Bayside public meeting 3 Final.pdf

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Bayside Transportation Master Plan

PACTS & City of Portland

Final Public Meeting

December 10, 2015




Study Area



Develop an integrated Multi-Modal Master Plan with anemphasis on Complete Streets with the following consideration

Pedestrian and Bicycle Modes

Vehicle Circulation and Access

Transit Access and Service

Street Connectivity

Land Use and Urban Form as it relates to Complete Street


Study Objective



The Bayside Transportation Master Plan will build on

previous studies, recent and anticipated growth, and

adopted zoning and standards, integrating mobility,

transit, complete streets, and urban design to create

specific framework for neighborhood revitalization.


Purpose and Need Statement



TASK 1: DEFINE EXISTING AND PLANNED LAND USE CONTEXT

Existing Land Use Context – September 4, 2015 Planned Land Use Context – October 2, 2015

TASK 2: DEFINE EXISTING AND PLANNED TRANSPORTATION CONTEXT

Documentation of the Existing Transportation System – September 4, 2015

Planned Transportation Context – October 2, 2015

TASK 3: IDENTIFY ISSUES & OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE & NEED

Purpose and Need – September 15, 2015

TASK 4: ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS

Final Alternatives – December 10, 2015

TASK 5: RECOMMENDATIONS & DELIVERABLES BAYSIDE MASTER PLAN REPORT – DECEMBER 31, 2015


Study Scope and Schedule



Three public workshops: September 15, October 29 andDecember 10th

Storefront Open House on October 31

Online comments: www.portlandstudies.org

All public comments available at www.portlandstudies.org


Public Feedback Opportunities During Study

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A Master Plan by definition is a long term plan

Creating Short Term and Long Term Recommendations

• Short-term: Lower cost, easier to implement quickly

• Long-term: More infrastructure cost, implementation date variab

based on city priorities

Some improvements may be made as part of Combined Sewer Outflo

project and other projects.


Phasing the Transportation Master Plan



Configuration of Preble & Elm Streets

Issues:

Lower Connectivity and Accessibility due to

One-Way Streets

Lack of safe bicycle and pedestrian facilities on

Elm and Preble Streets between Marginal Way

and Congress Street

Opportunities: Create better bicycle and pedestrian travel

Reduce speeding

Improve connectivity

Provide more parking




Configuration of Preble & Elm Streets

DRAFT RECOMMENDATION

Short-Term: Redesign as a Complete Street

Long-Term: Consider Two-Way Conversion





Benefits:

Lower cost implementation

Provides on-road bicycle facility

Traffic Calming

Safer pedestrian environment

No impact to on-street parking (Diagonal parking option may increase supply)

No change to level of service at Cumberland and Congress (Existing number of lanes maintaine

Drawbacks:

One travel lane does not allow for passing stopped vehicles (vehicle drawback)

No change to accessibility/circulation conditions

Lane drop from Marginal Way on Preble Street required

Wrong way bicycle movements may continue

Preble/Elm One-Way Travel With Bicycle Facility




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Elm Street: One-Way Travel With Bicycle Facility

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Preble Street


Bus stop adjustments:

Remove Preble Street & Lancaster Street

Relocate Preble St. & Cumberland Ave. - souttowards Congress St.

Design considerations:

ADA landing area

Concerns of adjacent property owners over

passengers waiting near buildings

Add curb extension where benefits warrant

Provide sufficient bus stop length to avoid co

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Elm Street



No proposed changes


1-way Elm Street in short-term

• Provide 3-4 bus berths

• Consider multiple driveway points

• Minimize conflicts between bikes & buses

• Left turns and curb extension radii

• Restricted bus access to Monument Sq. dur

events

Bus station in Burlington, VT

Bus only street, with separated bike

facility and pedestrian accommodations

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Elm Street



No proposed changes

Design Considerations:

Two-way Elm Street between Congress St. and

Cumberland Ave.

• Greatest flexibility for bus operations

• Parking garage access

• Service improvement to/from METRO Pulse

• Longer-term option

Multiple uses and functions along Elm Street

Two-way bus-bike only street in Copenhagen

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Pearl Street


Issues:

Poor North South Connectivity

Traffic concentrates at Somerset Street

Lacks Bicycle Facilities

Goals:

Implement Complete Streets

Improve north south connectivity on peninsula: I-295

waterfront





Benefits: Improved north/south connectivity for all modes

Improved Bayside connectivity

Helps to spread traffic and will relieve pressure on other streets

Drawbacks:

Public Right-of-Way does not exist – Implementation linked to re-

development

Left-turns onto Marginal Way Prohibited – Signal not desired

Marginal Way/Future Pearl Street Connection





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Benefits:

Improved North-South Connectivity for All Modes

Provision of bicycle lanes

Drawbacks:

A shared bike/vehicle condition will be required at CumberlandAvenue due to on-street parking

Pearl Street




Portland/Oxford Street

Issues: Poor east-west street connectivity/circulation

Unsafe and difficult pedestrian crossings at Forest

Avenue/Park Avenue/Portland Street

Goals:

Improve east-west street connectivity/circulation

Evaluate Oxford St. vehicle connection at Franklin St.

based on circulation changes Implement Complete Streets / Streetscape

improvements on Portland Street

Reconfigure intersection and improve pedestrian

crossing at Forest Avenue/Park Avenue/Portland

Street






Portland Street/Forest AvenueBenefits:

Roadway better transitions to existing section

Intersection geometry creates shorter pedestrian crossing di

Bus stop activity removed from intersection area.

Drawbacks:

Implementation Cost

Post Office traffic circulation limits options

Bus Stop relocated

Access to Bus requires crossing PO Driveway





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Benefits:

Improved East-West connectivity

Overall travel width expanded for enhanced emergency response and DPS

Operations

Lower Cost implementation

Drawbacks: Loss of parking between Chestnut Street and Pearl Street (11 of 28 spaces)

Seasonal parking between Elm Street and Chestnut Street ( 8 spaces – will be

testing to see if any of this can be retained)

Oxford Street – Two-Way Conversion








Portland/Oxford Street – Two Way





Franklin Street at Oxford Street (Vehicle) and Lancaster Street (Pedestrian)


Coordinate with PDR Effort (MaineDOT) For Further Evaluation –

Note Public Comment opportunity

Benefits:

Improved East-West connectivity for All Modes

Drawbacks:

Additional traffic signal and impact to Franklin Street traffic mobility

Street ROW Does Not Exist

Implementation linked to Franklin Street project

High Implementation cost

Vehicle queue blockage at Lancaster Street Crosswalk




Portland/Oxford Street



None


Two-way Oxford Street

Removal of on-street parking

• Circulation and urban design ben

• Assists with bus turning moveme

and operations

Narrow on-street parking (8 ft. to 7 ft.slightly widen westbound travel lane

• Minimizes impacts on parking an

operations

High volume pedestrian crossings at

intersection of Oxford Street and Elm

Street




Forest Avenue/Park Avenue/High Street

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Relocate inbound bus stops on Park Av

Forest Ave. to south of Park Ave.

Improve pedestrian accommodations aForest Avenue and High Street


Sidewalk width and curbside streetscap

Buses stopping in the travel lane

High ridership at High Street stops




Forest Avenue/Portland Street

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Relocate Portland St. at Forest Ave. e

between post office parking lot

driveways


ADA landing area

Consider access and conflict movem

Relocate existing shelter

Provide for two bus berthing areas Redesign of adjacent intersection an

crossings

Sight lines entering/existing drivewa

Circulation of mailbox drop off




Lancaster Street

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Issues: Poor East-West Street connectivity

Unsafe pedestrian crossings of Franklin Street

near Lancaster Street where demand exists

Goals:

Improve east-west street connectivity

Connect Lancaster Street to Brattle Street

Evaluate possible pedestrian crossing at

Franklin Street and Lancaster Street

Retrofit Lancaster to be more usable




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Lancaster Street – Shared Street

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Lancaster Street

Benefits:

Improved East-West connectivity for All Modes

Provides standard roadway with on-street parking and sidewalks – in most locations

Provides two-way connection to Franklin Street – ROW not available but likely linked to

redevelopment

Drawbacks:

Only right in/out at Franklin Street

Franklin Street pedestrian crossing requires special safety features

ROW limitations between Alder and Hanover and Parris and Brattle (Shared Streets suggested)




Kennebec Street

Issues: Kennebec Street not very functional for

any mode

One-way between Elm and Chestnut and

Forest and Brattle

Goals:

Retrofit Kennebec Street to be more

usable




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S-S




Kennebec Street – Shared Street




East Bayside

Issues: East Bayside Street System lack of functionality

Truck parking in East Bayside

Traffic safety and operations at the Washington

Avenue/Fox Street/Walnut Street intersection

Fox Street cross-section inadequate

Pedestrian and bicycle connectivity at PlowmanStreet Path

Goals:

Create Complete Streets options on key cross-streets

to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and

connectivity

Increase safety and access onto Washington Avenue

Reconfigured Anderson Street/Plowman Street

intersection




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Washington Avenue

Issues:

Create Complete Streets options on key cross-streets to

improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and connectivity

Goals:

Create Complete Streets options on key cross-streets to

improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and connectivity

Increase safety and access at Fox/Walnut




Kennebec StreetWashington Avenue/Fox/Walnut

Benefits:

Safer Pedestrian Crossings

Traffic Calming

Trade-Offs:

Long Vehicle Delays from Walnut/Fox




Kennebec StreetWashington /Cumberland

Issues:

Large Inefficient Intersection

Poor access management

Goals:

Increase safety and functionality for all modes

Provided ADA compliant facilities

Incorporate driveway improvements

Possible Improvements Strategies:

Close driveways near intersection for

compliant ADA ramps

Narrow 7-Eleven Driveway

Adjust corner geometry for shorter crossing

distances

Upgrade Traffic Signal




Marginal Way

Issues:

Large, Inefficient Marginal/Preble/Elm Intersection

Large Forest/Marginal/State intersection

Marginal Way is an incomplete street and has safety

deficiencies for all users, high (2.5X) crash ratio

Poor access management

Two-stage Bayside Trail crossing at Franklin Street

Truck parking in East Bayside

Goals:

Increase safety and functionality for all modes at

Preble/Elm, Forest/Kennebec, and Franklin intersections

Implement Complete Streets improvements entire length of

Marginal Way with more consistency

Create new Pearl Street connection/intersection; consider

potential for future transit connection on Pearl Street




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Marginal Way/Franklin Street

Benefits:

New pedestrian crossing from Park & Ride lot across Marginal Way

Improved traffic capacity on Marginal Way approaches

Removal of unnecessary travel lane departing intersection on westbound Marginal Way

Leveraging stormwater and utility project for Implementation

Creates single-stage crossing across Franklin Street

Trade-Offs:

Pedestrian signal time requirements may create occasional inefficiencies (although offset by added capacity)




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Marginal Way/Chestnut StreetBenefits:

Reduce delay for Chestnut Street vehicl

Pedestrian crossings on all approaches

Drawbacks:

Added traffic stop on Marginal Way




Marginal Way/Elm Street/Preble Street Benefits:

Reduced travel lanes east

intersection for safety an

Complete Streets Improv

Improved Pedestrian Con

More Efficient Traffic Sign

Leveraging the stormwat

utility project for Implem

Drawbacks:

Increase vehicle delay dupeak hour (40 seconds/V

Longer vehicle queues du

peak hour (100 feet longe

Requires modification to

on Preble Street Extensio

InterMed Garage




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Marginal Way/Forest Avenue/Kennebec Street

Benefits:

Safer pedestrian cross

from all corners

Safer bicycle moveme

from all streets

Simplified intersection

configuration

Drawbacks:

Implementation cost

Minor Level of Service

degradation




Marginal WayBus stop adjustments:

Trader Joe’s – nearside of driveway

DHHS – far side of driveway

Franklin Street – far side of driveway


Landing area – ADA Compliance

Bus stop signs

Align with on-street parking

Improved bus stop access Reduced conflicts with Right-turn onto

Franklin

Keep adequate distance from driveways

Integrate with Marginal Way stormwate

and utility project

Future transit rider amenities andpotential restructured bus Route 8

Trader Joe’s – no landing

area; poor visibility of bus

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DHHS - located mid-block

without adjacent pedestrian

crossing




Preble Street Extension


AAA stop – far side of Marginal Way

Marginal Way stop - far side of Marginal

Way


Landing area

Bus stop signs

Improved pedestrian safety with crossings

behind the bus Coordination to accommodate ambulance

bay at Intermed offices.

AAA – no landing area Marginal Way – close to

underpass, away from

intersection crossings




Transit – Long term considerations

Route 8 reconfiguration

Importance of one-seat-ride for Route 8 riders to Hannaford Supermarket

Potential 2-way Preble and Elm Streets to better serve METRO Pulse and circulation in Bay

Prioritization of METRO Pulse vs. Monument Square as transfer point

Preble Extension as transit priority corridor

• Consider for relocation of Route 4 from Forest Avenue to Preble Street Extension

Potential free Park & Ride on Marginal Way with transit connection via Pearl Street

• Encourage more activity and bus travel in Bayside as development grows




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