REGIONAL QUARTERLY BREAKFAST MEETING
RING ROAD CONCEPT PRESENTATION
ByWalter Steed and Les MacDonald
July 6, 2005
RING ROAD CONCEPT
• HIGHER VOLUME ROADWAY
• HIGHER SPEED (35-45 MPH)
• LIMITED ACCESS = NO DRIVEWAYS– ACCESS VIA OTHER SURFACE STREETS
• SHORTER TRAVEL TIME AROUND CITY
RING ROAD CONCEPT
• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION
RING ROAD CONCEPT
• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION– CURRENT ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR
NETWORK
RING ROAD CONCEPT
• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION– CURRENT ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR
NETWORK– TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS
RING ROAD CONCEPT
• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION– CURRENT ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR
NETWORK– TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS– HIGHWAY BYPASS
RING ROAD CONCEPT
• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION– CURRENT ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR
NETWORK– TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS– HIGHWAY BYPASS
• GREEN BELT OPPORTUNITY
RING ROAD CONCEPT
• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TO:– DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION– CURRENT ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR
NETWORK– TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS– HIGHWAY BYPASS
• GREEN BELT OPPORTUNITY• MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR
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SW SE
SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
NORTHEAST QUADRANT
NORTHWEST QUADRANT
SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
ROADWAY SECTIONS
37’ GREEN BELT
10’PATH ROADWAY
32’ GREEN BELT
25’ GREEN BELT
20’ GREEN BELT
127’ ROW
34’ GREEN BELT
10’PATH ROADWAY
25’ GREEN BELT
20’ GREEN BELT
ROADWAY12’MEDIAN
32’ GREEN BELT
25’ GREEN BELT
129’ ROW
20’ GREEN BELT
10’PATH
15’ GREEN BELT
24’MEDIAN
ROADWAY ROADWAY
24’MEDIAN
32’ GREEN BELT
27’ GREEN BELT
141’ ROW
QUESTIONS?
NORTHWEST QUADRANT