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Community Workshop #2: Alternatives Review April 23, 2009

D E S I G N , C O M M U N I T Y & E N V I R O N M E N T

HARRISON STREET/OAKLAND AVENUE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION PLAN

Key Project Staff:

Alisa Shen, Project Manager, Christina Ferracane, Planner, City of Oakland Strategic Planning Division

Project Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Members

Project Community Steering Committee (CSC) Members

Bruce Brubaker, John Hykes & Sadie Mitchell of DC&E, Design Consultants and Landscape Architects

Kamala Parks, Dowling Associates, Traffic Analysis


INTRODUCTIONS

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Caltrans Funded (about 80%) /Oakland (about 20%)

A community-based decision making and problem solving process

Goal is to improve neighborhood livability along the streets

Built upon previous planning efforts on portions of the project area such as the TETAP Study and a previous study by Dowling Associates.

Project study area ties into several other planning efforts already underway such as the Broadway Specific Plan & Kaiser Center Expansion. BACKGROUND

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Harrison/Oakland Community-Based Transportation Plan:

Review the entire project area as a whole

Look at workable and effective traffic calming measures

Balance transit, automobile, bicycle and pedestrian interests for a Multi-Modal transportation neighborhood

Set priorities, create cost estimates and identify funding sources

PURPOSE

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Existing Conditions AnalysisTechnical Advisory Committee/Community Steering Committee Meeting #1Community Meeting #1:Existing Conditions Review Alternatives DevelopmentTAC/CSC Meeting #2: Alternatives ReviewCommunity Meeting #2: Alternatives ReviewPreferred Alternative DevelopmentTAC/CSC Meeting #3: Preferred Alternative ReviewCommunity Meeting #3: Preferred Alternative ReviewFinal Plan Development (Cost Estimates & Funding Opps)

SCOPE

WORKSHOP #2: ALTERNATIVES REVIEW

TONIGHT:

Visual Presentation of Alternatives

Alternatives Traffic Analysis

Breakout Group Discussion (10-15 people)

Voting & Priorities Exercise

Summary of Comments

Schedule & Next Steps

AGENDA

PROJECT AREA OVERVIEW

EXISTING CONDITIONS

Oakland ContextOne Mile Long Corridor

Dense residential neighborhoods

Piedmont to the North

Lake Merritt to the South

Council District 1,2,3- Jane Brunner- Patricia Kernighan- Nancy Nadel

PROJECT AREA OVERVIEW

EXISTING CONDITIONS

NeighborhoodsNeighborhoods (North/South) bisected by I-580, impacted by vehicular on-off ramps

Oakland Avenue-Historic Cable Car Line

Pedestrian Stairways

Multi-Modal Connection to the Heart of Oakland

Numerous Neighborhood Groups & Stakeholders

URBAN DESIGN CONDITIONS

EXISTING CONDITIONS

ContextLand UseDestinationsStreetscape QualityBuildings & Facades


EXISTING CONDITIONS

Topography & Site Distances

Existing Sidewalks

Curb Ramps & ADA Access

Existing Street Trees

Safety & Street Lights

Landscape Features

Building Frontage& Driveway Curb cuts

PROJECT OVERVIEW

SHORT TERM PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES

Enforcement of no parking across sidewalksUnderstanding and resolving issues that arise due to the location of Whole Foods- Dumpster on Harrison Street- Prohibition/enforcement of delivery trucks from WF

Speed designation, Adjustment of signal timing and Relocation of bus stopsRe-striping paint of existing crosswalksReplanting street trees in empty tree wellsPigeon control under the freeway and general maintenance of the underpass

HARRISON STREET TWO WAY

EXISTING CONDITIONS

HARRISON/OAKLAND-SOUTH I 580

EXISTING CONDITIONS

Harrison Street

Oakland Avenue

HARRISON/OAKLAND-NORTH I-580

EXISTING CONDITIONS

Harrison Street

Oakland Avenue

EXISTING CONDITIONS

Traffic Analysis (Dowling Associates)

Count locations

Vehicle counts, speeds, and levels of service

On-street parking stall inventory

Pedestrian Counts at Crosswalks

Bicycle network & bicyclists

Transit routes & boarding/alighting

Collisions

ALTERNATIVES IN-BRIEF

MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION DESIGN

Harrison Street & Oakland Avenueprimarily residential uses with a mix of

institutional and commercial usesAll modes of travel must be considered- Pedestrians (ADA Issues)- Bicyclists- Buses- Vehicles

Maintain Connectivity throughout CityImpact to Economic Vitality of the Downtown CoreOakland Designated as a Transit-first City

PROJECT AREAS

A. Harrison Street/27th Street/ Bay Place B. Harrison/Oakland/Fairmount/Orange/29th IntersectionC. Harrison/Oakland Couplet-South/I-580 OverpassD. Harrison/Oakland Couplet-North

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS


Alternative 1: Pedestrian Improvements- Adds Bulbouts at side streets and crosswalks- Two-way conversion of couplet north of I-580

Alternative 2: Sidewalk Widening- Narrows travel lanes by restriping, two lane streets- Dedicated Bike Lanes- Widens Sidewalks where feasible

Alternative 3: Two-Way Conversion- Converts couplet to two way streets- Re-designs with signalization 29th St./Fairmount

Ave/Orange St.- I-580 Interchange ramp re-configuration

ALTERNATIVES REVIEW


All Alternatives will:- Improve Quality of Sidewalks- Increase Street Trees Locations & Opportunities- Improve Pedestrian Pathways- Improve Bicycle Facilities - Improve or incorporate accessibility in design

Purpose of Review- Community input for major traffic pattern concept

changes, pedestrian improvements and transit proposals.

ALTERNATIVES REVIEW

PROJECT AREA (A)

Harrison Street/27th Street/ Bay Place

ALTERNATIVE 1A:Pedestrian Improvements


ALTERNATIVE 2A:Sidewalk Widening


ALTERNATIVE 3A:Two-Way Conversion


PROJECT AREA (B)

Harrison Street/Fairmount Avenue/Oakland Avenue

ALTERNATIVE 1B: Pedestrian Improvements


ALTERNATIVE 2B: Sidewalk Widening


ALTERNATIVE 3B: Two-Way Conversion


PROJECT AREA (C)

Harrison St./Oakland Ave Couplet-South/I-580 Overpass

ALTERNATIVE 1Pedestrian Improvements

Harrison St./Oakland Ave. Couplet-South/I-580 Overpass

ALTERNATIVE 2Sidewalk Widening

Harrison St./Oakland Ave, Couplet-South/I-580 Overpass


Re-configure Harrison & Oakland Two Way vs. One Way Major Impact to Neighborhood & Design Project

Option 1: Abandon and Close On-Off Ramps-regional transportation impacts-long time frame-environmental review required

Option 2: Reconfiguration of On-Off Ramps:-extremely long time frame, -environmental review -costly structural changes

EXISTING CONDITIONS

ALTERNATIVE 3C:Two-Way Conversion

Harrison St./Oakland Ave. Couplet-South/I-580 Overpass

PROJECT AREA (D)

Harrison St./Oakland Ave. Couplet-North

ALTERNATIVE 1Pedestrian Improvements


ALTERNATIVE 2Sidewalk Widening


ALTERNATIVE 3Two-Way Conversion


ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS

Traffic Analysis (Dowling Associates)

Study intersections and Daily Vehicle Volumes

Intersection Levels of Service

Alternative 3 Qualitative Analysis

On-street Parking

Transit

Study Intersections and Average Daily Traffic (ADT) Locations


Study Intersections- “No Project” analysis for 2035

- Existing configurations maintained- Vehicle volumes developed from

ACCMA link volumes- Existing transit, ped and bicyclist

volumes maintained

- Project analysis for Existing and 2035

- Existing configurations and “No Project” vehicle volumes minimally adjusted for each alternative

Average Daily Traffic

Average Daily Traffic for Weekday Existing and 2035


Estimated increase of

1,600 to 3,000 in 2035 for northbound

1,200 to 2,500 in 2035 for southbound

Alternatives Analysis


Project Alternatives 1 and 2 analyzed in detail

Project Alternative 3 qualitatively assessed

Intersection analysis of all three alternatives at:

Harrison St & 27th St/ 24th St/ Bay Pl

Vernon St & Bay Pl

Motor Vehicle Access


Motorist access to CorridorAlt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3

24th St Eliminated Curtailed Adjusted/ Curtailed

Fairmount- Orange

Curtailed

29th St Curtailed

Stanley Pl Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

EB Santa Clara Ave

Eliminated

Vehicle Intersection Levels of Service (LOS)


Methodologies from the 2000 Highway Capacity Manual

- Scale is from A (best) to F (worst)

- Signalized intersection and all-way stop-controlled LOS calculated using the weighted average delay

- Side-street stop-controlled intersection LOS calculated using the weighted average delay of the intersection approach with the worst LOS

Oakland threshold is LOS “D”

Signalized Threshold

Unsignalized Threshold

A 10 10B 20 15C 35 25D 55 35E 80 50F > 80 > 50

Level of Service(LOS)

Delay (Seconds)

Existing Intersection LOS: Substandard Operations




Control Time LOS Delay LOS Delay LOS Delay4 AM D 25 C 24 F 57

PM B 12 B 12 B 145 AM B 20 C 21 B 20

PM E 69 E 75 E 697 AM E 41 E 38 B 10

PM E 45 F 54 C 168 AM F 62 C 16 F 83

PM F 125 B 12 F 15910 AM E 63 D 45 D 43

PM E 66 D 52 D 49

Harrison St & Stanley Pl/ I-580 EB off-ramp

Oakland Ave & Perry Pl/ I-580 EB ramps

Harrison St & 29th St

Harrison St & Fairmount Ave/ Orange St

Harrison St & 27th St/ 24th

St/ Bay Pl

Intersection

Signal

SSSC

AWSC = All-Way Stop Controlled Intersection; SSSC = Side-Street Stop Controlled Intersection; Signal = Signalized intersection; UC = Uncontrolled Intersection; LOS = Level of Service

No Project Alternative 1 Alternative 2

SSSC

Signal

SSSC

2035 Intersection LOS: Substandard Operations


Control Time LOS Delay LOS Delay LOS Delay1 AM F 57 F 82 F 57

PM F 80 F 98 F 802 AM E 55 F 100 E 66

PM B 18 D 49 C 263 AM B 15 E 68 C 24

PM C 21 D 47 E 584 AM F 324 F 314 F 578

PM B 14 B 14 C 185 AM D 52 D 55 D 52

PM F 124 F 131 F 1247 AM F 143 F 377 C 15

PM F 134 F 156 C 198 AM F >999 D 28 F >999

PM F >999 C 20 F >99910 AM F 302 F 219 F 169

PM F 433 F 275 F 21911 AM F 89 F 87 F 89

PM F 140 F 140 F 140

Alternative 1 Alternative 2

SSSC

Signal

Signal

SSSC

Harrison St & Fairmount Ave/ Orange St

Harrison St & 27th St/ 24th

St/ Bay Pl

No ProjectIntersection

Oakland Ave & Monte Vista Ave

Harrison St & Santa Clara Ave/ MacArthur Blvd

AWSC

Oakland Ave & Santa Clara Ave

Signal

Harrison St & Stanley Pl/ I-580 EB off-ramp

Oakland Ave & Perry Pl/ I-580 EB ramps

Harrison St & Grand Ave

Harrison St & 29th St

Signal

SSSC

Signal

MOTORIST LEVEL OF SERVICE


Motorist LOS will be improved at the Harrison St/ 27th St-24th St-Bay Pl with all Alts

Alt 1 (2-way conversion)

Creates LOS problems north of I-580

Improves LOS at Fairmount-Orange at expense of access

Alt 2 (lane reduction)

Creates LOS problems at I-580 ramps

U-turns at Fairmount-Orange

Improves LOS at 29th at expense of access

PROJECT ALTERNATIVE 3


Qualitatively assessed roadways near I-580

It would result in lower traffic capacity on city streets

Freeway operation not expected to be significantly affected

Freeway access modifications would require Caltrans’ approval

Further study needed for traffic operation’s feasibility

Harrison congestion reduced if freeway access from Santa Clara

ON-STREET PARKING INVENTORY


Parking stall is considered 22 feet long

325 unmetered stalls counted along Harrison Street and Oakland Avenue

Project Alternatives will slightly reduce inventory, mostly at intersections

- Alternative 1 will result in 18 less stalls (6% reduction)

- Alternative 2 will result in 12 less stalls (4% reduction)

TRANSIT


Alternatives propose 12-feet wide outer lanes wherever possible

Relocation of northbound Hamilton Pl bus stop to Westlake School crosswalk with bus bulb-out

Relocation of bus stops to the farside of most intersections with bus bulb-outs

Bus stops moved from Harrison St to Oakland Ave north of I-580 in Alternative 1 (2-way conversion)

Bus stops moved from Oakland Ave to Harrison St in Alternative 3 (full 2-way conversion)

ALTERNATIVES SUMMARY: QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT


Pedestrian experience improved with bulb-outs, plazas, and new path near I-580 for all Alts

Widened sidewalks on Harrison in Alt 2

Bicyclist experience improved with either Sharrows or bike lanes

Bike lanes in Alt 2 where possible

Sharrows in both directions on Harrison St and Oakland Ave in Alt 3

Bus operations improved for all alts with stop relocations

ALTERNATIVES SUMMARY: QUANTATIVE ASSESSMENT


Motorist LOS will be improved at the Harrison St/ 27th St-24th St-Bay Pl with all Alts

Motorist access curtailed or eliminated at some side streets

24th St – eliminated for Alt 1, curtailed in Alt 2, altered for Alt 3

Fairmount-Oakland – curtailed for Alt 1

Stanley Pl - eliminated for all Alts

Santa Clara – EB access eliminated for Alt 2

ALTERNATIVES SUMMARY


Alternatives will generally improve the pedestrian, bicycling, and transit experience

Preferred alternative will most likely require some mitigations to improve motorist LOS

PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE DESIGN

STREET IMPROVEMENTS PALETTE

ALTERNATIVES EXERCISE

IMPLEMENTATION POTENTIAL

Key Design Aspects

Alternative 1: Pedestrian

Improvements

Alternative 2: Sidewalk

Improvements

Alternative 3: Two-Way

Conversion

Future Analysis Needed

Minimal for overall changes. Additional study for any intersections identified to produce LOS impacts

EIR for reduction of lanes overall. Additional study for any intersections identified to produce LOS impacts

Significant additional study/ Potential EIR trigger. Initial Study/Neg Declaration Analysis for closure of 24th Street, Stanley Place, and Two Way Conversion north of I-580

Initial Study/Neg Declaration Analysis for closure of 24th Street, Stanley Place, and Two Way Conversion north of I-580

Initial Study/Neg Declaration Analysis for closure of Stanley Place

Major level of ramp re- configuration must be justified by operational and/or safety requirements of the interchange which in turn must be supported by detailed traffic study

Stakeholder Involvement

•Community and Economic Development Agency



•Transportation Services Division



•AC Transit •AC Transit •AC Transit

•Cal Trans

Time Frame (After Project

Funding Identified)Short Term (6-8 years)

Long Term (8-12 years) (Two Lane Striping Plan within 2-3 yrs)

Very Long Term w/ CalTrans ramp re-configuration. Multiyear planning, engineering and construction process. (15-20 years)

ALTERNATIVES EXERCISE

IMPLEMENTATION POTENTIAL

Key Design Aspects

Alternative 1: Pedestrian

Improvements

Alternative 2: Sidewalk

Improvements

Alternative 3: Two-Way

Conversion

Financial Considerations

Standard costs for implementation of bulbouts and pedestrian amenities. Minimal costs for re-striping required for lanes south of highway.

High Costs associated with widening of sidewalks and reducing curb-to-curb distances. Low-costs associated with re-striping to two lanes in the interim

High costs associated with additional studies and planning efforts.

Implementation Potential

Localized implementation per block. Feasible with City funding and implemented piece by piece.

Feasible with City funding. More difficult to implement piecemeal due to reduction in travel lanes. Striping for lane reduction possible in the short term.

Caltrans to initiate a Project Study Report, Project then to be included in State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Potential to not happen.

ALTERNATIVES VOTING EXERCISE

BREAK OUT GROUPS

A B C D

1

2

3

ALTERNATIVES VOTING EXERCISE

Geographic Area Discussions

Voting Exercise

Discussion of Pros vs. Cons to establish Goals

Discuss Goals to Prioritize Improvements

Group Leader Summaries

BREAK OUT GROUPS

NEXT STEPS

Preferred Alternative Development (DC&E): April 27-May 22, 2009

Preferred Alternative Traffic Analysis (Dowling) May 26-June 8, 2009

TAC/CSC (Review/Meeting): June 15-25, 2009

Community Workshop #3: July 23, 2009

Location To Be Determined

Community Workshop #2: Alternatives Review April 23, 2009

D E S I G N , C O M M U N I T Y & E N V I R O N M E N T


Questions?

Alisa Shen, Project Manager, [email protected] Ferracane, [email protected] Websitewww.oaklandnet.com/strategicplanning

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