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City of Alexandria, Virginia Duke Street and West Taylor Run Parkway June 20, 2015 What Has Happened To Date? Initial community meeting in April Staff heard concerns about traffic volume, safety, cut-through traffic and speeding on

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City of Alexandria, Virginia

Duke Street and West Taylor Run Parkway

June 20, 2015

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  • Initial community meeting in April
  • Staff heard concerns about traffic

volume, safety, cut-through traffic and speeding on Taylor Run

  • City staff performed a traffic study in

late spring to gather data and assess scope of problem

  • Performed peer review on scenarios

What Has Happened To Date?

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Study Area

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  • 1. Review project progress to date
  • 2. Share information from studies

and solicit comments

  • Understand pros and cons
  • 3. Outline next steps

Purpose of Tonight’s Meeting

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  • Data included:

 Traffic volumes  Existing intersection analysis  Accident data

  • Major Findings:

 Duke Street

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 Regional traffic impacts

City Transportation Study (May 2015)

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Duke Street Corridor Existing Conditions

Average Speed (EB/WB): 18/14 mph Travel Time (EB/WB): 5Mins/ 5Mins 45 seconds *Results Based on Synchro Arterial LOS Report

E C E E

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  • Lengthen green time from West Taylor Run onto

Duke Street

  • Restrict access to Telegraph Road from West

Taylor Run

  • Restrict traffic from entering neighborhood
  • Convert West Taylor Run to One-Way
  • Provide two lane access from EB Duke onto

Telegraph Road

  • Left turn signal EB Duke at WB ramp

Most Promising Scenarios Explored

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Pros:

  • Increases capacity of

Duke Street

  • Provides relief at West

Taylor Run Cons:

  • Traffic must be

redirected to ramp using

  • ther routes, primarily

Quaker & Dove

  • Increase in capacity

partially offset because more traffic must use Duke St

  • Should be coordinated

w/access management

  • 1. Restrict access to Telegraph Rd

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Pros:

  • Should be

coordinated with #1

  • Will provide some

intersection relief Cons:

  • Restricts access to

neighborhood

  • Diverts traffic to other

roads

  • Difficult to enforce

with traffic apps

  • 2. Restrict traffic from entering

neighborhood

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Potential Access Restrictions

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Pros:

  • Provide second access to

Telegraph

  • Relieve congestion on EB

Duke

  • Opportunity for pedestrian

improvements Cons:

  • Long-term solution
  • Requires further study
  • 3. New left-turn signal at

Telegraph ramp

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  • 1. Restrict access to Telegraph Road

from West Taylor Run

  • 2. Restrict traffic from entering

neighborhood

  • 3. New left-turn signal at Telegraph

ramp

Concepts for Further Discussion

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Concepts

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  • 1. Compile input from this meeting, share

with community

  • 2. Schedule follow up meeting to review input

and proposals (if any)

  • 3. Community provide comment
  • 4. Schedule required regulatory review (if

needed)

  • 5. Implement

Next Steps

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Bob Garbacz Division Chief, Traffic Engineering

  • Dept. of Transportation & Environmental Services

703.746.4143 bob.garbacz@alexandriava.gov Project Information: www.alexandriava.gov/tes

Thank you!

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