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The Nuts and Bolts of Downtown Circulation

The Nuts and Bolts of Downtown Circulation. Presented by Tim Doron, Director of Transportation Planning Dan Brinkman, P.E., PTOE, Senior Transportation Engineer. The Well Oiled Machine: Essential Functions. Get There Circulate Park Feel Comfortable. Traffic: Get the Motor Running.

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The Nuts and Bolts of Downtown Circulation

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  1. The Nuts and Bolts ofDowntown Circulation Presented by Tim Doron, Director of Transportation Planning Dan Brinkman, P.E., PTOE, Senior Transportation Engineer

  2. The Well Oiled Machine: Essential Functions • Get There • Circulate • Park • Feel Comfortable

  3. Traffic: Get the Motor Running • Circulation and Roads • Pedestrian and Bicycles • Parking

  4. Circulation and Roads • Work with all modes of travel • One-way vs. two-way streets • Number of travel lanes • Speed limits • Limited right-of-way

  5. Circulation and Roads • Work with all modes of travel

  6. Circulation and Roads • One-way vs. two-way streets

  7. Circulation and Roads • Four 10’ lanes • 8’ parallel parking both sides • Limited turn lanes • Peak hour turn restrictions • Number of travel lanes Libertyville, Illinois

  8. Circulation and Roads • Number of travel lanes • Two +/- 14’ travel lanes • Angle parking both sides • 8’ landscape median • Turn restrictions Highland Park, Illinois

  9. Circulation and Roads • Number of travel lanes • Three travel lanes • Parallel parking one side • Landscape median • Curb bump outs Glenview, Illinois

  10. Circulation and Roads • Speed limits

  11. Circulation and Roads • Limited right-of-way • 80’ ROW vs. 60’ ROW • Impacts on circulation

  12. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Signage • Signals • Sidewalks • Connecting walks • Crosswalks • Bike lanes • Traffic calming features • Bump outs • Landscape medians • Amenities

  13. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Signage

  14. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Signals

  15. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Sidewalks

  16. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Connecting walks

  17. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Crosswalks

  18. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Crosswalks

  19. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Bike lanes Off-Road Path Shared Designated

  20. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Traffic calming features • Bump outs

  21. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Traffic calming features • Landscape medians

  22. Pedestrians and Bicycles • Amenities

  23. Parking • On street • Limited ROW • Examples • Off street • Access • Signage • Shared parking • Configuration • Parking garage

  24. Parking 80’ ROW Existing • On street – Limited ROW 80’ ROW Alternate

  25. Parking 60’ ROW – Existing • On street – Limited ROW 60’ ROW Option 1 60’ ROW Option 2

  26. Parking • On street – Examples

  27. Parking • Off street • Access

  28. Parking • Off street • Signage

  29. Parking • Off street • Shared Parking • ULI Shared Parking Standards • Efficient land use • Cost savings

  30. Parking • Off street • Configuration

  31. Parking • Parking garage

  32. The Machine in Action

  33. Road Diet Schematics Elizabethtown, KY

  34. Road Diet Visualization

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