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Co lc he ste r/ Rive rside / Ba rre tt/ Mill I nte rse c tio n Study

Public Meeting Mar c h 8, 2016 Bur lington, Ver mont

T

• night’s Pur

pose

• Re vie w pro je c t a re a
• Re vie w pro je c t de ve lo pme nt pro c e ss
• Disc uss pre vio us a nd o n-g o ing pla ns

a nd studie s

• Re vie w e xisting c o nditio ns re se a rc h
• Gather

feedbac k on issues, c onc er ns, ideas - open public disc ussion

• Disc uss ne xt ste ps a nd ne xt pub lic

me e ting

Pr

• jec t Ar

ea

T ypic al Pr

• jec t Pr
• c ess

Pro je c t De finitio n F unding E ng ine e ring Co nstruc tio n

T ypic al Pr

• jec t Pr
• c ess

Study T a sks a nd T ime line

• T

a sk 1: Da ta g a the ring ,e xisting c o nditio ns a na lysis;

Januar y-F ebr uar y

• T

a sk 2: L

• c a l c o nc e rns pub lic wo rksho p; Mar

c h

• T

a sk 3: Alte rna tive s de ve lo pme nt, PAC me e ting , pub lic wo rksho p; Mar

c h – June

• T

a sk 4: Alte rna tive e va lua tio n, dra ft sc o ping re po rt, PAC me e ting ; July- September

• T

a sk 5: Alte rna tive pre se nta tio n, fina l re po rt;

Oc tober

• Dec ember

Colc hester Avenue Cor r idor Plan

• Co mple te stre e t c o rrido r
• Ga te wa y to Burling to n
• Sa fe ty, Bic yc le / Pe de stria n

Ac c e ss, T ra nsit, Stre e tsc a pe , T ra ffic Co ng e stio n

• Co nso lida te s

inte rse c tio n

• Re mo ve s Mill

Stre e t fro m sig na l

• Cre a te s po c ke t

pa rk

Colc hester Ave Conc ept Plan

“Re c o nstruc tio n o f the Rive rside Ave nue -Ba rre tt Stre e t-Mill Stre e t inte rse c tio n…re q uire s a dditio na l de sig n, e ng ine e ring a nd pub lic

• utre a c h.”

Bur lington T r anspor tation Plan Str eet Design Guidelines

Complete Str eet T

• olbox

1. T ra nsit Sto ps 2. T ra ffic Ca lming 3. Sho rt Pe de stria n Cro ssing s 4. Bike L a ne s 5. Upda te d Utilitie s/ L ig hting 6. L a ndsc a pe Me dia ns 7. Sto rmwa te r T re a tme nt 8. T re e Be lts

R elated and Conc ur r ent Pr

• jec ts
• Co nc urre nt fe a sib ility study o f a b ic yc list

a nd pe de stria n b ridg e o ve r the Wino o ski Rive r upstre a m/ e a st o f the e xisting b ridg e

• On-g o ing Wa lk Bike Pla n BT

V

• I

mpro ve inte rse c tio n sa fe ty

• Pro te c te d b ike la ne s
• Gro ve Stre e t Ho using Mitig a tio n –

Pe de stria n sig na ls

• Brisso n Mill Stre e t b uilding re de ve lo pme nt

Pro je c t Adviso ry Co mmitte e

• Burling to n City Sta ff – Nic o le L
• sc h, Me a g a n T

uttle

• Burling to n City Co unc il – Sha ro n Busho r
• Wa rd 1 NPA – Wa yne Se nville , Ric ha rd Hillya rd
• CCT

A – Da vid Armstro ng

• CAT

MA & Hill I nstitutio ns – Sa ndy T hib a ult

• AARP – K

e lly Sto dda rd-Po o r

• Wino o ski City Sta ff – Ale x Sa mpso n
• L
• c a l Mo tio n – Ja so n Va n Drie sc he
• Re dsto ne – L

inda L e to urne a u

• CCRPC – E

le ni Churc hill

PAC Ro le s a nd Re spo nsib ilitie s

• Atte nd a nd pa rtic ipa te in a t le a st 3 PAC

me e ting s

• Re vie w a nd c o mme nt o n distrib ute d

ma te ria ls

• Pro vide g uida nc e , insig ht, a nd fe e db a c k

thro ug ho ut

• Upda te re pre se nting e ntitie s o n study

pro g re ss

• I

ndic a te pre fe re nc e s fo r impro ve me nts

• 1. Nor

ther n Gateway

• Ope ra te s a s 3 inte rse c tio ns

a nd a re c o o rdina te d

• Ove r 30,000 ve hic le s pe r da y
• Ove r 3,100 ve hic le s in PM

pe a k ho ur

• 90% o f the inte rse c tio n

spa c e is de dic a te d fo r ve hic le s

• 7% pe de stria ns, 3% b ic yc le s
• Hig h c ra sh lo c a tio n, ra nke d

# 22 in the Sta te

E xisting Co nditio ns

• 2. Pedestr

ian c r

• ssings
• No Pe d sig na ls
• Ba rre tt Stre e t c ro ssing re po rt

c ra she s

• 1 pe de stria n fa ta lity
• 1 pe de stria n injury
• 1 b ic yc list injure d
• All b y so uthb o und

Co lc he ste r Ave . le ft turning ve hic le s.

• 3. Colc hester

Ave Southbound

• L

e ft turns do no t ha ve a le ft a rro w a nd limite d g a ps pro mo te s risky le ft turns.

E xisting Co nditio ns

• 4. Mill Str

eet

• Rig ht turn o n re d fro m the

b ridg e - po ssib le c o nflic t with Mill Stre e t

• 5. Winooski Appr
• ac h
• Hig he st tra ffic vo lume a nd

g re a te st numb e r o f c ra she s Prima rily re a r e nds

• Sto p b a r c o nflic ts with

Rive rside Ave ve hic le s

• 6. On-str

eet par king

• No t ma rke d, o pe ra te s

pa ra lle l a nd dia g o na l a t drive rs disc re tio n

E xisting Co nditio ns

• 7. Colc hester

/ Bar r ett

• Gre a te st de la y a nd g re a te st

PM ve hic le q ue ue s

• Ba rre tt Stre e t > 200 fe e t
• Co lc he ste r Ave NB > 200

fe e t

• 8. Bic yc les
• Rive rside Ave sha re d use

pa th e nds a t b ridg e

• No de dic a te d o n-ro a d b ike

fa c ilitie s

• 9. T

r ansit stops

• T

hre e lo c a te d within limits

Pub lic I nput a nd So lutio ns

Wha t a re the mo st impo rta nt c o nditio ns, c o nc e rns, issue s o r so lutio ns?

• Sa fe ty
• Pe de stria n o pe ra tio ns
• Bic yc le tra ve l
• Co ng e stio n
• T

ra nsit o pe ra tio ns

• E

c o no mic de ve lo pme nt

Ne xt ste ps a nd Pub lic Wo rksho p

• De ve lo p ide a s/ so lutio ns to a ddre ss c o nc e rns
• Re vie w with PAC me mb e rs
• Co nduc t pub lic wo rksho p to se e k input o n

a lte rna tive s – May/ June.

T ha nk yo u!

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