South Bethany Traffic Calming/Pedestrian Safety Study Town of South - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

South Bethany Traffic Calming/Pedestrian Safety Study Town of South Bethany Traffic Committee John Janowski Mike Trentadue Dave Wilson

Study Route

Analysis of implemented measures

Speed by date 25 Radar signs Post radar sign installation speed avg below limit installed on 20 Black Gum, 15 Tamarack, 10 Evergreen 5 0 Black Gum SB Black Gum SB Tamarack NB Tamarack NB Evergreen WB Evergreen WB Speed Limit Speed Limit Signs inoperable for portion of data collection

Data from During barricade more volume WB Radar signs than EB Post barricade Barricade removed traffic EB and WB equal Cut through traffic for beach uses ??? Drop in volume after Oct

5-Jul-16 Impact On Cut Thru Volume Speed Pedestrian Bike Town Route Implementation Traffic Control Measure Reduction Reduction Safety Safety Renters Residents Residents Contractors View Shed Parking time Cost 1 Sidewalks: a. Both sides b. One side c. Sidewalk one side as part of Cartway 2 Unobstructed Road Shoulders 3 No Left Turn NB at Black Gum/Kent: a. Signage + Barracade Only b. Right Turn Only Lane with Raised Pork Chop 4 Closing Black Gum at Kent Ave. 5 Reduce Speed Limit 15 mph 6 Open Pine Street a. One Way - Cat Hill Section b. One Way Pair with Pine St. 7 Dedicated Right-turn Lane Evergreen/Route 1 8 Gated Community 9 Cat Hill De- Anexation 10 Comprehensive Transportation Study

Through Volume Speed Pedestrian Bike Town Corridor Asthetic - Implementation Traffic Control Measure/Alternatives Reduction Reduction Safety Safety Residents Residents View Shed Parking Time Cost Total Rank 1.Walkways a. One side + 2 lanes for traffic 0 0 5 0 2 2 -2 -4 -2 -4 -3 5 b. One side as striped part of roadway. 0 1 4 3 2 3 0 0 5 -1 17 1 2.Unobstructed Road Shoulders 0 -2 2 0 -1 -4 -5 -4 -3 -1 -18 8 3.Closing Black Gum at Kent Ave. a. Permanently 5 1 4 4 -2 3 1 0 -1 -2 13 3 b. Seasonally 5 1 4 4 -2 3 1 0 -1 -1 14 2 4.One Way - Cat Hill Sec. w/out Pine Rd.w/sidewalk part of cartway 4 1 5 5 -2 3 1 0 -1 -1 15 1 5.Pine Street (new road) a. Two-way -3 0 -3 -3 3 -2 0 0 -5 -5 -18 8 b. One-way -2 0 3 3 2 -2 0 0 -5 -5 -6 6 c. One Way Pair with Cat Hill Corridor 4 1 5 5 1 2 0 0 -5 -5 8 4 6.Dedicated Right-turn Lane Evergreen/Route 1 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -2 0 -3 -4 -11 7 7.Gate Contolled Access a. Gated at Black Gum/Kent Ave. 5 1 3 3 -1 5 -1 0 1 -1 15 1 b. Gated at/near Town Road (Pine Rd.)/Russell Rd. 5 1 3 3 -1 5 -1 0 1 -1 15 1

Traffic Control Measure/Alternatives Rank 1 Walkway: b. One side as striped part of roadway. 1 7 Gate Contolled Access: a. Gated at Black Gum/Kent Ave. 2 b. Gated at/near Town Road (Pine Rd.)/Russell Rd. 2 4 One Way - Cat Hill Sec. w/out Pine Rd.w/sidewalk part of cartway 2 3 Closing Black Gum at Kent Ave: Seasonally 3 Permanently 4 5 Pine Street (new road) One Way Pair with Cat Hill Corridor 5 Alternatives with negative scores: 1 Walkway: a. One side w/physical separation from travel lanes. 6 5 Pine Street (new road) One-way 7 6 Dedicated Right-turn Lane Evergreen/Route 1 8 Pine Street (new road) Two-way 9 2 Unobstructed Road Shoulders 9

Preferred Alternative 1b Walkway on one side within striped roadway section

Map of Area South Bethany Begin here End Here

Black Gum Dr Paint white line 18ft from opposite curb Remove line resulting in 4ft zone with 18 ft cartway equal to Canal Road Current width 22ft Shoulders can be leveled or enhanced 6in per side if necessary

Cattail Road Replicate actions from Black Gum Cartway width 22ft

Tamarack Dr Cartway width 22ft Replicate actions from Black Gum

Canal Road May have room to augment shoulders 2 ft on each side Current cartway width 18ft ( no double line)

Evergreen Road 26 ft

Alternative 1a

Russell Road Pedestrian walkway with physical separation 22 ft cartway no double lines

only 1 roadway matches physical attributes of Russell Road (open space on 1 side)

Recommendations to Council ❖ Alternative 1b ❖ Remove painted yellow & white lines through study corridor (Kent Ave. to Route 1) ❖ Monitor: traffic speed and volume for season ❖ Monitor: non-vehicular traffic volume for season ❖ Survey corridor residents on cartway extension as preparation for DelDOT TAP (Transportation Alternatives Program) project ❖ Survey town residents on TAP project