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Evanston Public Works March 26, 2012
STREETSCAPE PROJECTCONCEPT PLANS
DODGE AND LAKE
CHURCH STREET
ORRINGTON AVENUE
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Dodge and Lake Streetscape Project
♦Limits of the Project♦Dodge Avenue and Lake Street Intersection
♦Southeast corner
♦Develop Plaza with Streetscape Concept
♦Bus Shelter
♦Seating Wall
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Design Elements – Existing Dodge & Lake
North
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Design Elements – Proposed Dodge & Lake
North
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Craig’s visual for this area goes here
Dodge and Lake Visual
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Craig’s visual for this area goes here
Dodge and Lake Visual
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Craig’s visual for this area goes here
Dodge and Lake Visual
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“Green” Elements• Porous Concrete Sidewalk• Rain Gardens• Reuse of brick pavers in wall construction
Project Schedule• Project to be let in April
• Construction mid June to mid August (during high school summer break)
Design Elements
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A rain garden catches rainfall and storm water runoff. The water is filtered and cleaned as it passes through the soil. This helps reduce
water pollution.
Design Elements – Rain Garden
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Church Street Streetscape Project
♦Limits of the Project♦Dodge to Ridge (Paving up to Ashland)♦Ridge to Chicago
♦Sidewalk Brick Replacement ♦Protected Bike Path♦Bike Shelter♦Sidewalk Furniture♦Pedestrian Lighting
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Public Works/Engineering staff presented the proposed improvements at:First ward meeting
Second ward meeting
Fifth ward meeting
Downtown Evanston meeting Discussed improvements with Fourth Ward
Alderman
Public Coordination
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Design Elements – Existing - Church/Dodge
North
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Design Elements – Proposed – Church/Dodge
North
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Design Elements – Resurfacing & Streetscape
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Design Elements - Resurfacing
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Design Elements - Resurfacing
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Design Elements – Resurfacing
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Design Elements – Resurfacing & Streetscape
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Design Elements – Resurfacing & Streetscape
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Design Elements – Resurfacing & Streetscape
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Design Elements – Existing
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Design Elements – Resurfacing & Streetscape
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Church Street Bike Path Color Results
45%
20%
14%
13%
8%Jade
Diamantina
Turquoise
Green
Tan
Bike Path Color
Jade Diamantina Turquoise Green Tan
296 136 95 87 55
Design Elements – Bike Path
Bike Path Markers
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Craig’s visual for this area goes here
Church and Orrington Visual
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Craig’s visual for this area goes here
Church and Orrington Visual
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Craig’s visual for this area goes here
Church and Orrington Visual
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Design Elements – Street Furniture
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Design Elements – Street Furniture
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Design Elements – Street Furniture
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“Green” Elements
• Reuse of brick pavers
• Rain gardens around trees and in plaza area at Orrington
• LED Pedestrian Lighting
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Project Schedule
Church Street – Dodge to AshlandProject to be let in April combined with Dodge & Lake Intersection StreetscapeConstruction mid June to mid August
Church Street – Ridge to ChicagoProject to be let in JuneConstruction August to October
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Construction Staging – Ridge to Chicago
Roadway work – maintain one traffic lane east bound on Church at any time
Streetscape – North side (two Blocks under construction only at any given time)
Maintain pedestrian access by stage construction – half of the sidewalk width & bridges to the businesses.
South side streetscape to follow
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Construction Staging – Ridge to Chicago
Two blocks under construction only at any given time
Maintain pedestrian access by stage construction – half of the sidewalk width & bridges to the businesses.
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Orrington Ave - Streetscape Project
♦Limits of the project Church Street to Davis Street
East side only
♦Sidewalk brick replacement
♦Street Furniture
♦Bike Shelter
♦Pedestrian Lighting
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Project Schedule
Project to be let in JuneConstruction – September to October
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2013 and Beyond
• Complete bike path connection on Church to the Lakefront Bike Path and McCormick Bike Path
• Complete Davis Street Streetscape, Street Resurfacing and west bound Protected Bike Path
• Complete Main Street Streetscape Improvement and Resurfacing
• Identify other streets for protected bike path
• Continue streetscape enhancements city-wide
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