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Co lc he ste r/ Rive rside / Ba rre tt/ Mill I nte rse c tio n Study Public Meeting Mar c h 8, 2016 Bur lington, Ver mont

T onight’s Pur pose Re vie w pro je c t a re a • Re vie w pro je c t de ve lo pme nt pro c e ss • Disc uss pre vio us a nd o n-g o ing pla ns • a nd studie s Re vie w e xisting c o nditio ns re se a rc h • Gather feedbac k on issues, c onc er ns, • ideas - open public disc ussion Disc uss ne xt ste ps a nd ne xt pub lic • me e ting

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Study T a sks a nd T ime line T a sk 1: Da ta g a the ring ,e xisting c o nditio ns a na lysis; • Januar y-F ebr uar y T a sk 2: L o c a l c o nc e rns pub lic wo rksho p; Mar c h • T a sk 3: Alte rna tive s de ve lo pme nt, PAC me e ting , • pub lic wo rksho p; Mar c h – June T a sk 4: Alte rna tive e va lua tio n, dra ft sc o ping re po rt, • PAC me e ting ; July- September T a sk 5: Alte rna tive pre se nta tio n, fina l re po rt; • Oc tober - Dec ember

Colc hester Avenue Cor r idor Plan Co mple te stre e t c o rrido r • Ga te wa y to Burling to n • Sa fe ty, Bic yc le / Pe de stria n • Ac c e ss, T ra nsit, Stre e tsc a pe , T ra ffic Co ng e stio n

Colc hester Ave Conc ept Plan Co nso lida te s • inte rse c tio n Re mo ve s Mill • Stre e t fro m sig na l Cre a te s po c ke t • pa rk “Re c o nstruc tio n o f the Rive rside Ave nue -Ba rre tt Stre e t-Mill Stre e t inte rse c tio n…re q uire s a dditio na l de sig n, e ng ine e ring a nd pub lic o utre a c h.”

Bur lington T r anspor tation Plan Str eet Design Guidelines Complete Str eet T oolbox 1. T ra nsit Sto ps 2. T ra ffic Ca lming 3. Sho rt Pe de stria n Cro ssing s 4. Bike L a ne s 5. Upda te d Utilitie s/ L ig hting 6. L a ndsc a pe Me dia ns 7. Sto rmwa te r T re a tme nt 8. T re e Be lts

R elated and Conc ur r ent Pr ojec ts Co nc urre nt fe a sib ility study o f a b ic yc list • a nd pe de stria n b ridg e o ve r the Wino o ski Rive r upstre a m/ e a st o f the e xisting b ridg e On-g o ing Wa lk Bike Pla n BT V • I mpro ve inte rse c tio n sa fe ty • Pro te c te d b ike la ne s • Gro ve Stre e t Ho using Mitig a tio n – • Pe de stria n sig na ls Brisso n Mill Stre e t b uilding re de ve lo pme nt •

Pro je c t Adviso ry Co mmitte e Burling to n City Sta ff – Nic o le L o sc h, Me a g a n T uttle • Burling to n City Co unc il – Sha ro n Busho r • Wa rd 1 NPA – Wa yne Se nville , Ric ha rd Hillya rd • CCT A – Da vid Armstro ng • CAT MA & Hill I nstitutio ns – Sa ndy T hib a ult • AARP – K e lly Sto dda rd-Po o r • Wino o ski City Sta ff – Ale x Sa mpso n • L o c a l Mo tio n – Ja so n Va n Drie sc he • Re dsto ne – L inda L e to urne a u • CCRPC – E le ni Churc hill •

PAC Ro le s a nd Re spo nsib ilitie s Atte nd a nd pa rtic ipa te in a t le a st 3 PAC • me e ting s Re vie w a nd c o mme nt o n distrib ute d • ma te ria ls Pro vide g uida nc e , insig ht, a nd fe e db a c k • thro ug ho ut Upda te re pre se nting e ntitie s o n study • pro g re ss I ndic a te pre fe re nc e s fo r impro ve me nts •

1. Nor ther n Gateway Ope ra te s a s 3 inte rse c tio ns • a nd a re c o o rdina te d Ove r 30,000 ve hic le s pe r da y • Ove r 3,100 ve hic le s in PM • pe a k ho ur 90% o f the inte rse c tio n • spa c e is de dic a te d fo r ve hic le s 7% pe de stria ns, 3% b ic yc le s • Hig h c ra sh lo c a tio n, ra nke d • # 22 in the Sta te

2. Pedestr ian c r ossings E xisting Co nditio ns No Pe d sig na ls • Ba rre tt Stre e t c ro ssing re po rt • c ra she s 1 pe de stria n fa ta lity • 1 pe de stria n injury • 1 b ic yc list injure d • All b y so uthb o und • Co lc he ste r Ave . le ft turning ve hic le s. 3. Colc hester Ave Southbound L e ft turns do no t ha ve a le ft • a rro w a nd limite d g a ps pro mo te s risky le ft turns.

4. Mill Str eet E xisting Co nditio ns Rig ht turn o n re d fro m the • b ridg e - po ssib le c o nflic t with Mill Stre e t 5. Winooski Appr oac h Hig he st tra ffic vo lume a nd • g re a te st numb e r o f c ra she s Prima rily re a r e nds Sto p b a r c o nflic ts with • Rive rside Ave ve hic le s 6. On-str eet par king No t ma rke d, o pe ra te s • pa ra lle l a nd dia g o na l a t drive rs disc re tio n

7. Colc hester / Bar r ett E xisting Co nditio ns Gre a te st de la y a nd g re a te st • PM ve hic le q ue ue s Ba rre tt Stre e t > 200 fe e t • Co lc he ste r Ave NB > 200 • fe e t 8. Bic yc les Rive rside Ave sha re d use • pa th e nds a t b ridg e No de dic a te d o n-ro a d b ike • fa c ilitie s 9. T r ansit stops T hre e lo c a te d within limits •

Pub lic I nput a nd So lutio ns Wha t a re the mo st impo rta nt c o nditio ns, c o nc e rns, issue s o r so lutio ns? Sa fe ty • Pe de stria n o pe ra tio ns • Bic yc le tra ve l • Co ng e stio n • T ra nsit o pe ra tio ns • E c o no mic de ve lo pme nt •

Ne xt ste ps a nd Pub lic Wo rksho p De ve lo p ide a s/ so lutio ns to a ddre ss c o nc e rns • Re vie w with PAC me mb e rs • Co nduc t pub lic wo rksho p to se e k input o n • a lte rna tive s – May/ June .

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