BRIGHTON ROAD RE-STRIPING FROM NORTH AVENUE TO RIDGE AVENUE CITY - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

BRIGHTON ROAD RE-STRIPING FROM NORTH AVENUE TO RIDGE AVENUE CITY OF PITTSBURGH DEPARTMENT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SEAN STEPHENS, PROJECT ENGINEER ALLEGHENY WEST CIVIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 9, 2020

BACKGROUND • Allegheny West Neighborhood Rejuvenation Plan • Road diet • Slow traffic • Increase safety • Create more functional uses of roadway • City of Pittsburgh’s Bike(+) Plan • North-South connector • Connects to existing bike network Typical cross-section of current layout looking north.

EXISTING CONDITIONS Four (4) lane • roadway Two-way street • Wide lane widths EXISTING BIKE • LANES Existing bike • 2 TRAVEL LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, NO network includes PARKING West Ohio Street and Allegheny ONE TRAVEL LANE IN Circle EACH DIRECTION WITH PARKING

PROPOSED CONDITIONS • Reduce travel lanes Add to bike network • with parking protected EXISTING BIKE bike lanes on western, LANES residential side and buffered lanes on ONE TRAVEL LANE IN EACH DIRECTION WITH PARKING eastern, park side AND BIKE FACILITIES Parking shall remain • and be added between ONE TRAVEL LANE IN EACH North & Western DIRECTION WITH PARKING AND BIKE FACILITIES Avenues

PARKING PROTECTED BIKE LANES • Dedicates and protects space for bicyclists • Eliminates risk and fear of collisions with vehicles that pass bicyclists • Reduces risk of ‘dooring’ compared to a standard bike lane • Prevents double-parking in a bike lane • Lower implementation cost • More attractive for bicyclists of all levels, ages and ability

PROPOSED RE-STRIPING SHEET 1 OF 3 ALLEGHENY COMMON PARK WEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY PARKING COUNTY

PROPOSED RE-STRIPING SHEET 2 OF 3 ALLEGHENY COMMON PARK WEST PARKING ADDED PARKING

PROPOSED RE-STRIPING SHEET 3 OF 3 ALLEGHENY COMMON PARK WEST

BACKGROUND DATA • Traffic Studies • Average daily traffic (ADT) is 4,000 vehicles per day • Classified as Urban Minor Arterial roadway • Candidate for road diet as less than 20,000 vehicles per day per FHWA guidance • Parking • 32 legal parking spaces currently along corridor • Additional 51 parking spaces within 300 feet of Western/W Ohio/Brighton intersection • 15 spaces to remain • Parking utilization is less than 8% Typical cross-section of proposed layout looking north.

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