G.7_Michigan St Presentation-41
Michigan Street
Walkable / Complete Street
August 25, 2020
Tom Bertulis, MS, PE, PTOE
Senior Active Transportation Engineer
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Presentation Outline
1.Background
2.Bicycle corridors
3.Existing conditions
4.Public Workshop
5.Infrastructure Options
6.Design Drawings
7.Before and After Photos
8.Funding
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Michigan Street from Commerce Way to Main Street:
1.Heavily used by students to walk to Grand Terrace High School;
2.Doesn’t have continuous sidewalks or even a standard width street;
3.Carries large volumes of stormwater during large storm events;
4.Planned construction of storm drains at Van Buren Ave &Pico St;
5.Planned extension of Commerce Way to Main Street,which will
shift traffic from Michigan Street to Commerce Way.
Background
Goal
(1) KTUA was brought on board to transform
Michigan Street between Commerce Way and
Main Street, into a walkable/bikeable street
with:
a.Sidewalks / safe walking area,
b.Bulb-outs,
c.Bike facilities,
d.Landscaping,
e.Street furniture,
f.Bioswales, and
g.Narrowing of roadway lanes.
(2) Plans can be leveraged for grant funding.
(3) We’ve developed near-term plans and are
working on long-terms plans, both are part of
“Incremental Design.”
(Yes, please make small plans.)
Daniel
Burnham
Near-term
(Seattle, WA)
“Protected Walking
Lanes”
Long-term
Sidewalks
Michigan Street
Michigan Street
Walkable / Complete Street
August 17, 2020
Tom Bertulis, MS, PE, PTOE
Senior Active Transportation Engineer
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Mt Vernon Ave
Main St
Michigan Street
Bicycle corridors in Grand Terrace
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34% of Americans ride a bike at least 1x / year.
15%of Americans ride a bike at least 2x / month.
(According to a survey conducted by Breakaway Research Group.)
Existing Conditions
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Missing sidewalks
shown in red.
Pavement widths vary.
Michigan Street Public Workshop
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Infrastructure Options
What is a Complete Street?
Provides safe and comfortable travel for people
using any mode of travel, including bicycling,
walking, riding transit, and driving.
Transit Zone
Pedestrian Zone
Parking Zone
Bicycling Zone
Motor Vehicle Zone
Why type of physical separation can be
used for separated bike lanes?
The numbers and types of physical separation for
separated bike lanes are as numerous as types of
shrimp dishes that bubba gump could prepare.
Design Drawings
Driveway Treatment
Narrow section
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Green Markings at Bus Stops
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Regular Bike Lane
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Protected Bike/Ped Lane (Future sidewalk)
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Parking Separated Bike Lane
Barrier Separated Bike Lane
Before and After Photos
Funding
1.Land and Water Conservation Fund (LCWF)
2.Active Transportation Program (ATP)
3.Urban Community Forestry Program
4.Surface Transportation Program (STP)
5.Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
6.Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
7.EPA Brownfields Clean Up and Assessments
8.Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentive Program
9.Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act
10.Community Development Block Grants
11.ACHIEVE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Grants
12.Urban and Community Forest Program
13.Community Forest and Open Space Conservation
14.Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants
15.Recreational Trails Program
16.Safe Routes to School Grants
17.Safe Routes to Parks, Activating Communities Program
18.Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP)
Funding
Goal Any questions?