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City of Northampton Department of Public Works

Laura Hanson, Transportation Engineer

City of Northampton Department of Public Works

Laura Hanson, Transportation Engineer

Presentation: Data for South Street (pavement condition, volume, speeds, emergency route, accidents) Discuss options for layout (bike lanes, islands vs. friction lanes, crosswalks, parking)

MAP OF NEW SOUTH STREET & SOUTH STREET

DATA COLLECTION: Pavement Condition:

(from VHB computer model at DPW) (PCI: 86-92 Routine Maintenance) (PCI: 73-85 Preventative Maintenance) (PCI: 61 72 Structural Repair) 61-72 (PCI: 25-60 Base Rehabilitation) 1. New South St (Main St to Old South St =1,125 ft ) Mill & Overlay 1988, Cracksealed July 2008, PCI=87 (Survey Oct. 2008) 2. South St (New South St to Olive St= 2,114 ft) Mill & Overlay 1997/ Cracksealed July 2008, PCI=85 (Survey Dec. 2010) 3. South St (Olive St to South Park Terrace = 2,554 ft) Mill & Overlay 1997/ Cracksealed July 2008, PCI=87 (Survey Dec. 2010) 4. South St (South Park Terrace to Easthampton Rd = 1,732 ft) Mill & Overlay 2010 (near new Traffic Control Signal at Earle St) PCI=100

DATA COLLECTION:Traffic Volume

Average Daily Traffic (ADT) New South Street July 2010 : ADT = 16,200 vehicles/day South Street July 2010 : ADT = 15,035 vehicles/day y y

TRAFFIC VOLUME

DATA COLLECTION: VEHICLE SPEEDS

Speed Limit = 25 mph (Main St to Lasell Avenue- near signal) Data collected July 2010 indicated the 85th % = 30-32 mph Speed Limit = 35 mph Lasell Ave to State Highway Data collected July 2010 indicated the 85th % = 38-39 mph

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EMERGENCY ROUTE MAP ACCIDENT DATA

ACCIDENT DATA

ACCIDENT DATA

CRITERIA

OVERALLRANKINGFORTRAFFICCALMINGPROJECTSINNORTHAMPTON,MA(ASOFJULY2010) TC1 TC2 TC3 TC4 TC5 TC6 BAYSTATE PINEST/ MEADOWS STATE MONTVIEW PROSPECTST/ ASSOCIATION S.MAINST STREET STREET AREA JACKSONST (5) 3 3,401* April2009 *RiversideDr 4 3,712* June2009 *PineSt 2 1,506 June2009 9 8,983 Sept2009

TC7 JSS/SRTS PROJECT

TC8 WARDAVE

TC9 AUSTIN CIRCLE

TC10
FLORENCERD/

TC11 SOUTHST

DISCUSSION: OPTIONS FOR STREET LAYOUT History

+ Originally South St had a double center yellow line (DCYL) + DPW marked layout for painted center islands about 4-5 years ago + Experimented using paint as a form of traffic calming to narrow lanes + Tricky due to the variable widths of South StTime Consuming (tried to obtain 11 travel lane and 5 bike lane or 6 w/ parked cars) +March 2010-Revisit pedestrian safety and speeding issues for South St y p + March 2011-Nelson NyGaard Concept +Summer 2011-DPW repainted bike lanes

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VOLUME

SPEEDING

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CRASHES (20082004) SIDEWALKS PLANNED DPWWORK PED ACTIVITY NEIGHBOR SUPPORT PACECAR PARTICIPATE ALTERNATIVE FUNDING WAITING LIST TOTAL

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0.1 7 10 111 6,507 15,035 TPC June2010 June2010 Jul10 Meeting Voted 10 4 3 5 5 3 10 for 0 10 4 42 34 38 30 30 38 35 NO 25 36 39 (postedat30) (postedat30) (postedat35)(postedat25) (postedat25) (postedat35) (postedat20) Engineering (postedat30) (postedat20) (postedat35) Study 2 1 1 8 1 7 1 0 3 4 (16/5/3)*2 (2/5/1)*2 (6/5/2)*2 (60/5/3)*2 (10/5/3)*2 (18/5/1)*2 (5/5/2)*2 (8/5/1)*2 (21/5/2)*2 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 TPC Meeting Voted for NO Engineering Study 10 0 5 0 0 0

3 10 7 2,567* 9,568* 7,091* July2009 Sept2009 Oct2009 *HolyokeSt *ProspectSt *JacksonSt

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4 0 1 4 4 5 3 (109/150/0.2) (11/175/0.2) (31/125/0.2) (262/300/0.2) (208/250/0.2) (217/225/0.2) (114/175/0.2) 1 (24/109/0.2) 0 2 35 4 (9/11/0.2) 0 2 26 0 (0) 0 2 18 0 (0) 6 $6,100 2 48 3 0 (127/209/0.2) (7/217/0.2) 16 $16,000 2 45 0 2 41 0 (0) 100 $700,000 2 136

1 (29/150/0.2) TPC Meeting 0 Voted (0/20/0.2) for NO 0 Engineering Study 1 17

1 (21/125/0.2) 3 (11/21/0.2) 0

1 (26/200/0.2) 2 (9/26/0.2) 47 $46,756 1 66

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SouthStreetTrafficCalming Education Enforcement Engineering

SouthStreetChallenges
Roadwidthencouragesspeed Verticalandhorizontaldeflectionsnotrealistic Centerislandreducesfriction,encouragesspeeding Carsdontyieldonrightturnonredorcrosswalks Bicyclelaneusedforparkingandcarspassing

Source:CaraSeiderman, Cambridge2/17/2011

OneSolution

CycleTracksvs.BicycleLanes
Cycletracks:physicallyseparatedfromroad Grade,curb,barrier,parking,etc. OnewayorTwoway Bicyclelanes:Oneway.

TwoWayCycleTracks 28%lowercrashratethanroads

GradeSeparated option

Source:UrbanBikeway DesignGuide,National Assoc.ofCityTransportation Officials

Montreal
Source:Lusket.al.,Riskofinjuryforbicyclingoncycletracksversusinthe street, 2010,citingMontrealstudybasedon10yearsofdata

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CycleTracks

Reducesroadwidth&speed Preventsencroachments
parking passingonright dooring

Increasesbicyclecomfortlevel Increases bicycle comfort level Twoway:

ifspaceconstrained toavoidsidestreets drivewaysandsidestreets

London, Brent Borough Cycle track protection: parking lane Other barrier (curb, bollards, planter boxes, etc) Raised cycle track for vertical separation

Twoway:specialcareat

Relativelylowcost

Washington,D.C.

TwoWayCycleTrack:parking&bollardbuffer

TwoWayCycle Track parking& bollardbuffer

UrbanBikewayDesignGuide:basedonCambridge,MAandWashington,DC

TwoWay CycleTrack: Vertical Separation Special crossing treatment

Design Guidance Options

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Recommended
Desirable two-way cycle track width: 12 feet Minimum width in constrained locations: is 8 feet.

DrivewayandStreetCrossings Specialcarecritical
Parking protected: no-parking areas Sight triangles. Color, yield lines, and Yield to Bikes signage Channelize vehicle traffic crossings Raised cycle track: raised crossings With sharp inclines on either side from road to sidewalk

Parking lane buffer: 3 feet is the desired width (to avoid doors and collisions)

Recommended Features
Twostageturnqueueboxes Shiftedtrackclosertothe travellanesonminor intersectionapproaches

Nelson/NygaardRecommendation
Twowaycycletrack Narrowstreet,calmingtraffic Saferthanbicyclelanes Noroomfortwoonewaycycletracks

DESCRIPTION DISCUSSION: OPTIONS FOR STREET LAYOUT Public Feedback on Options

+ Travel Lane Width and Bike Lanes (separate or cycle track ?) + Separate islands/turn lane or friction travel lanes ? + Crosswalk Signage and Safety Island? + Lighted Speed Signs? +Parking

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DISCUSSION TRAVEL & BIKE LANE WIDTHS Travel Lanes DPW prefers 11 feet width Add Separate Bike Lane-New South St? Double Cycle Track or Separate Bike Lanes? 25 MPH ZONE: No Parking Double Center Line Bike lane (3 TO 5) ( ) Bike Lane different color (?) 35 MPH ZONE: Parking both sides (partially) Painted Center Islands ( ) Wide Bike Lane (5)

DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHT CENTER ISLANDS OR FRICTION LANES?

TOTAL AREA: 2,075 SY of center islands on South St COST: $100 SY for ribbed concrete and excavation= $210,000

DISCUSSION CROSSWALK SIGNAGE & SAFETY ISLAND? Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon RRFB SOLAR PED SIGNS $17,000 (PAIR)

DISCUSSION CROSSWALKS- VISIBILITY AND CURB EXTENSIONS?

Summer 2010 6 Locations DPW installed MUTCD signs ($2,650) And Paddles ($1,000) + OLD SCHOOL COMMONS + TCL (NEAR MUNROE ST) + LATHROP HOUSE + HAMPDEN ST + REVELL AVE (MISSING) +SOUTH PARK TERRACE (MISSING)

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISLAND?

Curb extensions shorten crosswalk length and narrow travel lane at the same time. They can be used at midblock crossings or intersecting streets (ex. Elm & Henshaw at Smith College). Expense can vary depending on drainage, existing structures and layout (estimate $10,000). State only recommends curb extensions if there is parking available.

DISCUSSION SPEED SIGNS Police Department Speed Trailer Solar Speed Sign- $5,500

DISCUSSION: PARKING (where?)

No Parking (At All Times) Can be donejust takes time: Would require an Ordinance change Through the TPC, City Council and Ordinance Committees (process would take 4-6 months)