downtown crossing new haven project narrative

8/8/2019 Downtown Crossing New Haven Project Narrative

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Downtown CrossingDowntown CrossingTiger II Capital Grant ApplicationTiger II Capital Grant ApplicationAugust 21, 2010


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Table of Contents

Cover Letter

1. Project Summary

2. Project Description

3. Project BackgroundHistory of Route 34

The Master Plan for Downtown Crossing

The Need for Safe Connectvity

An Approach to Livable Communites

Downtown Crossing & Sustainable Growth

The Critcal Need for TIGER II Funding

Project Partners and Grant Recipient

4. Selection CriteriaPrimary Selecton Criteria

Job Creaton and Economic Stmulus

Secondary Selecton Criteria

5. Benefit Cost Analysis

6. Project ReadinessEnvironmental Approvals

Legislatve ApprovalsState and Local Planning

Technical Feasibility

Financial Feasibility

Federal Wage Rate Certficaton

Economically Distressed Area Determ

Consistency with Pre-Applicaton

List ofTablesTable 1: Use of Funds

Table 2: Checklist of Criteria and Ben

Table 3: Benefit-Cost Analysis Summ

Table 4: Travel Impacts from New Ha

List ofFiguresFigure 1: Project Locus

Figure 2: Project Components

Appendix

Financial Commitment and Leers o

Benefit-Cost Analysis

Categorical Exclusion

Wage Rate Certficaton


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TIGER II Grant Application

Downtown Crossing, New Haven

1. Project Summary

Downtown CrossingProject Type: Road and Bridge

Secondary Project Type: Bicycle and Pedestrian

Locaon: CityofNewHaven,Conneccut Conneccut3rdDistrict,anurban

area

Total Project Cost: $31.7million

TIGER Grant Funds Requested: $21.3million

Non-Federal Match: $10.4million(32.8%oftotalcost)

Economically Distressed Area: Yes

Construcon Start: 2ndQuarter2011

Construcon Compleon: 4thQuarter2012

Primary Point of ContactMichaelPiscitelli,AICP,Director

Transportaon,TracandParkingDepartment

City of New Haven

200OrangeStreet,G3

New Haven, CT 06510

Tel:(203)946-8067Fax:(203)946-8074

[email protected]

Grant Funds, Sources and Uses of

Project Funds (Millions $)

Date Funding Sources

Non-Federal TIGERII Total

Q42010 $10.4 (Total)

$4.9(CTDOT)

$3.0(CTDECD)

$2.0(City)

$.5(Private)

$21.3 $31.7

Percent 32.8% 67.2% 100%

Vision of the Route 34 Corridor with proposed Phase I improvements.


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2. Project DescriptionTheCityofNewHaven(theCity)isrequesng$21.3millioninTIGER

IIfundingaspartofthe$31.7millionrstphaseofinfrastructure

improvementsforDowntownCrossing.Asdescribedinmoredetail

underSecon3,ProjectBackground,DowntownCrossingistheCitys

masterplantoconvertCTRoute34fromalimitedaccesshighwaytourbanboulevardsfromUnionAvenuetotheexisngtheExit3atCollege

Street.

Inthisrstphase,projectelementsinclude(1)conversionofNorth

andSouthFrontageRoadstourbanboulevardswithroad,streetscape,

bicycleandpedestrianenhancements;(2)reconguraonoflocalstreet

connecons;and(3)reconstruconofCollegeStreettogradelevel.All

elementsaredesignedtocitywideCompleteStreetsstandardsandsup-

porttheeconomicdevelopmentofConneccutsgrowinghealthsci-encesindustry.

Therstphasewillprovideinfrastructureimprovementsnecessaryto

iniateshort-andlong-termjobcreaonandtoproceedimmediately

ontherstnewparcelwithinthecorridor,100CollegeStreet,while

posioningthebalanceofthecorridorforfuturedevelopment.

Fromatransportaonperspecve,theserstphaseinfrastructure

improvementshaveindependentulityandareessenaltorelieve

congeson,improvetracowanddramacallyimprovesafetyforvehicular,pedestrianandbicycleaccess.

TheprojectlocusisshownonFigure 1.Specicinfrastructure

improvementsaredescribedhereinandshownonFigure 2.

1. Conversion of North Frontage Road and South Frontage Roads

into urban boulevards. NorthandSouthFrontageRoadswillbe

convertedtourbanboulevardsbynarrowingtravellanes(10-11)

andaddingexclusivebicyclelanes.Fourtracsignalsonthetwo

urbanboulevardswillbeupgradedatCollegeandChurchStreets.

Thenewboulevardswillbeimprovedwithlandscaping,street

lighng,wayndingsigns,transitshelters,curbingandulity

improvements.

2. Reconguraon of local street connecons. Aseriesofmodi-

caonstolocalstreetconneconsareneededtoaccommo-

datetractoandfromtheurbanboulevards.CT34Exits2

and3westboundo-rampswillbeclosedandreplacedwith

streetscapeenhancements.CT34Exits1and2willbemodied

andrelocatedinordertosafelytransionhighwaytractothe

NorthFrontageboulevardatslowertravelspeeds.AccessdrivesfromRoute34willberebuilt.Giventhehighvolumeofpedestri-

ansintheprojectareaandcityasawhole,pedestriancrossings

willbefullyupgradedandconstructedtocityandADAstandards.

3. Reconstrucon of College Street to grade. TheCollegeStreet

BridgeoverCT34willberemoved.Initsplace,theCitywill

reconstructCollegeStreetatgrade.Anewtunnelbeneath

CollegeStreetwillbeconstructedtoallowforvehicularaccess

toYale-NewHavenHospitalparkingandthenew55ParkStreet

medicalsciencesbuildingdrivewaystotheAirRightsGarage.ThenextdevelopmentparcelwithintheCT34right-of-wayis

locatedjustwestofCollegeStreet,at100CollegeStreet.Imme-

diatelyfollowingcompleonoftheseimprovements,thissitewill

bereadyfornewdevelopment.


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FundingforprojectimprovementsislistedinTable 1below.

Table 1: Uses of Funds(Millions $)

Project Component TIGER II Non-Federal Capital

Cost

1. ConvertNorthFrontageRoadandSouthFrontage

Roadintourbanboule-

vards

$9.07 $4.43 $13.5

2. Recongurelocalconnec-

ons

$4.64 $2.26 $6.9

3. ReconstruconofCollege

Streettograde.

$7.59 $3.71 $11.3

Total Cost * $21.3 $10.4 $31.7

*Totalprojectcostincludesthefollowingelements:

Conversionofurbanboulevards

Localroadwayimprovements

ReconstruconofCollegeStreet

ThecostesmatewaspreparedbyParsonsBrinckerhobasedon

ConnDOTcostesmangguidanceandincludesallclearingandgrub-

bing;maintenanceandproteconoftrac;mobilizaon;construconstaking;escalaon;conngencies;incidentals;survey,design,construc-

onadministraon;andrightsofway.

View of the Exisng Route 34 Corridor.


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Downtown Crossing, New HavenFigure 1: Project Locus

Boston, MA Glastonbury, CT

ROUTE 34 DOWNTOWN CROSSINGPROJECT

PROJECT LOCUS

DATE

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DATUM:

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Location of Proposed

ActionPhase 1 Development Parcel

CollegeSt.

ChurchSt.

Amtrak Station

MTA- Metro North Station

Mayor John Destefano, Jr.Shoreline East Station


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3. PROJECT BACKGROUND

History of Route 34Route34isalimitedaccesshighwaylinkingI-91/I-95anddowntown

NewHavenwhichcarriesapproximately75,000vehiclesperday.The

highwayisanunnishedlegacyoftheurbanrenewalarea,whentheOakStreetneighborhoodwasdemolishedtomakewayforRoute34.

Over881householdswererelocatedand350businesseswerecleared

inordertobuildthehighway.TheCitysvibrantneighborhoods,Union

StaonandDowntownwereinstantlyseparatedandcommunity

developmentfoundered.

Inthe1970s,theplantoextendRoute34asalimitedaccesshighway

throughtothesuburbswaspermanentlyabandoned.Today,Route

34eastofthehospitalpresentsaninmidangphysicalandvisual

barrierisolangdowntownfromcityneighborhoodsaswellastheYaleUniversitySchoolofMedicinefromagrowingclusterofspin-oresearch

anddevelopmentrms.

Tohelprebuildthecommunity,DowntownCrossingaddressescomplex

transportaonissuesincludingthediculttransionfromhighwayto

localtracspeeds,dangerousmergecondionsateachoftheexits,

andpedestriansafetyissues,togetherwithalackofcapacitytomeet

futuretracneeds.Indoingso,thisinvestmentintransportaon

infrastructureleveragesbasiceconomicdevelopmentopportunies

intheemergingmedicalsciencesindustryandrestoreslivabilityinthe

innercity.

The Master Plan for Downtown CrossingTheRoute34projectareaisa0.8-miledepressed,6-lanehighway

stubwhichabruptlyterminatesandtransionstractotwoparallel

frontageroads(Figure 1:ProjectLocus).Thethreeexitslocatedat

OrangeStreet(Exit1),CollegeStreet(Exit2),andYorkStreet(Exit3)

carrytractolocalcrossstreets.TheDowntownCrossingmasterplan

callsforthereplacementofRoute34withapairofone-waysurface

urbanboulevardsatgradelevel.Theredesignedroadwayswillprovideatransionzonetoreducetravelspeedpriortoenteringcitystreets.

Theurbanboulevardswillbeexpandedfrom3to4lanesoftracto

meetfuturetracdemand.Newtracsignalsandexit/entryrampswill

beconstructedtoimprovetracowandsafety.Bicyclelaneswillbe

addedoneachoftheurbanboulevards,whichwillbedesignedtomeet

theCitysCompleteStreetspolicy.Enhancedpedestrianconnecons

featuringwidesidewalks,crosswalks,pedestriancrossingsignals,and

landscapingwillimprovesafety.

Oncethehighwayisremoved,thesurplusright-of-waybetweenPark

StreetandUnionAvenuewillconsistofapproximately11acres.This

landwillbedividedintofourparcelsforfuturedevelopment.The

depressedseconoftheexisngexpresswaywillberealignedtocreate

twoundergroundaccessdrivesdesignedtoconveytracdirectlyfrom

thehighwaytostructuredparkingbelownewdevelopmentinthe

corridor.ThustracfromI-91/I-95desnedforthisnewdevelopment

willbedivertedfromthesurfaceroads,reducingtraconthelocal

roadwaysystem.

Historic photo of Route 34 Corridor, 1950s Historic photo of Route 34 Corridor, 1970s


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Inaddion,theexisngbridgeatCollegeStreet,inneedofextensive

repair,willberemoved.CollegeStreetwillthenbereconstructedat

gradeincorporangthedrivewaybelowandreducingmaintenance

costs.

Fromatransitperspecve,NewHavenisamongtheNortheastsbusi-

estciesforcommuterandregionalrail.DowntownCrossingislocated

withinmileoftheCitystwostaons:UnionStaonandStateStreet

Staon.UnionStaon,whichprovidesAmtrakandMTAMetro-North

service,andStateStreetStaon,whichprovidesMTAMetro-Northser-

viceandConneccutShorelineEastservice,collecvelyhandleover2.5

millionpassengersayear.TheMasterPlanforDowntownCrossingcon-

templatesmoderatetohighdensitymixedusedevelopment,whichwill

enhancepedestrianandbicycleaccess,consistentwiththeprinciplesof

transitorienteddevelopment.

Streetscapeimprovements,

includingpocketsofopenspace,

planngs,benchesandlighng,will

enhancethisvibranturbanseng.

SinceRoute34isamajorentry

routetotheCityfromI-91/I-95,

DowntownCrossingwillalsodene

asignaturegatewayentrytothe

Cityfromtheregionalhighway

network.

Whencomplete,theDowntown

Crossingprojectwillimprovere-

gionalandlocaltracmobilityand

safety,stchthecitytogetherwith

newdevelopment,supportashi

tomul-modaltransportaonwithimprovedpedestrianandbicycle

access,supporttransitorienteddevelopmentsurroundingtheCitysrail

staons,andprovidestreetscapeimprovementsthatenhancethedown-

townandthisgatewayentrytoNewHaven.

The Need For Safe ConnectivityConverngtheexisngdepressedhighwaytourbanboulevardsatgrade

levelwillimprovethetransionoftracfromI-91/I-95highwaysto

thelocalroadwaynetwork,reconnectdividedneighborhoods,andre-

establishaconsistentstreetgrid.

Over75,000vehiclespassalongRoute34everydayandthesevehicles

interactatmajorinterseconswiththelargeresidentanddayme

populaonsonbothsidesofthedepressedhighway.Therearemore

than35,000students,facultyandstalocatedatYaleUniversityand

GatewayCommunityCollegeaswellas12,000residentslivingand

workingwithinwalkingdistanceofRoute34.Route34,initsunnished,

barrencondion,isasignicantchallengetotheCity.Theprojects

transportaonimprovementsthereforewillserveasignicantpartof

thedowntownpopulaon,whileenhancinglivabilityandpromong

sustainablegrowth.

Atpresent,highwaytracenterstheCityonRoute34athighspeed

beforemergingabruptlywithslowermovinglocaltrac.Thespeed

ofthistracandthehighvolumeoftrucktraccontributetoa

highnumberofaccidentsinthecorridor.Theprojectimprovements

willintroducetraccalminginamannerconsistentwiththeCitys

CompleteStreetspolicyanddesignmanual.Thisaspectoftheproject

willminimizetracimpactsonneighborhoodsandenhancepedestrian

safety,whichwillinturnreducethenumberofaccidents.

Inaddiontotracowandsafetyimprovementsalongtheurban

boulevards,theprojectwillexpandmul-modalchoicesbyproviding

newbicyclelanesalongtheboulevardsandcreangpedestrian-friendly

cross-townconneconstomajordesnaonsinthedowntown.

ImprovedconneconsatCollegeandChurchStreetswillreinforcedirect

connecvityamongmostoftheCitysmajorcivic,educaonaland

medicalfacilies,includingYaleUniversity,YaleSchoolofMedicineand

Yale-NewHavenHospital,GatewayCommunityCollege,andtheCitys

tworailstaons-UnionStaonandStateStreetStaon.

Route 34 Reconnecng Streets


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Developmentofnewparcelsinthecorridorwillfurtherexpandthe

residenalpopulaonandemploymentwithinthecorridor,creangad-

dionaldemandfortransportaonservices.

Theobjecvesofthisprojectthereforearetoaccommodateroadway

capacitybutalsotoencouragemodeshitotransit,bus/shule,walkingandbiking.Thecorridorisalreadywellservedbyfourbusroutes,aswell

astheYaleShule,thatprovideconneconstodesnaonsthroughout

theCity.

An Approach To Livable CommunitiesTherstphaseimprovementswillestablishtheframeworkoftheCitys

community-scaledurbanboulevardandcorridorredevelopmentwhile

reclaimingthebalanceoftheright-of-wayforfuturedevelopment.The

projectwillservetheareaoftheCitywiththehighestemploymentand

populaondensityaswellasneighborhoodswithspecialpopulaons.

Theimmediateareasurroundingtheprojectcorridorincludessomeof

thehighestdensieswithintheCity.Italsoincludesmanylow-income

residentswithnoaccesstoautomobiles.

NewHavenisanEconomicallyDistressedAreaasdescribedinSecon

6.TheCitysunemploymentratewas8.3%in2008,and11.3%in2009,

whichexceededthenaonalaverageunemploymentrate.Similarly,the

percapitaincomeofNewHavenwasonly76.92%ofthenaonalper

capitaincome.

Asignicantlevelofpublicandstakeholderoutreachstartedin2007

andisongoingtoencouragepublicinvolvement.Stakeholderinter-

views,publicforums,newsleers,andaprojectwebsiteareconnuing

throughouttheproject.Whenimplemented,theprojectwillre-establish

neighborhoodsandreconnecttheurbanfabricimprovingaccessandliv-

abilityforthesepopulaons.

Downtown Crossing & Sustainable GrowthTherstphaseimprovementswillreducerelianceonsingle-occupant

vehicles,providenewandenhancedbicycleandpedestrianaccessibility

andprovideopportuniesformixeduseandtransitorienteddevelop-

mentwithinthecorridor.Thecorridoriswithinconvenientwalkingdis-

tance(approximatelymile)oftheCitystworailstaons,UnionStaon

andStateStreetStaon.Therstphaseimprovementswillcreateup

to11acresofdevelopablelandwithinthewalkabledowntownarea,

whichwillsupporttheCityssustainablegrowthobjecves.

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The Critical Need For Tiger II Funding1. Phase1infrastructureimprovementsarenecessarytoestablishthe

frameworkfortheurbanboulevardsanddevelopmentparcelswhich

areintegraltothemasterplan.

2. Phase1moreoverenablesthedevelopmentof100CollegeStreettoproceedimmediately.Thisdevelopmentwillcreate2,000construc-

onjobsandprovideashort-termeconomicsmulusinaneconomi-

callydistressedarea.

3. Permanentemploymentat100CollegeStreetisesmatedat1,000,

therebyprovidinglong-termemploymentinhightechnologyperma-

nentjobs.Thiswillhavealasngimpactonthenaonaleconomy.

Project Partners and Grant RecipientTheCityofNewHavenisjoinedbyitspartners,theConneccut

DepartmentofTransportaon,theConneccutDepartmentofEconomic

andCommunityDevelopmentandWinstanleyEnterprisesasnancial

supportersofDowntownCrossing.

City of New HavenTheCityofNewHaven($2.0millionnon-

federalcontribuon)willoverseethedesignandconstruconofthe

project.TheCitywillbethegrantrecipientandwillberesponsiblefor

administeringthegrant.TheCityisaCommunityDevelopmentBlock

Grant(CDBG)entlementcommunityandhasaprofessionalsta

responsibleforfederalgrantadministraonandreporngprocedures.

Conneccut Department of Transportaon (ConnDOT)The

ConneccutDepartmentofTransportaon,thestateslead

transportaonagency,willbetheprojectsprimarypartner.ConnDOT

ismakinga$4.9millionnon-federalcontribuonandproviding

technicalassistancewithtracengineering,permingandrightofway

disposion.

Conneccut Department of Economic and Community Development

(DECD)-TheConneccutDepartmentofEconomicandCommunity

Developmentismakinga$3.0millionnon-federalcontribuonandisa

majorpartnerontheeconomicdevelopmentaspectsoftheproject.

Winstanley EnterprisesWinstanleyEnterprisesisthedeveloperofthe

Cityslargestprivatemedicalsciencebuildingsandistheprospecve

developerofthe100CollegeStreetsite.Winstanleyismakinga$0.5

millionnon-federalcontribuontotheproject.

TheCityhasreceivedunequivocalsupportfortheprojectfrommany

communityleadersandregionalagenciesincluding(SeeAppendixfor

supportleers):

TheHonorableSenatorChristopherJ.Dodd

TheHonorableSenatorJosephI.Lieberman TheHonorableRepresentaveRosaL.DeLauro

TheHonorableConneccutSenatorMarnLooney

TheHonorableConneccutSenatorToniHarp

ConneccutUnitedforResearchExcellenceIncorporated

EconomicDevelopmentCorporaonofNewHaven

GreaterNewHavenConvenonandVisitorsBureau

GreaterNewHavenChamberofCommerce

NewHavenOceofSustainability

NewHavenParkingAuthority

RegionalPlanAssociaon REXRegionalXcelleraon

SouthCentralRegionalCouncilofGovernments

TowerOneTowerEast

TownGreenSpecialServicesDistrict

Tri-StateTransportaonCampaign

Yale-NewHavenHospital

YaleUniversity


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4. Selection Criteria

Primary Selection CriteriaThissecondescribeshowtheRoute34rstphaseimprovementsmeet

theTIGERIIprimaryseleconcriteriabyprovidinglongtermbenets,

creangjobs,andgenerangeconomicsmulus.

Long Term OutcomesTherearevesignicantsourcesoflongtermbenetsthatwillresult

fromDowntownCrossing.

State of good repair,

Economiccompeveness,

Livability,

Sustainability,and

Safety.

TheBenet-CostAnalysis(page21)quanedtherstphasebenets

basedonthemethodologyrecommendedbyUSDOT(75CFR30460).

Maintain a State of Good RepairTherstphaseofDowntownCrossingwill:

Improve the condion of exisng transportaon facilies,

Reduce life cycle costs for roadway infrastructure,

Eliminate the need for major rehabilitaon or replacement of the

College Street Bridge, and

Introduce a demand responsive, coordinated trac control systemwith Downtown New Haven.

Improve the condion of exisng transportaon faciliesTherst

phaseimprovementswillreplacetheexisnghighwaystubwithtwo

newurbanboulevards.InterseconsatCollegeandChurchStreetswill

berebuilt.Inaddion,thedeteriorangCollegeStreetBridgewillbere-

placedwithanewllstructureatgradelevel.Anewundergrounddrive-

waywillbeconstructedwhichwillbeconnectedtotheurbanboulevard

bynewon/oramps.Newtracsignalswillbeprovided.

Reduce life cycle costs for roadway infrastructure-Therstphaseof

DowntownCrossingwillpromotetheuseofnon-motorizedtraveland

thiswillresultincostsavingsonthemaintenanceofroadwayinfrastruc-

ture.ThedesignwillreecttheCitysCompleteStreetspolicyanddesign

manual(SeeSafety).

AsdescribedintheBenetCostAnalysis,theprojectisexpectedto

resultinamodeshifrom73.7%singleoccupancyvehiclescurrentlyto

65.5%withtheprojectandthereforetoreducerelianceonautomobiles.

Thisisconsideredaconservaveesmateofmodeshiandtheactual

modeshiisexpectedtobefargreaterastheareablendsintoDown-

townoverme.

Eliminate the need for major rehabilitaon or replacement of the Col-

lege Street Bridge-Theprojecteliminatestheneedformajorrehabili-

taonorreplacementofthestructuralsteelCollegeStreetBridge.Themostrecentinspeconofthebridgeindicatesthatdecienciespertain

mostlytotheconcretebridgedeckwhichisinneedofextensiverehabil-

itaonorcompletereplacement.Thereare12and15gasmainsand

abankof12-4steelconduits.Thevercalclearanceis14-3which

islessthanthe16-6minimumrequirement.Assuch,thiscomponent

hasaninspeconrangof3whichindicatesthatcorrecveaconis

required.

ThescopeofworkfortheDowntownCrossingrstphaseimprovements

includesreplacementoftheexisngbridgewithalower-cost,earth-lled,walledstructure.Likewise,theearth-lledstructureapproach

eliminatestradionalproblemsofbridgemaintenance,ulityaccess,

andbridgevibraon(akeyconcerngiventhesensiviesinmedicallab

environments).

Introduce a demand responsive, coordinated trac control system

with Downtown New HavenTheDowntownCrossingrstphase

improvementsarebeingcoordinatedwithtwoexisngtransportaon

infrastructurereconstruconprojects.TheCityandYale-NewHaven

Hospitalareupgradingthetracsignalsat12intersecons,beginningin


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the4thquarterof2009.Likewise,theCityandtheStateofConneccut

areupgradinganaddionalnineDowntownsignals,justnorthofthe

Route34corridor,beginningin2011.Thesenewsignalsareequipped

withfullycoordinated,demand-responsivecontrollersystems.Thenew

coordinaoncapabiliesaremul-phaseandhelpreducecongeson

andtheoverallnumberoftravellanes.

Strengthen Economic CompetitivenessTheDowntownCrossingprojectwillstrengthenlocalandregional

economiccompevenessandreinforceNewHavensposionasa

globalcenterofinuenceinbiotechnologyandhealthsciences.

NewHavenisposionedatthecenterofalargestatewidebioscience

cluster.InConneccut,bioscienceemploysmorethan18,000people

andspendsmorethan$6billiononoperaonsannuallywithinthe

state.Ofthe52biotechrmsinthestate,39arelocatedinGreaterNewHavenandseveralnewrmsopeneveryyear.ProximitytoYale

University,theYaleSchoolofMedicine,andYale-NewHavenHospital

arekeylocaonaladvantages.NewHavenisaTop10secondarycityfor

venturecapitalnaonwidewith$3billioninprivatecapitalleveraged.

TherstphaseofDowntownCrossingwill:

Increase Land Value,

Increase Short and Long Term Employment Benets,

Posion Development of the Remaining Three Parcels and

Promote Long Term Economic Growth.

Increase Land ValueOneoftheprimaryeconomicbenetsoftherst

phaseimprovementsandtheenreDowntownCrossingprojectis

theincreaseinlandvaluethatwillresultfromthecreaonoffournew

developmentparcelscurrentlywithintheexisnghighwayrightofway.

Thelandvaluewillincreasefrom$0to$47pers.f.whichwouldyieldtax

revenuesandothereconomicbenetstotheCity.Itisesmatedthat

theprojectcouldyieldnettaxrevenuesof$1.434million[Source: Down-

town Crossing, 2007].

Increase Short and Long Term Employment Benets -Therstphase

improvementswillmakepossibletheimmediatedevelopmentof100

CollegeStreet,therstparcelwithintheRoute34corridor.Thissiteis

expectedtoprovideupto1,000newhightechnologypermanentjobs

ina400,000s.f.medicalsciencesfacility.Thisprojectwouldaddtothe

Citysinventoryforthegrowingbio-techocemarketandbolsterthe

Citysposionasanaonalcenterforbiotechnology.ThefacilitywouldlikelybeoccupiedbycompaniesaliatedwithYaleSchoolofMedi-

cinethatwillconnuetogrow,toproduceadvancesinresearchinthis

emergingeld,andtocontributetotheUnitedStatesroleasaworld

leaderinthiseld.

Theseemployeeswouldgenerate$114millioninannualeconomicacv-

ityfromwageearningsofnearly$80million.Thesejobswouldinclude

biomedicalresearchanddevelopmentposionssupporngcungedge

medicalresearch.Basedonemploymentstructuresincomparablere-searchanddevelopmentfacilies,everyPhDresearcherissupportedby

upto10highlyskilledtechnicalsta.Inaddion,supportjobsareavail-

ableforlowincomeworkersanddisadvantagedworkersatamulplier

of1:3foreverybiotechnicalstamember.Thisnewemploymentwould

strengthentheCitysposionasaleaderinthiseld,andcouldresultin

furtherexpansion,hiringandprivatesectorgrowth.Researchwillad-

vancetheknowledgebaseandenabletheUnitedStatestomaintainits

leadershipinthiseld.

Posion Development of the Remaining Three Parcels-Thedevelop-mentoftherstparcelenablesthedevelopmentoftheremainingthree

parcelsintheRoute34Corridor.Thisdevelopmentfurthersupports

NewHavenseconomicrecoveryfromthe2008Recessionandlaysa

foundaonforalargereconomicbase.

AtfullbuildoutoftheDowntownCrossingmasterplan,thefourdevel-

opmentparcelsareexpectedtogeneratemorethan2,000newjobsand

$3.775millioninnettaxrevenues[Source: Downtown Crossing, 2007].

DowntownCrossingbuildsupontheexpansionoftheYaleUniversity

medicaldistrict,whichisimmediatelyadjacenttothecorridor.In2010,


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threemajornewfacilieshavebeenbuiltwithinafewblocksofthe

Route34corridorandarefullyoccupied.[insertweblinks].

The Smilow Cancer Center,whichopened

in2010,furtherexpandsthisclusterof

medicalandbiotechresearch.Thenearly

500,000s.f.buildingincludesinpaentandoutpaenttreatmentcenters,ex-

pandedoperangrooms,diagnosc

imagingservices,radiology,aspecialized

WomensCancerCenterandtheYale-

NewHavenBreastCenter/GYNOncology

Center.

55 Park Street,whichopenedin2010,isa150,000squarefootmedical

lab/ocefacilitywithstreetlevelretailadjacenttothenewSmilowCancerCenter.The$92.8millionfacilityhousesstate-of-the-artclini-

callaboratories,pharmacyservicesandshippingandreceivingforallof

Yale-NewHavenHospital.

2HoweStreetwhichopenedin2010,

containsa53,000squarefootretail/oce

buildingwith24residenalunits.2Howe

StreetistherstbuildingwithinRoute34

toincluderesidenalunits,akeypolicy

iniavefortheCity.

Together,thesethreeprojectsrepresent-

ed$627millioninconstruconspending

andgenerated1,000construconjobs.Theyarenowcontribungupto

$3millioninrevenuetoNewHaven.Goingforward,demandexistsfor

similartypesoffacilieswithinDowntownCrossing.

Promote Long Term Economic GrowthTherstphaseimprovements

andthecompleteDowntownCrossingprojectcontributetolongterm

economicgrowthfortheCityandtheregionbycontribungtoemploy-

mentandstrengtheningNewHavensposionasacenterforbiotech-

nologyandhealthsciences.

YaleUniversityistheCitysleadingemployerwithaworkforceofover

11,000.Yale-NewHavenHospitalwithemploymentof6,500isthesec-

ondlargestemployerinNewHaven.YaleUniversityhasadirectimpact

onConneccutseconomyofover$1billionperyear.AtYale,spendingonsciencresearchexceeds$400millionperyear,fuelingtheregions

world-classbioscienceindustry.Over$1billionincapitalinvestmentsin

thelastveyearshascreatedthousandsofjobsandopportunityforlo-

calbusinessesandcontractors.

InaddionYalehasmadesubstanalinvestmentsindowntownNew

Haven,helpingtorevitalizekeycommercialandresidenaldistricts,

leveragingmillionsofdollarsinaddionalprivateinvestment.(2008

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy).Yale-NewHavenHospitalisthelargesthealthcareproviderinConneccutandaleadinghospital

naonwide.U.S.NewsandWorldReportsannualrankingofthenaons

elitemedicalcenters,namesYale-NewHavenHospitalamongthe21

hospitalsnaonwidethatachievedhighscoresinsixormorespeciales.

Theso-callededsandmedsemploymentsectorhaslongreplaced

tradionalmanufacturingandnowplaysacricalroleinNewHavens

economicbase.AstheBrookings Institutes 2009Q1 MetroMonitor states,

MetroareaslikeNewHavenwithaconcentraonofemploymentin

educaonandhealthcareseemtohavebeenshieldedfromdramacjoblosses.Specializaonistheselessvolaleacviesmayaccountfor

relavelystableperformance.

TheBrookingsInstutesanalysisoffourkeyindicatorsofemployment

andhousingplacedNewHavenamongtheTop20StrongestPerforming

metroareasnaonwide.Ifthistrendconnues,communieslikeNew

Havencouldleadthenaononitswaytorecovery.

2 Howe Street, New Haven, CT

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Enhance LivabilityAsubstanalporonoftheCitysdowntownpopulaonwillbenet

fromtherstphaseimprovementsthroughincreasedmobility,

improvedmul-modalchoice,andameniessuchasstreetscapingthat

willenhanceneighborhoods.TherstphaseofDowntownCrossingwill:

Increase Access to Aordable and Convenient Transportaon, Rebuild a Street Grid and Connect Communies, and

Acvate a Parcipatory Planning Process.

Increase Access to Aordable and Convenient Transportaon-For

nearlyvedecadessincethelandwasclearedfortheunnished

highway,theRoute34corridorcompromisestheurbanfabric,with

severedlocalstreetsanddividedneighborhoods.DowntownCrossing

willrestorecrossstreetsandreconnectneighborhoods.Astherststep

inthislargerscheme,therstphaseimprovementsreconnecttheRoute

34CorridoratCollegeStreetandNorthandSouthFrontageRoads.Therstphaseimprovementswillbridgethecorridor,connecngthe

DwightandHillneighborhoods,DowntownNewHaven,andtheYale-

NewHavenHospital/YaleSchoolofMedicinedistrict.Thiswillincrease

accesstoaordableandconvenienttransportaon,includingtransit,

walkingandbiking.

Over1,600newresidenalunitshavebeenorarebeingconstructed

inthedowntownareainthepastdecade.Moreandmoreresidents

arelivingclosertoworkandthiscontributestothesustainablenature

ofNewHavendevelopments.Creangawalkablecitycenterreduces

congeson,encouragesmul-modalandintermodalconnecvity,and

greatlyenhancesthequalityoflife.

Rebuild a Street Grid and Connect Communies-TheYale-NewHaven

Hospital/YaleSchoolofMedicinecommunieswillalsobenetfrom

therstphaseimprovementsandtheRoute34Corridor.Asnotedinthe

UnionStaonMedicalDistrictConceptPlan,(DavisBrodyBond,2006),

parkingconsumes30%oflandareainthemedicaldistrict,ascompared

with12%inCambridge,Massachuses.Theauthorshavenotedthat

thisareaisanincoherentmazeofstreetsandsuper-blockswhichcon-

strictbothpedestrianandvehicularmovement.Theplanalsonotes

thatwalkingfromthestaontodowntownorthemedicaldistrictis

acircuitousanduninvingtrekpastvacantsitesandparkinglots.The

City,YaleUniversity,andYale-NewHavenHospitalareamongthelargest

landownersintheareaandallparesareworkingtorestorealogical,

walkablestreetgrid.

AsshownonFigure2,connecvitywillbereinforcedandre-established

withintheprojectareaandwillextendtotheadjacentdowntown,

medicaldistrict,anduniversityaswellasmanyadjacentneighborhoods

andbusinesses.Theprojectwilldeveloplandwithinthehighwayright

ofway,restoreamajordivisionintheurbanfabric,establishcrosstown

connecons,andconnectneighborhoodswiththeCitysmajorcivil,in-

stuonalandculturalfacilies.Improvedconnecvitywiththeproject

improvementswillalsoimproveemergencyaccesstoYaleNewHavenHospital.

Acvate a Parcipatory Planning ProcessTheprojectisbeingcoor-

dinatedwithlocallanduseplanningandhasencouragedcommunity

parcipaon.Cityiniaves,suchastheCompleteStreetspolicyand

transit-orienteddevelopmentarebeingintegratedinthedesign.

Theprojectisacvelyencouragingpublicandstakeholderinvolvement.

TherstpublicmeengsforDowntownCrossingwereheldin2007.

Then,in2008,MayorJohnDeStefano,Jr.reachedouttoneighborhoodsacrosstheCityandpresentedDowntownCrossinginwell-aended

libraryroomsengs.InJune,2010,amajorcommunitymeengwas

heldattheNewHavenFreePublicLibrary.

Thesessionwaswellaendedwithlively

discussionofelementsofthedesign,

pedestrianandbicycleaccessibility,and

opportuniesforsustainabledevelop-

ment.Stakeholderinterviewswilltake

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beingestablishedandquarterlynewsleerswillbedistributed.[http://

www.cityofnewhaven.com/CityPlan/Route34East.asp].

Promote SustainabilityConsistentwithCitypolicyandundertheguidanceofournewOce

ofSustainability,theprojectwillcontributetoreducedgreenhousegasemissionsandenergyindependence.TherstphaseofDowntown

Crossing will:

Reduce congeson to improve air quality,

Promote transit-oriented development, and

Encourage a mode shi to non-motorized transportaon

Reduce congeson to improve air quality-Formorethan10years,the

CityofNewHavenhasbeenaleaderwithinConneccutinconserving

energyandprotecngtheenvironment(New Haven Energy Conservation).

NewHavenwasamongtherstmunicipaliesinthestatetobecomeamemberofICLEICiesforClimateProtecon,completeagreenhouse

gasinventory,anddraalocalaconplan.Localiniavesinclude

installaonofreal-meenergymonitoringandcontrolsinmorethan

90municipalbuildingsandreplacementofthecitysroadwaylighng

systemtoincreaseenergyeciency.Asatestamenttothecommunity-

widecommitmenttoasustainablefuture,NewHavenishometothe

secondhighestnumberofLEEDceredbuildingsinNewEngland,aer

Boston.Inthemedicaldistrict,theSmilowCancerCenterand2Howe

StreetareLEEDcered.Thenew55ParkStreetbuildingisataLEED

GoldStandard.

BasedontheairqualityanalysiscompletedforthePhase1improve-

mentsCategoricalExclusion(seeAppendix),theseimprovementswould

notresultinanincreaseinairqualityimpacts,eventhoughtripswillbe

addedoverme.

Promote transit-oriented development-TheCitystransit-oriented

developmentiniavefocusesonredevelopingthemileareaadjacent

toUnionStaonandStateStreetStaonasdense,walkable,mixed-useareasthatextendtodowntownandtheRoute34Corridor.Commuters

willbeabletotraveltoworkbyAmtrak,ShorelineEastorMTAMetro-

NorthRailroadandthenwalkortakeashulebusfromthestaonto

theirplaceofemployment.DowntownCrossingisbeingdesignedbased

ontheprinciplesoftransit-orienteddevelopmentwithcompactmixed

usedevelopmentthatpromoteswalkingandprovidesforbicycleaccess.

Inshort,theprojectwillcreateawalkableenvironmentthatreinforceslinkagesbyprovidingwidesidewalks,crosswalks,pedestriancrossing

signals,landscapingandacvestreetleveldevelopment.Withalarge

andgrowingresidentpopulaonlivingindowntown,manynewemploy-

eeswillneverownorneedacar.

Toenhancetransportaonoponsatthemedicaldistrict,bothYale

UniversityandYale-NewHavenHospitalsupplementpublicbusservice

withemployee/aliateshulestobothtrainstaons.TheCitymanages

parkinginthemedicaldistrictthroughaninnovavezoningtoolanoverallparkingplan.Medicaldistrictusersarerequiredtomanagetheir

parkingneedsandencouragedemandmanagementthroughridematch-

ing,subsidizedtransit,bicycleamenies,bicyclestorage,andshower

facilies.

Encourage a mode shi to non-motorized transportaonTheproject

improvements,includingchangesindevelopmentpaerns,thecreaon

oftheurbanboulevards,andimplementaonoftheCitysComplete

Streetspolicy,willencourageamodeshitonon-motorizedtransporta-

on.

Itisconservavelyesmatedthattheprojectimprovementswillresult

inashifrom73.7%singleoccupancyvehiclesto65.5%.Comparedwith

thetenlargestciesinNewEngland,NewHavenalreadyhasthehigh-

estpercentageofcommuterswhowalktowork(13.6%)andusenon-

motorizedtransportaon(15.5%),accordingtothe2000USCensus.By

enhancingsafepedestrianandbicyclemobility,theprojectisexpected

toboostthenumberofcommuterschoosingnon-motorizedtransporta-

on.
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NewHavenhasalargernumberofdowntownresidentsthanmany

largerbusiness-centeredcies,andthisnumberisexpectedtogrow

signicantlywiththeexpansionofemploymentatDowntownCrossing.

Over1,000newresidenalunitscameonlinewithinthepastveyears

andanother611areunderconstrucon-allwithinwalkingdistanceof

themedicaldistrict.Thenewmixedusehighriseat360 State Street, across

fromStateStreetStaon,includesmixedincomehousingandstreet-levelstoresandiswinningnaonalrecognionforitssustainabledesign.

Dramatically Enhance SafetyDuetothehighnumberandseverityofaccidentsoncitystreets,the

Citypartneredwithmanycommunityorganizaonstodevelopthe

award-winningStreetSmartstracsafetycampaign.Thecampaign

includescommunityparcipaonprograms(eg-SmartDriverpledges),

enforcementdriveswiththeNewHavenPoliceDepartment(ckengis

up35%)andphysicalimprovementprogramsdirectedbyanewCom-pleteStreetsdesignmanual.

AsDowntownCrossingwillconnuetobeamajordevelopmentdistrict

fortheCity,privateandpublicinterestsareengagedtoaddresstrac

safety.Withthatinmind,therstphaseofDowntownCrossingwill:

Reduce the number of accidents by improving trac paerns and

reconguring dicult intersecons and merges,

Remove vehicles from the surface roadways, and

Redesign the Route 34 Corridor based on the Citys Complete

Streets policy.

Reduce the number of accidents by improving trac paerns

reconguring dicult intersecons and merges-Inthecurrent

condion,thegrade-separatedandhigh-speedexpresswaytransions

abruptlytolocalCitystreetsandhasresultedinasignicantnumber

ofcrashesandfatalies.In2008alone,eightofthetop30crash

interseconscitywidewerelocatedontheRoute34corridor.There

were45crashesrecordedatCollegeStreetandNorth/SouthFrontage

Road,includingonewhichkilledabiotechscienstwalkingbetweena

researchlabandtheYaleSchoolofMedicine.

ThedevelopmentteamismakingphysicalchangestoRoute34toreduce

approachandtravelspeeds,adjustsignalsmingtoenhancepedestrian

crossing,andreducethewidthoftravellanes.

SafetyimprovementsincludetheredesignoftheinterseconofNorth

FrontageRoadandCollegeStreet.TheredesignofNorthandSouth

FrontageRoadsintegratessafetyimprovementsincludingbicyclelanesandpedestrianfacilies.

Withthedevelopmentoftherstphase,theremovaloftwoexitswill

alsoimprovesafetybyreducingthenumberofmergesanddecision

pointswithinthiscongestedarea.Traccalmingmeasurestoreduce

vehiclespeedsandincreasedriveraenvenessincludeintersecons

withwidersidewalksandcrosswalks,improvedtracsignalswitha

pedestriancrossingcycle,andcurbextensionsthatreducepedestrian

crossingdistances.Theseimprovementsareexpectedtoreduceboththenumberandseverityofaccidents.

Remove vehicles from the surface roadways-Acentraldrivewhichwill

channeltracdesnedfornewdevelopmentintheRoute34corridor.

Thiswillremoveaconsiderablenumberofvehiclesfromtheurbanbou-

levards.ThisincludesheavytrucktracdesnedforYale-NewHaven

Hospital.

Redesign the Route 34 Corridor based on the Citys Complete Streets

policy-TheplanfortheoveralldevelopmentofDowntownCrossingreliesprimarilyonsafercompletestreets,consistentwiththeCitys

policy.The City of New Havens Complete Streets Design Manual(DraMarch

2010)providesguidelinesfordevelopingandpromongasafe,context-

sensivetransportaonnetworkthatservesallusersandintegratesthe

planninganddesignofcompletestreetsthatfosteralivable,sustainable

andeconomicallyvibrantcommunity.TheCompleteStreetsprogram

providesachoiceoftransportaonopons,provideconnecvitybe-

tweendesnaonsandtravelmodes,andaredesignedtorespectthe

surroundingcontext.TheaccompanyingDesignManualincludesstan-

darddetailsforwidenedsidewalks,enhancedcrosswalksandpedestrian
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refuges,surfacetreatmentsandpavementmarkings,raisedmedians,

improvedbusstopplacement,traccalmingmeasures,dedicatedbi-

cyclelanes,andtreatmentsfordisabledtravelers.

Table 2: Checklist of Criteria and Benets

Criteria BenetState of good

repair

Improvethecondionofexisngtrans-

portaonfacilies

Reducelifecyclecostsforroadwayinfra-

structure

Eliminatetheneedformajorrehabilita-

onorreplacementoftheCollegeStreet

Bridge

Introduceademandresponsive,coordi-

natedtraccontrolsystemwithDown-

town New Haven

Economiccom-

peveness

IncreaseLandValue

IncreaseShortandLongTermEmploy-

mentBenets

PosionDevelopmentoftheRemaining

ThreeParcels

PromoteLongTermEconomicGrowth

Livability IncreaseAccesstoAordableandConve-

nientTransportaon

RebuildaStreetGridandConnectCom-munies

AcvateaParcipatoryPlanningProcess

Sustainability Reducecongesontoimproveairquality

Promotetransit-orienteddevelopment

Encourageashitonon-motorizedtrans-

portaon

Safety Reducethenumberofaccidentsbyim-

provingtracpaernsandreconguring

dicultinterseconsandmerges

Removevehiclesfromthesurfaceroad-

ways

RedesigntheRoute34Corridorbasedon

theCitysCompleteStreetspolicy

Job Creation & Economic StimulusComplengthePhase1ofinfrastructureimprovementsatDowntown

Crossingwillmakepossibletheimmediatedevelopmentof100College

Street,therstparcelwithintheRoute34corridor.Specically,therst

phaseimprovementswill:

Promote short and long-term creaon of jobs

Promote long term economic growth Create opportunies for low-income and disadvantaged workers

Promote short and long-term creaon of jobsThe100CollegeStreet

projectcouldcreatenearly1,000permanentjobsatallskilllevelsand

generatemorethan$113millionindirectandindirectspendingover

thenextthreeyears,basedontheStateofConneccutsREMImodel.In

addion,construconacvieswillgeneratenearly2,000construcon

jobsandcontribute$184millionindirectandindirectspending.This

increaseinemploymentwouldbeinnewjobsandnewcompanies,not

jobsshiedfromanotherlocaon.

Promote long term economic growthThecreaonoffournew

developmentparcelswithimmediateproximitytoYaleUniversity,

YaleSchoolofMedicine,andYale-NewHavenHospitalwillopenup

opportuniestoexpandandstrengthenNewHavensposionasa

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Create opportunies for low-income and disadvantaged workers

TheCityhasworkedextensivelywithvariouspublicsectoragencies

toreversethecourseofinnercitypoverty.NewHavenisafederally-

designatedCDBG,EmpowermentZone,andHUDMoving-to-Work

community.TheCityisalsoastate-designatedDistressedMunicipality

asdescribedabove,anEnterpriseZone,andaFederalNeighborhood

StabilizaonEntlementCommunity.Sll,NewHavenisrankedsecondontheStateofConneccuts2009listofDistressedMunicipaliesand

muchmoreneedstobedone.

AsreportedinthesecononEconomicallyDistressedAreas,New

Havensunemploymentrateisabovethenaonalaverage.

Therstphaseimprovementspromotethecreaonofjobopportunies

forlow-incomeworkersandprovideopportuniesforsmallbusiness

anddisadvantagedbusinessenterprises.

TheCityofNewHavensphilosophyistocompeteeecvelyin

theglobaleconomywithjobladderopportuniesforeverycizen,

includingwomen,minoriesandthedisadvantaged.Throughthe

CitysCommissiononEqualOpportunies(CEO),theCityhasa

proventrackrecordofsuccess.TheCEOoperatestheMiller-Pearson

CareerDevelopmentSchool,theonlyfullmepre-apprencetraining

schoolintheregion,whichprovidestrainingwithvetradeunions.

Theseprogramshavecreatedmorethan500jobsin2008,over100

construconjobsforNewHavenresidentslivinginpublichousing,and

morethan2,800schoolconstruconjobsforresidentsoverthelastfouryears.Thesejobshaveresultedinover$2millioninwagepaymentsto

programgraduates.

TheCityalsohasadoptedaSmallConstruconBusinessOpportunity

programforsmall(SBE),minority(MBE)andwomen(WBE)parcipaon

inCity-fundedconstruconcontracts.Over150companiesarenow

registeredintheprogramwith$27millioninschoolconstruconsub-

contractsand$15millioninnon-schoolcontractsawardedsince2002.

ThroughapartnershipwiththeUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,

theCityisnowworkingtocerfycontractorsinthisemergingeld.

TheCitypromotestheimplementaonofbestpraccesconsistentwith

civilrightsandequalopportunitylawstoensurethatallindividuals

benetfromtheRecoveryAct.Inaddion,theprocurementplanislikely

tocreatefollow-onjobsandeconomicsmulusformanufacturersand

suppliersthatsupporttheconstruconindustry.

Secondary Selection CriteriaInnovationTheconversionofRoute34isaninnovavewaytoaddressthesafety,

livabilityandeconomicdevelopmentneedsofthecommunity.The

projectdemonstrateshowecienciescanbegainedthroughtheuse

offullyintegrated,demandresponsivetraccontrolsystemstoreduce

travelspeedandsllaccommodatethecapacityneedsofDowntown

environment.

Asamaerofcitywidepriority,DowntownCrossingwillbedesigned

forconsistencywiththeCitysCompleteStreetspolicy.Thepolicycalls

forsharedstreetsforallusersevenincomplexurbanenvironments.

Giventhehighdemandforbike/pedestrianaccess,theplanincludes

(1)exclusivephasepedestriansignals;(2)dedicatedbikelanesand

bikeboxes;(3)streetscapingand(4)widesidewalkstoenhancethe

pedestrianexperience.Inordertofacilitatetheshitonon-motorized

modes,theCitywilldeployadvancedsignalandtraccontrol

technologiestomanagetracowandopmizelaneassignments.

Theseleconofappropriateadvancedtechnologyfortracsignalswas

basedonourmajoriniavetoenhancetracoperaonsandmonitor

incidentsforreducingcongeson,increasesafety,monitoringconstruc-

ontracmanagement,andexpedinggoodsmovementthroughout

theCity.Coordinatedsystemsreduceairpolluonfromtracbyap-

proximately10-15%onaverage(VHB,Inc.)

Similarly,theuseofvideovehicledeteconandincidentmanagement

camerasystemtechnologiesarenowpartoftheCitysstandarddesign

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dentmanagementcamerain2003,andsincethentheCityhasinstalled,

operated,andmaintainedtheequipmentatmanyintersecons,which

werereconstructedundertheFederalandStateSurfaceTransportaon

Programfunds.

TheinstallaonofvideodeteconatCityinterseconshasprovenvery

eecvetoprovideexibleandnon-intrusivemulple-vehicledeteconzones.TheCityhastheabilitytoremotelyandconnuouslymonitor

interseconoperaonforaddressingcongeson,andtracinforma-

ondisseminaontoopmizetracsignalmingformostfavorable

performance.Likewise,theuseofvideodeteconhasalsoallowedthe

Citytoenhancetracsystemfunconalityanddeveloplogicprogram

forobtainingaMeasureofEecveness(Reducedelays,congeson,fuel

consumpon,andairpollutant)ateachlocaon.

PartnershipAsstatedinSecon1,non-federalfundingforthisprojectisaggregated

fromfoursourcesandtotals$10.4million.Thisrepresents32.8%ofthe

projectbudget.

TheCityofNewHaven,astheapplicantandprojectmanager,iscommit-

ng$2.0millioninlocalcapitalfundingtowardtheproject.

ThiscontribuonismatchedbytwocontribuonsbytheStateofCon-

neccut.TheDepartmentofEconomicandCommunityDevelopmentis

makingavailable$3.0millionineconomicdevelopmentbondauthority

andtheDepartmentofTransportaonismakingavailable$4.9millionininfrastructurebonds.AstheCityandStatecollaborateonahostof

projects,thelevelofcommitmenttothisprojectsigniesitsimportance

fromatransportaonandeconomicdevelopmentperspecve.

Finally,WinstanleyEnterprises,aprivatedevelopmentcompany,is

invesng$.5million.Thecompanyhasdevelopedaclusterofbiotech

relatedcompaniesinNewHavenandistheprospecvedeveloperof

100CollegeStreetaspartofaseparateproject.

Outsideofthisproject,theCityiscoordinangDowntownCrossingwith

anumberoflargeprojectsaroundthesite.Theseprojectsinclude:

GatewayCommunityCollege-$140milliondevelopmentofanew

campusnowunderconstruconalongthenortheastcornerofthe

projectsite.

Interstate95NewHavenCrossingCorridorImprovementProgram-$2.2

billionprojectnowunderconstrucontoexpandtheregionalhighwaysystemalongtheeastsideofthesite.ThedesignteamforDowntown

CrossingisworkingcloselywithConneccutDOTtoensurecoordinaon

oftheimprovements.

MedicalDistrictPlan-$40millionplantofurtherreconnectthe

streetgridandconvertsurfaceparkingtoamedical-relatedmixed

usecommunityalongthesoutheastcornerofthesite.Aspartof

theDowntownCrossingmasterplan,anewstreetsegmentwillbe

introducedconnecngTempleStreettoRoute34aswell.

UnionStaonTransitOrientedDevelopment-$200millionplanto

expandUnionStaonwithamixoftransitorienteduses.Theproject

includesneartermexpansionofcommuterparkingandremerchandising

ofthelandmarkstaonbuilding.

Jurisdictional & Stakeholder CollaborationTheCity,State,MPOandtheirpartnershavebeenworkingonthe

projectplansince2007.TheYaleSchoolofMedicineandYaleNew

HavenHospitalareacveparcipantsinthisproject.Asevidencedbythemanyleersreceived,whichareincludedinthefollowingweblink:

hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/EconomicDevelopment/ARRA/.The

projectisalsosupportedbyawiderangeofparesinbusiness,govern-

mentandcommunityservices.

Disciplinary IntegrationOneoftheprimaryobjecvesofDowntownCrossingistorestoreneigh-

borhoodsandimprovelivabilitywithintheRoute34corridoranddown-

townNewHaven.Theprojectisengagingcizensinstakeholderinter-

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viewsandpublicmeengs,withmoretobescheduledastheproject

progresses.Non-transportaonpublicagencieswillbeinvitedtoparci-

pateinthesesessionswhichwillprovideinputtothedesignteam.

5. Benefit-Cost AnalysisABenet-CostAnalysiswasconductedfortheNewHavenDowntownCrossingasofAugust2010.Theanalysiswasconductedinaccordance

withthebenet-costmethodologyasrecommendedbytheUSDOT

intheFederalRegister(75FR30460).TheBenet-CostAnalysiswas

preparedbyParsonsBrinckerho.ApeerreviewconductedbyEconsult

Corporaonconcludedthatthe..costbenetanalysisisprofessionally

andappropriatelyundertakenandtheresultsgeneratedbytheanalysis

arevalidandreasonable.ThefullBenet-CostAnalysisandthepeer

reviewareprovidedintheAppendix.

Benets Exceed Costs by 3.5:1

TheBenet-CostAnalysisshowsthattheancipatedquanable

benetsfromDowntownCrossingexceedtheirancipatedcostsby

araoofmorethan3.5:1(Table 3).Witha7percentdiscountrate,

theproposedinvestmentsyieldanetpresentvalueof$66.4million,

whichprovidesaneconomicrateofreturnof18.5percent.Thetravel

impactsoftheproject(Table 4)indicateadramacdecreaseinauto

vehiclemilestraveledperyear(-1.3millionVMT/year),andcomparable

increasesintransit(+537millionpassengertrips/year),walking(599,000

trips/year),andbiking(631,000ps/year).Itisimportanttonotethat,asdescribedintheAppendix,thisanalysisdoesnotincludeallofthe

potenalbenetsthathighwayinvestmentswillcontributetothe

region,whichwouldfurtherincreasethebenetsinrelaontothe

costs.Thevalueofprovidinganewurbanboulevardthatwillspur

economicdevelopmentandreduceautodependenceissubstanal.

Thisimprovesthequalityoflifeforresidentsandallowsforconnued

economicgrowthoftheregion.

AsshowninTable3anddescribedintheAppendix,keyelementsofthe

Benet-CostAnalysisforthePhase1improvementsaresummarized

below:

State of Good Repair

Life Cycle Cost Savings: DowntownCrossingproduceslifecyclecost

savingsbecausethereareannualoperaonsandmaintenancecost

savingsassociatedwiththereplacementoftheCollegeStreetbridge

withallstructure. Reducons in Pavement Damage: SinceDowntownCrossingis

expectedtocauseanetreduconinvehiclemilestraveled(VMT),

pavementdamagecausedbyautomobilestravelingontheroadway

willbereduced.Overall,roadwaysystemwillremaininbeerrepair.

Economic Compeveness

Land Value Increases:Initsexisngstate,therstdevelopment

parcelasvacant,undevelopablelandzonedforright-of-wayusehas

aneconomicvaluetosocietyof$0persquarefoot.Theincreasein

thevalueoftherstdevelopmentparcelwasesmatedbasedon

18comparablelandsalesandappraisalsbetween2000and2009.

Accordingtothisanalysis,theaveragepriceoflandwas$47.00per

squarefoot.

Reducons in Vehicle Operang Costs:TheDowntownCrossing

Phase1investmentswouldreducevehicleoperangandownership

costsbecausethechangesintheinfrastructureandsubsequent

developmentwouldreducesingle-occupancyvehicletravel.

Livability Benets Acve Life Benets: TheDowntownCrossingPhase1improvements

areexpectedtochangethemodalsplitbyincreasingthenumber

ofwalkingandbikingtrips.Again,themodalsplitchangesare

expectedasaresultofchangesindevelopmentpaerns,transit-

orienteddevelopment,andthecreaonofanewurbanboulevard.

Individualandsocietalbenetsareassociatedwithphysicalacvity.

Forindividuals,increasesinphysicalacvityarelinkedtoimproved

health.Societalbenetsincludereducedcostsofsubsidizedmedical

care,emergencyroomvisits,andmarginalreduconsinhealth

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Noise Polluon: ReduconsinVMTwillcreateamorelivableenvi-

ronmentbycreangreduconsinnoisepolluon.

Environmental Sustainability Benets

TheDowntownCrossingPhase1improvementswillcreate

environmentalandsustainabilitybenetsbyreducingairandnoise

polluonassociatedwithautomobiletravel.Sixemissionswereidenedforwhichbenetsweremeasuredandmonezed:carbon

monoxide,nitrousoxide,parculatemaer,sulfurdioxide,volale

organiccompounds,andcarbondioxide.

Safety Benets

Accident Cost Savings:ReduconsinVehicleMilesTraveled(VMT)

lowertheincidenceoftracaccidents.Thecostsavingsfromreducing

thenumberofaccidentsincludedirectsavings(e.g.,reducedpersonal

medicalexpenses,lostwages,andlowerindividualinsurancepremiums)

aswellassignicantavoidedcoststosociety(e.g.,secondpartymedical

andligaonfees,emergencyresponsecosts,incidentcongesoncosts,

andligaoncosts).

Costs

TheBenet-CostAnalysisusesprojectcoststhathavebeenesmated

fortheDowntownCrossingPhase1Improvementsonanannualbasis.

Allcostswereexpressedinreal2010dollars.

Capital Costs:Inialprojectinvestmentincludesengineeringandde-

sign,construcon,acquisionofright-of-way,vehicles,othercapitalinvestments,andconngencyfactors.Theseincludecostsbeginning

in2012andendingin2013.Thefacilitywillbeoperaonalin2013.

Operaons and Maintenance Costs:Theannualcostofoperang

andmaintainingtheproposedllstructurefacilitywereincludedin

thisanalysis.TheseO&Mcostswerecomparedagainsttheexisng

highwaybridgestructure,andthenetcostswerecalculatedand

usedforthebenet-costanalysis.

Table 3: Benet-Cost Anaylsis Summary

NetPresentValue(2010$)for2016-2055

DiscountRate 7%

TotalBenets $92,863,706

Total Costs $26,480,431NetPresentValue $66,383,275

EconomicRateofReturn 18.5%

Benet-CostRao 3.5

State of Good Repair Benet

ReducedPavementDamage $257,120

LifeCycleCostSavings(O&M) $1,148,412

Total $1,405,532

EconomicCompeveness Benet

LandValueIncreases $3,879,661

ReducedPassengerO&MCosts-Fuel $27,517,374

ReducedPassengerO&MCosts-Non-Fuel $26,521,866

OilImportCostsSavings $2,884,854

Total $60,803,755

LivabilityBenets Benet

CyclingHealthBenets $598,679

WalkingHealthBenets $4,760,933

NoiseReduconBenets $202,457

Total $5,562,068

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(Table 3 Connued)

EnvironmentalSustainabilityBenets Benet

CarbonMonoxideSavings

NitrusOxideSavings $277,986

ParculateMaerSavings $1,407,031

SulfurDioxideSavings $14,101

VolaleOrganicCompoundSavings $98,982

CarbonDioxideSavings $3,019,486

Total $4,817,586

SafetyBenets Benet

FatalityReducons $12,134,338

InjuryReducons $8,042,115

PropertyDamageReducons $98,311

Total $20,274,764

Capital Costs Cost

Construcon $14,183,509

Design $283,670

MinorItems/Conngency $3,545,877

OtherSoCosts $5,965,646

OtherCosts $2,501,728

Total $26,480,431

OtherCosts Cost

Operaons&Maintenance(incl.lifecyclecost

benets)

Total

Table 4: Travel Impacts from New Haven Downtown Crossing

Category Cumulave 2014-2053 Change Per Year

AutoVehicleMiles

Traveled

-960.6millionVMT -24.0millionVMT/yr

Transit Passenger

Trips

+33.5millionpassenger

trips

+838,000pass.-trips/

yrWalkingTrips +59.6milliontrips +1.5milliontrips/yr

Bicycling Trips +9.5milliontrips +237,000trips/yr

WalkingMiles +44.7millionperson-

miles

+1.1millionperson-

miles/yr

Bicycling Miles +14.2millionperson-

miles

+355,000miles/yr

6. Project Readiness

Environmental ApprovalsTheNaonalEnvironmentalPolicyAct(NEPA)processforDowntown

Crossingrstphaseimprovementsissubstanallycomplete.Inmeet-

ingsheldtoassesstheenvironmentalreviewrequirementsforthe

project,ConnDOTandFHWAconcurredthattheprojectwouldqualify

foraCategoricalExclusion.ACategoricalExclusionfortherstphase

improvementshasbeensubmied(August2010)whichdocumentsthat

theDowntownCrossingprojectwillnotsignicantlyimpactthenatural

orbuiltenvironment.(seeAppendix).TheCategoricalExclusionisbeing

reviewedbyFHWAandConnDOTandafavorabledecisionisexpectedin

thethirdorfourthquarterof2010.Nofurtherenvironmentalapprovals

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Legislative ApprovalsThefollowinglegislaveapprovalshavebeenobtainedforthisproject:

1. FFY2010-2013TransportaonImprovementPlan.TheSouthCentral

RegionalCouncilofGovernmentsapprovedthisprojectandincorpo-

ratedaspartofAmendment#8onJuly28,2010.TheMPOrefer-

ence#isSCRCOG#2010-A8-6.

2. ConveyanceAct.TheConneccutStateLegislatureauthorizedcon-

veyanceofthesurplusright-of-wayat100CollegeStreetaspartof

conveyancebill#501intheJuneSpecialSession,2010.

State and Local PlanningTheDowntownCrossingprojectisspecicallyreferencedinthestates

MasterTransportaonPlan,whichestablishesaframeworkforplanningforfuturetransportaonimprovements.Theseplanshavegenerated

morespecicacons,leadingtotheprojectbeinglistedintheTrans-

portaonImprovementProgram.Theoverallprojectandtherstphase

improvementsareconsistentwiththefollowingstateandlocalplans:

CityofNewHavenComprehensivePlan,2003

TheFutureofRoute34Study,CloughHarbour,2007

DowntownCrossing:AProposalfortheRevitalizaonofRoute34

East,2007

ComprehensiveEconomicDevelopmentStrategy(CEDS),2008

ConneccutMasterTransportaonPlan,2009 TransportaonImprovementProgram,2010

Technical FeasibilityAstheschedulebelowshows,theprojectisonscheduletoopeninJune

2013.Aspartofthebroaderproject,therstphaseimprovementshave

independentulityintransioningtracfromtheregionalhighway

network,reducingweaves,andimprovingsafety.Structural,civil,trac

engineeringandplanningreviewsarebeingcompletedfortechnical

feasibility.TheCitysconsultantteamisledbyParsonsBrinckerho.Fuss

andONeillcontributedtothedesignconceptaswell.

SCHEDULE PreliminaryDesignOngoing,tobecompleted3rdQuarter2010

PermingSubmied3rdQuarter2010

Funding(TIGER)Obtained4thQuarter2010

FinalDesignBegin3rdQuarter2010toend2ndQuarter2011

ConstruconInfrastructure

Begin3rdQuarter2011 Ends4thQuarter2012

InfrastructureCompletedfor1stDevelopment-4thQuarter

Financial FeasibilityAtotalof$31.7millionisrequiredtocompletetheinfrastructurefor

therstphaseimprovements.TherequestedTIGERIIGrantfundingof

$21.3millionismatchedbya$10.4million(32.8%)non-federallocal

contribuon.Inaddion,theprojectdemonstratesasubstanalposive

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Federal Wage Rate Requirement CertificationTheCityofNewHavenhassignedafederalwageratecercaon

stangthattheywillcomplywithSubchapterIVofChapter31ofTitle40

oftheUnitedStatesCode.(SeeAppendix).

New Haven-an Economically Distressed AreaAccordingtoSecon301(a)(1)and(2)ofthePublicWorksand

EconomicDevelopmentActof1965(42U.S.C.3161),asamended,an

areaiseconomicallydistressedifithasapercapitaincomeof80percent

orlessofthenaonalaverageorifithasanunemploymentratethatis,

atleast1percentgreaterthanthenaonalaverageunemploymentrate

forthemostrecent24-monthperiodforwhichdataareavailable.

WhileEconomicallyDistressedAreasaretypicallyassessedatthecountylevel,DOThassaidthatforthepurposesoftheTIGERIIgrant

eligibilitycriteria,smallermunicipalies(likecies)canbeclassiedas

EconomicallyDistressediftheymeettheabovecriteria.

AccordingtotheUSBureauofLaborStascsmostrecentLocal Area

Unemployment Statisticsdataset,NewHavensannualunemploymentrate

was8.3%in2008,and11.3%in2009.Thisisatleast1percentmore

thanannualunemploymentforthecountryasawholeinthesetwo

years,whichmeasured6.1%and10.3%,respecvely.

Accordingto2006-2008AmericanCommunitySurvey3-YearEsmates

availablefromtheUSCensusBureau,thepercapitaincomeofNew

Havenwas$21,127,whichisonly76.9%ofthenaonalpercapita

incomeof$27,466inthesamedataset(in2008inaon-adjusted

dollars).(Source:US Census Bureau American FactFinder).

Project Schedule

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrvhttp://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrvhttp://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_2&_lang=enhttp://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_2&_lang=enhttp://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrvhttp://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrv


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Web SourcesEconomic Development and Economically Dis-

tressed Area USBureauofLaborStascshp://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrv

USCensusBureauAmericanFactFinder:hp://facinder.cen-

sus.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_2&_lang=en).

2008ComprehensiveEconomicDevelopmentStrategy:hp://www.

rgp-ct.org/rgp/

BrookingsInstutes2009Q1MetroMonitor:hp://www.brookings.

edu/reports/2009/06_metro_monitor.aspx

City of New Haven CompleteStreetsDesignManual:hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/

TracParking/pdfs/CS-Manual-04-05-10.pdf PublicMeeng(June24,2010):hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/

CityPlan/Route34East.asp

TheFutureofRoute34Study,CloughHarbour:hp://www.scrcog.

org/toc_les/Rte34_Final.pdf

FutureFramework2008:hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/CityPlan/

pdfs/Future%20Framework%202008v11.pdf

UnionStaonTOD:hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/CityPlan/pdfs/

UnionStaonTOD.pdf

Recent and Planned Development SmilowCancerCenter:hp://www.ynhh.org/cancer/why_ynhh/can-

cer_center.html

55ParkStreet:hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/EconomicDevelop-

ment/Projects/readmore.asp?ID=%7B60502D82-F469-49F3-BAA6-

5836C0FB30B6%7D

360StateStreet:hp://www.nymes.com/2010/07/28/

realestate/28newhaven.html?_r=2

GatewayCommunityCollege:hp://www.gwcc.commnet.edu/con-

tact.aspx?id=957

Consistency with Pre ApplicationThefollowingarethematerialchangesmadetothisapplicaonsince

thepreapplicaonwassubmied:

1.Thetotalprojectbudgetwasreducedfrom$35millionto$31.7mil-

lion.Therevisedbudgetreectsamoredetailedcostesmateprepared

sincethepre-applicaonsubmission.Therearenomaterialchangesto

thescopeofwork.

2.TIGERIIcapitalrequest.TherequestforTIGERIIfundswasincreased

from$20.0millionto$21.3million.

3.Thenon-federalmatchforthisprojectwasreducedfrom$15mil-

lionto$10.4million.Reecngabroaderpartnershipandcommitment

totheproject,thematchcommitmentsarenowcomprisedfromfour

sources:theCityofNewHaven($2.0m);ConneccutDOT($4.9m),ConneccutDECD($3.0m)andWinstanleyEnterprises($.5m).

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