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Segoe Road Proposed Remarking Plan Scott Langer Traffic Engineer City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division Madison, Wisconsin. 1. Overview of Segoe Road Traffic Volumes. Presentation Outline. 2. Overview of Possible Traffic Increases. 3. Introduce the Proposed Marking Plan.
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Segoe RoadProposed Remarking PlanScott LangerTraffic EngineerCity of Madison Traffic Engineering DivisionMadison, Wisconsin
1. Overview of Segoe Road Traffic Volumes Presentation Outline 2. Overview of Possible Traffic Increases 3. Introduce the Proposed Marking Plan
Why Bike Lanes • Bike Route • Connections • Increased Bicycling by Entry Level Bicyclist • Calming of Existing Traffic
Current Speeds • 85 Percentile Speed- 38 to 39 MPH
2 Lane Versus 4 Lanes Roadways • 2 Lane Urban Roadways can Carry about 10 to 13 Thousand Vehicles a Day • Intersections Will Determine True Capacity
Current Volumes • Segoe Road-South of Regent Street • 5576 Vehicles per day • 2649 Northbound • 2926 Southbound • 334 Southbound Vehicles per hour • 5-6 P.M.
Current Volumes • Segoe Road-North of Mineral Point Road • 5366 Vehicles Per Day • 2557 Northbound • 2809 Southbound • 298 Vehicles Per Hour Southbound • 5-6 P.M.
Comparisons • Tokay Near Midvale • 253 Vehicles per hour 5-6 P.M. • 4440 Vehicles Per Day • Midvale Blvd-4 Lane Roadway • 24073 Vehicles Per Day • 1264 Vehicles Per Hour 5-6 P.M. • Odana Road-Near Golf Course • 7350 Vehicles Per Day • 436 Vehicles Per Hour
Additional Traffic • Target and additional possible development • Total Additional Hourly Traffic-382 • Projected Additional Traffic on Segoe Road • 11 Cars Per Hour • 334+11=345 Vehicles per hour
Buffered Bike Lanes • Benefits • Provides seperation between motor vehicles and bicyclist • Allows bicyclist to ride further from parked cars
Questions? City Traffic Engineering Division: 266-4761 slanger@cityofmadison.com