Transcript Poplar Street Conversion Open House August 7, 2012 Meeting Format • • • • • • Open House Held from 6:30-8 pm, August 7th Sign In Sheet and Comment Sheet ‘Rotating’

Poplar Street Conversion
Open House
August 7, 2012
Meeting Format
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Open House Held from 6:30-8 pm, August 7th
Sign In Sheet and Comment Sheet
‘Rotating’ Slide Show
Overview Map
Block by Block Design Concepts
Submit comments to City Staff at meeting or by
August 15th via email/mail.
• Follow up mailer
Poplar Street Conversion
Project Purpose
• Make Uptown easier to navigate in this area.
• One-way street systems can be:
– Confusing
– Can lead to unnecessarily longer driving in the search
of parking or destinations.
• Converting some of Uptown’s one-way streets to
two-way will:
– Improve the street network
– Reduce congestion and air pollution
– Reduce pedestrian conflicts and motorist confusion
Poplar Street Conversion
General Information
• City project will convert Poplar Street from 3rd
St. to 6th St. from one-way to two-way.
• County project has already converted Mint Street
from MLK Jr Blvd to Trade St from one-way to
two-way.
• Mint Street is projected to carry the majority of
the traffic (2,500 vpd up to 5,500 vpd).
• Poplar Street is projected to have a decrease in
traffic (5,000 vpd down to 2,000 vpd).
Conversion of Mint and Poplar
Mint Street
From: MLK Jr. Blvd.
To:
Trade Street
Poplar Street
From: 3rd Street
To:
6th Street
Poplar Street Conversion
General Information
• Staff have completed a design concept.
• Types of improvements:
- Curb radii modifications,
- Wheelchair ramp improvements
- Repaving and restriping
- Addition of traffic signals for two-way flow.
• No projected changes to Presbyterian Daycare
loading or on-street parking next Settler’s
Cemetery.
Example of Improvements at 6th and
Poplar
Converting to
two-way travel
Removal of
island
New ladder style
crosswalks on all
four approaches
Poplar Street Conversion Timeline
• Planning & Design phase= 12 months
(current phase)
• Bid phase= 6 months
• Land Acquisition phase= 9 months (could be
shorter because most improvements are in existing
City right of way)
• Construction phase= 3 months
• Project Completion= Completed by Spring 2014
Questions?