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Wood and Cortland Neighborhood Greenways Alderman Hopkins – 2nd Ward

Alderman Waguespack – 32nd Ward Mike Amsden, AICP – Assistant Director of Transportation Planning

David Smith, AICP – T.Y. Lin, Project Manager

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

• Presentation – 25 minutes – Complete Streets – What is a Neighborhood Greenway? – Project Background – Design Elements

• General Q/A – 20 minutes • Open House – 45 minutes

– Route Overview – Segment 1: Wood (Milwaukee to Cortland) – Segment 2: Cortland (Damen to Wood) – Segment 3: Cortland (Wood to Ashland)

Agenda

• Accommodate the safety and convenience of all users – Pedestrians, bicyclists, transit, freight, and motorists

• Balances design so that even the most vulnerable users (children, elderly, and persons with disabilities) can travel safely within the public right of way

Chicago Complete Streets Policy

Citywide plan for a world-class network of bike routes that are safe and comfortable for all Chicagoans

• Over 600-mile network of Neighborhood Bike Routes, Crosstown Bike Routes, and Spoke Routes

• Bike facility within ½ mile of every Chicagoan

• Released in 2012

Streets for Cycling Plan 2020

Building a Network

• Residential roadway prioritized for people walking, biking, and living on the street

• Connection to neighborhood destinations

• Pavement markings, signs, and traffic calming to reduce motor vehicle speeds and cut-through traffic

What is a Neighborhood Greenway?

Project Background • Streets for Cycling Plan 2020

– 2012 – North Side CAG

• Wood Street Neighborhood Route – 2014 – Augusta to Milwaukee

• 606 Grand Opening

– June 2015

• Community Task Force Meeting – November 2015

• Wicker Park Committee • Bucktown Community Organization • WPB Chamber • Drummond • Saint Mary and Elizabeth

– Existing Conditions – Design Concepts

• Improve connections for people walking and biking to the Bloomindale Trail, parks, schools, commercial corridors, public transportation, and other neighborhood destinations

• Create a bicycle route for people of all

ages and abilities by utilizing traffic calming, pavement markings, and signs

Project Goals

Data Collection

1700 N. Wood Street Bicycle + Pedestrian Mode Share Weekday (7-9am & 4-6pm): 29% Weekend (noon-2pm): 50% Motor Vehicle Counts (24 hr) AADT: 2,800 14% > 30mph 84% > 20mph

1650 W. Cortland Bicycle + Pedestrian Mode Share Weekday (7-9am & 4-6pm): 24% Weekend (noon-2pm): 31% Motor Vehicle Counts (24 hr) AADT: 5,100 13% > 30mph 69% > 20mph

• Connections to existing and planned bikeways – Wood (Augusta to Milwaukee) – Cortland – Bloomingdale Trail – Milwaukee

• High-comfort alternative route to

Damen and Ashland • Future extension south to UIC/IMD

Segment 1: Wood (Milwaukee to Cortland)

• Existing bike route – Traffic calming – New pavement markings and signs

• Connection to Damen bike lanes

– Pedestrian/bicycle crossing

• Elementary School – Pick-up/Drop-off – Bus operations – Improved pedestrian crossings – Reduce motor vehicle speeds

Segment 2: Cortland (Damen to Wood)

Segment 3: Cortland (Wood to Ashland)

• Existing bike route – Traffic calming – New pavement markings and signs

• Connection to Bloomingdale Trail

– Crossing at Marshfield

• Primary route across the Chicago River

• Commercial land use – Increased sidewalk space

• Public transit

– CTA / Metra

Design Elements: Pavement Markings & Signs

Design Elements: Bike Box

Design Elements: Curb Extensions

Design Elements: Traffic Circles

Design Elements: Raised Crosswalk

Design Elements: Bike Turn Box

Design Elements: Back-In Parking Existing Back-In on Wood Street

Proposed Back-In on Cortland Street

20 MPH Speed Limit

Stop sign for cross-traffic

No stop sign for Greenway

Stop Sign Consolidation

• Proposed at 2 locations • Proposed locations do not meet

federal warrants for stop signs • In conjunction with traffic circles

and/or speed humps

Next Steps

Tonight • General Q/A – 15 minutes • Poster boards • Comment cards

Project Timeline • Spring/Summer 2016

• Review tonight’s feedback • Continue aldermanic coordination • Utility coordination

• Late 2016/early 2017 • Phase II design work

• Summer 2017 • Targeted installation

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