Public Workshop #3

July 25, 2017

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Agenda

• Welcome

• Project OverviewBackground

Meeting Purpose

• Alternatives for State StreetStreet Design

Land Use

• Next Steps

Project OverviewCreate a Vibrant State Street

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Study Area

Existing Street

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• Two lanes in each direction

• Narrow sidewalks

• Limited pedestrian crossings

• No bike lanes along most of corridor

Existing Land Use

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• Vacant and underutilized

properties

• Many different zoning

designations

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Analyze Existing &

Future Conditions

Identify Options

Preferred Land Use and Street Design Alternatives

State Street

Survey

Late 2015-

Early 2016

Public

Workshop #1

March 8,

2016

Public

Workshop #2

September 14,

2016

Evaluate Options

Today

How We Got Here

Evaluate Additional

Street Design Options

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Meeting Purpose

• Present preferred street design and land

use recommendations

• Review other street design alternatives

evaluated

• Seek input and comments

Street Design AlternativesCreate a Vibrant State Street

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Three Street Design Alternatives

1. Improved Four-Lane

2. Road Diet

3. Hybrid – City Staff Recommendation

Common Elements

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• Wider sidewalks along entire corridor

• Additional pedestrian crossings

• Changes to right-of-way

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A B C

99 ft 86 ft 56 ft

Improved Four-Lane

12A B C

• Similar to existing roadway

• Four travel lanes with no median

• No bike lanes on State Street

Bike routes on parallel streets

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B

C

Evaluation: Improved Four-Lane

Least expensive to

implement

Minimal neighborhood

cut-through traffic

Easiest to implement

Least traffic calming

No dedicated bike lanes

Limited on-street parking

Least likely to stimulate

redevelopment

Not consistent with NEN-

SESNA plan

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Road Diet

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• Two travel lanes

• Center turn lane

• Bike lanes on State Street

• Public preference

A B C

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B

C

Evaluation: Road Diet

Additional on-street

parking

Continuous bike lane

Aligns with market

analysis

Most likely to spur

redevelopment

Most consistent with

NEN-SESNA plan

Most traffic diverted to

parallel routes

Greatest increase in

neighborhood cut-

through traffic

More expensive to

implement

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A B C

Hybrid: Preferred

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• HybridWest of 17th: Road Diet

East of 17th: Improved Four Lane

• Dedicated bike lanes between 13th and 17th

streets

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B

C

Road Diet Improved Four Lane

Evaluation: Hybrid

Additional on-

street parking

Aligns with market

analysis

Aligns with NEN-

SESNA plan

Easy to phase

More expensive

to implement

Potential safety

issues when bike

lanes end

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Some traffic

diversion onto

parallel routes and

cut-through traffic

Partial bike lanes

Preferred Land UseCreate a Vibrant State Street

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Preferred Land Use

• Two new mixed-use zones

• MU-1 west of 17th

• MU-2 east of 17th

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Mixed-Use 1 (MU-1)

• Multi-story mixed use (retail space on ground floor)

• Commercial uses

• Taller buildings (4-5 stories)

• Pedestrian-oriented design standards

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Mixed-Use 2 (MU-2)

• Mixed-use and multifamily housing

• Commercial uses

• Shorter buildings (3-4 stories)

• Pedestrian-oriented design standards

Setbacks• Buildings abutting

residential zones: 5-10 foot setback

• Larger setbacks for taller buildings

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MU-2 Setback: Where MU-2 abuts residential

Next Steps

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Create a Vibrant State Street

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Next Steps

August 2017: Finalize Alternatives

Fall-Winter 2017: Draft and Present Final Plan

2018: Adopt code changes

Continue funding discussions

Please visit the stations around the room and provide comments.

http://www.cityofsalem.net/Pages/state-street-corridor-plan-to-revitalize-the-street.aspx

Thank you for coming!Please leave your comment cards in the box.

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