Preliminary Design Presentation Parking & Traffic Safety Committee Water Street Promenade Engineering and Design Services July 16,2014 November 3, 2016 Education / Infrastructure / Innovation 1
Project Need: Primary Need: Water Main Replacement on Maplewood Avenue - Recommended in 2013 Water Master Plan Identified Adjacent Areas in Need of Work - Added to Overall Project Full Roadway and Utility Reconstruction Where Appropriate Complete Street Type Design - City Council Policy Incorporate Elements of 2014 Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan 2
Project Limits for Design Market Street Woodbury Avenue Utilities & Complete Street Utilities* Utilities* Utilities* Fairview Drive Cutts Street Central Avenue Leslie Drive North Mill Pond *Construction limits and phasing to be based on available funding. 3
Data Collection Speed and Traffic Volumes: Posted Speed Limit 25 mph Average Daily Traffic 8,800 Toward Downtown 33 mph* Outbound 35 mph* Average Daily Traffic 2,300 Toward Downtown 36 mph* Outbound 37 mph* *85 th Percentile Speeds 4
Data Collection Parking Observations: January 27, 2016 Wednesday 6am-8am Wednesday 11am-1pm Wednesday 6pm-8pm January 30, 2016 Saturday 6am-8am Saturday 11am-1pm Saturday 6pm-8pm 5
Data Collection Parking Observations: Maplewood Avenue: Very little demand Residential driveways Ideal roadway for bicycle lanes 6
Data Collection: Accident Reports (2009-June 2013) 5 Accidents 18 Accidents 1 Accident Cutts Street Central Avenue Leslie Drive Fairview Drive 5 Accidents 2 Accidents 7
Public Input Summary: Maplewood Avenue: Vehicles driving too fast Speed humps Bicycle accommodation Accommodate school children Crosswalks Sidewalk Improvements Drainage issues Pavement conditions (neighborhoods) Neighborhood feel 8
Maplewood Avenue Road Design Goals: Safety Traffic Calming Accessible Sidewalk Grass Buffer (where possible) Bicycle Accommodation Curbing/Drainage Utility Coordination 9
Market Street Proposed Sidewalk Locations Fairview Drive Central Avenue Cutts Street Leslie Drive 10
Market Street Proposed Traffic Calming Fairview Drive Central Avenue Cutts Street Leslie Drive Narrowed Travel Lanes Radar Speed Signs Intersection Geometry 11
Maplewood Avenue Typical Section: 12
Intersection Improvements: Woodbury Avenue 13
Intersection Improvements: Woodbury Avenue Calm Travel Speeds Realign Maplewood Reduce Pavement Green Space Gateway Treatment Pedestrian Crosswalks/Refuge RRFB Bicycle Accommodation Connect to Woodlawn Cr Retain Existing Tree 14
Raised Intersections: Vertical Deflection Reinforces Slow Speeds Encourages Yielding Emergency Vehicles Source: National Association of City Transportation Officials, Urban Street Design Guide 15
Intersection Improvements: Edmond Avenue Calm Travel Speeds Raised Intersection Dynamic Striping Pedestrian Crosswalk/Refuge Bicycle Accommodation 16
Intersection Improvements: Central/Emery Calm Travel Speeds Raised Intersection Dynamic Striping Pedestrian Crosswalks/Refuge Bicycle Accommodation Sidewalk Connections 17
Intersection Improvements: Cutts Street Calm Travel Speeds Median Island Dynamic Striping Pedestrian Crosswalk Bicycle Accommodation Sidewalk Connections Radar Speed Signs Supplemental STOP signs 18
Intersection Improvements: NB Bypass Ramps Tighten Geometry Mountable Apron Bicycle Accommodation Maintain Exist. Island 19
Intersection Improvements: Dennett Street Calm Travel Speeds Dynamic Striping Pedestrian Crosswalks Bicycle Accommodation 20
Next Steps: Define Project Limits and Phasing.Fall 2016 Coordinate Temp. Const. Access w/abutters.fall/winter 2016 Complete Final Design...Winter 2016/2017 Advertise for Bids..Spring 2017 Receive Bids/Award Contract Spring 2017 Public Pre-Construction Meeting Summer 2017 Begin Construction..Summer/Fall 2017 21