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I-70/I-71 Project: OTENA Briefing

Presented By:

August 11, 2010

The Ohio Department of Transportation and

Project Goals

• Provide a modern & safe transportation

system;

• Build a project that adds to and reconnects

vibrant neighborhoods; and

• Leave a lasting positive legacy for future

generations of Columbus residents and travelers.

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Olde Towne East Area – Today

Town Franklin Neighborhood Jefferson Avenue Historic District Olde Towne Quarter Historic District Near East Side Bryden Road Neighborhood

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Olde Towne East Area – After Project

Town Franklin Neighborhood Jefferson Avenue Historic District Olde Towne Quarter Historic District Near East Side Bryden Road Neighborhood

Complete Streets

Complete Street Design Features:

• More Street Trees and Landscaping
• Neighborhood Sidewalks
• On-Street Parking
• Bike Lanes
• Narrower Traffic Lanes
• Transit Access

Olde Towne Quarter

Updated Plan per City – South Anchor

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Complete Streets Plan

Shown at June Public Meeting

Intersection Options

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Share Seven Options

for intersection area around Town/Bryden/Parsons and Olde Parsons/Elijah Pierce

• Present 7 Options (A through G)
• Starting Point is June Plan
• Some of these options can be

combined for further consideration

• Group & Community Discussion

Intersection Options

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Variations Between Options

• Traffic Operation
• Turn Lanes
• Pedestrian Crossing Distance
• Green Space
• Gateways/Redevelopment

Area (by others)

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Option A: As Shown at June Public Meeting

Option A Advantages:

• Most efficient design based on

traffic flow

• Offers full range of turning
• ptions
• Safest traffic operation
• Easy access to Olde Towne

Quarter

Trade-offs:

• Six lane section
• Less green space
• PARSONS AVE.

Option B: Right-In/Right-Out

Option B Advantages:

• Narrowest road footprint
• Maximum green space
• Efficient traffic operation
• On-street parking at south end
• f Olde Parsons, even at peak

Trade-offs:

• Lose south-bound connectivity
• n Parsons from Olde Towne

Quarter

• (i.e. south-bound traffic thru Olde

Towne must turn right @ Pierce)

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PARSONS AVE.

Option C: No N-B Right Turn Lane

Option C Advantages:

• Reduces width of Parsons by
• ne lane to provide more green

space on neighborhood side

Trade-offs:

• Less efficient intersection, longer

south-bound queues on Olde Parsons

• Requires restriping of lane

markings on Town Street Bridge to handle traffic – only one west- bound lane

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PARSONS AVE.

Option D: Intersection Separation

Option D Advantages:

• Creates larger contiguous green

space that the community could redevelop

• Allows more extensive Elijah

Pierce streetscape

Trade-offs:

• Takes all of ET Paul Block
• Does not remove south-bound

through lane

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PARSONS AVE.

Option E: No Left Turns to Town/Bryden

Option E Advantages:

• Narrower Town/Bryden/Parsons

intersection

• Improves pedestrian crossing

across Parsons at Town/Bryden

• Provides more green space on

neighborhood side

Trade-offs:

• No left turns from Parsons on

Town Street or Bryden Road

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PARSONS AVE.

Option F: Intersection Shift

Option F Advantages:

• Creates consistent edge along

west (trench) side of Parsons

• Maximizes green space on

neighborhood side of Parsons, allowing for more potential redevelopment space Note:

• Diagram also shows removing tree lawn

buffer between sidewalk and road on east side of Parsons Avenue, north of Town/Bryden. This could occur on any

• ption.

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PARSONS AVE.

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Option G: Elijah Pierce Alignment

Option G Advantages:

• Creates consistent edge

along west (trench) side

• f Pierce
• Adds more on-street

parking on Pierce

• Allows for entire block

redevelopment

Trade-offs:

• Removes all buildings
• n ET Paul Block (incl.

Tire Warehouse)

• Removes garage along

alley

OAK STREET BROAD STREET

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Elijah Pierce Ave. Broad St. Oak St. Franklin Ave. Lester Dr.

Opportunity Areas

Redevelopment By Others

Example: Combine Options C, E, & F

Elijah Pierce Ave.

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Example Combined Option Advantages:

• Narrows Parsons by two lanes

– shorter pedestrian crossing

• Most green space added

without eliminating south- bound Parsons movement

• Creates more consistent west

street edge along highway

Trade-offs:

• Prevents left turns at

Town/Bryden

• Not optimal traffic flow

Discussion