REGIONAL QUARTERLY BREAKFAST MEETING

RING ROAD CONCEPT PRESENTATION

ByWalter Steed and Les MacDonald

July 6, 2005

RING ROAD CONCEPT

• HIGHER VOLUME ROADWAY

• HIGHER SPEED (35-45 MPH)

• LIMITED ACCESS = NO DRIVEWAYS– ACCESS VIA OTHER SURFACE STREETS

• SHORTER TRAVEL TIME AROUND CITY

RING ROAD CONCEPT

• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION

RING ROAD CONCEPT

• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION– CURRENT ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR

NETWORK

RING ROAD CONCEPT

• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION– CURRENT ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR

NETWORK– TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL

NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS

RING ROAD CONCEPT

• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION– CURRENT ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR

NETWORK– TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL

NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS– HIGHWAY BYPASS

RING ROAD CONCEPT

• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION– CURRENT ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR

NETWORK– TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL

NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS– HIGHWAY BYPASS

• GREEN BELT OPPORTUNITY

RING ROAD CONCEPT

• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION– CURRENT ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR

NETWORK– TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL

NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS– HIGHWAY BYPASS

• GREEN BELT OPPORTUNITY• MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR

NENW

SW SE

SOUTHEAST QUADRANT

NORTHEAST QUADRANT

NORTHWEST QUADRANT

SOUTHWEST QUADRANT

ROADWAY SECTIONS

37’ GREEN BELT

10’PATH ROADWAY

32’ GREEN BELT

25’ GREEN BELT

20’ GREEN BELT

127’ ROW

34’ GREEN BELT

10’PATH ROADWAY

25’ GREEN BELT

20’ GREEN BELT

ROADWAY12’MEDIAN

32’ GREEN BELT

25’ GREEN BELT

129’ ROW

20’ GREEN BELT

10’PATH

15’ GREEN BELT

24’MEDIAN

ROADWAY ROADWAY

24’MEDIAN

32’ GREEN BELT

27’ GREEN BELT

141’ ROW

QUESTIONS?

NORTHWEST QUADRANT