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Westside Bike Mobility Project

April 24, 2019 Parking Advisory Committee

Rebecca Kennedy, Long Range Planning Manager Jennifer Campos, Principal Transportation Planner

6/6/2019 1:17 PM

Presentation Overview

Westside Bike Mobility Project - 2

• Review of Strategic Plan and Complete Streets Policies

• Westside Mobility Strategy

• Westside Bike Mobility Project

• Project Next Steps

Guiding Policy Structure


Strategic Plan

Transportation System Plan

Complete Streets Policy

Westside Mobility Strategy

Westside Bike Mobility Project

Phased Implementation

P o l i c y

P r o j e c t

2016-2021 Strategic Plan


• Goal 1: Ensure our built environment is one of the safest, most

environmentally responsible and well maintained in the Pacific

Northwest

• Objective 1.1: Develop and maintain a safe, balanced and

innovative transportation system that will meet the needs of

future generations

• Action 1.1.2: Upgrade key bike and pedestrian corridors

(Evergreen Highway, Fourth Plain Corridor, Columbia

Street, MacArthur/McGillivray corridor)


Bicycle Facilities

Bicycle facilities offer

separation from traffic for

bike riders. These can

include protected bike lanes

or separate facilities. A

complete street will

accommodate a wide range

of ages and abilities.

Safety

Roadway design and

operations should provide

safe and predictable

movement for drivers. A

complete street will utilize

tools for managing driver

speeds.

Crossing Opportunities

Clearly marked crossings

create a safe and

comfortable environment for

people crossing the street

by foot, bike, and

wheelchair.

Transit

A complete street

considers every

passenger’s trip from start

to finish. Transit stops

should provide shelters,

seating, wayfinding, and transit information.

Walking

A complete street should

provide a high quality

environment where people

feel safe walking and have

separation from the

roadway.

Land Use

Complete streets are designed to

serve current and future land uses,

while land use policies and zoning

ordinances should be developed to support complete streets.

Image credit: Boulder, CO

The City of Vancouver will provide safe, accessible

streets for all users, ages and abilities regardless of

their preferred mode of travel

Complete Streets Policy

Benefits of Complete Streets


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All Ages and Abilities Facility

Westside Bike Mobility Project - 7 Image credit: Alameda County

All Ages and Abilities Facility


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Complete Streets Project Process


Existing Conditions

Parking utilization, collisions, existing

facilities, traffic volumes and

speeds

Policy Guidance Strategic Plan,

Complete Streets Policy, Transportation

System Plan

Concept

Development Design alternatives,

implementation strategies, funding

opportunities

Public Outreach Open houses,

outreach at events, surveys, postcards, letters, online tools

Complete Streets Tradeoffs


Increased travel time Parking removal

Intersection delays

System equity

Community livability

Changes to routine

Increased safety

Improved mobility

Westside Mobility Strategy (WMS) Overview


WMS Balanced Mobility Concept


1. Build the 32nd Ave corridor and optimize Mill Plain

Blvd for freight movement

2. Manage Fourth Plain Blvd and Fruit Valley Rd as

secondary freight corridors; minimize freight on 39th St

3. Establish Main St as a vibrant, commercial spine of

the westside and source of civic identity

4. Be a regional leader and partner for improvements to

the I-5 corridor

5. Complete an interconnected network of bikeways and

safe pedestrian routes

WMS Key Bike Facility Network Connections

1. Bike lanes on Columbia Street (existing plans)

2. Daniels-Washington bikeway

3. Jefferson/Kauffman/Lincoln corridor

4. F Street/C Street corridor

5. Downtown east-west corridors

6. Mill Plain couplet bike facility

7. Neighborhood east-west and Burnt Bridge

Creek Trail corridors


Westside Bike Mobility Project Overview


• Phase 1: Network Analysis – May through November 2018

• Existing Conditions Analysis

• Public Outreach Process

• Phase 2: Corridor Analysis – December 2018 through March 2019

• Route Analysis/Data Collection

• Design Concept Development

• Public Outreach Process

• Phase 3: Phased Route Implementation – Future

• Design Refinement

• Segment Focused Public Outreach

Phase 1: Network Analysis


Existing Conditions Analysis:

• Traffic speed and volume counts

• Parking utilization studies

• Bike and ped counts

• Level of traffic stress analysis

• Drone footage of the corridors

• Intersection counts

• Driveway location and capacity


Public outreach values and input process

(September through November of 2018):

• Presentations to the Arnada, Carter Park,

Esther Short, Fruit Valley, Hough, Lincoln,

and Northwest neighborhood associations

• Presentations to community stakeholder

groups including the Uptown Village

Association, the Bicycle and Pedestrian

Stakeholder Group, and the Neighborhood

Traffic Safety Alliance



• Open house at Bike Clark County

• Tabling at community events including

the farmers market and valet bike

parking and flyer distribution at the

Waterfront Grand Opening

• An online open house and survey

• Email, print, social media notifications

• Postcards, flyers, and posters

• An article in the Columbian



Key takeaways from the fall 2018 outreach included:

• Develop a network of safe, connected bike

routes, including separated or “protected” bike

facilities where necessary, so people feel

comfortable riding

• The Columbia Street, Daniels/Franklin Street,

and Lincoln/Kauffman Avenue corridors were

identified as preferred routes

• Columbia Street was identified as the route that

provides the most access to desired destinations


Phase 2: Corridor Analysis


• The consultant team incorporated the

public outreach process into the analysis

of the study corridors to identify which

corridors best met the following criteria:

− Access and connectivity

− Safety

− Multimodal improvements

− Community context and impact


Three corridors analyzed and initial

design concepts were developed:

1. Columbia Street

• Parking protected bike facility

from 6th to Mill Plain Blvd

(parking removal on one side)

• Protected bike lanes from Mill

Plain Blvd to 45th St (parking

removal on both sides)



Three corridors analyzed and initial design concepts were developed (cont.):

2. Daniels/Franklin

• Neighborhood greenway from 16th St to 45th St

• Combination neighborhood greenway and protected facilities from 6th

St to 16th St

3. Lincoln Kauffman

• Lincoln between 39th St and Bernie Dr protected bike lanes

(reallocates shoulder space but no parking removal)

• Kauffman between 13th St and 39th St protected bike lanes (parking

removal on both sides of the street)



Corridor analysis public outreach process

(January – March 2019):

• Community events, including “coffee

talks” at Boomerang and Latte Da, open

house at the Vancouver Housing

Authority, and booth at the Night Market

• Online survey

• Postcards to residents on the identified

corridors, flyers, and yard signs



Corridor analysis public outreach

process (January – March 2019):

• Doorhangers to residents on

Columbia Street

• Email, print, and social media

notifications

• Articles in the Columbian

• Visits to businesses and homeowners

along Columbia Street



Corridor analysis public outreach process (January – March 2019):

• Meetings with the Lincoln, Hough, and Carter Park neighborhood

associations, the Uptown Village Association, Vancouver

Neighborhood Alliance, Westside Neighborhood Coalition, Veteran’s

Assistance Center

• City Council workshops on February 25th and March 25th, and

information shared during Council communication on March 4th



Corridor analysis public outreach process

(January – March 2019):

• Coordination with service providers:

• C-TRAN

• USPS

• Waste Connections

• Clark County Veterans

Assistance Center

• VHA



Preliminary results of Phase 2 public outreach include:

• Equally strong support for complete streets facility, preservation of

parking, and maintaining look and feel of the neighborhood

• Proposed design concepts were viewed just about equally as being

positive and negative for residents

• Residents were very concerned with the potential impacts of removing

on-street parking

• There was a strong desire for continued public outreach on the project


Alternate Project Phasing Plan


• Phase 1: Network Analysis – May through November 2018

• Phase 2: Corridor Analysis – December 2018 through March 2019

• Phase 3: Design Refinement and Stakeholder Engagement for Columbia Street

Improvements– starting in April 2019

• Phase 4: Phased Route Implementation of Columbia: 2020-2021

• Future Phase: future implementation of other network routes as resources

become available; will require significant additional stakeholder involvement to

refine design and understand impacts.

Alternate Implementation Approach


• Reschedule repaving of Columbia Street (Mill Plain – Fourth Plain)

to 2020 to provide additional time to engage stakeholders and

system users in the design process

• Continue developing pedestrian improvement plans with

stakeholders, including street trees, traffic calming, and pedestrian

crossing improvements

• Develop a more inclusive public outreach process, including a project

stakeholder committee

Next Steps


• ADA curb ramp upgrades this summer in preparation for resurfacing

project in 2020

• Work with project consultant to develop a new public outreach plan

• Continue project outreach and design refinement in preparation for

Columbia repaving

– 2020: Mill Plain – 33rd Street

– 2021: 6th Street to Mill Plain, 33rd St. and 45th St.

• Continue to develop Complete Streets Program, including

performance measures and public engagement processes

Questions and Discussion

Rebecca Kennedy, Long Range Planning Manager

[email protected] or 360-487-7896

Jennifer Campos, Principal Transportation Planner

[email protected] or 360-487-7728 www.cityofvancouver.us/bikemobility


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