Salt Lake City Downtown Transportation Master Plan Circulation, Bicycles, Pedestrians

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Salt Lake City Downtown Transportation Master
PlanCirculation, Bicycles, Pedestrians

• Community Leaders Breakfast
• September 20, 2006

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Rail and Bus Status
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Background
Commuter Rail
Airport Line
2007 Extension
Existing Light Rail
Several Potential Track Combinations Studied
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Major Rail Alternatives
200 South
400 South
400 West via 700 South
200 West
Red is preferred pending ridership traffic
impact analysis
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Significant Transit Centers
General Site 1 200 South / State
Core area investment for passenger amenities is
warranted
Bus routes increasingly converge on 200 S / State
General Site 2 400 South / Main
Buses needed to serve Commuter Rail
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Downtown Circulation
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Traits of Good Circulation

• Recognizable
• Frequent (3-5 minute service)
• Logical corridors
• Easy payment
• Low cost or free fare

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Circulation Using Light Rail Tracks
Inner Loop
Outer Loop
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Branded Bus Circulation
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Mixing Branded with Regular Service
Regular routes turn on red corridor signs
Branded vehicles serve only the red corridor
Mixing achieves high frequency efficiently.
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Potential Branded Corridors
Transit Center Connector
Hotels to conventions, shopping, Temple Square
Connects offices to restaurants
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Downtown Fare Concepts
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Fare Concepts
If you get on and off a train in this space, its
free.
Existing Free Fare Zone
If you use a branded circulator, its low cost or
free.
Consider replacing with low cost or free corridors
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Questions for Consideration

• Which corridors need supplemental circulation?
• What destinations should be included in a free or
  low fare area?

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• Bicycle Ideas and Concepts
• - Ron Holmes

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Bicycle Objectives

• Quality mobility options will be available to all
• Avid bicyclists
• Casual bicyclists
• Bicycling and all other non-motorized modes will
  be viable and safe

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What Should the Bicycle Plan Accomplish?

• Serve the commuter bicyclist for trips into
  downtown
• Accommodate casual bicycle riders
• Attract new bicyclists
• Provide maximum accessibility within the downtown
  core
• Bicyclists use all streets within the core
• Off-street routes where possible

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Key Aspects of the Bicycle Plan

• Improve visibility and safety of bicyclists on
  downtown streets
• Bike lanes
• Shared lanes
• Accommodate casual bicyclists
• Off-street facilities
• Mid-block facilities
• Comprehensive education program

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Downtown Area of Bicycle Accessibility
Class I Bike Path
Class II Bike Lane
Class III Bike Route
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Colored Pavement for Bike Lanes
Portland
Amsterdam
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Sign Treatments for Right Turns
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Shared Lane Concept
Colored Bike Zone Treatment With Bike and
Chevron Shared Use Stencil and Bike Box
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Off-street/Sidewalk Bicycle Facilities
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Off-street/Sidewalk Bicycle Facilities (con.)
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Mid-block Bike/ Pedestrian Routes
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Possible Off-Street Pedestrian/Bicycle Network
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Bicycle Amenities Downtown

• Bicyclists need a place to park bikes
• Security is paramount
• Bike parking must be convenient
• Solutions
• Bike lockers
• Bike cages
• Bike storage/repair concessions
• Designated secured bike parking in parking
  garages

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Bicycle Amenities Downtown (con.)

• Bicyclists who commute need to change into work
  clothes
• Solutions
• Showers in office buildings
• Agreements with health clubs to use facilities

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Questions for Consideration

• Should bicyclists be allowed to ride on
  designated bikeways or sidewalks?
• Should Salt Lake City use colored
  pavement/markings in traffic lanes?
• What amenities should be offered to bicyclists?

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• Pedestrian Ideas and Concepts
• - Rick Phillips

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Creating a Walkable Downtown
PEDESTRIAN-SUPPORTIVE LAND USE
PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY URBAN DESIGN
MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY
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Where People Walk
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Where People Walk
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Where People Walk
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Walking and Cycling Two Realms
THE GRID
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Walking and Cycling Two Realms

• THE GRID
• A backbone of pedestrian circulation throughout
  Downtown
• The pedestrian / transit connection
• Pedestrians and vehicles are separated
• A monumental pedestrian experience

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Walking and Cycling Two Realms

• THE BLOCK
• Local pedestrian circulation off the grid
• Pedestrians and cyclists are the dominant users
• Pedestrian and vehicular shared space
• An intimate pedestrian experience

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Putting it All Together
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Putting it All Together
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Putting it All Together
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Classifying the Network

• THE GRID
• Arterial Street 500 South
• Sidewalks
• TRAX / Bus Street South Temple
• Sidewalks
• Local / Parking Street 300 South
• Sidewalks and Median Walks

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Classifying the Network

• THE BLOCK
• Minor Street Pierpont
• Sidewalks, Traffic Calming
• Service Streets, Alleys
• Shared Surface, Traffic Calming
• Walkways and Plazas Gallivan Center
• Vehicles Excluded (except emergency)

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Classifying the Network

• BUILDINGS AND DEVELOPMENT
• Enclosed Shopping Malls ZCMI Center
• Climate Control, Vehicles Excluded
• Outdoor Shopping Malls The Gateway
• Shared Surface, Traffic Calming
• Atria and Concourses Rio Grande Depot
• Climate Control, Vehicles Excluded,
  24/7 Public Access

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Questions for Consideration

• 6. What are the top three things you would like
  to see happen to improve the walkability of
  downtown Salt Lake City?
• 7. What factors either could or have discouraged
  you from walking in downtown Salt Lake City?