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Meade Street Bridge Design Alternative Study Planning & Design Open Forum Stakeholder Meeting #1 January 10, 2011 Presented by: Dan Biggs, RLA

Tonight’s Meeting Purpose: Schedule: Open House (part I) • Introduce Project 1. 6:30 – 7:00 Review Goals & Objectives 2. Introduction/ Presentation of Study • 7:00 – 7:30 Listen , Learn and Share 3. Open House (part II) • Next Steps for Feedback 4. 7:30 – 9:00

Toole Design Group • Locally based national planning & design firm • Specialty bicycle & pedestrian facilities • Federal, State, and Local Experience – Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning – Multi-use Trail & Greenway Designs – Multi-modal Planning – Safe Route to Schools Seattle Eastern Seaboard Plans: • Boston Chicago • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh Denver Cincinnati St. Louis • Baltimore Dallas • Washington • Richmond San Antonio • Charleston

Project Goal & Objectives • Goal : to improve Bicycle and Pedestrian access and the user’s experience along North Meade Street between Rosslyn and the Iwo Jima Memorial. • Objectives: – Improving non-motorized access and user safety along corridor (RAFOM #27, 27). – Minimize vehicle and pedestrian conflict points (RAFOM #26) . – Improve streetscape character of corridor (RAFOM #32, 42) . – Improve bicycle, pedestrian, and motor vehicle wayfinding along corridor (RAFOM #26). – Maintain acceptable levels of service for all transportation modes (Bicycle, Pedestrian, Motor Vehicles & Transit) .

What will come out of this Study? This Study Future Phases • Obtain Input from • Final Engineering Design Stakeholders • Final Construction • Review Existing Conditions • Develop three concept design alternatives • Recommend One Design Concept • Identify potential costs of final design and construction

Project Process Concept Concept Alternatives Information Alternatives Development Gathering/ Review / Final Stakeholder Field Review/ Selection Concept Stakeholder Input #1 Preliminary Design Input Session Stakeholder Analysis #2 Information Session #3

Study Area

Study Area

Existing Conditions

Opportunities & Constraints

Walking Bicycling

Complete Street Measures

What Now? … and beyond Schedule: Upcoming: Open House (part I) 6:30 – 7:00 Jan - Mar – Concept Design • • Intro/Presentation 7:00 – 7:30 Mar – Stakeholder Input Mtg #2 • • Open House (part II) 7:30 – 9:00 Apr – Preferred Concept • • Presentation Mtg #3 “Comment on the Corridor” May – Jun – Final Concept Design •

Thank you! David Goodman, RA, AICP Daniel Biggs, RLA Arlington County Toole Design Group, LLC Department of Environmental Services DBiggs@tooledesign.com DGoodman@arlingtonva.us We want to hear from you. Send Comments by February 10th Next Meeting: March 2011 Project Website http://tinyurl.com/MeadeStreet

Project Process / Schedule Aug to Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Kickoff/ Existing Conditions Review Input Information Input Session Session Session #1 #2 #3 Preliminary Analysis Concept Alternatives Development Preferred Concept Review Final Concept Design Project Complete 6.30.11