Public Workshop #2 Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Urbana Middle School Urbana Park District
Agenda Introduction Public Meeting #1 – Summary and Results Requested Paths Draft Recommendations Implementation Next Steps Voting Instructions
Urbana a Bike ike Mast ster er Plan n Urbana a Trails ls Mast ster er Plan (UBMP) P) (UTM TMP)
Public Workshop Project Implementation Recommendations Series #1 Initiation Plan Final al Plan an Goals & Public Board/Commission Existing Objectives Meeting #2 Presentations Conditions & Approvals Scope of Work
Public Participation Date Locati ation Number er of P Parti rtici cipant pants February 12, 2014 Urbana Civic Center 33 February 18, 2014 King School 14 February 19, 2014 Urbana Early Childhood School (UECS) 9 February 20, 2014 Leal School 2 Total 58
UTMP Comments Total Trail Trail Trail Street t Requested ted Locati ation Comments Issue Opportu rtunity Address ess Trail Urbana Civic Center 14 5 9 9 5 Urbana Early Childhood School 15 15 6 12 1 King School 1 1 0 1 0 Total 30 21 15 22 6
Public Meeting #1 - Results Origin – 31 Destination – 24 Top De Dest stinations nations Vote Count nt Downtown 8 PEDESTRIAN DESTINATIONS VOTE COUNT Urbana Schools University of Illinois 8 UPD Facilities 6% 3% Blair Park 5 Top employers Shopping areas 21% 27% Meadowbrook Park 5 Crystal Lake Park 3 Parks 43% Leal Park 3 Market at the Square 3
Public Meeting #1 - Results Origin – 30 Destination – 33 Top 5 De Dest stinatio nations ns Vote Count nt BICYCLE DESTINATIONS VOTE COUNT UPD facilities 10% Forest preserves Meadowbrook Park 21 12% Top employers University of Illinois 12 18% Downtown 11 Shopping areas 17% Market at the Square 10 Parks 37% Crystal Lake Park 9 Urbana schools 6%
Off-Street Facilities • Shared-Use Paths (Trail) – Sidepaths • Parallel to road • For busier, faster roads without many crossings – Off-Street • Between neighborhoods • Through parks • Rail-Trails • Utility easements • Waterway corridors
On-Road Facilities • Bike Lanes – Both sides of the road – Minimum width w/ curb: 5’ – Stripe defines car/bike space • Sharrows – Indicates proper bike position in shared lane – Can be used at intersections – Can be used on streets with or without parking
On-Road Facilities • Bike Routes – Shared roadways – Signs should include: • Destination • Distance • Direction • Shared Bike/Parking Lanes – Low parking occupancy – Not exclusive “bike lanes,” but more like paved shoulder with Bike Route signage
Requested Path Bike Lanes
Requested Path Bike Lanes Bike Route
Requested Path Bike Lanes Bike Route Paved Trail
Requested Path Bike Lanes Bike Route Paved Trail Unpaved Trail
Requested Path Bike Lanes Bike Route Paved Trail Unpaved Trail Other
Recommendations • Short-term • Long-term • Aims to connect parks, neighborhoods, and other destinations • Attempts to take advantage of development & redevelopment opportunities
Urbana Green Loop • Loop path consisting of trails and bikeways to connect all Urbana Park District parks • Goal is to be family-friendly, and give bicyclists destinations to explore and get exercise
Proposed Loop Trails • AMBUCS Park • Chief Shemauger Park • Crestview Park • Crystal Lake Park • Prairie Park • Weaver Park • Wheatfield Park
Implementation Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) • – Goodwin Avenue (2009) – Main Street (2013) Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) • – Main Street (2013) – Kickapoo Rail-Trail (ongoing) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) • – Urbana City-Wide Bicycle Network (2013) – Washington Street Sidewalk Widening (2014 application) Local funding • – King Park Trail (2012) – Boneyard Greenway (2014) – Cunningham Avenue Sidepath (2014) – Wheatfield Park Trail (2014) Complete Street restriping & road diets • – Philo Road (2008) – Washington Street (2013) Developers • – New development – Redevelopment
Non-infrastructure Recommendations • 4 E’s Educati cation on Enc ncour uragemen agement t Enf nforcemen rcement t Eva valuati uation
Next Steps • Voting opportunities: • Tonight • Online – Fri. 4/25 to Fri. 5/2 • cuuats.org/ubmp • cuuats.org/updtrails • CCRPC staff will compile comments from Public Workshop #2 to discuss with the UBMP & UTMP steering committees • CCRPC staff will create a DRAFT plan by compiling public and steering committee input
Tonight
Tonight We want your input on the pro ropos osed ed bike e and nd tra rail l ne network ork in Urbana, as well as non-infrastructure recommendations. Agenda • 15 minute presentation – DONE! • 10 minute group sessions for each of Urbana’s 5 “neighborhoods” – 3 votes per person per neighborhood • Vote on non-infrastructure recommendations using stickers – 2 votes per person per “E” • Comment cards
Voting Instructions Review the poster boards Using the stickers provided: Recommendation Map = place stickers on your top 3 desired trails or bikeways in the designated area “E” Boards Education Board = Place a sticker for your top 2 strategies Encouragement Board = Place a sticker for your top 2 strategies Enforcement Board = Place a sticker for your top 2 strategies Evaluation Board = Place a sticker for your top 2 strategies We will use these votes to help us rank the implementation priority of projects (short-term, medium-term, long-term). Thank you!
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