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Public Review Draft Design Concept Report December 8, 2015
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Tucson Department of Transportation and the Broadway Boulevard Planning/Design Team wish to thank the members of the Broadway Boulevard Citizen Task Force for their ongoing commitment, participation, and guidance during the of the preliminary design phase of the project which led to the production of this Design Concept Report and the pending 30 percent
Construction Plans.
Current Citizens Task Force Members Bob Belman – Transportation Director Appointee Representing Business Interests
Michael Butterbrodt – Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Appointee Representing Regional Interests Dale Calvert – Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) Appointee
Anthony “Rocco” DiGrazia – Transportation Director Appointee Representing Business Interests Mary Durham-‐Pflibsen, Chairperson – Transportation Director Appointee Representing Neighborhoods Bruce Fairchild, Vice Chairperson – Transportation Director Appointee Representing Business Interests
Colby Henley – Transportation Director Appointee Representing Neighborhoods Jon Howe – Transportation Director Appointee Representing Special Needs
Shannon McBride-‐Olson – Transportation Director Appointee Representing the Planning Commission Anne Padias, Ph.D. – Tucson-‐Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee Appointee Representing Alternative Modes of Transportation
Shirley Papuga, Ph.D. – Transportation Director Appointee Representing Neighborhoods Diane Robles, MBA – Transportation Director Appointee Representing Business Interests Michael Jamey Sumner – Transportation Director Appointee Representing Neighborhoods
Former Citizens Task Force Members
Steven Eddy, AICP – Transportation Director Appointee Representing the Planning Commission Farhad Moghimi – Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) Appointee
Joseph Maher, Jr., AIA – Transportation Director Appointee Representing the Planning Commission Naomi McIsaac – Tucson-‐Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee Appointee Representing Alternative Modes of Transportation
Elizabeth A. Scott, MLA – Tucson-‐Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee Appointee Representing Alternative Modes of Transportation
SPECIAL THANKS Special thanks are extended to representatives of Broadway Boulevard neighborhoods and Broadway Boulevard businesses, and to the community for participating and providing thoughtful
input at Broadway Boulevard workshops, open houses, and community conversations.
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Broadway Boulevard Improvement Project: Euclid to Country Club
Public Review Draft Design Concept Report
December 8, 2015
Prepared for
City of Tucson, Department of Transportation
Prepared by
HDR Engineering, Inc.
In association with
Community Design + Architecture, Inc.
Kaneen Advertising & Public Relations, Inc.
Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Swaim Associates, Ltd.
Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................ i.i
TITLE PAGE .............................................................................. i.ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................... i.iii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................. ii.i
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 1.1 1.1 Project Need 1.1
1.2 Project Purpose 1.1
1.3 Study Area and Project Limits 1.1
1.4 Funding Partners 1.2
1.5 Getting from Project Initiation to the Recommended Design Concept 1.2
2 PROJECT INITIATION ............................................................. 2.1 2.1 Context Sensitive Solutions 2.1
2.2 Public Process 2.1
3 EXISTING CONDITIONS ......................................................... 3.1 3.1 Community Character and Sense of Place 3.1
3.2 Transportation 3.12
3.3 Infrastructure 3.14
3.4 Environmental 3.15
4 PLANNING AND SCOPING ..................................................... 4.1 4.1 Project Vision Statement and Goals 4.1
4.2 Performance Measures 4.2
4.3 Public Meeting #3 September 26, 2013 4.10
4.4 Initial Concept Screening 4.14
5 PRELIMINARY DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ................................. 5.1 5.1 Refined Corridor Configuration 5.1
5.2 Public Meeting #4 June 12, 2014 5.9
5.3 July 2014 Business and Property Owner Meetings 5.13
5.4 Moving Towards a Consolidated Alignment 5.13
5.5 Tucson Mayor and Council Study Session, October 9, 2014 5.19
6 RECOMMENDED DESIGN CONCEPT ..................................... 6.1 6.1 Identification of Recommended Design Concept 6.1
6.2 Base Alignment Concept 6.5
6.3 Mayor and Council Adoption of Baseline Alignment Concept, June 9, 2015 6.6
7 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF BASELINE ALIGNMENT CONCEPT ........ 7.1 7.1 Alignment and Street-‐Width Refinements 7.1
7.2 Intersection and Traffic Signal Design 7.5
7.3 Access Management 7.5
7.4 Property Impact Mitigation 7.6
7.5 Drainage 7.7
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7.6 Utilities 7.7
8 DESIGN CRITERIA .................................................................. 8.1 8.1 Geometric Design Criteria 8.1
8.2 Pavement Design Criteria 8.3
8.3 Drainage Design Criteria 8.3
8.4 Street and Intersection Lighting Design Criteria 8.3
8.5 Streetscape, Landscape, and Public Art 8.3
9 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ................................................ 9.1 9.1 Opinions of Construction Cost 9.1
9.2 Opinions of Property Acquisition Cost 9.1
9.3 Project Delivery Phasing Plan 9.1
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To be prepared for next draft of Broadway Boulevard Improvement Design Concept Report
1.2 | PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT November 13, 2015