SEVERN AVENUE CORRIDOR STUDY Bicycle, Pedestrian, & Landscape Improvements August 2nd, 2013 ENGINEERS: MEYER ENGINEERS, LTD. CONSULTANT ARCHITECTS: PEREZ, APC TRAFFIC MODELING: ITS REGIONAL, LLC.
VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD. PONTCHARTRAIN PLACE LAKESIDE MALL SEVERN E AVENUE E PEPPERMILL DRAGO S W. ESPLANADE AVE. EXISTING SEVERN AVENUE CORRIDOR & CONTEXT PLAN BREAUX MART N EDENBORN AVE. DIVISION ST. 18TH ST. 17TH ST.
W. ESPLANADE AVE. 12TH ST. PEPPERMILL 4 PONTCHARTRAIN PLACE MELVIL DEWEY DR. CHASE BANK 14TH ST. 15TH ST. 16TH ST. LE MADELEINE 4 3 17TH ST. 3 2 DICK S SPORTING GOODS 18TH ST. 19TH ST. LAKESIDE GARAGE 20TH ST. 21ST ST. LAKESIDE GARAGE 22ND ST. 1 1 BREAUX MART KENNETH ST. VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD. PROPOSED SEVERN AVENUE CORRIDOR PLAN N A greening of Severn Avenue through the addition of the following elements will create a more bike and pedestrian friendly environment: Widened sidewalks Street trees for shading Shrubs & hedges Parklets with street furniture Upgraded street & pedestrian lighting Gateways marking the entrances to the corridor Bike lanes (between 17th/18th St. & W. Esplanade Ave.) As such, Severn can become a multi-modal corridor refl ective of its role at the center of Metarie s commercial and business district. Dedicated Bike Lane Shared Use Road
SECTION 1 EXISTING Parking garage at turn lane Parking lot at Breaux Mart
6 2 2 7 3 5 1 5 1 6 4 SECTION 1 PROPOSED Parking garage at turn lane Parking lot at Breaux Mart 1 Increase walk to 8-0 in width (Typical along corridor) 5 Add hedges to screen parking lot / garage 2 Add new road & pedestrian lighting (Typical along corridor) 6 Add shade trees to landscape strip as additional buffer 3 Add shrubs in neutral ground (Typical along corridor) 7 Add Bougainvillea trellis at high-voltage power lines 4 Potentially remove select curb cuts to create a more continuous walking path
8 SIDEWALK EXAMPLE 8 SIDEWALK EXAMPLE Oak Street, New Orleans, LA
SCREENED PARKING EXAMPLE Piazza d Italia, New Orleans, LA
SEVERN AVENUE BREAUX MART BREAUX MART PARKING LOT Consolidation of curb cuts
SECTION 2 EXISTING Parklet at garage
1 1 SECTION 2 PROPOSED Parklet at garage 1 Parklet
PARKLET EXAMPLE San Francisco, CA
SECTION 3 EXISTING Blank facade conditions
2 1 4 3 2 3 4 1 SECTION 3 PROPOSED Blank facade conditions 1 Enhance plantings along blank wall through layering 2 Enhance blank building wall through an increased connection with sidewalk 3 Add 5 ft. bicycle lane with 2 ft. buffer 4 Add turn lane
LAYERED PLANTING EXAMPLE Harrah s Casino, New Orleans, LA
SIDEWALK EXAMPLE Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA SIDEWALK EXAMPLE Fulton Street, New Orleans, LA
GATEWAY ARCH
VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD. LAKESIDE MALL 17TH ST. < TO LAKE SEVERN E AVENUE E N. ARNOULT RD. EDENBORN AVE. 18TH ST. W. ESPLANADE AVE. HESSMER AVE. DIVISION ST. ST. BIKE LANE PLAN N Dedicated Bike Lane Shared Use Road
SECTION 4 EXISTING Parking lots with landscape strip
1 1 1 1 SECTION 4 PROPOSED Parking lots with landscape strip 1 Add 5 ft. bicycle lane with 2 ft. buffer
OLD-STYLE POWER POLE NEW-STYLE POWER POLE
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF PROBABLE COST Description Amount Unit Unit Price Cost Mobilization, Insurance, Etc. 1 LS $350,000 $350,000 Sidewalk and Driveway Replacement 9,500 SY $120 $1,140,000 Striping 1 LS $170,000 $170,000 Replace Street Lights (Includes Wiring) 30 EA $11,000 $330,000 Pedestrian Lighting (Includes Wiring) 100 EA $5,000 $500,000 Landscaping and Irrigation 1 LS $400,000 $400,000 Pedestrian Signal Heads 1 LS $130,000 $130,000 Parklets 10 EA $22,000 $220,000 Right Turn Lane Additions 700 SY $160 $112,000 Venterans Entry Gateway 1 LS $500,000 $500,000 17th Street Gateway 1 LS $310,000 $310,000 W. Esplanade Gateway 1 LS $300,000 $300,000 Total Construction Cost - Base Improvements $4,462,000 Alternate No. 1 Drainage Improvements 1 LS $2,700,000 $2,700,000 Alternate No. 2 Replace Power Poles 50 EA $5,000 $250,000* Total Construction Cost - Base Improvements + Alternates Nos. 1 & 2 $7,412,000 * Parish to coordinate with Utility Companies on cost. NOTE: All prices include 20% construction contingency. Engineering, surveying, etc. is not included.