October 15 th , 2013 The City of Akron

1. October 15th, 2013 The City of Akron SUM – Exchange Street / Cedar Street Corridor Safety Study

2. Safety study presentation • Project Location & Description • Exchange Street / Cedar Street Corridor • Rhodes Avenue to Broadway Street • Distance – 1.12 Miles on Exchange Street 1.3 Miles on Cedar Street (10.53 Lane Miles Total) • Approximate ADT – • Opening Year 2016 – 23,300 • Design Year 2036 – 25,500 • Certified Traffic Obtained & Used for Analysis

3. Safety study presentation • SUM – Exchange Street / Cedar Street Study Area

4. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION • Historic Safety Listings • #2 – Segment – Exchange Street from Maple Avenue to Dart Avenue – AMATS High Crash Segments • #18 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Maple Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections • #19 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Dart Avenue – AMATS High Crash Intersections • #29 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Dart Avenue – AMATS High Crash intersections • #31 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Wabash Avenue – AMATS High Crash Intersections • #34 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Locust Street – AMATS High Crash intersections • #49 – Segment – Exchange Street from Dart Avenue to Main Street – AMATS High Crash Segments • #56 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Rand Avenue – AMATS High Crash Intersections

5. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION • Historic Safety Listings (Continued) • #60 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Rand Avenue – AMATS High Crash Intersections • #101 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Bowery Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections • #103 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Maple Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections • #122 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Locust Street– AMATS High Crash Intersections • #165 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Broadway Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections • #201 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Bowery Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections • #222 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Main Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections • #225 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Wabash Avenue – AMATS High Crash Intersections

6. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION • Historic Safety Listings (Continued) • #363 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Broadway Street – ODOT HSP Safety Priority List • #410 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Maple Street – ODOT HSP Safety Priority List • #416 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Maple Street – ODOT HSP Safety Priority List

7. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION • Crash Analysis Summary • 585 Crashes Reported in Study Area from 2010 – 2012 • 317 Sideswipe – Passing / Improper Turning • 144 Angle • 82 Rear-End • 21 Fixed Object • 7 Pedestrian • 7 Backing • 5 Left Turn • 1 Parked Vehicle • 1 Sideswipe – Meeting *Note the High Number of Sideswipe – Passing Crashes

8. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION • Crash Analysis • Much Higher than Average Sideswipe – Passing Crashes • Confusion Over Travel Lanes and Parking Lanes • Conclusion – Excessive Lane Capacity and Parking Area Confusion

9. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION • Crash Analysis No On-Street Parking (Exchange Street Between Rand and Maple)

10. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION • Crash Analysis Exchange Street / Locust Street Intersection (Existing Conditions)

11. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION • Crash Analysis Exchange Street / Locust Street Intersection (With Proposed Improvements)

12. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION Proposed Countermeasures • Perform a Road Diet Along Exchange Street from Main Street to Rhodes Avenue (the entire length of one-way operation) • Perform a Road Diet Along Cedar Street from its split with Exchange Street to Broadway Street • Install a Supplementary Signal Head at the Cedar Street / Dart Avenue Intersection • Reconstruct All Existing Traffic Signals

13. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION Project Cost Estimate and Rate of Return • Total Cost Estimate of All Improvements, Right-of-Way, Construction and Construction Inspection: $10,781,623 • Rate of Return on Project: 12.25% • Total Safety Funding Request: $5,000,000 • Rate of Return of HSP Funding Request: 26.65%

14. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION Funding Type Dollar Amount % of Total Safety Funding Request: $5,000,000 46.4% Secured CMAQ Funding: $2,400,000* 22.3% Future AMATS Request: $1,780,854 16.5% Local Funding: $1,600,769 14.8% Total Project Funding: $10,781,623 Current project funding plan • *$2,400,000 of CMAQ funding has already been acquired for the reconstruction of the traffic signals. • Depending Upon Funding Received from Safety and AMATS, the project May Need to be Broken into Phases for Construction.

15. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION Current project Cost estimate • Total Project Cost: $10,781,623 • Design, S.U.E. and Construction Inspection: -$1,852,742 • Traffic Signals and Interconnect: -$3,683,680 • Road Diet Components: -$1,730,793 • Inflation and Contingency: -$811,017 • Cost of Roadway Portion Only: $2,703,391 • Cost Per Lane Mile (10.53 Total): $256,733 • CUY-322 Resurfacing Bid July 2013 Cost Per Lane Mile: $272,500

16. Safety study presentation Corridor safety study questions • Christine jonke, p.e.city of Akron project manager • Michael a. hobbs, p.e., ptoegpd lead traffic engineer • Mark r. grossman, p.e.gpd chief highway engineer