lady bird lake trail boardwalk expansion
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Your Department with a Heart!
BOARDWALK TRAIL AT LADY BIRD LAKE
TEXAS TRAILS AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
CONFERENCE 2/3/2012
CITY OF AUSTIN
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Austin’s Groundbreaking Team
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Agenda
1. Orientation
2. Project Summary
3. Design Standards
4. Sections of the Trail
5. Shade Structures
6. Restrooms
7. Recent Revisions
8. Benefit/Cost Analysis
9. Questions
THE BUTLER TRAIL AT LADY BIRD LAKE
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PROJECT SUMMARY
• Objective – Safe, attractive, multi-use trail link • Timeline
• City design began 8/08 w/public input • Preliminary alignment approved by Council 3/09 • Final design and permitting currently underway • Bidding to start 12/26/11 • Construction to begin in 2012; completed late 2013
• A joint effort of Parks and Recreation and Public Works Departments • Construction funding from 2010 Mobility Bond and The Trail Foundation
DESIGN STANDARDS
• Current Trail Conditions • Various widths 8’-20’ • Not continuous - gaps
• Dividing Line
• A mixed-use trail with mixed traffic • Prescribed width
• Connecting East and West Austin
• Detour Placement
KIT OF PARTS
• 20’ long x 14’ wide deck section on 24” dia. • Concrete piers & steel structure • Textured and integrally colored concrete deck • Galvanized handrail & lighting • Etched centerline
SKYLINE SEGMENT
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WEST END OF THE BOARDWALK TRAIL
BLUNN INTERSECTION
UNDER IH-35
BOARDWALK FROM IH-35
EAST END OF THE BOARDWALK TRAIL
BOARDWALK AT BREAKERS WEST TOWARDS IH-35
SHADE STRUCTURE
BIRD’S EYE VIEW AT THE BREAKERS
LAKESHORE PLAZA – PLAN VIEW
RESTROOM AT LAKESHORE
KEY DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
• LED lighting in handrail • Dashed centerline divider and regulatory signs • Accessible parking nearby • TTF Recognition panels at Lakeshore landscape feature
NEXT STEPS
• Final permit review • Bid/Award • Construction
• Forecast Usage
BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS
http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/bikecost/index.cfm
BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS
Inputs: • Mid-Year Construction – 2013 • Off-Street Bicycle Trail • 1.2% Bicycle Modal Split • 2140 m in length
BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS Demand
In a 1.5 mile (2400 m) radius around the proposed facility
Low Estimate Mid Estimate High Estimate
Existing Cyclists 502 5958 8962
New Commuters 220 2024 3018
Total 722 7982 11980
Annual Benefits
Low Estimate Mid Estimate High Estimate
Recreation 605,557 7,191,397 10,818,192
Health 28,123 259,079 386,265
Total 633,680 7,450,476 11,204,457
BOARDWALK TRAIL AT LADY BIRD LAKE
QUESTIONS?