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Welcome to Ten at the Top’s
Upstate Professional Planners Meeting
Thursday, June 4th, 2015
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Highway 123 & Highway 76
Interested Counties:
Anderson
Greenville
Oconee
Pickens
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Keith Brockington
Greenville CountyGreenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study
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US-123
Greenville to
SenecaKeith Brockington, AICP
Transportation Planning Manager
Greenville County | GPATS
US-123
US-123 Features
Heavy Urban Sections Academy St. – Greenville
123 Bypass – Easley
Calhoun Memorial Hwy – Clemson
Hwy 76/123 – Seneca
Rural Sections Greenville to Easley
Clemson to Seneca
Limited Access Highway Easley to Clemson
US-123 Traffic Concerns
Greenville and Easley Heavily built out Curb and Gutter with little/no shoulder Close land uses Unlikely to be widened without significant changes to
traffic flow GPATS project for US-123 in Easley on indefinite hold –
needs Access Management and Connectivity Plan/Implementation
Clemson and Seneca Less Traffic Concerns – Clemson to be assessed in next
GPATS LRTP
US-123
Land Use Concerns
Greenville
Downtown traffic getting worse
City focusing on Intersection Opperation
Almost fully built out west of Downtown, older residential
Redevelopment potential in future
Easley/Clemson/Seneca
US-123 bypasses Downtowns.
Big Box/Strip Commercial, many curb cuts
US-123
Next Steps
Continuously revaluated
GPATS LRTP
ACOG LRTP (Seneca)
Comprehensive Plans
Potential Future Coordination
GTA-Clemson Commuter Transit System
Clemson Area Transit Expansion
Land use changes as a result of urbanization
Michael Forman
Anderson County Planning & Community Development Manager
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Art Holbrooks & Josh Stephens
Oconee County
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Oconee County
Christopher Brink
Pickens County
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Ten at the Top
Upstate Professional Planners MeetingJune 4, 2015
Pickens County
Department of Community Development
Chris Brink, AICP
Director
GPATS 2035 LRTP Update | Regional Travel Demand Model, Kimley-Horn & Associates, 2013
Contact Information
Chris Brink, AICP
chrisb@co.pickens.sc.us
(864) 898-5989
Jennifer Folz
City of Clemsonplanner
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City of Clemson: US 123 & SC 76 Corridors
JENNIFER FOLZ, PLANNER
JUNE 4, 2015
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US 123 Corridor: Pedestrian Bridges
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US 123 Corridor: Mid 1990s
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US 123 & SC 76 Corridor: Architectural Review #3
Architectural Review Board
◦ Maximum 40ft Height
◦ Maximum 35ft Front Setbacks
◦ No parking in front of the buildings
◦ Monument signs required
◦ Extensive landscaping requirements
◦ Ingress/egress specifications
◦ Fenestration Requirements
◦ Material, color, articulation regulations
◦ Night Sky Lighting
◦ Shared parking
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City of Clemson & Clemson University: Unprecedented Growth
2003-2014 Clemson University’s student body has grown 30%. ◦ High demand for high-density residential
close to CU Campus
◦ 2014 and 2024 Comprehensive Plan emphasize compact, mixed-use vertical development located along corridors.
◦ Protection of single-family neighborhoods
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Source: Greenville News Online
US 123 Corridor: Today
Major renovations of existing structures: ◦ The Athletic Department
◦ Wendy's
◦ BB&T Bank/ Skins Hot Dogs
◦ Huddle House/Clemson Cleaners
◦ Smoothie King
◦ University Inn
◦ Tillman Place Hotel
New construction: ◦ AnMed Health
◦ Gateway Village (Publix)
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US 123 Corridor: Landscape & Pedestrian Improvements
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US 123 Corridor: Today
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US 123 Corridor: Today
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City of Clemson Streetscaping◦ Off-site signage is prohibited (no billboards)
◦ Tree plantings
◦ Street lights
◦ Way-finding signage
◦ Wider sidewalks
◦ Preferred planting garden
◦ More visible & more pedestrian friendly intersections
◦ Mast Arm Signals
Norfolk Southern Railroad Trestle Redesigned
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US 123 Corridor: Today
US 123 Corridor: Tomorrow2024 Comprehensive Plan: ◦ Increase height on the north side of
US 123 to 65ft
◦ Work with SCDOT to resolve access management issues
◦ Emphasize shared ingress/egress and shared parking
◦ Multi-modal transit emphasis: Bicycle parking requirements, visible pedestrian routes, permanent bus stops
Update Architectural Review Guidelines
◦ Specific design manual
◦ Reduce Maximum Building Setback (35ft today)
Street Tree Bank
Updating Land Development Regulations
Eliminating Rear Setback for Railroad
Double frontage for property on Corp of Engineer (Lake Hartwell)
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SC 76 Corridor
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SC 76 Corridor: Today Major Construction: ◦ Clemson Center / Grandmarc at Clemson
◦ University Inn
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SC 76 Corridor: Pacolet Milliken Plan
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Group Discussion
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Interstate 85
Interested Counties:
Anderson
Cherokee
Greenville
Oconee
Pickens
Spartanburg
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Keith Brockington
Greenville CountyGreenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study
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I-85 Congestion
Management
Study UpdateKeith Brockington, AICP
Transportation Planning Manager
Greenville County | GPATS
I-85 Congestion Management
Study Update
Joint Study between GPATS, SPATS, and SCDOT
Use of allocated funding for I-85 Improvements
MAP-21 Highway Authorization allows for use of Interstate Funds to be spend on identified “Parallel Relief Corridors”
US-29 identified as I-85 reliever
US-146/296 as alternative reliever
I-85 Congestion Management
Study Update
US-29
SC-146/296
I-85
I-85 Congestion Management
Study Update Stakeholder meetings have occurred since late
2014 Greenville County/City
Spartanburg County/City
Greer
GPATS/SPATS
ACOG
GTA/SPARTA
Upstate Forever
SCDOT
RFP Underway to site/design specific infrastructure improvements
I-85 Congestion Management
Study Update
Funding: $223,880,000 in GPATS TIP
I-85 Widening from US-25 to SC-129
Includes funding for Congestion Management on I-85 and US-29
Signal Timing/Upgrades for US-29
Congestion Relief
Park and Ride Lots for I-85 and US-29
Carpool/Vanpool and Transit Support
Truck Parking Facility
Safety and Air Qualify Improvements
I-85 Congestion Management
Study Update
Next Steps
Selection of Consultant
Completion of Study with Stakeholders support.
Implementation with approved funding.
Potential Future Coordination
Integration with Greenville TIGER Project
Expansion of Transit Systems
Southeast High-Speed Rail
Group Discussion
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Thank you for attending the
Upstate Professional Planners Meeting
Thursday, June 4th, 2015
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