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Downtown West
Community Input Meeting
A project funded by a $1.2million grant from the CT Department of Transportation’s Community Connectivity Program
Designed and constructed by City of New Haven
#DowntownWest#EdgewoodAve
@NewHavenDOT
@NewHavenEng
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Presentation Outline
Introductions
Project Purpose
Project Background
City’s Vision
Street Design Guides
Edgewood Avenue Corridor
Design Considerations
Planning Process
Conceptual Plans
Further Input – Q&A
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Project Purpose
“The purpose of the Downtown West
Commuting
Corridor
project
is
to
establish
a
two‐way, dedicated, and protected cycle track
from western residential neighborhoods and
SCSU to
downtown
New
Haven.”
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Project Purpose
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SCSUSCSU
Downtown
New Haven
Western Section
of
New Haven
Western Section
of
New Haven
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Street Smarts Education
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• Complete Streets legislation
• “Street Smarts” transportation safety campaign
• Traffic enforcement
• Physical improvements to city streets
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Design Manual
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• Complete Streets Committee: Residents: (3); BOA (3)& City Staff (3)
• Mission: To develop and promote a safe context‐sensitive transportation network that serves all users and
integrates the planning and design of complete streets that fosters a livable, sustainable, and economically vibrant
community. Develop both a manual and a process for ongoing public involvement.
• Adopted:
By the
Board
of
Aldermen,
September
7,
2010
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Enforcement and Education
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In June of 2015
NHPD announced
fleet of new hires
trained on
bicycle
City Parking
Enforcement is
trained on
bicycle
and rides city’s bike
lanes to enforce
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City’s Multimodal Vision Map
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National Guidance on Street Design
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NACTO Bikeway
Design
Guide
(2011)
NACTO Urban Street Design Guide (2013)
FHWA Separated Bike Lane and Planning Design Guide (2015)
NACTO Transit
Street
Design
Guide
(April
2016)
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Edgewood Avenue Corridor
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Edgewood Avenue Corridor
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West of Mall section ‐ Orange
Edgewood Mall section ‐ Green
East of
Mall
Section
‐ Blue
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Design Considerations
Roadway Geometry
Posted
and
travel
speeds Traffic volumes
On‐street parking
Driveways
Traffic signals
Pedestrian movements
Pavement Condition
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Planning Process
Field meetings
Design issues
– Traffic signals
– On‐street parking
– Bicycle lane transitions
Community Input March 17th at 6:30pm ‐ Edgewood
March 29th at 6:30pm ‐ Troup School
Refine designs
based
on
input
Present final designs to
City Plan Commission
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Parking Counts
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Street Cross St 1 Cross St 2 Side of
Street Spaces Cars Cars Cars Cars Cars Cars Cars Cars Cars Cars Cars Cars
Edgewood Ave Forest Rd Alston Ave North 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edgewood Ave Forest Rd Alston Ave South 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edgewood Ave Alston Ave McKinley Ave North 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edgewood Ave Alston Ave McKinley Ave South 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edgewood Ave McKinley Ave Alden Ave North 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edgewood Ave McKinley Ave Alden Ave South 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edgewood Ave Alden Ave Marvel Rd North 10 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 4
Edgewood Ave Marvel Rd Central Ave North 15 3 4 1 3 2 4 3 4 3 3 6 4
Edgewood Ave Alden Ave Central Ave South 19 1 2 3 1 4 1 7 5 4 3 3 3
Edgewood Ave Central Ave W Rock Ave North 9 2 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 3 2 2 1
Edgewood Ave Central Ave W Rock Ave South 10 1 2 2 1 2 5 0 4 2 3 4 2
Edgewood Ave W Rock Ave Yale Ave North 13 8 9 5 10 5 5 5 6 6 7 3 7
Edgewood
Ave W
Rock
Ave Yale
Ave South 13 6 5 7 5 6 4 4 6 3 5 0 3Post date 23‐Feb 24‐Feb 25‐Feb 26‐Feb 29‐Feb 1‐Mar 2‐Mar 3‐Mar 9‐Mar 10‐Mar 14‐Mar 15‐Mar
Time 12pm 12pm 11:30am 12pm 11:30am 12pm 12pm 11:30am 11:30am 12pm 3:00pm 9:30am
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Parking – fixing Yale Ave adding >150 spaces
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Conceptual Plans – Present Day
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Conceptual Plans – Before SB502
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Conceptual Plans – After SB502
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Eastern Section – Between Winthrop and Orchard
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Edgewood Mall Section
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Western Section – Concept 1
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Western Section – Concept 2
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Question and Answer
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Contact us and let us know your thoughts!
Doug Hausladen – 203‐946‐8067
Giovanni Zinn – 203‐946‐8105