CANAL POINT E BOUL E VARD ROAD DIE T ST UDY We st Windsor T - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CANAL POINT E BOUL E VARD ROAD DIE T ST UDY

We st Windsor T

• wnship

271 Cla rksville Roa d We st Windsor, NJ 08550

April 21, 2015

222 Valle y Cre e k Blvd Suite 140 E xto n, PA 10341 (610) 407-9700

Ca na l Pointe Boule va rd

Ale xa nde r Roa d

Ca na l Pointe Boule va rd Ale xa nde r Roa d Sa nta nde r Ba nk Princ e ton Ove rlook Ba ybe rry Dr He rita g e Blvd (N) Yorkbridg e Ma rke tF a ir (N) He rita g e Blvd (S) Ma yfa ir Dr Ma rke tF a ir (S)

• E

xisting 4- L a ne Boule va rd

• Se rve s Mixe d Use De ve lopme nt a long le ng th of the c orridor
• T

ra ffic Sig na ls a t Ale xa nde r Roa d a nd Me a dow Roa d

• 9 e xisting Stop c ontrolle d inte rse c tions

B- 2 - Busine ss R- 3 – Re side ntia l R- 4 – Re side ntia l R- 5A – Re side ntia l R- 30 – Re side ntia l ROM- 1 - Re se a rc h/ Offic e / Ma nufa c turing

E xisting Ave ra g e Da ily T ra ffic (vpd):

North of Ca rne g ie – 9,500- 17,000 South of Ca rne g ie – 7,000- 12,000

Hig h Volume Inte rse c tions (pe a k hours): Ale xa nde r Rd – 2,726 AM, 3,276 PM Ca rne g ie Ce nte r Blvd – 987 AM, 1,601 PM Me a dow Rd – 951 AM, 1,513 PM

Cur r e nt R

• adway Ope r

ations:

De la ys

• Sig na ls running a t ‘C’ or be tte r (a ve ra g e ove ra ll de la y of 29 se c or le ss) in AM
• Unsig na lize d a pproa c he s ope ra ting a t ‘D’ or be tte r (a ve ra g e de la y of 26 se c or

le ss) in AM

• Sig na ls running a t ‘D’ or be tte r (a ve ra g e ove ra ll de la y of 40 se c or le ss) in PM
• Ca rillon & Ca rne g ie le ft turn unsig na lize d a pproa c h move me nts ope ra ting a t

‘F ’ (81 se c de la y a nd 57 se c de la y, re spe c tive ly) in PM

Spe e ds

• 85th pe rc e ntile – 42 mph just south of Sa nta nde r Ba nk
• 85th pe rc e ntile – 39 mph be twe e n He rita g e Boule va rd a nd Ma yfa ir Drive

Ac c ide nt History (2005- 2008 vs 2010- 2013)

• Ale xa nde r – 10- 2 = 8 le ss c ra she s
• He rita g e (N) – 0 to 3 = 3 more c ra she s
• Ca rne g ie / Ca rillon – 3 le ss c ra she s -

Me a dow – 4 to 6 = 2 more c ra she s (10- 7) (prior to sig na l insta lla tion)

Pe d/ Bike Ac tivity

• Upwa rds of 27 pe de stria ns during AM pe a k, 31 during PM pe a k

(ne a rly a ll on we st side )

• Upwa rds of 7 bic yc lists during AM pe a k, 9 during PM pe a k

(mostly we st side a nd on side wa lk)

Ne w T rips AM PM 145 161 298 330 140 155 259 247 200 238 636 590 1,678 1,721

Inc re a se d use r de ma nd on e xisting roa dwa y tha t he a vily fa vors busine ss/ c ommute r tra ffic tha t c a n inhibit loc a l tra ffic a s de ve lopme nt inc re a se s. Re c omme nda tion to introduc e ‘Roa d Die t’ on Ca na l Pointe Boule va rd to he lp ma inta in use rs se nse of a ppropria te ne ss of the roa dwa y. F e a ture s inc lude the following …

RE COMME NDAT IONS…

• Sing le throug h la ne s e a c h dire c tion

Re duc e s spe e ds, re duc e s c rashe s, re duc e s pe de strian e xpo sure to mo ving ve hic le s (bo th paralle l to lane s and c ro ssing Canal Po inte ), intro duc e s bike lane s

‘R OAD DIE T ’ T r affic Calming T e c hnique to r e duc e spe e ds, r e duc e c r ashe s and pr

• vide bic yc lists

and pe de str ians inc r e ase d mobility within the same c or r idor

RE COMME NDAT IONS… L e ft turn la ne s introduc e d to re duc e c onflic ts

Re duc e s re a r- e nd c ra she s, Alig ns le ft turns he a d- to- he a d, Improve s sig ht dista nc e

Study is o n T

• wnship We bsite

http:/ / www.we stwindsornj.org / c a na lpointe .html

T

• wnship is c o lle c ting public c o mme nts o n

the study until F riday, May 8th Co mme nt F

• rms at pre se ntatio n and o n the we bsite ,
• r submit c o mme nts by e mail to

ptownsen@westwindsortwp.com

using the subje c t line “Canal Pointe Boule var

d Comme nts”