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Ballard Urban Design and Transportation January 8, 2015

Ballard Design and Transportation January...Source: Ballard Existing Conditions Report, 2014 Data: Means of Transportation to Work for workers 16 years and older 2008‐2012 American

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Page 1: Ballard Design and Transportation January...Source: Ballard Existing Conditions Report, 2014 Data: Means of Transportation to Work for workers 16 years and older 2008‐2012 American

Ballard Urban Design and Transportation

January 8, 2015

Page 2: Ballard Design and Transportation January...Source: Ballard Existing Conditions Report, 2014 Data: Means of Transportation to Work for workers 16 years and older 2008‐2012 American

Agenda

• Introductions• Project Objectives  • Initial Look:

– Field visit – Model growth, trip distribution

• Next Steps: – Existing Conditions– Interviews– Focus groups– Charrette

• Discussion

Page 3: Ballard Design and Transportation January...Source: Ballard Existing Conditions Report, 2014 Data: Means of Transportation to Work for workers 16 years and older 2008‐2012 American

SDOT Ballard Multimodal Plan & Station Area Assessment

• Purpose: – Develop an integrated multimodal transportation plan for Ballard

– Anticipate future high capacity transit service • Need: 

– Ballard’s growth has outpaced original projections, thereby placing demand on its local transportation system

– The B2D study has identified potential station areas within the community

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Objectives

• Enhance sustainable modes of transportation• Optimize transit ridership by increasing accessibility and evaluating potential station areas

• Serve existing and future residential and employment uses

• Support employment growth and coordinate with Freight Master Plan

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The Consultant Team

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Scope of Work

• Existing Conditions Summary

• Stakeholder & Focus Group Engagement

• Field Reconnaissance & Walking Tour

• Conduct Station Area Evaluation

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Scope of Work

• Travel Demand Modeling & Needs Assessment

• Integrate Modal Plans & Project Inventory

• Multimodal Transportation Plan

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Initial Field Visit

• Existing conditions photos– Transit facilities– Access to transit– Pedestrian facilities– Bicycle facilities– Auto/truck mobility

Page 9: Ballard Design and Transportation January...Source: Ballard Existing Conditions Report, 2014 Data: Means of Transportation to Work for workers 16 years and older 2008‐2012 American
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Transit Routes and Ridership[Insert updated Ridership map]

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Shelter, bench, Orca card reader, Transit arrival information, transit map

Transit Facilities – Typical for Seattle

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Potential HCT Station Areas

• Market St & 15th

• Market St & 17th

• Leary & 14th/15th

• Market St & 24th

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Sidewalk Coverage

• Almost all streets in the study area have sidewalks

• Varying quality, typical of Seattle

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The Good: Pedestrian Facilities

• Wide sidewalks with amenities such as benches, landscaping, bicycle rack, tables/chairs

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• Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacons, brick crosswalks near historic area

The Good: Pedestrian Facilities

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The Bad: Pedestrian Facilities

• non‐ADA ramps, cracking / uneven, narrow sidewalk

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The Bad: Pedestrian Facilities

• obstructions, adjacent land uses

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The Good: Bicycle Facilities• Neighborhood greenway, wayfinding signs, green painted bicycle lanes at busy intersections

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The Good: Bicycle Facilities

• Bicycle lanes, bicycle racks

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The Bad: Bicycle Facilities

• Narrow facilities with no alternatives, inadequate parking, long blocks that are difficult to cross

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Street Widths

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Example Roads of Varying width

60’ – 24th Ave NW & NW 57th St

46’ – 20th Ave NW & NW 57th St

54’ ‐ Leary Ave NW & 20th Ave NW

30’ – 32nd Ave NW & NW 57th St

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Vehicle Traffic

• ADT flow map and segment LOS

• Truck routes

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Mode Split

Source: Ballard Existing Conditions Report, 2014Data: Means of Transportation to Work for workers 16 years and older 2008‐2012 American Community Survey Estimates for Census Tract 47, U.S. Census Bureau

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Collision Data

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Travel Patterns• Ballard has mix of regional and local traffic

Daily Trips To/From BallardInternal Ballard 10%Fremont, Wallingford, Crown Hill 13%Queen Anne/Magnolia 13%Northgate/ N Seattle 10%Downtown Seattle 8%South Seattle  6%First Hill/Capitol Hill 6%U District 7%Elsewhere 28%

Total 100%

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Future Conditions Analysis: Growth in Population and Employment

• Coordinating with Comprehensive Plan Update 

• Using the same travel model• Evaluate how growth changes travel demands and travel patterns

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What is Next?

• Existing conditions memo• Stakeholder focus groups to gain a full perspective

• Identify proposed projects• Evaluate travel data• Identify potential new projects• Charrette to review project list

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Discussion

As UDF advances, we want to seamlessly integrate the transportation plan.• What are your thoughts on the project objectives? (What does success look like to you?)

• How can transportation investments improve livability in Ballard?

• What works well now from a transportation/access perspective?

• What (and where) are the main transportation issues and opportunities?