Meeting Minutes for October 02, 2007
Franklinton Community Mobility Plan Project Management Meeting #10 Minutes
Attendees
- Nick Shultz - EMH&T
- Larry Creed - EMH&T
- Bernice Cage - MORPC
- Dilip Karpoor - MORPC
- Terry Stewart - City of Columbus
Interim Report
- Contacts – Add Captain Chuck Penwell (Fire Department) 795-0930 and 871-0926
- Speed Data – Columbus to collect for areas where speeding mentioned (Cypress Avenue) and where data seemed high (Dakota Avenue)
- Figure titles – increase text size
- 311 figures – highlight traffic related requests
- Parking and Circulation figure – include legend of notable locations and show relocation of Main Street bridge
- Safe Routes to School – criteria available online
- Terry to provide school travel plan for Valleyview
Prioritization Plan
- Phasing of Projects – based on $250k/year
- Would like to see something built in year 2008
- Phasing important to be worked out by November meetings
- Add 311 mobility requests to public comments
Typicals
- Use straight curb and include curb ramp locations
- Show where each typical applies (i.e. – 1-lane to 2-lane curb extension at Town/Princeton)
- Neighborhood traffic circles – consider increasing curb radii and/or creating radius on straight leg
West Broad Street
- Typical sections – add 5-lane section with 5-10’ lanes and 2-5’ bike lanes
- Consider access management and alley system
- Consider removing portion of existing sidewalk under viaducts for bike lanes
- Parking more critical at east end (west of tracks)
- Show one-ways, turn restrictions, bus stop locations, signals
- Terry contacted Jim Goodenow at Vets Memorial about moving main entrance from Belle Street to Starling Street, but has heard no response yet
- In final report - recommend testing 4-lane section prior to construction (cone off curb lanes)
- Send Dilip electronic copy of typicals
Future Events
- Bernice to email project group suggested dates for city department meeting in October
- Public Open House to be held on Monday, November 19th
- Dilip to work on notices and reserve venue (Gladden) for November 19th Public Open House
- Dilip to request historical traffic calming data from Dan Burden