Agenda

6:30 to 6:45 Open House

6:45 Start Meeting

Opening and Proposal Overview

Tanya Brooks, Assistant Director

Planning and Urban Design, Mobility Planning

Introduction and Background

Neal Sleeper and Katy Slade, Uptown Dallas, Inc.

Vision

Patrick Kennedy, Space Between Design Studio

Traffic Analysis

Mark Goode and Tyler Wacker, Kimley-Horn

Study Area

Establishing

Goals,

Principles &

Priorities

Summary of small

group Meetings.

Past, Present, & Future of

Uptown Re-Generation

History of..

1969

All streets were 2-way

Only One Primary

North-South Street:

McKinney

(Carlisle-Cole both

stopped at Lemmon)

Grid Accommodated

population density of

10,500/sq mi

Travis

Academy

History of..

1972

Before Central

Expressway was

expanded, the one-way

couplet was planned to

provide an alternative

route to downtown and

add capacity

Properties condemned

for new intersections

Properties

condemned for one-

way conversion

History of..

1979

Reconstruction

One-way North;

One-way South.

Cole-Carlisle Connx

Added Capacity

Designed as a cut-thru

To Downtown

By 1990, population

density dropped to

between <4,000/sq mi

By census tract

A

B

C D

Population Growth & 24-Hour Traffic Counts

Sub-Districts A & B*Sources: US Census, Kalibrate Global Traffic Systems

Cole Ave

McKinney Ave

Historic Traffic

Count Locations

A

B

C D

Population Growth & 24-Hour Traffic Counts

Sub-Districts C & D*Sources: US Census, Kalibrate Global Traffic Systems

9

Cole Ave

McKinney Ave

20-Year Public Improvement Plan

Uptown Dallas, Inc

Congestion

Relieving choke points

Three Lanes Becomes

One-and-a-Half w/

inconsistent parking/travel

lanes & Cab/Streetcar

Loading

McKinney at Hall

Existing

Northbound Northbound

Shared

Streetcar/

vehicle

Inconsistent

parkingLimited

Pedestrian

space

Frequent

curbcuts

1 + 1 + 1 = 3?

Existing Condition

Congestion is often due to

choke points

Not well designed for cars,

pedestrians, nor the Trolley

2 / 2

31.531.5

= 3

More Capacity

&

Improved Safety

Clearly defined lanes,

carefully designed turning

movements

Calm traffic, but allow for

more consistent traffic flow

1 / 1.51 / 1.5

1 / 1

= 5

Back to the

Future…

2016

Today, Uptown is a

destination itself

each census Tract is

over 12,000/Sq Mi

Full of an assortment

of smaller destinations

Requiring a finer

grained movement

network and

accessibility

Public Realm Study

Uptown Dallas, Inc

Typical Street Section: Existing – McKinney @ Sneed

Typical Street Section: Proposed – McKinney @ Sneed

Typical Street Section: Proposed – McKinney @ Sneed• No Property Condemnation• Allows for greater route choice,

adaptability, and accessibility• Calms traffic; improves safety• Maintains curb lines except in specific locations• Accommodates streetcar expansion• School loading opens to curb rather than street

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20-Year Public Improvement Plan

Uptown Dallas, Inc2035 Travel Time: Peak Period Range of Delay

(-0:06 - +0:37)

(-0:37 - +1:04)

Reasons:

- Enhance Safety

- Address Congestion

- Improve Quality of Life

• Average collisions per month down 36%

• Volumes up 13%

• Average collisions per month down 60%

• Volumes up 40%

Safety: Calmed Traffic – Univ of Louisville Study

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Safety: Calmed Traffic – Clematis St

• Average travel speeds before: 30-35 mph

• Average travel speeds after:20-25 mph

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Route, Mode, and Time

GRID: Route Choice is Critical

Funnel Filter

Cars

Pedestrians

Transit

Bikes

McKinney

Carlisle

Cole

Trips Trips

Time

Grid Spreads Out the Bad:

Car congestion

Aggregates the good:

Agglomeration economies –

people attract people.

Addressing Congestion: In Urban Environments

Mode Route

Quality of Life: New Public Spaces

Post Square

(Starbucks)

Mercer

Square

The

Taylor

OAK GROVE

Potential

Future

Katy Trail

Access Point

McKinney Ave @ Cole Park - Section: Existing

• Encourages high speed, unsafe traffic• No other modes accommodated• Parking ambiguity

P P

McKinney Ave @ Cole Park - Section: Option A• Significantly calms traffic• Provides safe, protected cycling route• Streetcar would share northbound lane with vehicular traffic• Eliminates on-street parking

McKinney Ave @ Cole Park - Section: Option B• Calms Traffic• Accommodates streetcar expansion in mixed traffic lane• Second parallel lane avoids streetcar stops• Creates permanent parallel parking notched into curb• Does not allow for bike lanes• Some additional cost for curb relocations to accommodate parking

P

Cole Ave @ Cole Park - Section: Existing

P

• Does not allow other modes• Encourages high speed, unsafe travel• Encourages wrong way driving

Cole Ave @ Cole Park - Section: Option A

P

• Significantly calms traffic; improves safety• Maintains parking• Safe, protected bike lane• Two-way allows for increased route choice• Mixed southbound traffic increases delay for streetcar stops

Cole Ave @ Cole Park - Section: Option B

P

• Calms traffic; improves safety• Maintains parking• Second southbound lane avoids delays for streetcar stops• Two-way allows for increased route choice• No bike lane accommodations