TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Karen Gallagher, Transportation Planner DATE: August 16, 2019
RE: ACHD’s 11th Street Bikeway Concept Study Plan
REQUESTED ACTION: Affirm direction on providing recommendations to ACHD. Project Summary
The 11the Street Bikeway is an important north-south bicycle route that truly is a Ridge to River connection starting at the Boise River and ending at Camel’s Back Park
(approximately 1.6 miles in length). The 11th Street Bikeway has the potential to connect
the following destinations: Boise High School, Downtown Boise, Camel’s Back Park/Foothill trails, and the Greenbelt.
ACHD has three approved plans that include a bikeway designation on 11th Street: The
Downtown Boise Implementation Plan (DBIP), the North Boise Neighborhood Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan and the Bike Master Plan Addendum (February 2018). A partnership opportunity with Boise High School advanced the 11th Street Bikeway
concept study into 2019. The 11th Street Bikeway is currently programmed for
construction in FY2021 per the FY2019-2023 Integrated Five-Year Work Plan (IFYWP) with detailed design in FY2020.
The original bikeway project limits were from Heron Street to the River Street. In January ACHD removed approximately 40% of corridor at the southern end of project (i.e. River Street to State Street). There are standard bike lanes on 11th Street from Myrtle to State
Street.
Project improvements include:
• Bulb-outs, improved street lighting, and enhanced bike/ped crossings at Fort and Hays, with push buttons for bicyclists
• Three-way stop intersections at Franklin & 11th and Washington & 11th • A multiuse path through the Boise High School campus
• Sharrows from Washington to Heron
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Public Outreach
On-line Survey, November 11, 2018:
o 1,016 participants, 92% support a bikeway on 11th Street o Difficult crossings at Fort and Hays
o Concerns with the segment from State to Franklin o Difficult crossings at Front and Myrtle
On-line Survey from July 11 - 25, 2019 and Pop-Up Meetings at 11th & Heron and 11th &
Washington on July 11th:
o 124 participants
o 70% (70 people) support the proposed bicycle treatments
o 29% (36 people) would like the southern project limit to continue further south o 12% (10 people) requested enhanced treatments over those proposed o Respondents identified the following treatments for consideration on the 11th
Street Bikeway:
• Traffic signals or pedestrian hybrid beacons at Fort St and Hays St • Additional all-way stop intersections along the corridor
• Further separation of bike and car traffic through protected bike lanes and/or traffic calming
Discussion Items
The PDS team highlights two topics for discussion: bicycle treatment abutting the YMCA parcel and the southern project limits.
There are bike lanes on 11th Street south of State Street; there are none north of State
Street. There is a higher safety concern for bicyclists on the first part of the block between State Street and the YMCA driveway due to the higher volume of vehicles and the on-street parking that makes it more difficult for drivers to see bicyclists. There are two options: sharrows or bike lanes. Bike lanes require the removal of 6-8 on-street parking spaces.
The PDS teams supports the removal of the on-street parking in order to gain a safer, more comfortable biking facility, which aligns with the TAP initiatives of Safety for All and an All Ages Bike Network. The ACHD team discussed removing the on-street parking as a pilot before constructing the bikeway improvements. Upon further consideration, the PDS team recommends trading the on-street parking for bike lanes as part of the
project’s implementation when the bicyclists will have an improved path through Boise High School.
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The second topic is the southern terminus of the project. There were many public comments during both rounds of public outreach regarding the crossings at Front and Myrtle and the connection to the Pioneer Pathway. Based on this input and
opportunity, the PDS team makes the following recommendations below. Recommendation
1. Include bike lanes north of State Street to the YMCA driveway by removing on-street parking.
2. Support shifting the project’s southern terminus from State Street to River Street, to, an improved connection to the Pioneer Pathway at Myrtle, and Leading Pedestrian Interval traffic signal timing at Front and Myrtle to allow bicyclists (and pedestrians) to start crossing the intersection before drivers.
Note: As part of DBIP, ACHD is in the process of improving the pavement on segments of 11th Street and will be striping standard bike lanes from River to Myrtle
and buffered bike lanes from Front to Main and Bannock to State. Attachments
ACHD Staff Memo to Commission, June 2019 ACHD Summary of Public Comments, July 2019 Map of Proposed Concept Treatments, June 2019
Rebecca W. Arnold, Vice President
Mary May, 1st Vice President
Sara M. Baker, 2nd Vice President
Kent Goldthorpe, Commissioner Jim D. Hansen, Commissioner
Committed to Service
Planning and Programming
August 16, 2019
TO:
Commission, Director, Deputy Directors
FROM:
Brooke Green, Bike and Pedestrian Coordinator
SUBJECT:
11
thSt Bikeway Concept Study Plan Update
Staff Report for the June 19, 2019 Commission Work Session
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Executive Summary
The 11th St Bikeway Study kicked off in December of 2018.
During the June 19th work session, staff
will provide a summary of the current status, proposed concepts, and schedule for the July 11th
mobile workshop.
Facts & Findings
This project was identified in the 2016 North Boise Neighborhood Plan, which recommended bikeways
along 11th Street. This vision was re-affirmed with the adoption of the 2018 Bike Master Plan
Addendum in February 2018, which identified 11th as a critical addition to the low-stress bikeway
network.
ACHD launched an online survey in late November to gather feedback from residents that live in the
vicinity of 11th St. Following the results of the survey, ACHD developed several design options which
will be presented to the public at the mobile workshop on July 11th.
The final document will be presented in the form of a map which will summarize public participation
efforts and identify cost-effective improvements along 11th St to improve its functionality as a bikeway.
Fiscal Implications
Funding for the concept study was approved with the adoption of the FY2019 ACHD Budget by the
Commission on August 24, 2018. Design of the bikeway is scheduled for the fiscal year 2020.
Policy Implications
11th Bikeway is currently programmed for construction in 2021 and approved in the FY 2019-2023
Integrated Five-Year Work Plan (IFYWP), adopted by the ACHD Commission on September 26, 2018.
This concept study and associated public outreach demonstrate ACHD’s continued commitment to the
implementation of the Bike Master Plan and the North Boise Neighborhood Plan.
Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Boise, Idaho
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 30, 2019 Project #:
23327
To: Brooke Green, ACHD and Christy Foltz-Ahlrichs, ACHD
From: Mark Heisinger, EIT, Nick Foster, AICP, and Andy Daleiden, PE Project: 11th Street Bikeway Concept Study
Subject: Draft Concept Pop-Up and Online Survey Summary
This memorandum summarizes public feedback received during the second round of public involvement for the 11th Street Bikeway Concept Study. This round of public involvement collected feedback on the proposed bikeway treatments presented in the draft concept. Public comments were collected through comment sheets submitted during neighborhood pop-up meetings, an online survey, and email correspondence. The online survey was open from July 11, 2019 to July 25, 2019. The
pop-up meetings were held on July 11, 2019 at Camel’s Back Park (3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and in front of
Boise High School (5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.). The online survey had a total of 57 responses, 64 comment sheets were received from the pop-up meetings, and 3 comments were received via email. This memorandum summarizes key findings from the public feedback. The complete survey results are included in Attachment A.
RESPONDENT PROFILE
On both the comment sheets and online survey, the respondents were asked to denote where they lived in relation to the study corridor. As shown in Figure 1, about half of respondents (51%) live on or
near 11th Street, while approximately two thirds (68%) live in the neighborhood.
Figure 1 Responses to "Where do you live?"
23% 28% 18% 33% 0% 0 10 20 30 40 50 I live on 11th Street I live within five blocks of 11th Street I live in the North End I live in Ada County I live outside Ada County
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PUBLIC COMMENT THEMES
The following section summarizes respondents’ support for the concept and common themes gleaned from the responses.
Support of Proposed Treatments
Most respondents, approximately 70%, support the proposed treatments for the 11th Street Bikeway, while most of the rest of the respondents, approximately 17%, are neutral or unsure. Those in support of the treatments agreed that the crossings at Fort Street and Hays Street would greatly increase the safety of the corridor, and that a designated corridor through Boise High School (BHS) would help regional connectivity.
Of the 11% (13 responses) of those that
disagreed with the proposed treatment, most were not opposed to a bikeway on 11th Street. Ten of
the thirteen respondents that disagreed did so because they did not think the proposed treatments were enough (i.e., the sharrows, signage, and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB’s) did not provide enough protection for bicyclists or disagreed with the change in study area). Only three
responses were opposed to having the bikeway on 11th Street.
Respondents who were “not sure” or “neutral” (those who said they agreed and disagreed) about the
proposed treatments, were generally supportive of a bikeway on the corridor, but wanted an expanded study area or different treatments.
Comments on Specific Treatments
The online survey asked respondents to identify which specific proposed treatments that they liked. The multi-use pathway through the BHS campus received the strongest amount of support, with 89% of respondents saying that they liked that treatment. Sharrows received the least amount of support, though most respondents (52%) indicated they liked that treatment. The remainder of the proposed treatments saw the following levels of support:
• Curb bulb-outs and RRFB’s (Fort St and Hays St)– 66% and 74%, respectively
• All-way stop intersections (Franklin St and Washington St) – 68%
• Wayfinding signs and branding (State St to Heron St) – 56% and 54%, respectively
Respondents identified the following treatments for consideration on the 11th Street Bikeway:
35% 35% 5% 6% 12% 5% Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Not Sure Other (Neutral)
Figure 2 Responses to “Do You Agree with the Proposed Treatments?”
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• Traffic signals or pedestrian hybrid beacons at Fort Street and Hays Street
• Additional all-way stop intersections along the corridor
• Further separation of bike and car traffic through protected bike lanes and/or traffic calming
Washington Street to State Street Alternative
Respondents at the pop-up meetingand on the online survey were asked to select a preferred alternative for the bikeway between Washington Street and State Street. As shown in Figure 3, most respondents (74%) would prefer conventional bike lanes to sharrows. Only 4% of respondents do not support bike lanes or sharrows.
General Themes
Respondents also indicated the following themes in the online survey and comment sheets:
• Approximately 29% (36) of all respondents indicated that they would like to see additional
bikeway improvements on 11th Street south of State Street.
• The majority of respondents (67%) who indicated that they live on 11th Street agreed with the
proposed treatments and generally do not want to see changes to 11th Street north of Fort Street, beyond sharrows and signage.
22%
74% 4%
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Sharrows (Alt 1) Conventional Bike Lanes (Alt 2) Neither
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Alternative 1
- Shared Lane Markings (Sharrows) Alternative 2
- Conventional Bike Lanes (requires restricting on-street parking and modifying sidewalk on east side of 11th Street)
Improved lighting - Bulbouts - Improved lighting
DRAFT CONCEPTS
June 2019
Multi-Use PathwayLow Stress Bikeway
