DETERMINING THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB ERIC LUSHER, AICP (URS)

Holly Springs Town Center Transportation Study & PlanStakeholder Meeting # 2 3.31.11GPA FALL 20129.26.12

DETERMINING THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB

ERIC LUSHER, AICP (URS)


TECHNICAL PHILOSOPHY• A technical form of transportation

planning – Plangineering?– Transportation Engineering?– Traffic Planning?

• Large emphasis on field observations• Elements of modeling• Traffic engineering


BACKGROUND• Holly Springs

– 2000 US Census Population = 4,195– 2010 US Census Population = 9,189

• Halfway between Canton and Woodstock

• Mostly suburban or transitioning• Access to I-575


BACKGROUND

2002Transportatio

n Study

2004LCI Study

2006Parking & Traffic

Circulation

2009Trail

Masterplan

2009 Implementation

/ Action Plan

2010-2011Transportatio

n Plan


BACKGROUND


BACKGROUND


BACKGROUNDSTUDY GOALS• Develop transportation

improvements to facilitate LCI progress

• Develop grid network• Plan for transportation impacts once town

center is implemented• Develop alternatives to address

transportation impacts• Funding?


ANALYSIS

RAILROADXING

DDA PROPERTY

TROUBLE INTERSECTON

COMMUNITY AMENITIES

TROUBLE INTERSECTONS DAILY BACKUPS

CUT THROUGHTRAFFIC

SAFETY PROBLEMS

INDUSTRIAL PARK


ANALYSIS - PREVIOUSLY PLANNED PROJECTS


ANALYSIS - PROJECT DAILY TRAFFIC VOLUMES


ANALYSIS – STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

• Industrial connector important but understood to be a challenge

• Palm Street appears to be a priority• Jackson Street less of a priority• Concern about phasing – does

development or transportation come first?• Concerns about economy’s impact on LCI

development• Thoughts about widening Holly Springs

Parkway


TECHNICAL ANALYSIS• Traffic Counts

– Turning Movement Counts– Vehicle Classification Counts

• Modeling and Projections– Continued E-W demand through study area on

Hickory Street– Substantial anticipated development east of

town center• Traffic Analysis

– Future widespread congestion predicted


RECOMMENDATIONS

Project ID Project Title

Implementation Timeframe Estimated Project Costs

Potential Funding Responsibilities Short-

Term Mid-Term

Long-Term

1 Palm Street Extension $1,960,000 ARC (LCI funds) City of Holly Springs

2 J ackson Street Closure and P. Rickman Industrial Access $4,115,000 ARC (LCI funds)

City of Holly Springs 3 Town Center Grid Network N/A City of Holly Springs

Site Developer 4 /

CH-218 Town Center Multimodal

Improvements $648,081 ARC (LCI funds) City of Holly Springs Federal/GDOT

5 Town Center Access Improvements N/A City of Holly Springs

Site Developer 6 /

CH-215 Industrial Connector $8,089,200

City of Holly Springs Cherokee County

7 Hickory Street Corridor Widening $87,694,000 City of Holly Springs Cherokee County Federal/GDOT

8 Holly Springs Parkway Widening $45,711,000 City of Holly Springs Cherokee County Federal/GDOT

9 P. Rickman Industrial – Pinecrest Connections N/A City of Holly Springs

Site Developer N/A = Cost of project contingent on actual development plans and therefore cannot be estimated at this time Source: ARC Planning Level Cost Estimate Tool and ARC Envision 6 Regional Transportation Plan


BACKGROUND


RECOMMENDATIONSFIGURE 5.2Palm Street Planning Concept

FIGURE 5.3P. Rickman Industrial Access Planning Concept

CLOSE INTERSECTION

ALIGN WITH TOWN CENTER


QUESTIONS?Eric Lusher, AICPURS Corporation

1000 Abernathy RoadAtlanta, GA 30328

[email protected]

DETERMINING THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB ERIC LUSHER, AICP (URS)

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