City CouncilSeptember 17, 2013

19th Street Sidewalks

19th Street Sidewalks• Relatively heavy pedestrian traffic• Worn path on south side

• on private property• Existing sidewalk

• very limited on south side• none on north side

• Crosswalks across 19th St.• Brown Street• Bryant Blvd.

• School Zone

19th Street Sidewalks - Challenges• Rights-of-Way

• North side has no additional ROW – the property line is at the back of the curb

• South side has approximately 2’ of ROW• 10 feet of ROW appropriate for a

5-foot-wide sidewalk

19th Street Sidewalks - Challenges

Trees

Power Poles

Signs

19th Street Sidewalks - Challenges

Fences

Mailboxes

19th Street Sidewalks - Challenges

Also: planters, broken sidewalk, posts, guy wires, landscaping, driveways, etc.

19th Street Sidewalks - Cost

Side Basic Cost

R-O-W Constructability Contingency General Cost Estimate

North $93,300 $8,800 $93,300 10% $215,000

South $94,500 $5,300 $23,600 10% $136,000

Notes:1. Estimated lengths: north side = 2,259 linear feet; south side = 2,332 linear feet2. Basic Cost = basic cost of a 5’ sidewalk on unobstructed land with 8 curb ramps3. R-O-W cost based on $23,100/acre (north) and $19,600/acre (south) average land

values from TGC Appraisal District4. Constructability costs as percentages of basic cost, estimated based on type and

number of obstructions; (100% - north, 25% - south)