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Bayfront Parkway Central Corridor Improvements August 13, 2020 Bayfront Parkway Feasibility Study Started in 2015 Completed in 2017 Established Project Advisory Committee (PAC) Evaluated Current Functionality of Corridor

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Bayfront Parkway Central Corridor Improvements

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Bayfront Parkway Feasibility Study

  • Started in 2015 – Completed in 2017
  • Established Project Advisory Committee (PAC)
  • Evaluated Current Functionality of Corridor
  • Defined Transportation Needs of the Entire Corridor
  • Developed Conceptual Improvements
  • www.bayfrontparkwayproject.com/bayfront-parkway-study/

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Stakeholder & Committee Meetings

  • 60+ Stakeholder Meetings
  • 10 Project Advisory Committee (PAC) Meetings (93 members)
  • 10 Coordinating Committee (CC) Meetings (44 members)
  • 3 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meetings (15 members)

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Stakeholder Meetings

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  • Anchor Marine Ltd.
  • Bayfront East Side Taskforce (BEST)
  • Bayfront Maritime Center
  • Bayshore Marine Services
  • BCP Properties
  • Bike Erie
  • City of Erie – Bureau of Engineering
  • City of Erie – Planning
  • City of Erie – ADA Coordinator
  • City of Erie – Mayor
  • CSX Transportation
  • EDP & Erie Arts and Culture
  • EDP & Isaac Baker Menswear
  • EDP & Sherlock’s/Park Place
  • EDP & UPMC Hamot
  • EDP & Urban Engineers
  • Erie City Council
  • Erie Community Foundation
  • Erie County – Planning
  • Erie Downtown Development

Corporation (EDDC)

  • Erie Downtown Partnership (EDP)
  • Erie Events
  • Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority
  • Erie MPO
  • Erie School District
  • Erie-Western PA Port Authority
  • Gannon University
  • Harbor View Miniature Golf
  • Lakeshore Towing / Wolverine Park

Marina

  • MacDonald Illig Attorneys
  • Our West Bayfront (OWB)
  • PA Department of Community and

Economic Development (DCED)

  • PA Rehab Council
  • Passport Reality, LLC
  • Presque Isle Yacht Club
  • Sidehill Copper Works, Inc.
  • UPMC Hamot
  • UPMC Hamot Emergency Services
  • UPMC Hamot Police
  • UPMC Hamot Trauma
  • WMF / Scott Enterprises

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Committee Meetings

PAC Meetings:

  • December 17, 2014
  • March 10, 2015
  • April 14, 2015
  • June 24, 2015
  • September 30, 2015
  • December 5, 2016
  • March 15, 2018
  • October 10, 2018
  • June 26, 2019
  • February 20, 2020

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CC Meetings:

  • July 23, 2018
  • August 22, 2018
  • September 27, 2018
  • October 24, 2018
  • December 13, 2018
  • January 10, 2019
  • February 14, 2019
  • April 26, 2019
  • October 8, 2019
  • January 8, 2020

TAC Meetings:

  • July 11, 2018
  • August 8, 2018
  • February 27, 2019
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Public Meetings

One (1) Public Plans Display with Presentation (Feasibility Study): Date: June 24, 2015 Time: 5:30pm to 8pm, Presentation at 6pm Location: Bayfront Convention Center Attendees: Approximately 39

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Public Meetings

Two (2) Open House Public Plans Displays Conducted: Date: December 4, 2018 Time: Noon to 8pm Location: Emerson Gridley School Gymnasium Attendees: Approximately 118 Date: December 11, 2018 Time: Noon to 8pm Location: Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity Community Center Attendees: Approximately 102

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Public Meetings

One (1) Public Plans Display with Two (2) Presentations: Date: August 7, 2019 Time: 4pm to 7pm, Presentations at 4:30pm and 6pm Location: Gannon University, Waldron Campus Center Attendees: Approximately 122

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Community Events

Our West Bayfront – Quarterly Meeting: Date: April 2, 2019 Time: 6pm Location: Strong Vincent Middle School Attendees: Approximately 80 Our West Bayfront – Fall Community Gathering: Date: October 1, 2019 Time: 6pm Location: Strong Vincent Middle School Attendees: Approximately 50-75

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Our West Bayfront – Block Party: Date: August 28, 2019 Time: 6pm to 8pm Location: First Presbyterian Church Attendees: Approximately 500 Bayfront East Side Taskforce – Neighborhood Watch Meeting: Date: September 9, 2019 Time: 5:30pm to 7pm Location: Polish Falcons Nest 610 Attendees: Approximately 25

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Common Themes

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Full Access at State Street Reduce Congestion Enhance Safety Remove the Bayfront “Barrier”

Improve Multi-Modal Access

(Bikes/Peds/Transit)

Smart Land Use

(Minimize R/W Impacts)

12th Street Improvements

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Feasibility Study – Online Survey Results

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Project Purpose and Need

Purpose: The purpose of the project is to improve the pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and passenger vehicle connection of the Erie Central Business District and adjacent neighborhoods to the waterfront property north of the Bayfront Parkway, to reduce crashes as much as practical on the Bayfront Parkway, to improve future congestion to an acceptable level of service or delay, and to improve traffic operations and efficiency.

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Project Purpose and Need

Needs: Mobility

  • Multimodal transportation connections are lacking
  • Inconsistent pedestrian and bicycle connections
  • Limited existing transit service
  • Bayfront Parkway acts as a barrier

Safety

  • 80 crashes within 5-year period

Operations & Efficiency

  • Poor existing and future Levels-of-Service (LOS)
  • Limited gaps for left turning vehicles

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Public Meeting Feedback

Purpose and Need

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Public Meeting Feedback

Sassafras Street Ext Alternatives

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Public Meeting Feedback

State Street Alternatives

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Public Meeting Feedback

Holland Street Alternatives

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Crossing the Bayfront Parkway at State Street

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Crossing Element Existing Proposed Crosswalk Length 86 feet 46 feet Number of Travel Lanes 4 2 Vehicle Volume (2043 Design Year) 28,937 veh/day 7,760 veh/day Vehicle Speed Limit 35 mph 25 mph

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Pedestrian Improvements

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Bayfront Parkway – Looking East Bayfront Parkway – Looking West State Street – Looking South State Street – Looking North

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Holland Pedestrian Bridge

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Looking East towards Intermodal Center Looking East at Holland Ped Bridge Looking West towards Library from Ped Bridge Looking West towards UPMC Hamot

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Intersection Improvements

Sassafras Street Extension State Street Holland Street

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State Street – Looking North

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State Street – Looking East

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State Street – Looking West

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NEPA Clearance Comparison

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Environmental Consideration Environmental Assessment (EA) Categorical Exclusion Level 2 (CE) Streams and Wetlands   Noise   Air Quality   Threatened & Endangered Species   Hazardous & Residual Wastes   Coastal Zone Management   Cultural & Historic Resources   Section 4(f) Resources   Environmental Justice   Property Displacements (Residential or Commercial)   Public Comment through Meetings, Plans Displays, Website  

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Anticipated Traffic Volumes

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  • Existing traffic volumes grown to design year

2043 using PennDOT’s Bureau of Planning and Research annual growth rate of 0.06% for Erie County

  • Private development traffic volumes

generated and distributed using the Erie County Travel Demand model

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Current Status

  • Completion of Preliminary Engineering Fall 2020
  • CSX Coordination On-Going
  • Port Authority Coordination On-Going

(West Front Street Extension & Sassafras Street Sidewalk Improvements)

  • Funding Opportunities (BUILD Grant)
  • Public Meeting Anticipated Fall 2020

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Ancillary Projects

  • 12th Street Signal Improvements
  • ITS Signing at I-79
  • Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Access Improvements
  • East Side Safety Improvements

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STATE STREET VIA: BAYFRONT PARKWAY 12TH STREET 4 MIN 6 MIN

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Open Discussion

www.BayfrontParkwayProject.com www.facebook.com/groups/BayfrontParkwayProject/

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