QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - SITE ANALYSIS PAVED IN RIGHT-OF-WAY GRAVEL IN RIGHT-OF-WAY STRUCTURES

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1 US BANK PENINSULA FOODS QUILCENE THEATRE POST OFFICE QUILCENE COMMUNITY CENTER LANDSCAPE IN RIGHT-OF-WAY RIGHT-OF-WAY PAVED IN RIGHT-OF-WAY GRAVEL IN RIGHT-OF-WAY STRUCTURES QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - SITE ANALYSIS QUILCENE, WA DECEMBER, 2015 CURRENTLY USED AS PARKING =40 ON A 36 X 48 SHEET OF PAPER

2 US BANK PENINSULA FOODS QUILCENE THEATRE POST OFFICE QUILCENE COMMUNITY CENTER QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - BASE PLAN =40 ON A 36 X 48 SHEET OF PAPER QUILCENE, WA DECEMBER, 2015

3 US BANK PENINSULA FOODS QUILCENE THEATRE POST OFFICE QUILCENE COMMUNITY CENTER QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - CROSSWALK TYPES & LOCATIONS - EXERCISE # =40 ON A 36 X 48 SHEET OF PAPER QUILCENE, WA DECEMBER, 2015

4 US BANK PENINSULA FOODS QUILCENE THEATRE POST OFFICE QUILCENE COMMUNITY CENTER LANDSCAPE IN RIGHT-OF-WAY RIGHT-OF-WAY PAVED IN RIGHT-OF-WAY GRAVEL IN RIGHT-OF-WAY STRUCTURES QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - SITE ANALYSIS QUILCENE, WA DECEMBER, 2015 CURRENTLY USED AS PARKING =40 ON A 36 X 48 SHEET OF PAPER

5 VEHICLE CIRCULATION CROSSINGS Vehicles cut through Twana roadhouse parking area Keep people from making illegal U-turns on US Hwy 101 Consider future project which extends to Penny Creek and to Henery s Hardware/Village Store Washington Street use as a high speed cut through to avoid school zone Improvements need to consider parade route Need to deal with people illegally passing (using center turn lane) through center of town People use shoulder at Mt. Walker Inn for U turns Village store access is too long Building which houses the Post Office parking has issues Use of School parking lot for U turns Hazard for emergency vehicles turning from Herbert Street onto Hwy 101 and possible addition of emergency vehicles entering roadway signs placed on Hwy 101 Driving down wrong side of road What is the function or necessity of center turn lane in town? Currently can t make a left turn in to the Habitat Store Need to prevent people from driving the wrong way down Hwy 101 shoulder SPEED & PASSING Vehicular speed through town is biggest concern Turn lane is used as a passing zone in several locations Need no passing signs High speed of truck traffic in an issue Speed is an issue on East Quilcene Road Post speed limits entering and exiting town center Speed limits are too high into town- lower speed limits through town More enforcement of speed limits Cemetery Road turn is unsafe due to high speeds Provide solar speed limit signs entering town Crossings must be ADA compliant School kids cross Hwy 101 at north end of school parking area rather than at crosswalk in order to get to Peninsula Foods Need Hwy 101 crossing at Community Center for businesses and bus stop Hwy 101 school crosswalk needs improvement. Need Hwy 101 crossing from Transit Stop at US Bank to Peninsula Foods School pedestrian traffic is often not during school hours when a crossing guard is present, it is often late afternoon and evening when the road is not adequately lit up Kids and adults walk onto highway without looking Need crossing from Henry s to Columbia St. Presbyterian Church and to Worthington Park Kids cross Hwy 101 to school from residential neighborhoods Ped crossing at bus stop not safe PATHWAYS (PEDESTRIAN & BICYCLE) Need adequate shoulders for bicycling Extend the existing path from Quilcene Community Park heading north to Deema Smackman Road? Need to separate pedestrians from road Lack of pedestrian paths and walks Use of skateboards Not safe for kids to ride bike on highway Add future pedestrian connections Add covered bus stops Create a walkable and safe community Address future pedestrian connections to both Big and Little Quilcene Rivers and Quilcene Bay Provide connections to existing features outside of town center such as the Marina, Ballfields, Museum, Worthington Park, Ranger Station, etc. SIGHT DISTANCE CHARACTER There is no sight distance when turning from Church Rd. either way onto Hwy. 101 Consider closing Church Street at Hwy 101- might better serve the community as a space for concerts, markets, etc. Need signage or warning lights making public aware of emergency vehicle access Left turn out of school is dangerous given the sun angle School fence is too high At Rogers sight distance is a problem Poor sight distance for emergency responders, audio notification of emergency PARKING At Community Center, Washington St. & Hwy 101 corner, need better delineation of parking area vs. pedestrian area. Highway 101 through Quilcene Center needs better delineation. Better delineation of Highway/Parking/Pedestrian is needed at Post Office parking lot. Parking is unsafe along Hwy 101. You need to be careful when you open your door Bus stops poorly marked Parking in wrong direction by Peninsula Food and people driving down the wrong side of the highway shoulder to get there Entering and leaving parking is unsafe given lack of access control Improvements need to consider organization of parking QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - IDENTIFIED ISSUES + EXERCISE #1 Town needs aesthetic improvement Need better commercial signage and add directional signage to trails, bays, parks etc. Incorporate Jacob Kohn murals Port Gamble is an example. Looks nice and people/vehicles slow down Hwy 101 through center of Quilcene is like a highway through a parking lot, need better roadway delineation Appearance is safety issue? (i.e. better appearance will improve safety) Confusing town- hard to know there are things to do much less where they are located. Changing look will create a sense of place which will result in people slowing down Does not have appearance of a community where people live and work No sense that you are entering a town No longer safe for children to work in community garden SOURCES: 1) 7/29/2015 Questionnaire at Post Office 2) 7/30/2015 Questionnaire at Community Center 3) 9/10/2015 Community Meeting QUILCENE, WA DECEMBER, 2015

6 QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - COMMUNITY CONTEXT QUILCENE, WA DECEMBER, 2015

7 RIGHT-OF-WAY OUTLINE AND SECTION LOCATIONS (A) (C) COMMUNITY CENTER (B) POST OFFICE EXISTING CONDITIONS EXIS ISTING CON DITI TION ONS PARKING SCALE /2 =1 ON A 36 X 48 SHEET OF PAPER QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - SECTION A EXERCISE #2 () QUILCENE, WA DECEMBER, 2015

8 RIGHT-OF-WAY OUTLINE AND SECTION LOCATIONS (A) (C) COMMUNITY CENTER (B) POST OFFICE COMMUNITY THEATRE EXISTING CONDITIONS EXISTING CONDITIONS POST OFFICE PARKING SCALE /2 =1 ON A 36 X 48 SHEET OF PAPER QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - SECTION B EXERCISE #2 (POST OFFICE) QUILCENE, WA DECEMBER, 2015

9 RIGHT-OF-WAY OUTLINE AND SECTION LOCATIONS (A) (C) COMMUNITY CENTER (B) POST OFFICE COMMUNITY CENTER PARKING EXISTING CONDITIONS EXISTING CON ONDI TI ON S SCALE /2 =1 ON A 36 X 48 SHEET OF PAPER QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - SECTION C EXERCISE #2 (COMMUNITY CENTER) QUILCENE, WA DECEMBER, 2015

10 1 2 TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE Two Travel Lanes with no Pedestrian Refuge at Crosswalk Two Travel Lanes with Pedestrian Refuge at Crosswalk 3 4 TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE TURN LANE TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE Two Travel Lanes with Painted Median and Pedestrian Refuge at Crosswalk Two Travel Lanes with Turn Lane and Pedestrian Refuge at Crosswalk QUILCENE COMPLETE STREETS - CROSSWALK TYPES & LOCATIONS - EXERCISE #3 QUILCENE, WA DECEMBER, 2015

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