Town Council Retreat February 19, 2014
Town Council Retreat
February 19, 2014
Meeting Agenda
1. Progress to-date
2. Infrastructure recommendations
3. Education, outreach, policy recommendations
4. Costs and implementation phasing
5. Next steps
6. Questions and discussion
Progress to-date
• Existing conditions mapping
• Data collection, documentation, and analysis
• Steering Committee meetings
• Public meetings
• Draft recommendations
• Revised recommendations
• Cost and implementation
• Draft Report
Potential Types of Recommendations
• Sidewalks and walkways
– Pedestrian facilities that are separated from the roadway
Potential Types of Recommendations
• Bike lanes
– A lane in the roadway designated for bicycle use through the use of striping, signing, and pavement markings
Potential Types of Recommendations
• Shared use paths
– A facility separated from motorized vehicular traffic by a landscaped space or barrier
Potential Types of Recommendations
• Crosswalks
– Systematic crossing network
Potential Types of Recommendations
• Pedestrian signals, signs, and markings
– Conspicuity and expectations
Potential Types of Recommendations
• Pedestrian lighting
Potential Types of Recommendations
• Complete Streets
– Accommodate all users
Potential Types of Recommendations
• Education and outreach
• Enforcement
• Programmatic and regulatory
Recently Completed Improvements
• Crosswalk relocations/additions
• Pedestrian crossing signs
• Duck Trail user signs
• Pavement markings
• Drainage improvements
• Access management
• Educational outreach
Infrastructure Recommendations
Infrastructure Recommendations
NC12 South of Aqua Restaurant
Village Gateway
Signage improvements
Shared Use Path
Intersection Improvements
Paved Shoulder
Infrastructure Recommendations NC12 from Aqua Restaurant to Cook Drive Crosswalks Refuge Islands Sidewalk and Bike Lane
Intersection Improvements Drainage Improvements
Infrastructure Recommendations Pedestrian Refuge Islands Four proposed plus two gateways High pedestrian crossing locations Limit effects on driveway access Left turns onto NC12 Additional traffic analysis as part of implementation
Aqua Restaurant – Existing Conditions Looking South
Aqua Restaurant – Proposed Conditions Looking South
Christopher Lane – Existing Conditions Looking North
Christopher Lane – Proposed Conditions Looking North
Infrastructure Recommendations
NC12 from Cook Drive to Sunset Grille Village Gateway
Crosswalk Refuge Island
Sidewalk and Bike Lane
Intersection Improvements
Sunset Grille – Existing Conditions Looking South
Sunset Grille – Proposed Conditions Looking South
Infrastructure Recommendations NC12 North of Sunset Grille
Intersection Improvements
Paved Shoulder
Drainage Improvements
Infrastructure Recommendations Town Boardwalk
Southern extension
Feasibility study to extend boardwalk to the north
Infrastructure Recommendations Beach Trail
Concept to make pedestrian connections between existing cul-de-sacs and residential streets
No alignment or conceptual layout
Pedestrian alternative to NC 12
Public safety
Draft Recommendations Program Recommendations
Encouragement
User maps
Walking tours
Wayfinding signs
Tip sheets
Lights and helmets
Education
Professional development
Town events
Enforcement
Speeding
Crosswalks
Good behavior
Evaluation
Counts
Report card
Draft Recommendations Policy Recommendations
Complete Streets
Local ordinance
NCDOT policy
Development Partners
Sidewalk construction
Access through parking lots
Neighborhood connections
Access Management
NCDOT policy
New and redevelopment
Construction Costs
Implementation and Phasing
Implementation and Phasing
Implementation and Phasing
Implementation and Phasing
Next Steps
• NCDOT review
• Final edits and comment response
• Final Plan
• Public hearing and Plan adoption
Questions and Discussion