Livingston Avenue Complete Streets Public Meeting #2 August 18, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Livingston Avenue Complete Streets Public Meeting #2 August 18, 2015 Introduction Middlesex County Engineering - Richard Wallner, P.E. County Engineer - Ken Preteroti, P.E. Supervising Engineer City of New Brunswick - Glenn

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Livingston Avenue Complete Streets

Public Meeting #2 August 18, 2015

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Introduction

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Middlesex County Engineering

  • Richard Wallner, P.E. – County Engineer
  • Ken Preteroti, P.E. – Supervising Engineer

City of New Brunswick

  • Glenn Patterson, P.P. – City Planner
  • Mark Siegle – Principal Planner

Dewberry Engineers Inc.

  • Peter Agnello, P.E.
  • Janet Sharkey, P.E., PTOE, LEED AP
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  • Presentation of Alternatives
  • Simulation Models
  • Comments/Questions

Agenda

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Project Study Area

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  • From 2012-2014, 271 crashes reported

along Livingston Avenue

11 involving a bicycle 19 involving a pedestrian

  • Public Meeting held February 2015

Cycling safety / Need for bike lanes Pedestrian safety / Need for improved crossings Speeding / Need to slow down vehicles

  • Middlesex County Road Diet Segments

3 existing segments Existing travel lanes restriped to include

  • ne travel lane in each direction and a

wide center left-turn lane

Purpose & Need

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Existing Conditions

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  • 4 vehicular travel lanes with parking on both sides
  • 4 signalized intersections and 22 unsignalized intersections
  • 25 MPH posted speed
  • Residential and commercial land uses along study corridor
  • Wide roadway makes pedestrian crossing difficult
  • Lack of shoulders or bike lane make bicycling undesirable
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  • Improve safety for all roadway users (vehicular,

pedestrian, cyclist, public transit)

  • Roadway design that fits within the community it serves
  • Livingston Avenue Road Diet Concept

Enhance accommodations for bicycles and pedestrians Reduce number of vehicle travel lanes Install center left-turn lane Slow vehicle travel speeds

Complete Streets Concepts

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Complete Streets Features

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High Visibility Crosswalk Modified Bulb Out/Curb Extension Bike Lane

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Signal & Intersection Features

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Audible Push Buttons Pedestrian Countdown Signals ADA Detectible Warning Surfaces

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Potential New Street Intersection Concept

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  • Exclusive pedestrian signal

phase

  • Westbound New Street

approach lead phase with northbound Livingston Avenue right-turn overlap

  • Realign crosswalks to reduce

crossing distance

  • Restripe northbound and

southbound Livingston Avenue approaches to add exclusive left-turn lanes

  • Signal retiming/optimization
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Alternate 1 – Hybrid Road Diet

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Elizabeth Street to Sandford Street

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Alternate 1 – Hybrid Road Diet

Sandford Street to New Street

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Alternate 1 – Simulation

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Alternate 2 – Center Median

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Elizabeth Street to Sandford Street

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Alternate 2 – Center Median

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Sandford Street to New Street

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Alternate 2 – Simulation

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Alternate 3 – Classic Road Diet

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Alternate 3A – Classic Road Diet

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Alternate 3 – Simulation

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Alternate 4 – Multi-Use Path

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Alternate 4 – Simulation

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Alternative Summary

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Alternative Estimated Project Cost Estimated Design Time Estimated Construction Time Benefit- Cost Ratio 1 $3.5M 18 months 12 months 3.13 2 $3.6M 18 months 12 months 4.02 3 $3.5M 18 months 12 months 6.15 4 $4.2M 36 months 12 months 5.48

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Questions/Comments