Madison Street - Community Meeting

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Streets are not just for moving traffic, they are our shared public spaces.

ADISON STREET

Community Meeting Number 2 Wednesday June 1st, 2011


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What are we presenting tonight?

An in-progress look at the work of a wonderful Steering Committee

of concerned citizens, business and property owners

who worked diligently for almost 6 months on

Concepts for a Renewed Madison Street

under the watchful eye of the Village Manger and Staff

How do we present 6 months of work at one meeting AND how did the design team get here?


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Selection Process for Design Team

Request For Proposals Issued

Proposals Reviewed by Village

Interviews of Teams

and Final Selection by Village Staff

and Representatives of

The Madison Street Business Association


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TTOPOGRAPHICOPOGRAPHIC SSURVEYURVEY

John Murphy, PE, PLSJohn Murphy, PE, PLS

PPROJECTROJECT EENGINEERSNGINEERS

Jason Souden, PEJason Souden, PE

Bryan Luke, PEBryan Luke, PE

PHASE IIPHASE I

Christopher B. Burke

Engineering, Ltd.

Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.

PHASE III

Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.

CCONSTRUCTIONONSTRUCTION

MMANAGERANAGER

W. Daniel Crosson, PEW. Daniel Crosson, PE

RRESIDENTESIDENT

EENGINEERSNGINEERS Lisa Gasperec, PELisa Gasperec, PE

Tracy Wais, EITracy Wais, EI DDECORATIVEECORATIVE LLIGHTINGIGHTING

John Caruso, PEJohn Caruso, PE

Anthony DeRicco, PE, LEED APAnthony DeRicco, PE, LEED AP

thomas engineering

group, llc

The Project Team


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Urban Design and Landscape Design

5 members of Altamanu live and/or were raised in Oak Park

Local Knowledge and Worked with the Community 10 park master plans

High Standard of Urban and Streetscape Design

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StreetscapesCity of Chicago, Winnetka, Batavia, many with CBBEL including first road diet in Chicago that has already become a model


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Sustainability

ALTAMANU INC.

Green storm water management systems, Permeable pavement, storm water planters, bio-swales, constructed soils,

Silva Cells, Root Paths, Root aeration matting, Recycling materials Sustainable Planting. Native Planting, LED technology

Perm

e-ablepavements

nativeadapted

plants

GreenRoof

Underground

storm

Waterretention

Bio

Swalesustainable

materials

Worked with CBBEL and SSE on Sustainable Projects Lawrence Avenue University of Chicago Chicago Ped Plan


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Founded in 1986, grown to 225 employees (Bryan Luke used to live on Ridgeland)

88 PEs (4 with PhDs), 2 SEs, 5 PLSs, 1 ASLA, 18 CPESCs and 34 CFMs

Full Range of Engineering, Surveying & Environmental Services

Engineers with Expertise in Streetscape Design including:

Experience in Public Involvement and IDOT Coordination

Extensive Municipal Engineering Experience

Traffic Signal Design

Construction Engineering

Sustainable Development

Stormwater management

Lighting

Re-use of materials

Designing to purpose/need of project

Environmental Studies

Geometric Studies

Traffic Modeling/Analysis

Plans, Specifications andEstimates

Permitting

Lighting Design


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Recent Streetscape Experience

Phase I & II (Concept & Engineering Design)

Lawrence Avenue Sscp, Chicago

95th Street Sscp, Chicago

Devon Avenue Sscp, Chicago

All with Altamanu

Phase III (Construction Services)

Ridgeland Ave Resurfacing, Oak Park

North Avenue Sscp, Oak Park

Phase I, II & III

Lockport Street Sscp, Plainfield

Old Main Street Sscp, Roselle

Franklin Street Sscp, Forest Park

Lawrence Avenue Sscp, Harwood Heights


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Multi-Disciplinary Innovative Solutions

90+ Employees

Engineers, Planners, Urban Designers

Chicago, Los Angeles, New York,

Newark, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington, DC

Expertise

Traffic Engineering

Transportation Planning

Planning and Urban Design

Transit and Rail Services

Community Outreach

Construction Engineering + Inspection

Traffic Safety + Research

Pedestrian Management


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Recent Streetscape Experience

Traffic Management

Instant space New York

Road diets, bike/Ped systems

Shared/Complete Streets

Bucktown Wicker Park

University of Chicago

Projects with Altamanu: Transportation Plan for the University of Chicago and The Chicago Pedestrian Plan


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TONIGHT

Differing Perspectives of the StreetNeighbors, Village Trustees, Business Association

The Once and Future Street

The various incarnations of Madison Street

Urban Design

Creating Spaces and Places

Design Alternatives

Discussion


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How do Neighbors (a variety of groups) view Madison Street?

We avoid Madison unless we are travelling across town

It is a barrier between neighborhoods

Madison is for outsiders we do not use it very much

(Regional versus Local, No perceived ownership)

Safer to use side streets because of speeding traffic

Not ped friendlyTraffic is too fast

Scary and Dangerous, Slow traffic down

What will be the return on our investment?

It doesn't need to be like Forest Park (uses not appearance)


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Some of the Comments by Trustees

Change is needed

It is not working well nowIt needs economic regeneration

Many empty sites

If we are going to do it we do it well

We need to set the stage for redevelopment

Madison Street should be:

Progressive, Dramatic, Distinctive, Forward looking

Pedestrian friendly, Promote Health

Cutting edge, Sustainable, Welcoming,

Make a regional and national statement,Put Oak Park back on the map

but

Keep or add to parking .

And give us a good return on our investment


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Some of the Comments by Business Community

Forest Park is a good example

If I hear about Forest Park again I will scream

Safety and Security, lights will help

If we got new lighting it would be a victory

Sustainable, walkable, ped friendly, healthy, sense of community

Slower traffic, better for business

Need pedestrians and vibrancy

Connect North South across Madison

Was auto and lively but thats gone, what will bring vibrancy?

If redeveloped we will need more parking (Example Als Grille)

Tough just trying to stay in business, taxes,

Need more density

Consensus on

these issues


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Madison StreetOnce and Future Street

Some of the many incarnations of Madison Street

1988

1903

85years


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Recognize the View?


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Wendys and Jiffy Lube and sidewalks Are they invested in the community?


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Auto Row Sales, Service and Parts


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What is Waning

Auto Row

Sales and Service

What is Coming

Standard American

Commercial Strip w/

Drive-Through or Large Parking Lot

Many sites Await the Impetus to Change and maybe that is what we can supply


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HoweverChicken and Waffles is doing well and uses street parking

Though drop-off is an issue. What happens if other similar businesss open?

?So which way do we go?


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Many undeveloped Sites

Await the Impetus to Changeand maybe that is what we can supply

Member of the Madison Street Steering Committee

So what can streetscape treatments do for our local economy

and for our residents


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Our streets establish our image of our community. What does Madison say to us?

Our streets instantly communicate our shared identity to resident and visitor alike.

(What others think about us? Particularly if they use Harlem and Madison)

Streetscape treatments instantly convey the level of commitment a community is

willing to undertake to assist development.

Our streets and their character attract visitors and enhance the lives of our residents.

Streetscape treatments effects the health, vitality, safety, quality of life, connectivity

and therefore the economic welfare of all of us


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Cross section is 72 ft


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What does this streetscape say - Harsh environment would you stroll and shop here?

no trees and sidewalk is 8-10 at Chase on south side and 8-3 on north at District 97.


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It was a Parking /Auto corridor The parking certainly remains but the buildings are going

Parking lot for Comcast Building

Parking lot for Walgreens

Parking for Leona's and Schools

Looking East from Carpenter

Individualized Parking Lots Some Grandfathered In

Village did a great job with screening the Walgreens Lot

But Parking Lots create long stretches of negative space and no development.

Why would anyone walk along here?


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120 ft cross section

Much wider cross section (+48 ft) 120 versus 72 ft but what does it feel like to be on Madison?


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Staggered intersection and cul-de-sacs

Some streets do not go through - Staggered Intersections make traffic movement more difficult

Lets look at the street

Cul-de -sac


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Staggered intersection at Scoville

Who counts at a Typical Staggered Intersection? Cars, Pedestrians, Bikes?

The work of the transportation engineer is not easy


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Here are the movements accommodated


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Now add in Pedestrians and Cyclists


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The Result..

We have made it safer for cars and trucks than for our kids Resident

Wh d i hb di lik h S ?


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Why do neighbors dislike the Street?

Traditional Street DesignWe want to change this

Often pedestrians are not even seen as legitimate users of the road. Until recently they

were referred to as traffic flow interruptions in the Highway Capacity Manual, the

primary road design reference book for traffic engineers.

Caught in the Crosswalk, Surface Transportation Policy Project, 1999


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The larger community has expressed the need and a desire for change

We do not want to be traffic flow interruptions

Walkable CommunitiesOur health is the issue


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But Oak Park is known as a place to raise kids right????

We have made it safer for cars and trucks than for our kids Resident


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Amazing how many major schools are north of Madison

St Catherine's/ St Lucy


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Lets go to Julian, We care about

our kids...right?

Path is cut by turning lanes, blocked by signs, have to walk in CVS property, has no island refuge.

So what is really important at this intersection?

Right hand turn lane 8 turns per hour


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And Fenwick

No pedestrian refuge


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The Once and Future Street Which way to go

The street is not pedestrian or bike friendly

Is seen as a barrier and unsafe by community and the bybusiness community

We want the community to use it more

(Village and Business Community)

And for the community to take ownership

Then it will have to change

It lacks a clear identity

25 to 30% of users go straight through and do not stop

Is Madison Street merely a traffic bye pass for I-290?

What should Madison Street be?


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From the Master Plan Minimal Impact Scheme

Trees only at new setbacks, new lights, signage.this we can do as one alternate

We want to have a more positive impact


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From the Master Plan Minimal Impact Scheme No Major Change

We set out to see if we could do more

Lights, enhanced median, areas for outdoor seating no major change


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Working with The Madison Street Steering Committee

We have looked at many, many, many Design Alternates

Consensus that Madison Street should be a complete street

What is a complete street?

The entire right of way is designed and operated to enable safe access for all users

And we would add with RESPECT for all users

But we went further


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A highway has only one function: traffic circulation.

City Streets and plazas have many functions they are

our public spaces.

You show what is important by how you layout a space

If it is laid out for speed and traffic that is what you will get!!!

And if you consider other functions besides auto/truck traffic,

then you persuade people by the layout to behave differently

Madison is wide and people speed


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Should bikes be on Madison or on Side streets?

Could become a very important link from Prairie Path to the City

Federal Transportation Secretary Ray La Hood

LaHoods encouragement of more urban biking

has been echoed by incoming mayor Rahm Emanuelwho has pledged to create a world-class bike network

and has hired Gabe Klein, former head of WashingtonD.C.'s Department of Transportation, to fill that role in theWindy City.


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Should bikes be on Madison?

Could become a very important link from Prairie Path to City

Oak Park Bike Map

Remember

We want to change the image of Madison Street

We want to give a different message

The Oak Park Bicycle Plan calls for bike routesthrough the other commercial corridors in Oak Park,

why not Madison St. as well?

A protected bike lane would provide a strong east-

west bicycle connection on the south side of town

But for this to happen we would need a very

different street

Discussion on regional bike system : Jackson mentioned as the preferred route regionally


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Discussion on regional bike system : Jackson mentioned as the preferred route regionally

But Madison bike lanes could connect to system at Home and Lombard

and we could work with the City to make more connections

We looked at using the median for bike lanes and a linear park but too many turning


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Bike Lanes in Center Median

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movements and too broken up

LOMBARD TO OAK PARK


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Dedicated protected bike lane

(Cycle Track)

- Along edge of the parkway

- Reduced parkway

- Potential access issues- Lose some parkway trees

- Bike/Auto service conflict

Buffered Bike Lane

Could be rumble strips

No change in overall dimensions

But could be issue for

Emergency Vehicles

f di i id b i ffi f


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If Madison is too wide, a barrier, traffic too fast, scary

Maybe we can change the entire format of the street.

Then we began examining the possibility of a Road Diet

What is that?

Narrowing a roadway

Reducing the number of lanes or lane width and adding

it to pedestrian realm and/or adding bike lanes

Benefits include:

Increased safety,

Cross the road more easily

Reduced vehicle speedsReduced collisions and injuries, and

Improved livability and quality of life

New image for the entire street

El Cajon CA


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El Cajon, CA

Completed road diet in their downtown (4 to 2 lanes)

Slowed traffic and widened sidewalks

Property values increased 181%

(compared to citywide increase of 75%)

179 new businesses opened and 746 jobs were created

Much safer with fewer collisions

Completed road diet (4 to 3 lanes with bike lanes)

Majority of merchants thought that slowing

traffic down had been good for business

73% of merchants believed that it had improved

the attractiveness of the street

Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA


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Yeah, Yeah thatsCalifornia what about

in a climate like ours


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Reclaiming Streets for People: Sidewalk Caf's in HalifaxBusiness owners use enlarged sidewalks,

Road diet in Toronto

gives spaces for pedestrians

Cities like Toronto have been doing it for twenty years

Typically, three- and four-lane roadsnarrowed to two or three lanes.

The goals of the St. George Street revitalization were to

calm traffic on this street, to increase pedestrian and

cycling amenities, and in general, to create a more

pleasant area.

4lanes on St. George Street were reduced to 2

sidewalks were widened and greenery was added.

Speed and traffic collisions have decreased

Research on Road Diets Canada is way ahead


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Prior to construction of the first bicycle lanes in the early 1990s, the

Toronto Police had regular speed traps .

When road narrowedSpeed was automatically reduced.

Drivers also slowed down at pedestrian crossings.

(change in perception and behavior)

Narrow Sidewalksenlarged, bike lanes,

raised crosswalks,

plazas, seating, trees

and planting added,

Traffic collisions decreased.

The six-year period following roadnarrowing saw a decrease of 40%

BUT

By 2003, in 6 yearsvirtually the same number of cars

travelled on the road.

Road used for community events


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Road used for community events.

Since 2001, the city has closed a section of St. George as part of its annual Car Free Day, and

other community and city events. (we thought of that for in front of Village Hall)

Domino effects. Based on the success of the St. George road diet, the city narrowed other roads


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From report on Valencia Street Road Diet

Although the project was initially controversial within the local department oftransportation and some members of the community, the general consensus is

that the project is a success. Bicycling along the street has increased dramatically

and has made the street the second most heavily used bicycle route in the city.

The merchants association has shown support for the road diet that has made the

street seem like more ofa destination rather than a drive through arterial

SEEM FAMILIAR?


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Some of the Schemes we looked at

LOMBARD TO OAK PARK

No Road Diet


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No Road Diet

+ Cross section as is

No Road Diet

Dedicated protected bike lane

- Reduced parkway- Potential access issues

- Lose some parkway trees

- Bike/Auto service conflict

+ Cross section as is

No Road Diet

Buffered Bike Lane

Could be rumble stripsNo change in overall dimensions

LOMBARD TO OAK PARK ROAD DIET


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Road diet

+ Dedicated and protected bike lane

- Maneuverability for Emergency vehicle

- Parking maneuver uses thru lane couldback up

- Drainage and snow clearing issues

Same but bike lane and sidewalk flush

This one is not considered a good

solution as peds and bikes mix

AUSTIN TO OAK PARK


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AUSTIN TO OAK PARK

Road diet

+ Dedicated protected bike lane

- Bike/Auto/Services conflict but

limited to north side of street- May lose some median trees since

median shifts

- Parking maneuver uses thru lane

Then we took another approach and widened the Parkways

Committee felt this was too strange

LOMBARD


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Road Diet with Bike lane and wider parkway +6.5

Emergency vehicles?

LOMBARD

The extra pedestrian space could be used for a naturalized linear park setting as in Master Plan


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The extra pedestrian space could be used for a naturalized linear park setting as in Master Plan

Or used for events, outdoor restaurants, mini plazas


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We seemed to be heading in this direction

and then we reviewed Home to Oak Park again


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We would like trees, maybe wider sidewalks


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Concept of wider sidewalks with trees, and a center turning lane and a single through lane


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But if we keep the sidewalks at the same width we could have bike lanes to Home


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Add trees and Remove obstacles in the pedestrian environment including large scale signageHowever way finding will still be important

A dedicated bike lane was examined and was decided it took up too much spaceA shared lane for bikes was decided on instead

C t f th C itt


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Comments from the Committee

If we have a three lane cross section from Home to Oak Park Avenue

could we have the same cross section of roadway all the wayThat way all users would know what to expect

But that would mean taking out the Median.

Median improvements cost $250,000 in 2004-5

But we could reuse the Pre cast Planters and save most of the grasses and

some of the trees

Big move but what would the benefits be?

Lets take a look


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Existing Typical


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With Road Diet and Cycle Track


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Easier and safer

to cross

Less of a barrier

Increased

synergy between

sides of street

For retail and

access to parking


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Certainly announces Oak Park and gives a message

Respect for all

Gives the street back to the community

Draws the two sides of the street together

Aid to synergy between businesses and parking

Slows traffic

Easier to cross

Safer

Aesthetically pleasing

And

We could reuse the Precast Planters and we could save some of the the trees/plantings

Alternate 1 a scheme that really makes a change


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Road Diet, Median removed, Curbs move into road,

Cycle Track with larger parkway (22 becomes 29.5)

Notice there are roadway lights and separate Ped. lights


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With bump outs at the corners the

crossing distance is reduced to 32 ft.

Making street feel much narrower


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crossing reduced from 76 to 32


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Comparison with EXISTING


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Reuse of the Planters and we could save some of the the trees and plantings


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Road Diet, but curbs do not move, Bike Lane with largerparkway (22 becomes 26)


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With bump outs at the corners the

crossing distance is reduced to 52 ft.

Making street feel much narrower


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Crossing is an extra 20ft but bikes and autos together

2 Alternates


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Both road diets

Parkways increased in width

Crossing distance reduced

One has a cycle track

The other has a bike lane


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Create Identity

Divide the street into recognizable/walkable zones

Bring down the scale to human scale

It seems to just go on and on


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To infinity and beyond

Create identity: We have to break down the scale and give the street more of a

memorable personality Divide street into walkable/recognizable zones

Di ide it in t o


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2 different characters along corridor

Divide it in two


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Major Gateways Divide Overall Length

Use Major Gateways to Subdivide into three

Subdivide again Amazing how many schools are north of Madison


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Institutions- important crossings near school zones - Civic Center

Subdivide again Amazing how many schools are north of Madison


And again


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Potential Crosswalk Plazas

And again



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The Entryway to Oak Park from the West


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Major Gateways Harlem - Preliminary


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The Harlem Intersection is controlled by IDOT

Create Gateway

Remove parking and create a mini plaza/ landscape on 1 st block south side

Close entry/exit to Wendys on to MadisonAdd bump outs to assist with crossing

Add trees and colored cross walks

Queuing turn lane extended

Widen sidewalk in front of Belmont Residences


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3 lane cross section

Add bump outs makes it easier to cross

Add trees and colored cross walks

Expand sidewalks in front of Belmont Village

At Home shared bike lane begins

Bike box at Home gives cyclists safe access to bike route along Home

Clinton to Oak Park Avenue


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Add bump outs

Add trees, colored cross walks.

Colored paving (crossing plaza to Brooks) at Clinton mid-block crossing

Crossing Plazas

lead to Brooks


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Add bump outs

Add trees, colored cross walks.

Colored paving at Clinton mid block crossing


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Crossing Plaza to Brooks and at Day Care Center


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Add bump outs

Add trees, colored cross walks

Create a gateway at Oak Park Avenue

Major Gateways Oak Park Avenue


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Major Gateways Oak Park Avenue - Temporary Structure


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Oak Park to East


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Alternate B

Alternate A

Variation of spaces in expanded Parkways


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p p y


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Looking at Euclid

Alternate B

Alternate A


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Alternate A with Cycle Track, mini plazas, bump outs, parking remains


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Alternate B Bike Lane, bump outs and mini plazas, parking remains

Euclid


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Alternate A Alternate B

Hopefully Fenwick will have a Green Campus opening onto Madison


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Alternate A East to Ridgeland

Alternate B East to Ridgeland

In both schemes there is a crossing plaza at Jewel


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Alternate A at Clarke Gas Station


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Alternate A at Clarke Gas Station

Alternate B at Clark Gas Station


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Alternate B at Clark Gas Station


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Looking at Billys


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Alternate A East to Ridgeland

Alternate B East to Ridgeland

In both schemes there is a crossing plaza at Jewel


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Alternate A Note the reuse of the Planters and we could save some to the trees and plantings

Ridgeland


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Alternate B

Lombard to Austin


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Create a

Distinct Public Space


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pExample


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Major Gateways Lombard Civic Plaza


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A CIVIC PLAZA/CENTERBump outs for crossing, double row of trees, planters, and sculptural gateway


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Civic Plaza Imagine festivals, Community Events, Join to Plaza in Village HallAlternate 1


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AustinConnect to Chicago was a requestIt was suggested that we should reach out and join both sides of Austin with a Gateway


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Austin


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Lawrence Avenue Road Diet Same Design Team working on this- Lets do it in Oak Park First


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End of Presentation

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