One Financial Plaza 1350 Main Street 3rd Flr, Cmmunity Rm A Springfield, Massachusetts 1 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Agenda Welcme & Intrductins Overview f Wrking Grup Meeting #1 Review & Discussin f Task 1 Draft Materials Review and Discussin f Task 2 Draft Materials Existing Cnditins Traffic Multi-mdal Land Use & Ecnmic Develpment Envirnmental & Public Health Issues & Cnstraints Next Steps 2 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Welcme & Intrductins Ethan Britland Prject Manager (MassDOT) Margaret Rund (Mass Public Health) Mark Arigni, L.A. Principal-in-Charge (MMI) Van Kacyannakis, P.E. Traffic (MMI) Jhn Hey Facilitatr (MMI) Michael Gagnn, P.E. Envirnmental/Public Health (MMI) Alexandra Church, AICP Land Use & Ecnmics (MMI) Rd Mtamedi Ecnmics (UMass Dnahue Institute) Nancy Farrell Public Invlvement (Regina Villa) Sarah Paritsky Public Invlvement (Regina Villa) 3 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Study Prcess Task 1: Study Area, Gals & Objectives, Evaluatin Criteria, and Public Invlvement Plan Task 2: Existing Cnditins, Future N Build Cnditins and Issues Evaluatin Task 3: Alternatives Develpment Task 4: Alternatives Analysis Task 5: Recmmendatins Task 6: Final Reprt 4 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Overview t Wrking Grup Meeting #1 Task 1 Study Area Gals & Objectives Evaluatin Criteria Public Invlvement Plan 5 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Gals & Objectives Gals Maintain r imprve the safe and efficient functin f I-91 Interstate and lcal street netwrk within the prject study area, while significantly imprving the cnnectin between the dwntwn urban cre and the riverfrnt Imprve the quality f life fr city residents (surrunding neighbrhds), existing/future business wners, daily cmmuting wrkfrce, and visitrs t the City f Springfield and surrunding cmmunities 6 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Gals & Objectives Objectives Maintain r imprve highway peratins: I-91 Nrth & Suth; I- 91 & I-291 Interchange; I-291 n and ff ramps within study area Imprve safety n the Interstate Maintain r imprve functinality, level f service and safety at key intersectins within prject area (reginal and lcal) Enhance entrances/access pints t City f Springfield frm West (Memrial Bridge) and the riverfrnt Enhance and create new ADA cmpliant pedestrian (walking, jgging, bicycling, rllerblading, strllers, etc.) cnnectins frm the dwntwn (neighbrhds and business center) t the riverfrnt, as well as t the Hall f Fame and Unin Statin 7 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Gals & Objectives Crdinate with the Knwledge Crridr imprvements and peratins Create multimdal accmmdatins at street level fr safe mbility t and frm key destinatins in cnjunctin with crridr imprvements Create mre attractive, ecnmically viable waterfrnt cnnectin(s) Enhance access t existing develpment parcels, and create new develpment parcels Minimize envirnmental impacts (air, water, nise) Imprve public health and awareness Envirnmental Justice Enhance intermdal cnnectivity (passenger vehicle, bus, rail, parking) Imprve the verall visual presence f the Interstate n the cmmunity(s) traversed r served 8 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Evaluatin Criteria Mbility and Accessibility Safety Health and Envirnmental Effects Land Use and Ecnmic Develpment Cmmunity Effects Cst 9 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Draft Reginal Transprtatin Impact Area 10 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Revised Reginal Transprtatin Impact Area 11 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Draft Primary Study Area 12 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Revised Primary Study Area 13 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Review & Discussin f Task 2 Draft Materials Existing Cnditins Traffic Multi-mdal Land Use & Ecnmic Develpment Envirnmental & Public Health 14 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Traffic Cunt Lcatins 15 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Reginal Traffic Vlumes 16 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Level f Service Criteria 17 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Traffic Operatins 18 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Crash Clusters 19 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Fatality Lcatins 20 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Selected Crash Statistics Between 2010 and 2012, there were five fatalities within the primary study area, tw crashes invlved pedestrians. In 2013 and 2014, there were fur fatalities within the primary study area, three invlved pedestrians. Between 2007 and 2009, there were tw fatalities list in the PVPC study in the study area. The Suth End Bridge is listed n the MassDOT 2012 Tp Crash Lcatins Reprt. 21 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Selected Crash Statistics Between 2010 and 2012, there were 1004 accidents alng I-91, I-291, and n and ff ramps within the primary study area; ten f these accidents invlved pedestrians. Between 2010 and 2012, an additinal 314 accidents were reprted n the Suth End Bridge, ramps and the Rute 5/57 Rtary. There are 13 intersectins within the primary study area n the PVPC 2007 2009 Tp 100 List. 22 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Bicycle & Pedestrian Rutes 23 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Bicycle & Pedestrian Rutes Bland Way under I-91 State Street under I-91 Unin Street under I-91 Main Street under I-91 Bard Street under I-91 24 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Bicycle & Pedestrian Rutes Under I-91 25 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Bicycle & Pedestrian Rutes Acrss Railrad 26 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Transit Headways Pineer Valley Transit Authrity Springfield Rute Headways 27 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
PVTA Springfield Rutes Dwntwn Inset 28 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
PVTA Springfield Rutes Dwntwn Inset 29 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
PVTA Reginal Extent 30 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
PVTA Rute Ridership Pineer Valley Transit Authrity Ridership Octber 2014 31 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Existing Rail Rutes Amtrak Springfield Statin Daily Services 32 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015
Reginal Rail & Bus Service 33 Leading the Natin in Transprtatin Excellence www.mass.gv/massdt April 9, 2015