H Street Public Meeting Salida, CO January 9 th , 2014 Agenda - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

H Street Public Meeting Salida, CO January 9 th , 2014

Agenda • Presentation of Project Scope • Presentation of Alternative Design • Public Comment (3 min) • Deliberation of Public Comment by City Council

Project Location • H Street from 3 rd St through 10 th St • The remainder of H Street in 2015

Project Timeline • Go Ahead Meeting: January 21 st • Publish: February 19 th & 26 th , March 5 th • Open Bid: March 5 th • Award: March 18th

Project Cost • $599,000 budgeted for a complete rebuild of H Street infrastructure • $390,000 budgeted for replacement of the entire water main infrastructure under H Street

Project Objectives • New pavement • Curbs and gutters • Driveway access • Handicap access • Storm sewer - Storm sewer on 7 th St

Utility Moves • Atmos is already buried • Century is bringing their lines down • Xcel is burying as much as possible • Charter is also moving their lines

Water Lines • Lines are 80 to 100 years old • Service lines break at the connections • More capacity for fire protection • Service lines/meter pits - Eliminate meter freezing - Better fire protection

Parkways and Trees • Remove any existing cement • Remove any vegetation before construction • Tree problems

H Street Existing • Overgrown trees • Heaving sidewalks • Potholes • Curbs

H Street Existing - Trees

H Street Existing – Potholes

H Street Existing - Curbs

H Street Current Plans Plans at that have been prepared at this time are to • replace the street as it exists today

Alternative H Street Cross-Section

Street Trees Parkway The recommended Parkway width for • Street Trees is 8’ When the planting strip between the • street and sidewalk is less than eight feet wide, tree health, vigor, and life span will be reduced.

Street Trees Life span In Salida a shade tree species may • become a potential hazard in as little as 30 years Street Tree replacement should be • staggered to avoid the complete loss of the canopy The current 4.5’ parkways are not • appropriate for larger shade trees

Street Trees Benefits The USDA Forest Service evaluated the benefits of community forests. For each dollar that a city invests in a community tree program, large trees return $1.92 in environmental benefits. Medium-size trees return $1.36, while small trees return $1.00. • Property values • Energy saving from heating and cooling • Noise abatement • Carbon dioxide reduction • Air-pollution abatement • Hydrology (stormwater runoff)

Wider Parkway for Street Trees • The Tree Board could recommend larger shade trees species as an alternative to smaller ornamental trees species for the replacement of street trees loss during the project • Property owners wishing to replace their street trees can fill out the Adopt-a-Tree form that has been handed out

Pavement Width • Currently pavement width is 34’ with an additional 4’ with curb and gutter • Meaning there is a Min. Drive lane of 11.5’ on H Street with a parked car

Speeds and Accidents Abbreviated Injury Severity

Recommended Drive Lanes Widths

Widths of Vehicles • Compact – 5.5 ft to 5.9 ft • Mid Sized – 5.8 ft to 6.0 ft • Trucks – 6.0 ft to 6.6 ft • Fire Truck – 8.36 ft

Cost Savings per Block • The estimated cost saving by reducing the pavement by 3’ is $1,900 per block or $26,600 for over the 14 blocks of H Street

H Street Decision • Widening the Parkway would not prohibit local truck traffic • Not Hinder Emergency Vehicles • Wider Parkways would allow for larger trees

Public Comment We appreciate your input. Please be mindful of everyone’s time and limit your comments to around 3 minutes.