1	Grant Road Improvement Plan Task Force Meeting June 26, 2008
2	Representative Locations Design Concept (wrap-up) Excess right-of-way & redevelopment
3	Excess Right-of-Way and Redevelopment Themes Land Use Open Space Development Building Height Buffering New Commercial Frontage
4	Land Use Broad Interest- support for open space as well as different types of development
5	Open Space Liked pairing with development Homes fronting onto open space Concern about maintenance and safety Support for multi-use path by a vocal minority
6	Development Supported as much as open space Support for residential and office ‘Housing choice’ least popular as priority Concern with: Feasibility of development Affordability of new development for existing businesses Student housing Participant ideas: courtyard offices/retail
7	Building Height Overall: Majority of participants seem to be comfortable with 2-3 story buildings Some Locations – Fontana/Mansfield Park, First Avenue and Campbell Avenue Approximately half supported 3-4 story building heights at these locations
8	Buffering Overall Recognition that buildings can provide effective buffer Central Segment - “Preserving Neighborhoods” No. 1 priority for use of excess right-of-way in Buildings or open space Both within the right-of-way and in excess acquired land
9	New Commercial Frontage Over half of participants supported new pedestrian environment shown in “Preserving Businesses” concepts
10	Building the Grant Road Design Concept
11	Task Force Endorsement Process Input Public perspectives (neighborhoods & businesses) Constituent perspectives Personal perspectives City guidance Character segment workshops Best practices, research, & analysis Staff recommendation City perspectives on recommendation
12	Task Force Endorsement Process Evaluation Criteria Guiding principles Technical assessments by staff Endorsement Options Endorse staff recommendation and move on to the next step Endorse a conditional or revised recommendation Ask for more information
13	Let YOUR Guiding Principles Be Your Guide!
14	Design Options That Influence Alignment
15	Public Perspectives-Street Sections
16	Public Perspectives-Street Sections
17	Public Perspectives-Street Sections
18	Best Practices & Analysis Street Sections
19	Issues-Street Sections
20	Street Section Flexibility
21	Street Section Flexibility
22	Issues-Street Sections
23	Accommodating Future Transit
24	Accommodating Future Transit
25	Issues-Street Sections
26	Parallel Bike Boulevards
27	Staff Recommendation
28	Let YOUR Guiding Principles Be Your Guide!
29	Speed Limit
30	Speed Limit Considerations
31	Speed Limit Range 30 to 40 mph
32	Staff Recommendation
33	Let YOUR Guiding Principles Be Your Guide!
34	Public Perspectives-Major Intersection Improvements Initial response divided between enhanced traditional and indirect left-turn Understanding of reduced impact at representative locations led to more support for indirect left
35	Indirect Left Intersection
36	Super Street in Wilmington NC
37	Indirect Left-turn Advantages Eliminating left-turns from the intersection… Improves traffic operations simpler signal phasing (3-phase) increased green time for through vehicles (approx. 8 sec) Requires less right-of-way Reduces pedestrian crossing distance (from 130 ft to 110 ft) Reduces conflicts and improves safety (from 32 conflict points to 24 conflict points)
38	Enhanced Traditional Intersection
39	Traditional versus Indirect Left-turn Criteria Traditional Left-Turn
40	Public Perspectives-Indirect Lefts
41	Public Perspectives-Enhanced Traditional
42	Issues-Intersections
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44	Peak-Hour Modeling Results Indirect-left is not a “fix-all” Projected 2030 volumes are 60,000-70,000 vehicles/day Individual Intersections Major intersections will be congested for 60,000-70,000 vehicles/day conditions (with traditional & indirect left) 50,000-55,000 vehicles/day, indirect will operate at better levels of service that traditional intersections Total Grant Road Delay Indirect left has less delay and improved travel time due to more E/W green time Indirect left delay benefits favor Grant Road through motorists
45	Issues-Intersections
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47	Staff Recommendation
48	Let YOUR Guiding Principles Be Your Guide!
49	Wandering Flip Chart Exercise
50	Preview Presentation Method for Workshop
51	Objectives for Alignment Concept Graphics Propose an alignment concept, and in some places, alternative alignments Provide tools for Task Force to move towards a recommended Grant Road alignment Explain project team’s design process
52	Orientation: Alignment Propose an alignment concept, and in some places, alternative alignments
53	Orientation: Analysis Provide tools for Task Force to make endorsements on a recommended Grant Road alignment Historic Properties Assessment “Red Flag” Properties (none here) Generalized Current Land Use
54	Orientation: Design Issues Explain project team’s design process Key design issues “Building Blocks” of the alignment Link between process to date and alignment
55	Questions for Task Force Will this graphic format and level of information work for the Task Force to make endorsements at the July 12 workshop? How could it be improved?
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