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I-70/I-71 Project: OTENA Briefing

Presented By:

August 11, 2010

The Ohio Department of Transportation

and

Project Goals

• Provide a modern & safe transportation system;

• Build a project that adds to and reconnects vibrant neighborhoods; and

• Leave a lasting positive legacy for future generations of Columbus residents and travelers.

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Olde Towne East Area – Today

Town Franklin

Neighborhood

Jefferson Avenue

Historic District

Olde Towne Quarter

Historic District

Near East SideBryden Road

Neighborhood

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Olde Towne East Area – After Project

Town Franklin

Neighborhood

Jefferson Avenue

Historic District

Olde Towne Quarter

Historic District

Near East SideBryden Road

Neighborhood

Complete Streets

Complete Street Design Features:

More Street Trees and Landscaping

Neighborhood Sidewalks

On-Street Parking

Bike Lanes

Narrower Traffic Lanes

Transit Access

Olde Towne QuarterUpdated Plan per City – South Anchor

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Complete Streets PlanShown at June Public Meeting

Intersection Options

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Share Seven Options for intersection area around

Town/Bryden/Parsons and

Olde Parsons/Elijah Pierce

Present 7 Options (A through G)

Starting Point is June Plan

Some of these options can be

combined for further

consideration

Group & Community Discussion

Intersection Options

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Variations Between Options

Traffic Operation

Turn Lanes

Pedestrian Crossing Distance

Green Space

Gateways/Redevelopment

Area (by others)

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Option A: As Shown at June Public Meeting

Option A

Advantages:

Most efficient design based on

traffic flow

Offers full range of turning

options

Safest traffic operation

Easy access to Olde Towne

Quarter

Trade-offs:

Six lane section

Less green space

PA

RSO

NS A

VE.

Option B: Right-In/Right-Out

Option B

Advantages:

Narrowest road footprint

Maximum green space

Efficient traffic operation

On-street parking at south end

of Olde Parsons, even at peak

Trade-offs:

Lose south-bound connectivity

on Parsons from Olde Towne

Quarter

(i.e. south-bound traffic thru Olde

Towne must turn right @ Pierce)

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PA

RSO

NS A

VE.

Option C: No N-B Right Turn Lane

Option C

Advantages:

Reduces width of Parsons by

one lane to provide more green

space on neighborhood side

Trade-offs:

Less efficient intersection, longer

south-bound queues on Olde

Parsons

Requires restriping of lane

markings on Town Street Bridge

to handle traffic – only one west-

bound lane

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PA

RSO

NS A

VE.

Option D: Intersection Separation

Option D

Advantages:

Creates larger contiguous green

space that the community could

redevelop

Allows more extensive Elijah

Pierce streetscape

Trade-offs:

Takes all of ET Paul Block

Does not remove south-bound

through lane

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PA

RSO

NS A

VE.

Option E: No Left Turns to Town/Bryden

Option E

Advantages:

Narrower Town/Bryden/Parsons

intersection

Improves pedestrian crossing

across Parsons at Town/Bryden

Provides more green space on

neighborhood side

Trade-offs:

No left turns from Parsons on

Town Street or Bryden Road

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PA

RSO

NS A

VE.

Option F: Intersection Shift

Option F

Advantages:

Creates consistent edge along

west (trench) side of Parsons

Maximizes green space on

neighborhood side of Parsons,

allowing for more potential

redevelopment space

Note:

Diagram also shows removing tree lawn

buffer between sidewalk and road on

east side of Parsons Avenue, north of

Town/Bryden. This could occur on any

option.

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PA

RSO

NS A

VE.

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Option G: Elijah Pierce Alignment

Option G

Advantages:

Creates consistent edge

along west (trench) side

of Pierce

Adds more on-street

parking on Pierce

Allows for entire block

redevelopment

Trade-offs:

Removes all buildings

on ET Paul Block (incl.

Tire Warehouse)

Removes garage along

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Opportunity AreasRedevelopment By Others

Example: Combine Options C, E, & F

Elijah Pierce Ave.

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Example Combined Option

Advantages:

Narrows Parsons by two lanes

– shorter pedestrian crossing

Most green space added

without eliminating south-

bound Parsons movement

Creates more consistent west

street edge along highway

Trade-offs:

Prevents left turns at

Town/Bryden

Not optimal traffic flow

Discussion