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Henderson Ave. Complete Streets Project

� Meeting Purpose� To finalize

conceptual components of project prior to proceeding with preliminary engineering

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Meeting Agenda

� Presentation (40 minutes)

� Project background and schedule

� Summary of preferences from workshop #2

� Overview of conceptual design options

� Q and A (20 minutes)

� Voting Exercise (20 minutes)


Project Background

� 2012 Complete Street bond budget: $1.3 Million

� Resurfacing budget $750,000 (Ross to Willis)

� DWU Improvements $45,000

� Project Limits: US 75 to Ross St. (1.1 miles)

� ROW Width: 50 feet (approx.)


Interdisciplinary Project Team

� Planning & Neighborhood Vitality

� Strategic Planning

� City Design Studio

� Transportation Planning

� Public Works

� Streets Services

� DART

� Storm Water Management


Project Schedule

� September 2014 - Public workshop #1: Preliminary design priorities

� April 2015- Public workshop #2: Conceptual design options:

� Bike Lane Option� Median Option

� September 2015 – Public workshop #3: Finalize Corridor Concept

� Spring 2016 (tentative) - Public workshop #4: Preliminary engineering design

� January 2017 (tentative) – Begin construction


Conceptual Design Stage

� Focus on overall street design concept and general location of key design elements

� No specific styles, fixtures or materials selected yet

� Rough cost estimates to provide a general sense of budget allocation to various design components


Community Priorities Key Themes From April 2015 Public Workshop

� General lack of support for bike lanes due to limited roadway width and safety issues

� Little support for median option. Most community members saw limited benefit

� On street parking is a priority

� Popular elements� Traffic Calming

� Lighting

� Extended median north of Willis

� Crosswalk upgrades

� Resurfacing

� Don’t use resurfacing funds for complete streets components


Community Priorities Key Themes From April 2015 Public Workshop

� Explore Traffic Signal at Willis @ Henderson

� Explore left turn at Willis @ Henderson

� Explore possibility of stop signs


Two Conceptual Design Options Proposed Corridor Concept Highlights

• 8’ Parallel Parking Lane in Select Locations

• 11’ Traffic Lanes (Narrowed lanes to slow traffic and accommodate bicycles)

• Net gain of about 70 parking spaces throughout corridor

• Landscaped bumpouts throughout corridor (xeriscape)

• Pedestrian lighting between US 75 and Richard

• Sidewalk reconstruction where needed

• Refreshed Crosswalks throughout corridor

• Repaving & Restriping (Willis to Ross)

• Landscaping (where ROW exists)

• Tree Plantings

• ADA compliant curb ramps (all intersections throughout corridor)

• Decorative Paving (Willis and Richard Ave)

• Bike Racks (Commercial/retail blocks)

• Gateway markers/Wayfinding

• No Bike Lanes

New Parallel Parking Areas

Willis to Homer (North Side)

Mission to Manett (South Side)

Capitol to Glencoe (South side)Glencoe to McMillan (North side)

McMillan to Lewis (North side)

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US 75 to Willis Cross-section (Configuration Unchanged)

55’ ROWExisting Median to be Extended South

Explore option to convert 90 degree parking to 60 degree angle parking

Henderson Ave. Typical Section (Parallel parking on north side of street)

8’11’ 11’

Henderson Ave. Typical Section(Parallel parking on south side of street)

8’ 11’ 11’

30’ Curb to Curb

50’ ROW

For Remainder of Blocks in Median Option

3’ Shoulder 3’ Shoulder

Henderson Ave. Typical Section (Sections without Parallel Parking)

Consolidate Curb Cuts

Vegetated Bumpout& Continental Crosswalks

Note: This is an example only. No style, material or detailed design choices have been made.

Bumpout with Parallel ParkingNote: This is an example only. No style, material or detailed design choices have been made.

Decorative Pavement Example


Landscaping Examples

Xeriscape Bumpouts


Landscaping Examples

Landscaped Buffer


Pedestrian Light Examples


Gateway Marker Example


Proposed New Crosswalks

� New Crosswalks proposed at intersections of:

� Richard

� Homer

� Mission (one existing, another proposed)

� Capitol

� Glencoe

� Lewis


Potential For New Stop Signs

� Traffic counts showed volumes do not justify stops at:

� Richard

� Homer

� Mission Capitol

� Glencoe

� Lewis

Willis Intersection (Traffic Signal)

• Community requested traffic control/traffic calming

• Traffic counts show sufficient volumes to warrant signal

• 4 way stop signs not recommended due to traffic queuing close to US 75

• Signal Installation Cost: About $300,000

• Options: • Build utilities/foundation as part of complete streets project

(about $25,000) and fund/install signal at later time• Fund & install complete signal as part of Complete Streets

project

Willis Intersection

(Dedicated Left Turn)

• Dedicated left turn requested by community in lieu of existing dedicated right

• Would require widening Henderson south of Willis to allow for straighter traffic movement from right lane of Henderson

• Impacts:• ROW acquisition• Stormwater inlet

relocation• Roadway widening• Loss of off-street

parking spaces on private property (about 5)

Inlet

Maintenance

� City will seek to partner with community on maintenance of some design elements:

� Soft landscape (Trees & Shrubs)

� Bike racks, benches, trash receptacles

� Gateway markers

� Landscaped Bumpouts

Vickery Park Sidewalk (Proposed Concept)

• Sidewalk inaccessible due to parallel parking in public ROW• Removal of 3 existing parallel spaces & 7 existing perpendicular spaces• Will be replaced with sidewalk & 10 on-street parallel parking spaces

within existing ROW (no parking loss on block)• Will reduce traffic conflicts and improve pedestrian safety

Before

After

8’11’11’

Milk and Honey Sidewalk (Proposed

Concept)

• Sidewalk narrowed to about 3’-4’ due to parallel parking in public ROW

• Wider sidewalk would be rebuilt with vegetative buffer• On-street parking spaces in public ROW to be replaced 1 for 1 (no

parking loss)• Will improve pedestrian safety

Before

After

11’ 11’ 8’

Instant Polling

� Did we capture your vision for Henderson Ave?

� Gain consensus on amenities

� Finalize the complete streets concept


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