Existing Conditions Presentation to City Council...•Evaluate existing and future roadway needs ... •Sidewalk conditions vary widely •Obstructions like trash cans or utility poles

HYATTSVILLE TRANSPORTATION PLANCity Council Update – March 19, 2018

AGENDA

• PROJECT GOALS

• DATA COLLECTION

• WHAT WE LEARNED

• NEXT STEPS

PROJECT GOALS

• Identify bicycle and pedestrian needs of the city• Evaluate existing and future roadway needs• Evaluate traffic calming and one-way streets• Evaluate parking issues in target areas• Prepare a wayfinding plan• Evaluate school traffic and infrastructure

Develop implementation-orientedSequential Action Plan

• Public input• Stakeholder conversations• Field inventory• Data analysis

Existing Conditions

• Linked to all other City of Hyattsville projects

• Bilingual website

PROJECT WEBSITE www.hyattsville.org/transportationstudy

• WikiMap in English and Spanish

• Online interactive map with comments about:• Destinations• Problem areas• Connectivity gaps• High traffic corridors• Barriers to walking and

biking

WIKIMAP ENGLISH: http://bit.ly/HyattsvilleTMPESPAÑOL: http://bit.ly/HyattsvilleTMPesp

• 147 responses received as of March 13 (an increase since December)

• Most responses from Wards 1, 2, and 3

• Need more responses from Wards 4 and 5 to understand travel habits there

Ward 137%

Ward 233%

Ward 314%

Ward 44%

Ward 57%

Outside HVL5%

WIKIMAP RESPONSES

• September 20th @ City Hall

STAKEHOLDER INPUT

Destinations Routes people walk + bike

WHAT WE HEARD

• Destinations include both Metro stations, Prince George’s Plaza/UTC, and Arts District

• Most respondents identified major walking and biking routes in Wards 1 and 2

Parking issues High traffic

KEY ISSUES

• University Town Center, Arts District identified as areas with parking issues

• Residents identified several “high traffic” City streets• Queensbury• 42nd

• Hamilton/Jefferson• Nicholson

Connectivity needed Transit connectivity needed

DESIRED CONNECTIONS

• Missing connections cluster around Queens Chapel Road, Rhode Island/Baltimore Ave, Queensbury Road

• Need for transit connectivity around both Metro stations, Arts District

BICYCLING + WALKING HABITS

• Respondents identified major roads as barriers for walking and biking• East-West Highway• Queens Chapel• Adelphi• Belcrest• Hamilton + 38th

• Rhode Island

BARRIERS FOR WALKING + BIKING

• Physical inventory assessing:• Roadway network• Sidewalk gaps• Bicycle infrastructure• Traffic calming• Wayfinding signage• Intersection operations• Parking occupancy

FIELD INVENTORY

• Most trips beginning in Hyattsville end somewhere else, and most trips ending in Hyattsville begin somewhere else

• Largest share of trips to or from Hyattsville start or end elsewhere in Maryland

• Many short trips take place within Hyattsville- focusing on Prince Georges Plaza, Arts District, West Hyattsville Metro

• The busiest city streets are:• Belcrest• Hamilton• Jefferson• Nicholson• Queensbury

TRAVEL PATTERNS

INTERSECTIONS

• Assessed nearly 40 intersections• Most intersections function relatively

well• Significant delay at:

• Queens Chapel/Nicholson• Baltimore Ave/East West Highway• Baltimore Ave/Hamilton• Rhode Island Ave/Armentrout• East West HWY/Toledo Terrace• East West HWY/Editors Park Drive• Queens Chapel/Adelphi Road• Ager Road/Nicholson

CROSSWALKS

• 38% have no crosswalks• 36% of studied intersections have

“high-visibility” crosswalks• 25% have “Continental”(double

parallel line) crosswalks• Wards 2 and 4 have fewer high-

visibility crosswalks

• Comprehensive sidewalk coverage across the City

• Sidewalk conditions vary widely • Obstructions like trash cans or

utility poles• Changes in grade and material• Substandard or missing curb

ramps create barriers for people with disabilities or using strollers

SIDEWALKS

• 10% of streets assessed lack sidewalks• Gaps at Queens Chapel Road and Ager

Road contribute to problematic pedestrian conditions

• Sidewalk gaps in historic neighborhoods on 38th, 41st, and 42nd

avenues• One-way streets within historic

neighborhoods

NETWORK INVENTORY

• Existing wayfinding signs are generally in good condition

• Signs do not comply with MUTCD standards or have a consistent design with City branding

• Existing signage not located in visible places or sometimes difficult to read

WAYFINDING INVENTORY

• Circulation observations at five schools• St. Jerome Academy• Hyattsville ES• Hyattsville MS• Felegy ES• Nicholas Orem MS

• Common issues include deficient curb ramps, sidewalk obstructions, high vehicle speeds

SCHOOL OBSERVATIONS

• Add’l Parking Counts – March 2018

• Draft Recommendations – Spring 2018

• Draft Plan – Late Spring 2018

• Public Engagement – Late Spring 2018

NEXT STEPS

Thank You

• Identified 40 preliminary intersections• Several local and collector streets• Collecting various data:

• Absence of sidewalks, cross-walks, ADA ramps, push buttons, “desire-lines”, etc.

• Street width, travel lanes, parking• Bike lanes, sharrows, trails, etc.

BIKE/PED ASSESSMENT

• Identified 34 study intersections with 30 signals• Conducted AM and PM peak hour counts• Identifying intersections with long delay and

queues• Included impact of planned developments• Identified future impacts on delays and queues• Recommend mitigations to reduce congestions

TRAFFIC COUNTS and ANALYSIS

• Identified areas with parking concerns

• Assessed parking usage* Conducting additional parking

counts in in southern Hyattsville

PARKING USAGE

• Use anonymous cell-phone route data• Identify short trips within the City• Identify any cut-through traffic

• Recommend bike and pedestrian projectssto facilitate short trips

• Recommend traffic calming measure to discourage cut-through traffic

‘BIG DATA’ ANALYSIS

• Inventory existing Wayfinding signs• Provide consistent Wayfinding design• Present implementation plan

WAYFINDING