Wednesday, January 28, 2014 5:30 PM Hilton Road (E 9 Mile Road

Hilton Road (E 9 Mile Road to E 8 Mile Road)
Wednesday, January 28, 2014
5:30 PM
Norman Cox, PLA, ASLA
The Greenway Collaborative, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ferndale Moves!
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Adopted in May 2014
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The Plan is a website used to
promote and share
information on the City’s
Complete Streets Plan.
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The Plan includes:
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Multi-modal Network
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Policies and Programs
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Network Implementation Plan
The Network Implementation
Plan calls for improvements
on Hilton Road as part of
2015 resurfacing project
Existing Conditions
• 6,000 ADT
• 30 MPH Posted Speed
• 3 lanes (includes
center turn lane)
• Bike Lanes
• Some on-street
parking
• Gaps in Sidewalk
• Existing traffic signals
that do not meet
warrants
Wide – Open - Unappealing
Street
Ferndale Moves! Recommendations
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Function as two lane road
with 8’ Median
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Buffered Bike Lane
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Replace signals at University
and Silman with roundabouts
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Curb extensions and high
visibility ladder crosswalks
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Complete Sidewalk Gaps
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Widen Sidewalks to 6’ when
reconstructed
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Keep existing on-street
parking
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Railroad Safety Improvements
Main Concern: $$$
Cost of new curbs from medians
and curb extensions
Why not just narrow the road?
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The original proposal was to
work with existing curb lines
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The addition of the median,
while desirable, required, a
lot of new curb
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The idea of just creating a
narrower road and skipping
the median was floated
– Would require about the
same amount of new
curb as the median
– Result in less
impermeable surface
– Have a lower lifetime
maintenance cost
(plowing, resurfacing,
etc.)
Moving the curblines in also allows for a wider
planting buffer between the sidewalk and the
road
Current Proposal
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Two Lane Road
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Bike Lane
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Curb extensions where onstreet parking is proposed
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High visibility ladder
crosswalks
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Replace signals at University
and Silman with Flashing
Beacons
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Crossing Island at Troy St
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Landscape Buffer with Trees
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Complete Sidewalk Gaps
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Provide on-street parking
where needed
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Bike Parking
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Railroad Safety Improvements
Two Lane Cross Section
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11’ Travel Lanes in each
direction
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6’ Bike Lanes in each direction
(colored green in conflict
areas)
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9’ on-street parking provided
where needed
No On-Street Parking
With On-Street Parking on One Side
With On-Street Parking on Both Sides
Two Lane Cross Section
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11’ Travel Lanes in each
direction
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6’ Bike Lanes in each direction
(colored green in conflict
areas)
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9’ on-street parking provided
where needed
Three Lane Cross Section
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Signals removed at University
and Silman
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Road flares to three lane to
accommodate left turns
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11’ Travel Lanes in each
direction
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11’ Left Turn Lane at
University, Marshall, Troy and
Silman
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6’ Bike Lanes in each direction
(colored green in conflict
areas)
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9’ on-street parking provided
where needed
Three Lane Cross Section
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Signals removed at University
and Silman
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Road flares to three lane to
accommodate left turns
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11’ Travel Lanes in each
direction
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11’ Left Turn Lane at
University, Marshall, Troy and
Silman
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6’ Bike Lanes in each direction
(colored green in conflict
areas)
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9’ on-street parking provided
where needed
High Visibility Crosswalks
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20 High Visibility Crosswalk
are provided along the
corridor
Questions?
Norman Cox, PLA, ASLA
The Greenway Collaborative, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon(RRFB)
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RRFB located at school
crossing at University

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