Project OverviewOCTOBER 27TH, 2009

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Overview of project derenne

 Phase I of the project included detailed traffic analysis and public outreach. These two steps will help identify transportation deficiencies as well as document specific project concerns.

Phase II consist of the collaborative creation of evaluation criteria and the development of transportation and land use alternatives, resulting in the selection of a preferred alternative.

Phase III will include a detailed environmental review of related impacts and preliminary design.

Phase IV will include final design for the selected improvements.

Phase V will include implementation of the selected improvements.

Study area

Phase I – Public outreach

Objectives: • Neutralize public animosity about DeRenne

Avenue widening • Establish a structured platform for

continuous communication• Gather public input about issues and

opportunities• Establish Guiding Principles

Phase I – Public outreach

Primary Elements: • Stakeholders• Steering Committee • Project Advisory Committee • General Public

Phase I – Public outreach

Project DeRenne Stakeholders: • Hunter Army Airfield • St. Joseph’s/Candler• Memorial University Medical Center• Savannah Tech• Park and Tree • PSN• Historic Savannah Foundation• Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools

Phase I – Public outreach

Project DeRenne Steering Committee:

The Steering Committee’s mission was stated as follows “The Project DeRenne Steering Committee will, as a unified group, assist the City of Savannah in guiding the established process of planning improvements to the project corridor leveraging the diverse professional backgrounds of its individual staff members to form an evolving consensus (based on updates from the City’s project team and refined during regularly scheduled meetings) to steer the project’s next steps with a primary focus on key activities of the public outreach program.

• Citizen Office• Parking & Mobility Services• Comm. Planning and Dev.• Economic Development• Public Works• MPC• Public Development

• Real Property• Traffic Engineering• Chatham County Engineering• GDOT• Savannah Development &

Renewal Authority

Representation on Steering Committee