Re: Boise s Annual Transportation Requests Reviewing the List of Projects and Listening to Public Input

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1 September 9, 2009 To: Mayor and City Council From: Karen Gallagher Transportation Planner Re: Boise s Annual Transportation Requests Reviewing the List of Projects and Listening to Public Input Requested Action: Provide staff direction on merging categorized project lists into two major lists for ACHD and one list for ITD, after taking public testimony. For example, the three separate lists for roadways, new intersections, and rebuilt i ntersections will be merged into one list. Steps 1, 2 and 3: Identifying the City s annual transportation requests is a three step process. Last week the transportation agencies presented to the Mayor and Council their transportation needs in Boise. This week we will review the various lists of requests and the draft priority that staff assigned as a starting point. Next week, the Mayor and Council will finalize the three lists. S tep 2:To prepare for this step, staff has compiled lists of transportation improvements in separate categories: Ad a County Highway District (ACHD)Capital Projects Roadways Rebuild Intersections New Intersections ACHD Community Programs Safe Routes to Schools Neighborhood Requests Downtown Requests from Boise City, DBA, and CCDC (new) Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Projects Within each list, staff has assigned a draft prioritization. The next step is to merge the individual lists into three lists, so ACHD can understand the relative priority of projects and assign points for their ranking. The public is invited to provide testimony on their priority projects, which the Mayor and Council will consider before providing direction to staff on finalizing the City s annual transportation recommendations. To merge the ACHD Capital Projects lists, staff recommends that intersections be given priority, since the turns at an intersection create the most delay and improvements to the intersections would result in the best congestion relief.

2 To merge the Community Programs lists, staff recommends prioritizing those neighborhood projects that have been assigned construction years (similar approach as we took last year), then the projects that have received Boise Neighborhood reinvestment Grants, and then the Safe Routes to Schools Projects as listed. Staff requests direction on how to rank the Downtown requests and the other neighborhood requests. Attachments: Ada C ounty Highway District (ACHD) Capital Projects Roadways List Rebuild Intersections List New Intersections List ACHD Community Programs Safe Routes to Schools List Neighborhood Requests List Downtown Requests from Boise City, DA, and CCDC (new) List Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Projects List I:\PDS\P and Z\Transportation\TIP\CouncilTIPstaffrecs.doc

3 Boise s Priority 2009 Boise s Priority Listed 1st 2. Listed 1st 3. Listed 1st Roadway Roadways Projects DRAFT Boise City s Recommendations September 4, 2009 Based on Information from ACHD s FYWP Listed Construction Yr Listed Total Cost State Street, 36 th St / 27 th St Unfunded 8,570,000 State Street, Collister / 36 th St Unfunded 8,110,000 State Street, Pierce Park / Collister Unfunded 9,435,000 Funds Expended / % of Total Comments Boise City s first priority; however, segment of State Street is listed in the current FYWP. We request expediting the completion of the ROW Alignment Study. We also request ACHD begin programming segments in the out years of the FYWP. 4. Listed 1st State Street, Glenwood / Pierce Park Unfunded 8,675, th Street Extension ,880,000 Access to new city parks. Critical link between State St and Main/Fairview Franklin, Touchmark / Five Mile 2010 & ,472,000 Complete the corridor Cloverdale, Franklin / Fairview Planned 6,859,000 Priority rth-south. Development Cloverdale, Fairview / Ustick Planned 5,550,000 Priority rth-south. Development Five Mile, Fairview / Ustick Unfunded 8,443,000 Higher accident rate Five Mile, Franklin / Fairview ,759,000 Higher accident rate Ustick, Cloverdale / Five Mile Planned 9,031,000 Higher accident rate. Development Ustick, Duane Dr (e/o Eagle Rd) / Cloverdale Unfunded 4,517,000 Lower overall prioritization. 11. n/a Fairview Ave, Linder / Orchard ,350,00 Access Management Median w/ U-turn areas.

4 Boise s Priority 2009 Boise s Priority 2008 Intersection Intersections Rebuild DRAFT Boise City s Recommendations September 4, 2009 Based on Information from ACHD s FYWP Listed Construction Yr Listed Total Cost Funds Expended / % of Total Comments Maple Grove Rd / Franklin Rd ,313,000 Complete the corridor State St / Collister Dr Unfunded 1,677,000 Priority corridor State St / Glenwood St Unfunded 7,776,000 Priority corridor th St / Hill Rd / Catalpa Dr Unfunded 2,543,000 Safety & diversion of vehicles east on Hill Road Emerald St / Five Mile Rd 2013 Included w/ Five Mile roadway project Cloverdale Rd / Franklin Rd 2010 Included w/ Franklin roadway project Safety Change in V/C** Safety Change in V/C** Fairview Ave / Cole Rd Unfunded 9,527,000 Safety Cloverdale Rd / Ustick Rd Planned Development 5,805,000 Safety Note: Franklin / Five Mile (2011), Fairview / Five Mile (2010), Cloverdale / Ustick (Planned Development) are t included in this list, since they will be rebuilt with abutting roadway projects. ** Change V/C:. Evaluates the change in volume to capacity ratio with the rebuilt intersection.

5 Boise s Priority Intersection Intersections New Signalization DRAFT Boise City s Recommendations September 4, 2009 Based on Information from ACHD s FYWP Listed Construction Yr Listed Total Cost Funds Expended / % of Total Comments 1. Maple Grove / Hackamore ,596, ,437 Concerns about safety and congestion. 2. State St (SH 44) / Bogart Unfunded 644,000 79,448 Safety/accidents 3. Federal Way / Victory Unfunded 116,000 0 Accidents 4. Boise Ave / Linden (does t meet warrants) ne listed estimate Accidents & pedestrians Near a high school 5. ParkCenter / Bown Future n/a Accidents & pedestrians Near elem. school Additional Considerations: Intersections that meet warrants Farman / Gowan Unfunded $1,526,000 Franklin / Liberty Unfunded $1,994,000 Maple Grove/ Desert Unfunded $2,578,000 Non-Roadway or Specific Intersection Projects: ITS Phases 1-3, Arterial Dynamic Message Signs Unfunded Downtown Boise Traffic Signal Retiming Unfunded

6 Boise City's Draft List for ACHD's Community Programs FY September 4, Boise draft Rank Construction Year Projects in Boise City School (# shows Boise School District Priority) FYWP Pennsylvania St, Longmont Ave / Leadville Ave (received a Neighborhood Reinvestment Grant from Boise) Benefit walkers to Garfield Elem. Bus Route connects to bus Park or Library w/in general area Neighborhood Shopping Sunset Ave, 38th / 32nd (sidewalks) (concept work to begin soon) 15. Benefits walkers to Taft Elem. & Hillside JH. connects to bus Collister Dr, State / Hill (c,g,s/w, bikes both sides) 16. Elim. busing to Cynthia Mann Elem w/ Bloom sidewalk. Benefits walkers to Collister Elem. & Hillside JH State, Collister/VMP (rth side sidewalk/pathway and possible pedestrian crossing) 18. Benefits Hillside JH walkers & Taft Elem. walkers on the rth side of State St. abuts bus abuts bus Orchard, Targee / Overland (east side) direct connection to school abuts bus Pierce Park, State/Hill (asphalt w c,g,s/w gaps) Benefits walkers to Pierce Park Elem. & Riverglen JH. abuts bus and connects to State St bus direct connection to park direct to library, & direct to library and direct to library and t k direct connection/abuts direct connection Curtis, Overland/Franklin 4. Benefits Grace Jordan walkers, and eliminates safety busing. abuts bus Cassia, Curtis/Orchard (south c,g,s/w) 2. Benefits Borah HS walkers and eliminates safety busing to abuts bus Grace Jordan Roosevelt, Cassia/Rose Hill (west side detach s/w) 8. Eliminates busing to Jefferson Elem. & benefit Jr High & Borah walkers. 10 new Pennsylvania, Boise/Parkcenter (s/w gap on south side) abuts bus 19. Helps elim. Busing to White Pine Elem. w/ ped crossing light. abuts bus 11 new Roosevelt, Overland/Cassia (s/w at least on west 12. Helps elim. busing to Monroe Elem. & benefit SJH and Borah side). Boise staff requests to add the block to the south walkers. to Nez Perce to this project Bloom, State/Collister (c,g, s/w gaps on rth side) 14. Eliminates busing to Cynthia Mann Elem. w/ Collister improvmts. Benefits Hillisde JH walkers and Collister Elem. walkers. 13 new Fairview Ave, Milwaukee/Maple Grove (s/w gaps) 5. Elimomates busing to Horizon Elem & benefits Fairmont JH walkers. abuts bus connects to 2 s, including State St. connects to 14 new Cherry Ln, Owyhee/Vista (s/w gaps) 10. Benefits South JH, Whitney Elem. & Owyhee Elem. walkers. connects to 15 new Kootenai, Roosevelt/Vista (s/w on both sides) 21. Benefits walkers to South JH & Monroe Elem. connects to 2 s 16 new Irving, Kimball/Mitchell (s/w gaps) 9. Benefits Horizon Elem. Walkers. connects to Randolph, Aurora/Cameron 17. Redesign intersection. Benefits walkers to Grace Jordan Elem. & Borah HS. to park w/in area w/in area w/in area to park to park direct direct direct

7 Boise City's Draft List for ACHD's Community Programs FY September 4, Boise draft Rank Construction Year Projects in Boise City School (# shows Boise School District Priority) FYWP Bus Route Park or Library 18 new Cole, McGlochlin/Victory (s/w on both sides) 23. Benefits walkers to West JH & Maple Grove Elem. direct to future park 19 new Five Mile, Victory/Amity (s/w both sides) 6. Eliminates busing to Amity Elem. 20 scoping Amity, Five Mile/Carie Way (s/w rth side) 7. Eliminates busing to Amity Elem. 21 new Highlands Elem School area, ped ramps, xings, signs 3. Benefits Highlands Elem Cloverdale, Briarwood/Ustick (west detached asphalt) Benefits Ustick Elementary school Neighborhood Shopping PD Hill Rd w/o Pierce Park (assumed grant)

8 Boise draft Rank PROJECTS IN BOISE (t on Draft List) # Community Programs of 129 ACHD PRIORITY RANK Origin CITY LIMITS SCHOOL DISTRICT SD REQUEST NUMBER Bike Master Plan Route NOTES 1 Boise, Bown/Holcomb App B Boise PBL SENA approved for a Boise Reinvest Grant for this project ($15K) 2 Boise, Capital/Joyce 28 PBTP B Boise PBL SENA approved for a Boise Reinvest Grant for this project ($18K), hi 3 Boise, Holcomb/Eckert App B Boise PBL SENA approved for a Boise Reinvest Grant for this project ($69K) Repare or replace curb ramps identified in the application, identify a 7 Boise Ave Curb Ramps App B Boise PBL facilities repairs required within the project limits 6 Cole, W Rim Acres/Victory 79 BSD AC Boise 14 PBL Sidewalk on both sides of Cole 4 Gekeler, Linden/Carter App B Boise PBL SENA approved for a Boise Reinvest Grant for this project ($22K) Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk on S side of road to match extisting; may also appears that sidewalk can be placed within ACHD ROW and will mak 9 Madison Ave, 27th/125' E App B Boise N continuous 10 Overland, Vista / Federal Way 65 PBTP B Boise PBL Project recommended by the ACHD Traffic Department; filling in ga Small sidewalk segment on N side of River. Provides a connection fo 11 River St, Americana/Interfaith Sanctuary 42 PBTP B Boise N Interfaith Sanctuary Scoping Alternates 5 Mitchell, Victory/Amity 65 BSD AC Boise 9 N Sidewalk on Mitchell from Victory and the pathway connection to A Have had several requests from the neighborhood and Commission approach; Include neighborhood in discussions; neighborhood requ 8 Mountain View, Cole/Ustick 53 App B Boise ESR side be completed 12 Roadway Projects Amity, Federal Way / Surprise Way NA B PBL Widen to 3 lanes with bike lanes in either direction and a signal at H Intersection Projects ne in Boise Key Project Origin Codes Pedestian Bicycle Transition Plan Application City Request Boise School District Request PBTP App CR BSD

9 Draft Priority Downtown Requests Front & 8th: Increase time on pedestrian crossing 1 light during n-peak hours to better accommodate event foot traffic. Capitol & Broad: Install new countdown 2 pedestsrian crossing light and crosswalk. 3 Capitol & Grove: Install new countdown pedestsrian crossing light and crosswalk th & Grove: Install new countdown pedestsrian crossing light and crosswalk. 9th & Broad: Install new countdown pedestsrian crossing light and crosswalk Grove St, 3rd St/4th St (curb, gutter, sidewalk foot gap on south side) Front St & 8th and Myrtle St & 8th: Update pedestrian crossing markings with paint or other solutions. 11th St, change to two-way street 12th St, change to two-way street 13th St, change to two-way street 11 14th St, change to two-way street 12 Review/Study Downtown Boise Mobility Study's recommendation to convert State St & Jefferson St to 3-lane streets with 2-lanes in one direction and 1-lane in the other direction. This expands the current capacity & allows for tree-lined streets.

10 Requests to ITD Location Eagle Road (Hwy 55), State St/I-84 Broadway Bridge Project Resurface Rebuild w/ upgrades to Ped, Bike & connections to greenbelt Front St & 8th and Myrtle St & 8th Front St at 9th St Update pedestrian crossing markings with paint or other solutions Add double left turn lanes (second lane = left turns and thru vehicles)