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Meade Street Bridge Design Alternative Study
Planning & Design Open Forum
Stakeholder Meeting #1
January 10, 2011
Presented by: Dan Biggs, RLA
SLIDE 2 Tonight’s Meeting
Purpose:
1.
Introduce Project
2.
Review Goals & Objectives
3.
Listen, Learn and Share
4.
Next Steps for Feedback Schedule:
6:30 – 7:00
- Introduction/ Presentation
7:00 – 7:30
7:30 – 9:00
SLIDE 3 Toole Design Group
- Locally based national planning & design firm
- Specialty bicycle & pedestrian facilities
- Federal, State, and Local Experience
– Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning – Multi-use Trail & Greenway Designs – Multi-modal Planning – Safe Route to Schools
Eastern Seaboard Plans:
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
- Baltimore
- Washington
- Richmond
- Charleston
- St. Louis
Seattle Denver Cincinnati Chicago Dallas San Antonio
SLIDE 4 Project Goal & Objectives
- Goal: to improve Bicycle and Pedestrian access and the user’s experience
along North Meade Street between Rosslyn and the Iwo Jima Memorial.
– Improving non-motorized access and user safety along corridor (RAFOM
#27, 27).
– Minimize vehicle and pedestrian conflict points (RAFOM #26). – Improve streetscape character of corridor (RAFOM #32, 42). – Improve bicycle, pedestrian, and motor vehicle wayfinding along corridor (RAFOM #26). – Maintain acceptable levels of service for all transportation modes
(Bicycle, Pedestrian, Motor Vehicles & Transit).
SLIDE 5 What will come out of this Study?
This Study
Stakeholders
- Review Existing Conditions
- Develop three concept
design alternatives
Concept
- Identify potential costs of
final design and construction Future Phases
- Final Engineering Design
- Final Construction
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Project Process
Information Gathering/ Field Review/ Preliminary Analysis Stakeholder Input #1 Concept Alternatives Development Stakeholder Input Session #2 Concept Alternatives Review / Selection Stakeholder Information Session #3 Final Concept Design
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Study Area
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Study Area
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Existing Conditions
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Opportunities & Constraints
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Walking Bicycling
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Complete Street Measures
SLIDE 15 What Now? … and beyond
Schedule:
- Open House (part I) 6:30 – 7:00
- Intro/Presentation 7:00 – 7:30
- Open House (part II) 7:30 – 9:00
“Comment on the Corridor” Upcoming:
- Jan - Mar – Concept Design
- Mar – Stakeholder Input Mtg #2
- Apr – Preferred Concept
Presentation Mtg #3
- May – Jun – Final Concept Design
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Thank you!
Daniel Biggs, RLA Toole Design Group, LLC DBiggs@tooledesign.com David Goodman, RA, AICP Arlington County Department of Environmental Services DGoodman@arlingtonva.us
We want to hear from you. Send Comments by February 10th
Next Meeting: March 2011 Project Website http://tinyurl.com/MeadeStreet
SLIDE 17 Project Process / Schedule
Aug to Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Kickoff/ Existing Conditions Review Input Session #1 Input Session #2 Information Session #3 Preliminary Analysis Concept Alternatives Development
Preferred Concept Review
Final Concept Design
Project Complete
6.30.11
