel we need to improve roads to support businesses better travel for employees. 32.* None

20 33. None 34.* None 35.* We request maintenance of Sheanshang Road #2 CR 1127A beyond the 600 foot maintained road in accordance with Campbell County Fiscal Court ordinance , Book 38 page * I think the connector between 536 & AA is an absolute necessity. Could something be done about Persimmon Grove from Burns Rd to California Crossroad. The shoulder of the road needs to be fixed. 37.* On RT thenths of a mile from RT 547 limbs are tooo close to the road it s on a curse and my mail box is there not safe to get my mail could the speed limit be lower to 35 miles a hour for our safety and the small trees cut down. 38. None 39.* Need traffic signal at ramp off AA onto US * Timed traffic lights could be synchronized better to facilitate main route traffic flow during rush hour. After all the main route is where the traffic is keep it rolling. 41.* Intersection US 27 & KY 9 AA exit ramp at signal needs two lanes. Each should have its own detector. And each with its own delay. Much too often all traffic on US 27 stops for a vehicle that has already turned right. 42* The ramp from I-471 south to Route 8 in Newport needs to be relocated. It regularly backs up onto the highway even though lanes have been added on Park Ave. and parking was eliminated on Park Ave. This ramp empties into a national historic neighborhood. The speeds coming off the highway are too fast for the curve (cars regularly run through the traffic island) and speeds are too fast for a residential neighborhood. The volume is so high that it is dangerous for a pedestrian to cross Park Ave. where the ramp connects to Route 8. There is no stop light, stop sign or yield sign between I-471 and Route 8 and it is hard for vehicles or pedestrians to access or cross Park Ave. (diagram included with text.) 43. More peak transit so I could ride it more often as an option. Calming traffic in congested areas. Safer pedestrian travel (better lighting, crosswalks, enforcement). 44. None 45. Reduce truck traffic

21 Develop alternate routes to relieve US 27 congestion 46.* Ky 709 (US 27 to AA Connector) upgrade to both R & L turn lanes at 27 and AA to move traffic thru lights faster. Better yet make it 4 lanes all the way! 47.* None 48.* Rush hour on S. I-471 is a mess. Additionally, the traffic stack at the 1 st Newport exit to the Levee is extremely dangerous and discouraging to visitors.

22 STATION C and D Additional Comments 1.* None 2.* We need a connector road US 27 to AA Hwy. and US 27 to Visalia, Kenton County to I-75 and I-71 3.* #US 27- Get rid of some congestion Alexandria is the most congested part of the drive from Ohio to Grants Lick. 4. None 5. None 6. None 7. None 8. None No need for 536 from AA to #8- a complete waste of money & misuse of property. Who is going to benefit from it? Nothing to go to on Mary Inglis. 9.* Educate drives & enforce traffic laws might help. Restrict large truck traffic to Off hours Encourage/Reward use of public transit 10.* If you ve got larger capacity to road system you will have better geometrics to roads. 11.* I feel that the extension of 536 to RTE 8 is wasteful spending. RTE 8 is prone to constant slippage in the area where the proposed 536 would intersect with RT 8. RT 8 is being used as a bike path, it also has other recreational activities, it doesn t need a high volume of traffic to endanger the participants. RT 8 has a low volume of traffic, the need for the 536 connector would not justify the cost. 12.* There is no need for 536 to come from AA (RT9) to RT 8 Golf course. Hose a B/B and LaFarge should ve thought of their neighbors before they located. Also, government or those making road location decision should consider the little guy sreen space and farmers not big money. Your 536 is coming right through my house. We didn t want sanitation plan, and we don t want to lose our home for an unnecessary road. We are going to fight tooth and nail. Taking

23 homes to make a few minutes from travel time is ridiculous and those living in area have been fine with existing roadways, so truth should be told and we ll deal with it there. It s a flood area. 13.* Stop the run of water coming off the AA highway at 189 A Nelson & at the Brentwood Nursing and coming on to our property of Leroy J. & Germaine Kremer. 14.* None 15.* None 16. None 17.* None 18.* None 19.* None 20. None 21.* None 22. None 23. None 24. None 25.* Please send me info and keep me informed regarding the intersection of 536 & US 27. We live in the Woodstone development at the very end of Stonegate Drive and I would like to see where the proposed connector road from 27 to RT 8 is potentially going as it relates to our property. Bill & Susan Rachford 153 Stonegate Dr. Alexandria, KY * None Someone should look into widening and improving Old State Rd # 2. As development continues on this road traffic will get worse. The road is very narrow with no shoulders. Pedestrians use this too of 35 homes (Beacon Hill Estates) is coming and Drees is adding onto Southwood Development. The road will not be able to handle the increased traffic flow in a safe manner. 27.* Remove traffic from inferior roads especially heavy trucks Remove school busses from inferior roads. Spend your money on existing main roads and quit

24 trying to make highways out of trash roads. Quit building monuments to yourselves. 28.* The RT 536 project in my opinion is a gross waste of tax payer s monies. The project will bring a 2, 3 or 4 lane highway to a rural, tranquil area. It will bring light noise and air pollution to residents who have made conscious decisions to live a rural life. The residents of this area are not interested in getting from place to place any quicker. The monies proposed for the RT 536 project would be better spent on other projects. (Perhaps improvements to existing roads) The portion of Rt 536 that would go from RT 27 to AA hwy would greatly disturb the current tranquility and serenity. We now live in the country and want to continue to live in the country 29.* None 30. Need a connector from 27 to AA highway 31.* None 32.* None 33. None 34.* None 35.* Refer to item # 3 and cover for all signatures for all input. 36.* None 37.* None 38. None 39. None 40.* Post on website transportation plan, volume, pavement condition, accident info, most of these statistics are vital to planning especially proposed bike routes and routes in general planned by the public also dates of completion are also nice in planning my life as far as construction goes. 41.* Short term, long term 42.* We need to get out of cars and to live closer to our work. I don't want to pay for roads through N. Ky. so people in Clermont County, OH. can get to work faster.

25 43. As Campbell Co. ages pub transit will be more important. Governments in areas should set an example and implement transit subsidies for their employees. These programs are low cost and federally subsidized. 44. None 45. Address access for NKU to eleviate City (Highland Hts./Cold Spring) traffic would significantly enhance city life and growth. NKU growth can significantly help or hinder Highland Heights/Cold Spring community. The more traffic access that can be offloaded around the cities will allow cities to develop residential communities to fully support NKU needs. 46.* Ky. 709 has more then 1000 car count. 47* None 48* None Ky. 536 needs to be built from US 27 to AA, not moved off its earlier plan. We have no safe east-west rd. from 27 AA.

26 Comments From Round 2, Public Input Meetings During the Round 2 public meetings only four (4) comments sheets were returned. Responses on these included: requesting that roadway improvements be made within the portions of the county where most of the population is residing; a request for more dedicated bikeways within the transportation system; a request to re-establish transit service to the City of Crestview; and the need to improve access (ingress and egress) along the AA Highway at heavily used intersections.