CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th Street) (4th - 13th Street) Public Open House 1 THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th STREET) APRIL 2013
Chesterfi eld Avenue provides an important north/south connection between Lonsdale Quay and West 23rd Street Purpose of the Project Develop a road and streetscape that: • Addresses the pedestrian experience and connectivity Road Design Elements • Improves the bicycle experience and connectivity • Travel lanes • Provides a safe and effi cient CONTEXT • Bicycle facilities road for all users • Provides parking for a wide • Sidewalks range of users • On-street parking • Pedestrian crossings Anticipated Improvements Road design that caters for Corridor Design current and future cyclist, pedestrian, vehicle and Considerations parking needs: • Utilities - water, • Improvements to bike sewer, stormwater, facilities telecommunications • Maintain as many vehicle • Fire hydrants parking spots as possible • Environmental - gradient, vegetation, landscaping, built • Create a safe and effi cient form transportation corridor environment • Vehicles using and crossing the corridor • Corridor widths 2 THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th STREET) APRIL 2013
TIMELINE THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th 3
Chesterfi eld Avenue/ Chesterfi eld Avenue/ West Keith Road 13th Street intersection intersection Northern Northern aspect aspect Chesterfi eld Avenue/ Chesterfi eld Avenue/ West Keith Road 13th Street intersection intersection Southern Southern aspect aspect OVERVIEW Chesterfi eld Avenue - Chesterfi eld Avenue/ mid-block between 5th 4th Street intersection & 6th Street Northern Northern aspect aspect Chesterfi eld Avenue - Chesterfi eld Avenue/ mid-block between 5th 4th Street intersection & 6th Street Southern Southern aspect aspect 4 THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th STREET) APRIL 2013
ISSUES & CONSTRAINTS 5 THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th STREET) APRIL 2013
GENERAL STATISTICS Vehicles Per Day (Chesterfi eld Chesterfi eld Avenue (4th-13th) Accident Data 2007-2011 Ave 4th-13th) - March 2013 7000 25 6000 20 5000 Total (4th-13th 15 Street) 4000 Property Damage 4th Street 3000 10 Injury Incident West Keith Road 2000 5 8th Street 1000 0 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 NOTE: Only 2% of accidents involved a cyclist – One at West Keith Road roundabout, and one at 5 th Street intersections. 6 THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th STREET) APRIL 2013
Existing Confi guration - Shared Vehicle/ Bicycle Facility Summary: Pros: • All road users share • Minimal change from the space within the existing situation existing cross section • No loss of parking or road space • Low cost Cons: Logic: • No improvement for • It provides 1 vehicle cyclist safety lane in each direction • Wider lanes along with on-street encourage faster parking within the vehicle speeds existing curb-line 7 THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th STREET) APRIL 2013
Option 1 - Separated Northbound Bike Lane Summary: Pros: • The provision of a north- • Improved facilities bound bike line and south- and safety for cyclists bound single fi le shared • No loss of parking on lane. On-street parking to the western side remain where possible • Medium cost OPTIONS Cons: Logic: • Sidewalk may need • This option provides to be narrowed an uphill bike lane to separate bikes from vehicle at locations to be traffi c. Downhill cyclists are defi ned accomodated in a single fi le • On-street parking shared lane since they can may be rationalised travel at similar speeds to on the eastern side those of the vehicles 8 THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th STREET) APRIL 2013
Option 2 - Separated Bike Lanes Summary: Pros: • A curb line is • Improved facilities for shifted to accomodate cyclists a separated bike lane • No loss of parking in each direction • Medium cost OPTIONS Cons: Logic: • Signifi cant cost to • This option provides move hydro poles separated bike lanes • Potential misuse of in both directions the bike lanes by to make it safer for vehicles - wider lanes cyclists using the road encourage faster space vehicle speeds 9 THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th STREET) APRIL 2013
Option 3 - Off-Road Shared Path Summary: Pros: • Increase the • Cyclists separated existing sidewalk to from vehicle traffi c create a 4m-wide • No loss of parking shared pedestrian • Medium cost and cycle path OPTIONS Cons: Logic: • Potential safety issues • The eastern side is with mixing cyclists with preferred as there are pedestrians on a slope Hydro poles and sub- • Loss of privacy and surface utilities on the frontage for some western side of the residences corridor that may be affected 10 10 THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th STREET) APRIL 2013
Qualitative Assessment of Options OPTIONS ASSESSMENT 11 11 THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (4th - 13th STREET) APRIL 2013
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