Argyle Street Streetscape Presentation

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April 25, 2014

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SHERIDAN

Broadway - Winthrop:

13 existing parking spotsWinthrop - Kenmore:

25 exist ing parking spots

Kenmore - Sheridan:

20 existing parking spots

EXISTING CONDITIONSEXISTING CONDITIONS

April 25, 2014 ARGYLE STREETSCAPEPedestrian Access Advisory Committe e Mee ting


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EXISTING CONDITIONSEXISTING CONDITIONS



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BROADWAY

ARGYLE

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NIGHT MARKET

COMMUNITY EVENTSCOMMUNITY EVENTS



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EXISTING CROSS SECTIONEXISTING CROSS SECTION



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PROJECT GOALS

1 Improve infrastructure by creating a cohesive and flexiblestreetscape plan within funding limitations

2 Support existing Argyle St. merchants and their

customers and bolster Argyle St. as a regional businessdestination

3 Brand Argyle St. business district and develop communityidentification

4 Implement streetscape and infrastructure elements thatincrease public safety and deter negative activity

5 Provide a complete and shared street that benefits theflow of pedestrian, vehicular and bike traffic equally

GOALSGOALS



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DESIGN ELEMENTS

Speeds less than 15 mphBlurred lines between pedestrian and vehicular spacesRemoval of barrier curbs

BENEFITS

Kensington High Street in London showed a 43%decrease in casualties/injuries over a two yearperiod after converted to a Shared Street

Increased safety through individual responsibility

Expansion of Public Urban SpaceIncreased pedestrian and bicycle trafficDrivers are fourteen times more likely to give-way to

pedestrians

Promotes economic developmentFlexible for street fairs, markets, paradesPromotes safe and comfortable outdoor cafe space

WHAT IS A SHARED STREET?

Shared Space is more a way of thinking than it is a design concept. It is

most readily recognized as a street space where all traffic control devices such

as signals and stop signs, all markings such as crosswalks, and all signing have

been removed. Curbing is removed to blur the lines between sidewalks and

motorized travel way. The philosophy is that absence of all of those features

forces all users of the space from pedestrians to drivers to negotiate

passage through the space via eye contact and person to person negotiation.

- Gary Toth, Aug. 17, 2009 http://www.pps.org/blog/shared-space



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SHARED STREET CASE STUDIESSHARED STREET CASE STUDIES

New Road - Brighton, EnglandNew Road - Brighton, England Allen Street - Buffalo, New YorkAllen Street - Buffalo, New York King Street - Kitchener, OntarioKing Street - Kitchener, Ontario



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SHARED STREET CASE STUDIES:SHARED STREET CASE STUDIES: Bell Street, Seattle, WashingtonBell Street, Seattle, Washington



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PROPOSED PLAN - OVERALLPROPOSED PLAN - OVERALL

EXISTINGROW

EXISTINGROW

66

RIGHT-OF-WAY

16

PERMEABLE PAVERS

16

PERMEABLE PAVERS

30

UNIT PAVERS

CLEAR

PATH

OPEN SPACE:

SITE FURNISHINGS

CAFES, TREE PITS

OPEN SPACE:

SITE FURNISHINGS

CAFES, TREE PITS

TRAVEL LANETRAVEL LANEPARKING PARKING CLEAR

PATH

7 MIN 0 - 9 0 - 910107 7 7 MIN



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PROPOSED PLAN - INFRASTRUCTURE ENLARGEMENTPROPOSED PLAN - INFRASTRUCTURE ENLARGEMENT

ARGYLE STREET

ALLEY

ALLEY

DRIVEWAY

WIN

THROPAVENUE

KENM

OREAVENUE

CONCRETE GUTTER

CONCRETE GUTTER

PAVER TYPE B (PARKING LANE)


DETECTIBLE WARNING PAVER (AT BACK OF PARKING LANE)


PAVER TYPE A PEDESTRIAN CLEAR PATH


ADA ACCESSIBLE WARNING TILE

BOLLARDS SPACED 8 ON CENTER



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EXISTINGROW

EXISTINGROW

66

RIGHT-OF-WAY

16

PERMEABLE PAVERS

16

PERMEABLE PAVERS

30

UNIT PAVERS

CLEAR

PATH

OPEN SPACE:

SITE FURNISHINGS

CAFES, TREE PITS

OPEN SPACE:

SITE FURNISHINGS

CAFES, TREE PITS


PATH

7 MIN 0 - 9 0 - 910107 7 7 MIN

CROSSCROSSSECTIONSSECTIONS

EXISTINGEXISTING

PROPOSEDPROPOSED



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PROPOSED CROSS SECTIONSPROPOSED CROSS SECTIONS

7

66

RIGHT-OF-WAY

PERMEABLE

PAVERS

PERMEABLE

PAVERS

20

UNIT PAVERS

CLEAR

PATH

INFILTRATION

PLANTER

INFILTRATION

PLANTER

TRAVEL LANE PARKINGTRAVEL LANE CLEAR

PATH

7 MIN

6 MIN

VARIES VARIES1010 7 MIN

7 MIN



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ADA GUIDELINES / RESEARCHADA GUIDELINES / RESEARCH

Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for

Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)

Initial ADAAG requirement for detectable warnings athazardous vehicle areas, but with no definition of hazardous

vehicular area

In 2004, ADAAG was updated to remove references tohazardous vehicle areas and specific requirements for placements

of detectable warnings (excluding transit platform boardingedges)

Public Rights-ofway Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG)

2005 PROWAG draft updated requirements for dectable warnings:...where curb ramps, blended transitions, or landingsprovide a flush pedestrian connection to the street. Sidewalk

crossings of residential driveways should not generally beprovided with detectable warnings, since the pedestrian

right-of-way continues across most driveway aprons andoveruse of detectable warning surfaces should be avoided inthe interests of message clarity. However, where commercialdriveways are provided with traffic control devices orotherwise are permitted to operate like public streets,detectable warnings should be provided at the junction

between the pedestrian route and the street.

PROWAG has not been adobted by the Department of Justice yet.

Coordinated with MOPD who:

Reviewed the proposed Public Right of Way Guidelinesto determine if there is anything directly applicable to sharedstreets that is being proposed.

Reviewed DOJ and Access Board websites for guidance

on shared street issues

Conducted legal research to determine if any applicablecaselaw exists regarding shared streets

Reviewed Illinois Accessibility Code, 2010 ADAStandards and Chicago Building Code to determine whether

existing regulations require truncated domes to indicate sharedstreet boundaries

Conducted internet research to determine how otherjurisdictions (including other countries) use materials toprovide indication of shared street boundaries for people withdisabilities including people who are blind or have visualimpairments.

Talked by telephone with MOPD representatives fromBoston and San Francisco regarding their experiences withshared streets to determine how they analyzed the problem.

Reviewed reports from Seattle, San Francisco and otherjurisdictions to determine shared street designs.



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BELL STREET - SEATTLE, WASHINGTONBELL STREET - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON



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PROPOSED PLAN - INFRASTRUCTURE ENLARGEMENTPROPOSED PLAN - INFRASTRUCTURE ENLARGEMENT

ARGYLE STREET

ALLE

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ALLEY

DRIVEWAY

WIN

THROPAVENUE

KENMOREAVENUE

CONCRETE GUTTER

CONCRETE GUTTER







ADA ACCESSIBLE WARNING TILE

BOLLARDS SPACED 8 ON CENTER



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EXISTINGROW

EXISTINGROW

66

RIGHT-OF-WAY

16

PERMEABLE PAVERS

16

PERMEABLE PAVERS

30

UNIT PAVERS

CLEAR

PATH

OPEN SPACE:

SITE FURNISHINGS

CAFES, TREE PITS

OPEN SPACE:

SITE FURNISHINGS

CAFES, TREE PITS


PATH

7 MIN 0 - 9 0 - 910107 7 7 MIN

CROSS SECTIONCROSS SECTION



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PAVER ELEMENTSPAVER ELEMENTS

pavers from R.O.W. - R.O.W.pavers from R.O.W. - R.O.W. permeable paverspermeable pavers



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PROPOSED ELEMENTSPROPOSED ELEMENTS

inltrat ion plantersinfiltrat ion planters

davit light polesdavit light poles

trees in gratestrees in grates bike racksbike racks trash receptaclestrash receptacles

bollards based on funding availability)bollards (based on funding availability)


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PARKING LOTPARKING LOT

TAI NAMTAI NAMMARKET CENTERMARKET CENTER

enhanced crosswalkenhanced crosswalk

pedestrian refugepedestrian refuge

vertical identiervertical identifier

View looking westView looking south

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Stud Mounted stainless ste el

letters

Solid Aluminum pole with

colored bands and intermitent

relief bands

Concrete foundation



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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

Questions...Comments...

Hannah Higgins CDOT Project Manager

312-742-6401 [email protected]


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