Scott’s Addition

Circulation Study

Presented by

CHRIS DAILY, P.E.

VHB

January 16th, 2019

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Objectives

▪ Present improvements to traffic access and circulation

▪ Present opportunities to improve multimodal transportation

facilities within the neighborhood

▪ Present opportunities to improve multimodal connections to

surrounding communities

Existing Conditions

Study Area

Scott’s Addition Circulation Study | Public Meeting 6.13.18

Current Month

Study Area

▪ 42 Block-area

▪ Historically Industrial

▪ Changing Land Use

– Industrial

– Office

– Residential

– Commercial

▪ Recent rezoning allows

for higher density

developments

New Development

Scott’s Addition Circulation Study | Public Meeting 6.13.18

New Development

Proposed

Improvements

Vision Zero Action Plan

▪ Concept to eliminate all

traffic fatalities

▪ Prioritizes human life and

health in all aspects of

transportation systems

▪ Accounts for inevitable

human error

▪ Begins with system-level

changes and then individual

behavior

Richmond’s Better Streets

▪ Complete Streets Manual

▪ Streets are for all users

– Pedestrians

– Bicyclists

– Transit

– Motor vehicles

▪ Design streets and

intersections to reduce

conflicts between modes

▪ Balance the needs of all

users

Complete Streets are ….

▪ Text

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SAFE GREEN ACTIVE HEALTHY MULTIMODAL SMART

Proposed Improvements

▪ Addresses citizen concerns

▪ Consider changing land uses

▪ Follow Richmond’s Better Streets

▪ Address general and specific issues discussed in June 2018

– Circulation

– Safety

– Pedestrian and Bicycle

Circulation Issues – One-Way Confusion

Summit Avenue and Clay Street

Circulation Issues and Improvements

▪ One-way streets– Forced turns

– Broken connections

▪ Convert to two-way streets

EXISTING PROPOSED

Circulation Issues and Improvements

▪ Missing street

connections

▪ Create connection to neighboring

Hamilton Street

▪ Complete Patton Street

* Preliminary Concept. Final design to be determined

Circulation Issues and Improvements

▪ Missing street

connections

▪ Connect I-195 directly to Belleville

* Preliminary Concept. Final design to be determined

Circulation Issues and Improvements

▪ Right-turn lanes at

Roseneath and Broad

▪ Relocate the utility pole and

increase the turning radius

Street Frontage Priority Streets

▪ Driveway consolidation

▪ Yellow – existing

priority streets listed in

the Pulse Corridor Plan

▪ Orange – Additional

streets for driveway

consolidation

Safety Issues – Angle Crashes

Altamont Avenue and Marshall Street

Safety Issues and Improvements

▪ Speeding ▪ Encourage lower speeds

– Narrow travel lanes

– Two-way conversion

EXISTING

PROPOSED

Safety Issues and Improvements

▪ Sight distance issues ▪ Increase sight distance at

intersections

– Install curb extensions

Safety Issues and Improvements

▪ Driver confusion– Inconsistent one-way

circulation

– Lack of signing and

wayfinding

▪ Ease driver confusion

– Convert one-way streets to two-way

– Increase signing and wayfinding

PROPOSED

Pedestrian Safety Issues

Altamont Avenue and Marshall Street

▪ Vehicles do not stop for pedestrians in crosswalks

Pedestrian Issues and Improvements

▪ Missing and

deteriorating sidewalks

▪ Install sidewalks on each block

EXISTINGPROPOSED

PROPOSED

Pedestrian Issues and Improvements

▪ Missing crosswalks ▪ Install crosswalks at each

intersection

▪ Install Rectangular Rapid Flashing

Beacons (RRFBs)

Bicycle Issues and Improvements

▪ No bicycle facilities ▪ Bicycle facilities on select streets

▪ Bicycle Corrals

PROPOSED PROPOSED

CONTRAFLOW BIKE LANE

PROPOSED TWO-WAY

BIKE LANE

6’ 7’

Proposed Trail

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Proposed Trail Connection

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Moving Forward

Clay Street SMART SCALE Application

▪ Submitted in July 2018

▪ Converts Clay Street to Two-Way

▪ Signal Justification Report completed

– Signal warranted at Boulevard

▪ Includes bicycle lane in both directions

Moving Forward

▪ SMART SCALE Application Decisions

– Clay Street

– Boulevard Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail

▪ Incorporate improvements into Richmond 300

▪ Identify other funding sources

Chris Daily | CDaily@vhb.com | 571.389.8121

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