City of Columbus Franklinton

Meeting Minutes for October 22, 2007

Franklinton Community Mobility Plan Pre-Stakeholder Meeting with City Engineers

Attendees

  • Nick Shultz - EMH&T
  • Larry Creed - EMH&T
  • Terry Stewart - City of Columbus
  • Chris George – City of Columbus
  • Nick Popa – City of Columbus
  • Bill Lewis – City of Columbus
  • Doug Roberts – City of Columbus

Opening

  • Terry Stewart welcomed everyone to the meeting at 3:05 PM
  • Larry Creed presented a draft version of the presentation to be offered at the November 1 Stakeholder meeting

Updates to Presentation

  • Graphs showing comments need to be more legible
  • Sidewalks
    • City is primarily concerned for missing sidewalks on arterials and collectors. Assessment programs are in place for local streets
    • Sidewalk estimate seemed low; usually about half-million per mile
  • Need to include pictures and diagrams for toolbox items
  • Need estimates for all roundabouts in the study area

Known Area Projects

  • West Broad Street Improvements
    • From Central Avenue, west to Hilltop
    • New curb and sidewalk on north side of road in shopping center area
    • Expected completion year 2009
  • Sullivant Avenue/Central Avenue intersection improvements (Terry provided plans)
  • New curb and sidewalk on Souder Avenue from Thomas Avenue to Bellows Avenue
  • Numerous paving projects along Town Street and Rich Street
  • Main Street and Rich Street bridges

West Broad Street Comments

  • Remove mid-block pedestrian crossings (unsignalized intersections)
  • Typical #2 – Make 4 – 11’ Travel Lanes and 2 – 8’ Parking Lanes
  • Don’t show I-70 interchange intersection since inconsistent with improvement figure
  • Remove parking and create left turn lanes at Souder Avenue and Davis Avenue
  • Remove curb extension and create EBRT lane at Grubb Street