CAPITOL DRIVE & FOND DU LAC AVENUE INTERSECTION ANALYSIS Urban Planning 772 SARAH BREGANT, RYAN PETERSON, & MATT WERDERITCH
OVERVIEW N 51 ST BOULEVARD N 51 ST BOULEVARD 12,100 44,700 W CAPITOL DRIVE 52,600 W CAPITOL DRIVE 46,600 CORRIDOR OF CONCERN INTERSECTION OF CONCERN 9,600 35,800 STREET CLASSIFICATION PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL COLLECTOR WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC COUNTS
N 51 ST BOULEVARD LAND USE RESIDENTIAL-SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-MULTI FAMILY COMMERCIAL-REGIONAL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL-LOCAL BUSINESS SPECIAL-PLANNED DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL-PARKS MIDTOWN CENTER W CAPITOL DRIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD INTERSECTION LINCOLN CREEK MIDTOWN CENTER CAPITOL HEIGHTS CARSON ACADEMY GRASSLYN MANOR ROOSEVELT GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD HOME NEIGHBORHOOD HOME
CURRENT CONDITIONS
TRAFFIC SIGNALS 105 FT 50 FT N 60 TH N 56 TH N 51 ST
CROSSWALKS CURB RAMPS BRICK & CONCRETE ROAD MATERIAL CROSSING DISTANCES 120-150 FEET N 60 TH N 56 TH N 54 TH N 51 ST NO PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGNS POSTED
BUS STOPS BUS ROUTES CAPITOL DRIVE 6 62 RED FOND DU LAC AVE 23 BLUE N 60 TH STREET 76 CAPITOL & FOND DU LAC BUS SHELTER (HEADING WEST) N 60 TH N 56 TH N 51 ST
TRAFFIC ISLAND CURRENT CONDITIONS SIDEWALKS PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTONS TRAFFIC POLES ELECTRICAL BOXES
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVE #1: DECREASE THE SPEED OF AUTMOBILES TRAVELING THROUGH THE CAPITOL DRIVE CORRDIOR. OBJECTIVE #2: INCREASE BIKE SAFETY ALONG THE CAPITOL DRIVE CORRIDOR. OBJECTIVE #3: INCREASE OR MAINTAIN THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESSBILITY ALONG THE CAPITOL DRIVE CORRIDOR AND WITHIN THE COMERCIAL DISTRICT ADJACENT TO THE CORRIDOR.
CURRENT DESIGN INTERSECTION ISSUES 1. TOO MANY INTERSECTIONS 2. LONG, IMPOSING CROSSWALKS 3. INTIMIDATING FOR CYCLISTS 4. RECKLESS DRIVING HABITS 5. CONCRETE PARADISE 6. IMPEDIMENT TO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
CURRENT DESIGN CROSS SECTION W. CAPITOL DRIVE
TRAFFIC COUNTS 51 ST & CAPITOL NORTHBOUND THROUGH TRAFFIC ON 51 ST NORTHBOUND LEFT-TURING TRAFFIC ON 51 ST NORTHBOUND RIGHT- TURNING TRAFFIC ON 51 ST SOUTHBOUND THROUGH TRAFFIC ON 51 ST SOUTHBOUND LEFT-TURING TRAFFIC ON 51 ST SOUTHBOUND RIGHT- TURNING TRAFFIC ON 51 ST NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND ON 51 ST (NORTH OF CAPITOL) NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND ON 51 ST (SOUTH OF CAPITOL) 507 VEHICLES 274 VEHICLES 95 VEHICLES 536 VEHICLES 2 VEHICLES 111 VEHICLES 8,400 VEHICLES⁰ 9,600 VEHICLES⁰ CAPITOL & FOND DU LAC NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND ON FOND DU LAC (SOUTH OF CAPITOL) NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND ON FOND DU LAC (NORTH OF CAPITOL) EASTBOUND & WESTBOUND ON CAPITOL (EAST OF FOND DU LAC) EASTBOUND & WESTBOUND ON CAPITOL (WEST OF FOND DU LAC) TWO HOUR ESTIMATE ⁰ DOT DAILY TRAFFIC ESTIMATE 35,800 VEHICLES⁰ 44,700 VEHICLES⁰ 46,600 VEHICLES⁰ 32,600 VEHICLES⁰
PEDESTRIAN & BIKE COUNTS 51 ST & CAPITOL PEDESTRIAN EAST SIDE OF 51 ST, CROSSING CAPITOL DRIVE 29 PEDESTRIANS 51 ST & CAPITOL BIKE EAST SIDE OF 51 ST, CROSSING CAPITOL DRIVE 0 BIKES WEST SIDE OF 51 ST, CROSSING CAPITOL DRIVE 22 PEDESTRIANS WEST SIDE OF 51 ST, CROSSING CAPITOL DRIVE 0 BIKES SOUTH SIDE OF CAPITOL, CROSSING 51 ST 71 PEDESTRIANS SOUTH SIDE OF CAPITOL, CROSSING 51 ST 0 BIKES NORTH SIDE OF CAPITOL, CROSSING 51 ST 31 PEDESTRIANS NORTH SIDE OF CAPITOL, CROSSING 51 ST 8 BIKES 51 ST & CAPITOL PEDESTRIAN EAST SIDE OF FOND DU LAC, CROSSING CAPITOL DRIVE 32 PEDESTRIANS 51 ST & CAPITOL BIKE EAST SIDE OF FOND DU LAC, CROSSING CAPITOL DRIVE 0 BIKES WEST SIDE OF FOND DU LAC, CROSSING CAPITOL DRIVE 25 PEDESTRIANS WEST SIDE OF FOND DU LAC, CROSSING CAPITOL DRIVE 3 BIKES SOUTH SIDE OF CAPITOL, CROSSING FOND DU LAC 43 PEDESTRIANS SOUTH SIDE OF CAPITOL, CROSSING FOND DU LAC 0 BIKES NORTH SIDE OF CAPITOL, CROSSING FOND DU LAC 40 PEDESTRIANS NORTH SIDE OF CAPITOL, CROSSING FOND DU LAC 8 BIKES
PROPOSED REDESIGN PROPOSED SOLUTIONS 1. CREATION OF SEPARATED BIKE LANES 2. PARTIAL CLOSING 51 st STREET 3. EXTENSION OF MEDIANS 4. REMOVAL OF INTERSECTIONS 5. INCLUSION OF GREEN SPACE 6. INCREASING TRAFFIC ON THOROUGHFARES
PROPOSED REDESIGN IN-LANE BUS STOPS SLOWS TRAFFIC DECREASES BIKE & BUS CONFLICTS PROVIDES SAFE TRAVEL FOR BIKES
PROPOSED REDESIGN CROSS SECTION
MULTIMODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS AUTOMOBILE LEVEL OF SERVICE BEFORE: A (87.15) AFTER: A (86.03) BIKE LEVEL OF SERVICE BEFORE: F (5.48) AFTER: A (1.58) PEDESTRIAN LEVEL OF SERVICE BEFORE: B (2.02) AFTER: A (1.16)
COST ESTIMATES PHASE 1 RED LIGHT PHOTO ENFORCEMENT $190,000 BUBLR STATION INSTALLATION $35,000 PHASE 2 CLOSING 51st BLVD. $250,000 NEW SIDEWALK AND GREEN SPACE $150,000 EXTENSION OF MEDIANS $25,000 PHASE 3 CREATION OF BIKE LANES $800,000 IN-LANE BUS STOP PADS $12,000 TOTAL: $1,462,000
EDUCATION & ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES POLICE MONITORING SPEEDING & YIELDING BEHAVIOR RED LIGHT PHOTO ENFORCEMENT BUBLR STATION AT MIDTOWN OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMMING (WALKS, BIKE RIDES, ETC.)
EDUCATION & ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES DETOUR OPTION
JUSTIFICATION FOR DESIGN CHANGES SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC IMPROVED SAFETY FOR ALL USERS ADDING SPACE FOR BICYCLES REDUCES CRASH RISK AND RED LIGHT INFRACTIONS BEAUTIFY AREA WITH MORE GREENSPACE
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES POTENTIAL CITIZEN OPPOSITION DRIVERS ON 51ST BLVD DRIVERS ON CAPITOL DR STATE HIGHWAY DESIGNATIONS COST CONSTRAINTS
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES BUSINESSES NEARBY LOSING VEHICULAR ACCESS MCTS IN LANE BOARDING LEFT TURNERS
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS BUS ONLY LANE BIKE & BUS LANE
FUTURE PHASES OF IMPLEMENTATION ELIMINATE PARKING ON CAPITOL DRIVE EXTEND BIKE LANE WEST TO 76TH STREET, EAST TO M.L.K. DRIVE MODIFY RIGHT TURN AT 60TH & CAPITOL BEAUTIFY MIDTOWN CENTER
SOURCES DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT. CITY OF MILWAUKEE STREET CLASSIFICATIONS. CITY OF MILWAUKEE. WEB. 05 MAY 2017 GOOGLE MAPS. 2017. WEB. 05 MAY 2017. MAP MILWAUKEE PORTAL. LAND USE MAP CITY OF MILWAUKEE. WEB. 05 MAY 2017. STREETMIX. 2017. WEB. 05 MAY 2017. WERDERITCH, MATT. CAPTIOL DRIVE CORRIDOR. 08 APRIL 2017. JPEG FILE. WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TRAFFIC COUNTS. 23 FEBRUARY 2017.