Progress Street Improvement Process

Town Council Work Session September 16, 2008

Progress Street
- Jackson Street to North Main

History of concerns related to speeding, pedestrian safety, and other Current request for assistance Review programs available


Recommended approach

Identify Area

2008 Progress St. Speed Study

Counters between Giles and Turner April 8, 2008 until April 10, 2008 Peak Volume 313 vehicles per hour


4:30 to 5:30 pm on April 9, 2008

Average Speed - 28 mph 85th percentile Speed - 34 mph

Approaches

weeks Traffic Committee  Immediate concerns, short term fix, low cost implementation Neighborhood Traffic Calming months  Speeding and Cut Through Traffic, Livability  High level of input, consensus building Major Project years  Roadway Construction or Reconstruction  Traffic Signalization New Option Roadway Safety Audit weeks  Safety Only Focus, for all Roadway Users  Short Term, Low Cost, High Impact Corrections

Traffic Committee Process

Multidisciplinary Group


Police, PW, Engineering, BT, VT, Citizen Appointees Items of Concern placed on Agenda

Monthly Meeting


Discussion of Issue, Field Review Committee Recommendation Town Manager Approval Implementation 30-60 days

Neighborhood Traffic Calming Process

Initiated by Citizen or Traffic Committee Initial Speed and Traffic Study ($2000) Neighborhood Meeting
  

Adjacent Residents Invited Concerns Discussed, Study Results Presented Calming Options Discussed, Plan Developed At least 40% response required (by property) At least 60% of respondents must approve

Survey of Adjacent Residents on Plan

 

Letter to Residents on Survey Results Implementation- as funding allows

Neighborhood Traffic Calming - approved projects

Surveys Approved 2008  Southgate Drive under construction, funded

Chokers, island, speed display signs, sidewalk
    

Grissom Lane partially complete, funded

Center and lane edge marking, rumble strips, signage

Preston Avenue pending construction, funded

Chokers

Palmer Drive pending construction, funding to be determined

Islands

Whipple Drive construction awarded, funded

Signage, centerline signage, sidewalk, elimination of hot right

Broce Drive construction awarded, funded

Roadway narrowing, sidewalk, roundabout

Neighborhood Traffic Calming - pending projects

Meetings Held, Survey Pending, not funded

 

Willard Drive
Islands, roadway marking, signage

Grove Avenue
Parking restrictions, roadway marking, signage

Meetings Requested
  

Airport Road Nellies Cave Road Progress Street Jackson Street to North Main

Major Project Urban Construction Initiative

Construction of extensions or improvements to collector or arterial road network Typically projects in excess of $1million Primarily state and Federal funding, administered by Town Extensive project development, environmental assessment, public input prior to final design and construction Typically a multi-year process from project initiation to construction

Roadway Safety Audit

A Road Safety Audit (RSA) is the formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent, multidisciplinary team. It qualitatively estimates and reports on potential road safety issues and identifies opportunities for improvements in safety for all road users. The aim of an RSA is to answer the following questions:  What elements of the road may present a safety concern: to what extent, to which road users, and under what circumstances?


What opportunities exist to eliminate or mitigate identified safety concerns?

Roadway Safety Audit Process

Approach Selection
Public Involvement

Time

Recommendation

Proceed with Progress Street as a neighborhood traffic calming project Consider funding for 2009/10 NTCP project implementation in next Capital Improvement Plan Speed study is complete Schedule neighborhood meeting in Spring, 2009 with survey to follow Staff will advise Town Council of survey results

Town Council Direction