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WestCommercialMultiModalCorridor&MartinsPointSharedUsePathStudies

PublicWorkshopJune11,2015

TonightsAgenda WelcomeandIntroductions MeetingOverviewCompleteStreets101W.CommercialPurpose&Need W.CommercialIssues&Options MartinsPointPurpose&Need MartinsPointIssues&Options NextSteps Questions Workshop

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ProjectSchedule AprilMay:Fieldwork,siteanalysis

andStakeholdermeetings June:PublicWorkshop#1 JuneAugust:Developmentand

RefinementofAlternatives September:PublicWorkshop#2 SeptOctober:Recommendations

andCostEstimates NovDecember:FinalReport JuneDecember:UrbanInteractive

platform/website

Context: MultimodalTransportationConnectionsandGaps

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CompleteStreets101

WhatareCompleteStreets?SafeComfortableConvenient

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IncompleteStreetsareUnsafe

Morethan40% ofpedestriandeathsin2007and2008occurredwherenocrosswalkwasavailable.

andInadequateNosidewalksorcrosswalksforwalkers Unsafe forpeopleonbicycles

Uninvitingforbusriders Inaccessibleforwheelchairusers

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CompleteStreetsinCommercial/IndustrialCorridors: MaintainRoadwayCapacity AccommodateTrucksandEmergencyVehicles ImproveSafetyforAllUsers ImproveAccessibilityforAllUsers EncourageHealthierLifestyles ReduceAirandWaterPollution ReducePersonalTransportationCosts ImproveQualityofLife Provideamoregreen,attractivestreetscape

IndustrialCompleteStreetsStrategiestomaintaintruckaccessandimprovewalking& bicyclingsafety Mountableaprons Maintainsidewalkgrade Hivisibilitycrosswalks

andmedianislands 11travellanesfor

bicycleaccess 3035mphspeedlimits

Crosswalkmedianisland

Mountableapronandraisedcrosswalk

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WestCommercialStreetPurposeandNeedSummary

The purpose of the West Commercial Multi-Modal Corridor is to recommend a configuration for the corridor that safely accommodates all modes of transportation and accommodates current land uses and future development projects. Changes proposed along the corridor will create an enhanced gateway to Portlands waterfront.

Goals: Balance truck access and staging with ped/bike safety and mobility Serve divergent land uses and the widest number of roadway users Create an attractive gateway to Portlands waterfront.Needs: Reduce high vehicle speeds Create better defined areas for truck parking and staging Extend the shared-use path network and provide on-road bike

accommodations Enhanced pedestrian accessibility along and across the street

WestCommercialSt.KeyIssues

1.Truckaccessandstaging3.Onstreet

BikeLanes

5.Sidewalks&Crosswalks

2.DevelopmentandParking

4.SharedusePathAlignment

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1.TruckAccessandStaging

MaineDOT designforBeachStreetintersection

2.DevelopmentandParking

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2.DevelopmentandParkingWhatisthebestroadwaydesigntosupportdevelopment?

WestCommercialStreetcrosssection,westofStarMatchbuilding

Marine Industrial

Zone

Whatisthebestroadwaydesigntosupportdevelopment?

WestofStarMatch:Currentconditions

Marine Industrial Zone

Marine Industrial Zone

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Whatisthebestroadwaydesigntosupportdevelopment?

WestofStarMatch:Option1,Parkingon

BothSides,NoHarborSideSidewalk

Marine Industrial Zone

Marine Industrial Zone

Whatisthebestroadwaydesigntosupportdevelopment?

WestofStarMatch:Option2,

Parking/sidewalkonHarborSideOnly

Marine Industrial Zone

Marine Industrial Zone

Potential sidewalk to serve commercial uses along harbor side

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Whatisthebestroadwaydesigntosupportdevelopment?

EvaluationMatrixexample

3.OnStreetBicycleAccess

W.CommercialatStarMatch:

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3.OnStreetBicycleAccess

W.CommercialatStarMatch:

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4.SharedusePathAlignmentPotentialoffroadpathalignment

Useoftunnelforpotentialoffroadalignmentoption

5.SidewalksandCrosswalks

ExistingsidewalksandcrosswalkalongW.Commercial

SidewalkontheapproachtoBeckys

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5.SidewalksandCrosswalksKeyLocation:crosswalkfromIMTtoHarborViewMemorialPark

Facingwest

Facingsouth

The primary purpose of the Martins Point Path Study is to recommend short and long-term options for improved non-motorized connections between the Back Cove & East End paths with the Martins Pt. Bridge and points north. Ultimately, the improved links will serve the transportation and recreation needs of the East Deering neighborhood and of people throughout the City.

Goals: Enhance the East Coast Greenway route through Portland to points north Increase pedestrian and bicycle capacity for the route between Tukeys

Bridge and the Martins Point Bridge

Needs: In short-term, enhance bicycle connectivity along the Veranda St. corridor Improve pedestrian crossings at various intersections along the Veranda

Street corridor Increase capacity on the Tukeys Bridge congested pathway Increase safety by reducing vehicle speeds along Route 1

MartinsPointPathPurposeandNeedSummary

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MartinsPointKeyIssues

1.EastCoastGreenwayConnectivity

2.PathCongestiononTukeysBridge

4.HCLsatI295On/OffRamps

5.VerandaSt.ShortTerm

3.I295RightofWay

1.EastCoastGreenwayConnectivity

MartinsPoint

Bridge

Downtownviathe

BaysideTrail

BackCoveTrail

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2.PathCongestiononTukeys

Walkers,runnersandbicyclistscompeteforspaceonthe810path

Solution:MultipleOptions

Potentialnewshareusepathalignment

Possibleconnectionbelowbridge

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ConnectionBelowBridge

WestsideofTukeys bridgelookingsouth

PotentialNewPathAlignmentCurrentConditions

Existing Path

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Option1: Cantileveredpathoneastside

PotentialNewPathAlignment

Existing Path

PotentialNewPathAlignmentOption2: Useofbridgestructurefornewpath

Existing Path

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PotentialNewPathAlignment

RecentlyattachedpathstructureontoI279bridgeinPittsburgh

PotentialNewPathAlignmentOption3: Separatestructurefornewpath

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PotentialNewPathAlignment

EugeneORDesMoinesIA

MinneapolisMN

3.I295ROWAlignment

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4:HCLsatI295On/OffRampsPotentialofframplaneconversiontoshareusepathw/barrier

Highspeedtraffictoonramp

Potentialrealignmentofofframp

4a.I295OffRamp

Viewoftwolane,I295northboundofframptoRoute1

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4b.I295OnRamp

IntersectionofVerandaStreetandtheI295southboundonramp

5.VerandaStreetShortTerm

CurrentconditionsonVerandaStreetfacingnorthwest

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Istherealogicalshorttermimprovementforbicyclists?

VerandaStreet:CurrentConditions

Istherealogicalshorttermimprovementforbicyclists?

VerandaStreet:Option1 Enhanced

SharedLaneMarkings

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Istherealogicalshorttermimprovementforbicyclists?

VerandaStreet:Option2 CycleTrack

oneastside

NextSteps Consolidationofcomments Refinementofroutingand

alternativesdesigntreatments PublicWorkshop#2topresent

draftrecommendations PreferredAlternativeswithCost

Estimates TrafficanalysisandInterchange

ModificationReport(ifneeded) Draft/Finalreport

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Questions

Workshop

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WestCommercialMultiModalCorridor&MartinsPointSharedUsePathStudies

PublicWorkshopJune11,2015