MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY: EAST FREDERICK STREET ABANDONMENT ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS

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1 MILLERSVILLE UIVERSITY: EAST FREERIK STREET ABAOMET ALTERATIVES AALYSIS 008 Google Imagery 008 igitalglobe, PA epartment of onservation and atural Resources PAMAP/USGS

2 EAST FREERIK STREET ABAOMET ALTERATIVES AALYSIS: EXISTIG OITIOS 008 Google Imagery 008 igitalglobe, PA epartment of onservation and atural Resources PAMAP/USGS Signalized Pucillo rive Intersection of Frederick Street and Street (High Volume Pedestrian WB 98 veh/d rossings). The Highway apacity Manual (HM) assigns a EB 4 veh/d Pucillo r. F denotes congested operating conditions. and above is generally considered acceptable for urban areas. E. Frederick Street Mcullough St. WB 304 veh/d E. Frederick Street High Roadway Volume Pedestrian rossing orth EB of the 988 Frederick veh/d Street and Intersection of Pedestrian High School Volume Summary Segment/High Volume Street Intersection Pedestrian Ave and E. Frederick Street Area/On-street Parking Area along Movements Time north side of street rossing SB rossing WB 0 rossing B rossing EB Period Pedestrian Volume Summary Approach Approach Approach Approach Unsignalized. intersection St. of W. Frederick Street and Movements Shenks Lane 9:00 AM located approximately Time Period 7 feet west Mcullough of the Frederick St. Street. and St. Mid-Block 0:00 Street AMsignalized 4 intersection / High 37 Volume Pedestrian E. Frederick 0 St. 04 rosswalk rossing rossing :00 on the AMwestbound 3 Intersection approach of James of Frederick 3 Street :00 AM Mcomsey 37 High Hall Volume Parking Pedestrian Lot 33 :00 PM rossing Street 39 and reek rive7 73 S. Street Parking (7 parking :00 PM 0:00 AM spaces, handicapped High spaces) Volume Pedestrian rossing 9 Total:00 AM :00 PM reek r. 4 Level of Service Intersection () of Summary James 8Street Table and S. :00 Turning PM Movement Street 8 4 Total SB Left-Thru 7High School Ave / High Volume James St. Pedestrian Through Way High Volume Pedestrian rossing SB Right EB Left-Thru-Right S. Street Shenks Lane SB 343 veh/d High Volume Pedestrian rossing James Street B Left-Thru-Right B 939 veh/d B 908 veh/d WB 370 veh/d EB 47 veh/d WB Thru-Right S. Street EB 993 veh/d Intersection SB 80 veh/d B 4 veh/d WB 437 veh/d Boyer Parking Lot SB 78 veh/d S. Street Roadway Segment/Bus entennial r. Stop Area/On-street Parking Area along east side of street

3 EAST FREERIK STREET ABAOMET ALTERATIVES AALYSIS: ALTERATIVE 008 Google Imagery 008 igitalglobe, PA epartment of onservation and atural Resources PAMAP/USGS Signalized Intersection of Frederick Street and Street (High Volume Pedestrian rossings). The Highway apacity Manual (HM) assigns a Pucillo r. F denotes congested operating Intersection conditions. of High School Ave and and above E. is generally Mcullough St. E. Frederick Street Positive High Roadway Volume change, Pedestrian the overall Positive rossing intersection change orth of because the Frederick improves the closure Street from and a to a Segment/High Volume with Street the Pedestrian Intersection: redistribution of traffic E. Frederick from E. Street Frederick will reduce Street, the addition of Unsignalized Area/On-street Parking an ew access intersection Area to along the north Mcomsey of W. traffic Frederick Hall volumes Street Parking along and Lot Shenks this via E. segment, Lane o change because the same traffic and pedestrian Frederick volumes Street, will exist. located Access side of street: and approximately the redistribution 7 feet of west which traffic of will the from greatly Frederick the S. reduce Street pedestrian and Street closure. 0 Proposed Positive change Assumptions Street signalized to pedestrian safety concerning intersection conflicts. the / redistribution High Volume Pedestrian of traffic are based losure on rossing and mobility. egative. existing on the changes St. traffic westbound distributions approach to and of Frederick available Street: route alternatives. The 3 egative on-street parking results change and to assume due to emergency that the the increased intersection WB and signal B timings volumes were optimized. caused by the redistributed E. Frederick St. traffic from the closure of S. service access. Pedestrian safety and mobility Intersection Street. outweighs of James 3 the negative Street Level and of Service reek () Mcomsey High Summary Parking Hall Volume Table Parking Pedestrian Lot: rossing: changes since rive: parking spots S. can be Street Turning Parking Positive Movement (7 parking change Positive Lot due change to increased because the added at another o change location because and the net result of spaces, handicapped SB Left-Thru High vehicular spaces): Volume accessibility. closure ivider Pedestrian of E. rossing: Frederick The 9 second Street will emergency decreasing service access vehicular can be conflicts and o change because Positive 4 driveway change will eliminate reduce because vehicular-pedestrian the traffic the on accommodated increasing with proper vehicular design. traffic is relatively SB Right the parking B reek r. spaces closure 4 Street of E. conflicts. Frederick and there Street will be will even. Intersection are not EB of Left-Thru-Right affected. James Street and S. no lost reduce 8 Street: parking. the traffic volumes along B Left-Thru-Right this segment, which will greatly Positive change 7High School WB because Ave reduce Left the pedestrian / High pedestrian Volume conflicts. conflict points are decreased James St. Pedestrian Through Way: High with Volume the WB Thru-Right Pedestrian rossing: closure of a portion of S. o change because the same egative Street. change due to the Intersection S. traffic and Street High pedestrian Volume Roadway volumes Pedestrian Segment/Bus increased rossing: pedestrian Stop Area/Onstreet will exist. Parking egative Area along change east caused due side to of the by street: the increased increase in traffic conflicts Positive change pedestrian to pedestrian conflicts along safety caused James and by Street. mobility. the egative changes increase to in bus vehicular routes, traffic bus stop, along on-street James parking, and Street. parking lot access. entennial Pedestrian r. safety and Proposed mobility outweighs the negative changes since bus losure routes can be rerouted, bus stops can be moved, parking spots can be added at another location, and parking lot access will be accommodated with existing roads.

4 EAST FREERIK STREET ABAOMET ALTERATIVES AALYSIS: ALTERATIVE 008 Google Imagery 008 igitalglobe, PA epartment of onservation and atural Resources PAMAP/USGS Signalized Intersection of Frederick Street and Street (High Volume Pedestrian rossings). The Highway apacity Manual (HM) assigns a Pucillo r. F denotes congested operating Intersection conditions. of High School Ave and and above E. is generally Mcullough St. E. Frederick Street Positive High Roadway Volume change, Pedestrian the overall egative rossing intersection change orth of because the Frederick improves traffic Street from and a to a Segment/High Volume with Street the Pedestrian Intersection: redistribution of volumes traffic from will be the increased S. at Street the closure. Unsignalized Area/On-street Parking Assumptions intersection Area along concerning of W. intersection, Frederick north the redistribution Street which and will Shenks of traffic increase Lane o change because the same traffic and pedestrian volumes are based will on exist. located side of street: existing approximately traffic 7 distributions feet west pedestrian of and the available Frederick conflicts. route Street alternatives. and 0 Proposed It was Positive change assumed Street signalized to pedestrian that safety the intersection new traffic / patterns High Volume caused Pedestrian by the E. Frederick losure Street rossing and mobility. egative. closure on the changes St. and westbound extension approach to of High of School Frederick Avenue Street: will be similar to existing 3 egative on-street parking traffic change and to distributions. due to the emergency The increased results WB and assume B volumes that the intersection caused E. Frederick St. service access. Pedestrian signal by the timings redistributed safety were optimized. traffic from the closure of S. and mobility Intersection Street. outweighs of James 3 the negative Street and reek Mcomsey High Hall Volume Parking Pedestrian Lot: rossing: changes since rive: parking spots S. can Level be Street of Service Parking egative (7 () parking change Positive Summary because change Table parking because the added at another o change location because and the net result of spaces, handicapped High spots Volume will be closure Pedestrian lost with of E. the rossing: Frederick 9 extension Street will emergency decreasing service access vehicular can be conflicts Turning and Movement spaces): o change because Positive 4 of High School change eliminate Avenue. because vehicular-pedestrian the accommodated increasing with proper vehicular design. traffic is SB relatively Left-Thru the parking reek r. spaces closure of E. conflicts. Frederick Street will 4even. Intersection are not of affected. SB James Right Street and S. reduce 8 B Street: the traffic volumes along EB Left-Thru-Right this segment, which will greatly Positive change because the pedestrian 7 B Left-Thru-Right reduce pedestrian conflicts. conflict points are decreased James St. High School Ave / High High with Volume Volume the Pedestrian Pedestrian rossing: closure of a portion of S. Through Way: egative Street. change due to the WB Thru-Right S. ew egative Street High Volume Roadway change Pedestrian because Segment/Bus increased rossing: the pedestrian same Stop Area/Onstreet Roadway Parking conflicts Intersection pedestrian egative Area along volumes change east caused due will side to exist, of the by street: the but increased increase traffic in traffic Positive volumes change pedestrian to along pedestrian conflicts High along School safety caused James Avenue and by Street. mobility. the will egative increase. changes to in bus vehicular routes, traffic bus stop, along on-street James parking, and Street. parking lot access. entennial Pedestrian r. safety and Proposed mobility outweighs the negative changes since bus losure routes can be rerouted, bus stops can be moved, parking spots can be added at another location, and parking lot access will be accommodated with existing roads.

5 EAST FREERIK STREET ABAOMET ALTERATIVES AALYSIS: ALTERATIVE Google Imagery 008 igitalglobe, PA epartment of onservation and atural Resources PAMAP/USGS Signalized Intersection of Frederick Street and Street (High Volume Pedestrian rossings). The Highway apacity Manual (HM) assigns a Pucillo r. F denotes congested operating Intersection conditions. of High School Ave and and above E. is generally Mcullough St. E. Frederick Street Positive High Roadway Volume change, Pedestrian the overall o rossing change intersection orth because of the similar Frederick improves traffic Street from and a to a Segment/High Volume with Street the Pedestrian Intersection: redistribution of volumes traffic from will exist. the S. Street closure. Unsignalized Area/On-street Parking Assumptions intersection Area along concerning of W. Frederick north the redistribution Street and Shenks of traffic Lane o change because the same traffic and pedestrian volumes are based will on exist. located side of street: existing approximately traffic 7 distributions feet west of and the available Frederick route Street alternatives. and 0 Proposed It was Positive change assumed Street signalized to pedestrian that safety the intersection new traffic / patterns High Volume caused Pedestrian by the E. Frederick losure Street rossing and mobility. egative. closure on the changes St. and westbound construction approach to of the of Frederick new roadway Street: will be similar to existing 3 egative on-street parking traffic change and to distributions. due to the emergency The increased results WB and assume B volumes that the intersection caused E. Frederick St. service access. Pedestrian signal by the timings redistributed safety were optimized. traffic from the closure of S. Street. and mobility outweighs High Volume Pedestrian rossing: 3 the negative ew changes since parking spots egative change due to the S. can Level be Street of Service Parking (7 () parking Roadway Summary Table added at another location and increased pedestrian conflicts Intersection of James spaces, Street handicapped Turning reek High Movement spaces): Volume Pedestrian rossing: 9 emergency service access can be caused by the introduction of a rive: o change because o change because similar traffic accommodated with proper 4 SB Left-Thru the parking design. new roadway. reek r. o change because spaces the net result and of pedestrian volumes will exist. 4 Intersection are not of affected. SB James Right Street and S. decreasing vehicular conflicts and 8 B Street: EB Left-Thru-Right increasing vehicular traffic is relatively Positive change because the pedestrian even. 7 B Left-Thru-Right conflict points are Mcomsey decreased Hall High with Parking Volume the Lot: Pedestrian James St. rossing: closure of a portion egative of S. change egative Street. because change parking due to the S. High WB Street School Thru-Right spots Ave will / High be lost Volume with Pedestrian High Volume Roadway Pedestrian Segment/Bus increased rossing: the pedestrian Stop Area/Onstreet Parking Through Intersection conflicts introduction Way: o Area change along because east caused of side a similar new of by street: roadway. the traffic increase and in traffic o change Pedestrian because conflicts similar traffic will also and increase Positive change pedestrian to pedestrian volumes along safety will James exist. and Street mobility. and the egative pedestrian changes as pedestrians volumes to bus routes, introduction will will exist. bus be stop, required of a on-street new to roadway. parking, and parking cross lot the access. new roadway Pedestrian to access safety the entennial r. and Proposed mobility outweighs east side the of campus. negative changes since bus losure routes can be rerouted, bus stops can be moved, parking spots can be added at another location, and parking lot access will be accommodated with existing roads.

6 EAST FREERIK STREET ABAOMET ALTERATIVES AALYSIS: ALTERATIVE WITH IMPROVEMETS 008 Google Imagery 008 igitalglobe, PA epartment of onservation and atural Resources PAMAP/USGS Signalized Intersection of Frederick Street and Street (High Volume Pedestrian rossings). The Highway apacity Manual (HM) assigns a Pucillo r. F denotes congested operating Intersection conditions. of High School Ave and and above E. is generally High Volume Pedestrian rossing orth of the Frederick Street and Mcullough St. E. Frederick Street Although, Roadway Alternative o operates change at from Alternative or better for all movements, Street Intersection: Segment/High Volume there Pedestrian are some simple improvements conditions without that improvements. can be made in order to Unsignalized Positive Area/On-street Parking provide intersection change ew Area additional of by along north capacity W. implementing Frederick and help Street traffic alleviate and calming Shenks measures queue Lane described in lengths at the located Access side of street: intersection. approximately the pedestrian These 7 evaluation feet improvements west report. of the Frederick include Street removing and the parking 0 Proposedon S. o change from Street signalized Alternative Street, restriping intersection the / road High to Volume include Pedestrian a left-turn lane losure for the conditions 3 rossing without. northbound on the westbound improvements. St. approach, approach and optimizing of Frederick the Street: signal timings. As a result, Positive the change overall with intersection the implementation delay decreases of a right and turn the cycle lane on length Shenks E. Frederick St. decreases, Lane. thus reducing pedestrian delays. Intersection of James Street and reek 3 Mcomsey High Parking Hall Volume Parking Pedestrian Lot: rossing: rive: Level of Service () Summary Table S. Street o change o from Lot change Alternative from Alternative Positive change by making Turning Parking the Movement (7 parking spaces, handicapped spaces): High conditions Volume conditions ivider without Pedestrian improvements. without rossing: 9 improvements. eastbound right-turn from James SB Left-Thru Street egative change because o change the from parking Alternative will onto reek 4 rive the through roadway reek r. be conditions without improvements. and 4 vice versa. The Intersection removed to southbound of accommodate SB Right James traffic Street 8 and a northbound B S. left-turn on reek rive approaching Street: lane. EB Left-Thru-Right the James Street intersection o High will change 7 have from B School a stop Alternative Left Ave / sign. conditions High Volume without improvements. B Thru-Right James St. Pedestrian Through Way: High Volume Pedestrian rossing: o change from Alternative Positive change by providing S. conditions WB Street High without Thru-Right Volume Roadway improvements. Pedestrian Segment/Bus upgraded rossing: pedestrian Stop Area/Onstreet Parking Intersection Positive Area along change east by side providing of street: upgraded crossings. Positive change pedestrian after implementing crossings. new bus routes and/or creating a bus turn-around entennial at r. the intersection of James Street and S. Street. Proposed losure