Westside Bike Mobility Project

Westside Bike Mobility Project

April 24, 2019

Parking Advisory Committee

Presentation Overview

• Review of Strategic Plan and Complete Streets Policies

• Westside Mobility Strategy

Guiding Policy Structure

Strategic Plan

Transportation System Plan Complete Streets Policy

Westside Mobility Strategy

Westside Bike Mobility Project

P o l i c y

2016-2021 Strategic Plan

• Goal 1: Ensure our built environment is one of the safest, most environmentally responsible and well maintained in the Pacific Northwest

• Objective 1.1: Develop and maintain a safe, balanced and innovative transportation system that will meet the needs of future generations

Bicycle Facilities

Bicycle facilities offer separation from traffic for bike riders. These can include protected bike lanes or separate facilities. A

Safety

Roadway design and operations should provide safe and predictable movement for drivers. A complete street will utilize

Crossing Opportunities

Clearly marked crossings create a safe and comfortable environment for people crossing the street by foot, bike, and

Transit

A complete street considers every passenger’s trip from start to finish. Transit stops should provide shelters,

Walking

A complete street should provide a high quality environment where people feel safe walking and have separation from the

Land Use

Complete streets are designed to serve current and future land uses, while land use policies and zoning ordinances should be developed to support complete streets.

The City of Vancouver will provide safe, accessible streets for all users, ages and abilities regardless of

their preferred mode of travel

Benefits of Complete Streets

All Ages and Abilities Facility

Complete Streets Tradeoffs

WMS Balanced Mobility Concept

1. Build the 32nd _{Ave corridor and optimize Mill Plain}

Blvd for freight movement

2. Manage Fourth Plain Blvd and Fruit Valley Rd as

secondary freight corridors; minimize freight on 39th _St

3. Establish Main St as a vibrant, commercial spine of the westside and source of civic identity

4. Be a regional leader and partner for improvements to the I-5 corridor

WMS Key Bike Facility Network Connections

1. Bike lanes on Columbia Street (existing plans) 2. Daniels-Washington bikeway

3. Jefferson/Kauffman/Lincoln corridor 4. F Street/C Street corridor

5. Downtown east-west corridors 6. Mill Plain couplet bike facility

Westside Bike Mobility Project Overview

• Phase 1: Network Analysis – May through November 2018 • Existing Conditions Analysis

• Public Outreach Process

• Phase 2: Corridor Analysis – December 2018 through March 2019 • Route Analysis/Data Collection

• Design Concept Development • Public Outreach Process

• Phase 3: Phased Route Implementation – Future • Design Refinement

Phase 1: Network Analysis

Existing Conditions Analysis:

• Traffic speed and volume counts • Parking utilization studies

• Bike and ped counts

Public outreach values and input process (September through November of 2018): • Presentations to the Arnada, Carter Park,

Esther Short, Fruit Valley, Hough, Lincoln, and Northwest neighborhood associations • Presentations to community stakeholder

groups including the Uptown Village Association, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Stakeholder Group, and the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Alliance

• Open house at Bike Clark County

• Tabling at community events including the farmers market and valet bike

parking and flyer distribution at the Waterfront Grand Opening

• An online open house and survey • Email, print, social media notifications • Postcards, flyers, and posters

Key takeaways from the fall 2018 outreach included: • Develop a network of safe, connected bike

routes, including separated or “protected” bike facilities where necessary, so people feel

comfortable riding

• The Columbia Street, Daniels/Franklin Street, and Lincoln/Kauffman Avenue corridors were identified as preferred routes

• Columbia Street was identified as the route that

Phase 2: Corridor Analysis

• The consultant team incorporated the public outreach process into the analysis of the study corridors to identify which corridors best met the following criteria:

− Access and connectivity − Safety

− Multimodal improvements

Three corridors analyzed and initial design concepts were developed: 1. Columbia Street

• Parking protected bike facility from 6th _{to Mill Plain Blvd}

(parking removal on one side) • Protected bike lanes from Mill

Plain Blvd to 45th _{St (parking} removal on both sides)

Three corridors analyzed and initial design concepts were developed (cont.): 2. Daniels/Franklin

• Neighborhood greenway from 16th _{St to 45}th _St

• Combination neighborhood greenway and protected facilities from 6th

St to 16th _St 3. Lincoln Kauffman

• Lincoln between 39th _{St and Bernie Dr protected bike lanes}

(reallocates shoulder space but no parking removal)

• Kauffman between 13th _{St and 39}th _{St protected bike lanes (parking}

removal on both sides of the street)

Corridor analysis public outreach process (January – March 2019):

• Community events, including “coffee talks” at Boomerang and Latte Da, open house at the Vancouver Housing

Authority, and booth at the Night Market • Online survey

• Postcards to residents on the identified corridors, flyers, and yard signs

Corridor analysis public outreach process (January – March 2019): • Doorhangers to residents on

Columbia Street

• Email, print, and social media notifications

• Articles in the Columbian

• Visits to businesses and homeowners along Columbia Street

Corridor analysis public outreach process (January – March 2019): • Meetings with the Lincoln, Hough, and Carter Park neighborhood

associations, the Uptown Village Association, Vancouver

Neighborhood Alliance, Westside Neighborhood Coalition, Veteran’s Assistance Center

• City Council workshops on February 25th _{and March 25}th_{, and}

information shared during Council communication on March 4th

Corridor analysis public outreach process (January – March 2019):

• Coordination with service providers: • C-TRAN

• USPS

• Waste Connections • Clark County Veterans

Assistance Center

Preliminary results of Phase 2 public outreach include:

• Equally strong support for complete streets facility, preservation of parking, and maintaining look and feel of the neighborhood

• Proposed design concepts were viewed just about equally as being positive and negative for residents

• Residents were very concerned with the potential impacts of removing on-street parking

• There was a strong desire for continued public outreach on the project

Alternate Project Phasing Plan

• Phase 1: Network Analysis – May through November 2018

• Phase 2: Corridor Analysis – December 2018 through March 2019

• Phase 3: Design Refinement and Stakeholder Engagement for Columbia Street Improvements– starting in April 2019

• Phase 4: Phased Route Implementation of Columbia: 2020-2021

Alternate Implementation Approach

• Reschedule repaving of Columbia Street (Mill Plain – Fourth Plain) to 2020 to provide additional time to engage stakeholders and

system users in the design process

• Continue developing pedestrian improvement plans with

stakeholders, including street trees, traffic calming, and pedestrian crossing improvements

Next Steps

• ADA curb ramp upgrades this summer in preparation for resurfacing project in 2020

• Work with project consultant to develop a new public outreach plan • Continue project outreach and design refinement in preparation for

Columbia repaving

– 2020: Mill Plain – 33rd Street

– 2021: 6th _{Street to Mill Plain, 33}rd _{St. and 45}th _St.

Questions and Discussion

Rebecca Kennedy, Long Range Planning Manager

[email protected] or 360-487-7896 Jennifer Campos, Principal Transportation Planner