Informational Display Boards: 5-16-2013 Public Meeting 2 - Penn-Potomac Pedestrian Safety Study

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This fi ure sho s the number of

mar e an unmar e oca ons

during the AM and PM peak traffic

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ntersect ons s gna mo cat ons

and the addition of a mid-block

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pat ways etween t e otomac

Avenue Metrorail station and the

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t e + sym o s n cate a po nts at

which pedestrians would need to stop

alon that ath.

The ro osed cross alk confi uration

o rave e ween e o omac

Avenue Metrorail station and the

south side of Penns l ania A enue.

e ex s ng con gura on, u a

shorter path.

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pedestrians that would cross at

marked locations durin the AM and

ennsy van a o omac

intersections if the Potomac Ave was

reconfi ured to intersect ith

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an a m - oc crosswa was u .

The red dashed line indicates

edestrian ath a s bet een the

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im lemented, and the + s mbols

pe es r ans wou nee o s op a ong

that path.

The proposed crosswalk configuration

re uires that edestrians sto 4 times

venue e rora s a on an e

south side of Pennsylvania Avenue.

This is the shortest ath of an of the

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Penns lvania Ave SE Potomac Ave SE 14th St. SE Intersection


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CapacityManual (2000)

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Intersection Delay (seconds per vehicle)ntersection Delay (seconds per vehicle)

AM Peak Hour PM Peak HourM Peak Hour PM Peak HourProject Project

Project Concept 3: Project Project Concept 3: Project

Project Concept 2: T- Concept 4: Project Concept 2: T- Concept 4:

Concept 1: Mid-Block Intersection Signalized Concept 1: Mid-Block Intersection Signalized

No Build Crosswalk s Oval No Build Crosswalk s Oval

1: SEBPennsylvania Aveand Potomac Ave2: SEBPennsylvania Aveand 14th St3: NWBPennsylvania Aveand Potomac Ave E E E D E4: NWB: NWBPennsylvania Aveennsylvania Aveand 14th St C C E C A A A Aand 14th StNWB PennsylvaniaAve Mid Block X- - - - - - -ingSEB P l iEB PennsylvaniaA Mid Bl k X 2 20Ave Mid Block X-i - - - - - -ingLevel ofevel ofService Traffic Flow CharacteristicsService

os ve c es arr ve ur ng e green p ase on s op.

ore ve c es s op, causng g er e ay.

e c e stopp ng s s gn cant, ut many st pass t roug t e ntersect on w t out stopp ng.

any vehicles stop, and the influence of congestion becomes more noticeable.

Very few vehicles pass through without stopping.

FConsidered unacceptable to most drivers. Intersection is not necessarily over capacity, even though arrivals

exceed capacity of lane groups.



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intersection.

Under existing conditions, there are

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comprised of a total of 13 separate

lines 12 of hich are o erated b,

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s gure s ows t e propose

location of bus stops and routes atth

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e ve ex st ng us stops wou e

consolidated into the three stops

sho n A-C All six bus routes and.

ma n a ne , an are propose o e

consolidated as shown.


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Informational Display Boards: 5-16-2013 Public Meeting 2 - Penn-Potomac Pedestrian Safety Study