Complete Streets Initiative Update UrbanAdvantage Council Transportation and Environment Committee April 23, 2012
Presentation Purpose Update the Council Committee on community workshops results and preliminary concept proposals for Complete Street Pilot Projects 2
Complete Streets Initiative Scope and Anticipated Outcomes Complete Streets Design Manual: Flexible, easy-to-use complete street design guidelines and standards for the engineering community Citywide vision and policies Implementation Program: Recommendations for phased implementation of new policies and standards Pilot projects 3
Potential Pilot Projects Opportunities to engage the community in exploring new complete street design concepts on specific streets Real case studies to provide input to the Complete Streets Design Manual Conceptual designs and rough cost estimates to enable pilot projects to be considered for funding through the 2012 Bond Program and other sources 4
Potential Pilot Projects Project District Alpha Road 11 Buckner Boulevard 5 Camp Wisdom Drive 8 Davis Street 1,3 Grand Avenue 7 Henderson Avenue 2 Knox Street 14 Lancaster Road 4,5 Meadowcreek Drive 12 Northcliff Drive 9 Ross Avenue 14,2 Royal Lane 6,13 Skillman Street 10 Park Lane 13 Pearl Street 14 5
Community Workshops Community workshops focused on potential pilot projects held in November and December 2011 at seven locations throughout the city Variety of activities and interactive ways to provide input Over 375 community participants provided input on desired street improvements 6
Channel 8 News Video Clip Davis Street Workshop 7
Preliminary Design Concepts for Potential Pilot Projects Community input on desired improvements and preferences for street design elements was used to guide preliminary design concepts The following preliminary design concepts for the potential pilot projects are works in progress and will be modified and refined based on further community input If funding for implementation is secured, there will be additional opportunities for community input through detailed design and the Thoroughfare Plan amendment process 8
Priority Design Elements Alpha Road Low Medium High 9
Preliminary Design Concepts Alpha Road 10
Priority Design Elements Buckner Boulevard Low Medium 11
Preliminary Design Concepts Buckner Blvd Eastfield College 12
Priority Design Elements Camp Wisdom Road Low Medium High 13
Preliminary Design Concepts Camp Wisdom Proposed DART Station UNT-Dallas Campus 14
Priority Design Elements Davis Street Low Medium High 15
Preliminary Design Concepts Davis Street Bishop Arts District 16
Priority Design Elements Grand Avenue Low Medium High 17
Preliminary Design Concepts Grand Avenue New Billy Dade Middle School Site 18
Priority Design Elements Knox and Henderson Low Medium High 19
Preliminary Design Concepts Henderson Avenue 20
Preliminary Design Concepts Knox Street 21
Priority Design Elements Lancaster Road Low Medium 22
Preliminary Design Concepts Lancaster Road 23
Priority Design Elements Meadowcreek Road Meadowcreek Road Low Medium High 24
Preliminary Design Concepts Meadowcreek Road DRAFT 25
Priority Design Elements Northcliff Road Low Medium 26
Preliminary Design Concepts Northcliff Road 27
Priority Design Elements Park Lane Low Medium High 28
Preliminary Design Concepts Park Lane 29
Priority Design Elements Ross Avenue and Pearl Street Low Medium High 30
Preliminary Design Concepts Pearl Street 31
Preliminary Design Concepts Ross Avenue 32
Priority Design Elements Royal Lane Low Medium 33
Preliminary Design Concepts Royal Lane 34
Priority Design Elements Skillman Road Low Medium 35
Preliminary Design Concepts Skillman Street 36
Preliminary Cost Estimates Design concepts focus improvements within existing right-of-way to avoid land acquisition Typical costs included: Sidewalks and sidewalk landscaping Enhanced crosswalks Pedestrian lighting Medians and median landscaping (where relevant) Bike facilities Lane restriping (where necessary) Typical costs not included: Roadway reconstruction and resurfacing Burying overhead utilities (electrical, phone, cable) Potential maintenance cost increase 37
Preliminary Capital Cost Estimates Corridor Length (miles) Cost(millions) Alpha Road 0.83 $ 2.4 Buckner Boulevard 1.04 $ 2.1 Camp Wisdom Drive 3.60 $ 1.8 Davis Street 1.80 $ 1.6 Grand Avenue 0.85 $ 2.0 Henderson Avenue 1.16 $ 1.6 Knox Street 0.30 $ 0.6 Lancaster Road 1.68 $ 3.8 Meadowcreek Road 1.25 $ 1.8 Northcliff Road 1.16 $ 0.9 Park Lane 1.29 $ 4.3 Pearl Street 0.18 $ 2.9 Ross Avenue 2.08 $ 5.3 Royal Lane 2.39 $ 6.0 Skillman Road 1.86 $ 1.9 Total $38.9 38
Potential Phased Approach Staff can explore cost reduction through a phased approach: Limit higher cost design elements to the identified focus areas within each corridor: Enhanced/wider sidewalks and sidewalk landscaping Enhanced crosswalks Pedestrian lighting median landscaping Include moderate cost elements for full corridor extents Bike facility street markings Basic sidewalk improvements and crosswalk markings 39
Funding Considerations These Complete Street pilot projects will be included in the City of Dallas Needs Inventory for consideration in the 2012 Bond Program Projects to be proposed in the 2012 Bond package will be determined by City Council priorities Potential opportunities for collaborations with Dallas County, DART and TXDOT to be explored Public-private partnership opportunities to be explored for handling the increased operation and maintenance responsibilities associated with complete street enhancements 40
Partnership Opportunities Collaboration with DART on enhanced transit stops and related improvements Opportunities for collaboration with Dallas County Opportunities to work with Public Improvement Districts (PIDs) and other public/private entities to partner on sharing capital and operation and maintenance costs. 41
Other Complete Street Projects The following additional complete street projects in need of funding are also under consideration for the Bond Program Additional Complete Street Projects District Bishop from Jefferson to 8 th * 1 Main Street from Good Latimer to Exposition * 2 Commerce Street from Good Latimer to Exposition * 2 Greenville from Belmont to Bell and from Alta to Ross 2, 14 Fort Worth Avenue from Westmoreland to Beckley ** 3, 6 M.L.K. from R.B. Cullum to S.M. Wright 7 M.L.K. from S.M. Wright to Gould 7 S. Pearl Street from Canton Street to Marilla Street 14 * Detailed design for these projects is already funded and underway ** Conceptual design for this project is funded and underway 42
Complete Streets Initiative Next Steps Conduct two temporary demonstration projects to test feasibility of alternative complete street roadway configurations in real conditions and get additional community input Draft Complete Streets Design Manual for technical review Explore alternative funding options for pilot project implementation 43
Complete Streets Initiative Update UrbanAdvantage Council Transportation and Environment Committee April 23, 2012