TLC GRANT K / WATER STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS Applied Fall 15 Awarded Winter 15/ 16 Notice to Proceed Spring 16 Completion Summer 16 Community Outreach Ongoing WILL HANDSFIELD, AICP TRANSPORTATION DIR, GEORGETOWN BID
GEORGETOWN 2028 WHERE THE IDEA STARTED
GOOD PLANS... Create a shared vision and direction for a community Align the investments and actions of key public and private players stakeholders, partners, investors and developers Help a community tackle bigger challenges and opportunities by taking a long-term view Build strong working relationships and partnerships
WHAT IS GEORGETOWN 2028? Georgetown 2028 is a collaborative planning process that will develop (i) a strategic vision for Georgetown - ensuring that it remains a world-class commercial district economically, physically, environmentally and (ii) an agenda for actions that can be taken today and in the coming years to see this vision realized. 2028
To preserve what is good
To renew what we have
Build what we need
to avoid creating this.
GEORGETOWN 2028 FIFTEEN YEAR ACTION PLAN Preserve Enhance Create
TRANSPORTATION 75 Action Items 43 Transportation 23 Public Space 9 Economy
Establish Georgetown as a Bicycle-Friendly Destination Connecting bicycle facilities that currently bring cyclists only to the edge of the commercial district Implementing a high quality bike connection between the Capital Crescent Trail and Rock Creek Parkway Trail, such as adding a cycletrack on Water and K Streets Expanding bicycle parking by installing in-street bike corrals throughout commercial areas just off of main corridors Improving bikesharing options by identifying at least four new locations for Capital Bikeshare stations in the commercial district What s a Cycle Track? Bicycle lanes running parallel along a roadway that are separated from automobile traffic by a physical barrier are known as cycle tracks. Buffers can include bollards, parked cars, landscaping or a curb. Data shows cycle tracks increase the number of cyclists by improving the perception of safety. They are particularly beneficial in intersections with limited automobile traffic.
Other Transportation Action Items Involved Improve the safety and convenience of pedestrian crossings Improve tour bus parking options Create more welcoming places for people waiting for the bus Coordinate off-street parking resources to make off-peak capacity available
K STREET MULTI-MODAL GATEWAY Bus/Shuttle Enhancements Capital Crescent Trail Improve Ped/Bike Crossings Pedestrian Enhance Rock Creek Trail Streetcar Link to Metro Stns Pedestrian Bicycle Bridge Water Taxi Potomac Trail
K and Water Street Concept
NO SIDEWALKS NO CENTERLINE NO BIKE INFRA POOR MAINTENANCE SEA OF FREE PARKING DISINVESTED AREA USER CONFLICTS HIGH SPEEDS SURVIVAL INSTINCTS VANDALISM CONGESTION/CIRCLING WASTED OPPORTUNITY
K/WATER STREET TLC COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROCESS -INITIATED AFTER CONSTITUENT MEETINGS -DDOT & GBID LEADS -MWCOG FUNDED -FITS WITH NPS TRAIL GOALS -PART OF CAPITAL TRAILS COALITION PLAN June 25 th Community Presentation at Waterfront Park
Missing ¾ mile segment of a 17 mile multi-use trail loop Critical segment of the NPS National Capital Trail
NPS BOATHOUSE PLAN
Interim Trail to Cycletrack Transition
BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY Trail to Cycletrack Transition
Interim Limited Access Past This Point NEW TRAFFIC CIRCLE AT 34TH
CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR SIGNATURE PUBLIC SPACE
DOCK 79 IN SE DC EXAMPLE FOR A LIMITED ACCESS TRAIL CONNECTION
PAVING, FIXED PLANTERS, BOLLARDS
ALLOWS FOR OTHER ACTIVATED SPACES
Interim CYCLETRACK ON SOUTH SIDE OF ROAD - RIGHT-SIZES EXISTING 16 LANES
Protected Cycletrack Adjacent to Sidewalk Painted Plaza w/barriers BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY
PRODUCT TEST IN PROGRESS: HORSE TROUGH PLANTER
Interim PEDESTRIAN ENHANCEMENTS: CROSSWALKS / CURB EXTENSIONS
SEATTLE DOT MY TRANSPO PLANNING HEROS
SEATTLE DOT
SEATTLE DOT
SEATTLE DOT
Interim KEEPING PARKING
Interim TOUR BUS DROP & GO SPACES RECONFIGURE STRIPING MAKE IT EASIER TO LEAVE, HARDER TO GET IN
TODAY 30 LANE TO ENTER DEAD-END AREA, 12 LANE TO LEAVE = HORRIBLE BACKUPS
TOUR BUS PARKING WHITEHAVEN PKWY.75 MI FROM DROP
TOUR BUS PARKING POTOMAC FWY 1.1MI FROM DROP Turnaround Loop
Interim
Interim
STREETCAR ALTERNATIVE CROSS SECTION
Interim
BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY
Interim New Bridge New Trail
PERMANENT BRIDGE 14 WIDTH
HOW TO GET IT SOONER? TEMP SCAFFOLDING BRIDGE
WHAT S NEXT DDOT Currently working on 30% design Push to install using temporary measures in Spring/Summer 2017 With Paint, Horse Troughs, Plants, Flex Posts, Bollards, & Signage, we can complete this project quickly, effectively, and cheaply Scaffolding Bridge needs agreement from NPS, followed by design planning for a permanent bridge Boathouse zone changes will wait for Key Bridge Reconstrux to conclude Permanent changes west of 34 th can be done with Boathouse construction Streetcar plans will need to ensure bike accommodation prior to construx, we developed a concept plan for a trail south of the sidewalk for that scenario Piloting now w/temp construx allows us to iterate better when other changes come to the corridor Streetcar, Boathouses, or something else.
QUESTIONS & CONVERSATION Will Handsfield whandsfield@georgetowndc.com