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Enhancing 9th Street: Corvallis Improvement Plan for Safety and Access Management

The 9th Street Improvement Plan aims to enhance safety and accessibility in Corvallis by implementing recommendations from the 1996 Transportation Plan and the FY2008 TGM grant application. Key improvements include wider sidewalks, bike lane expansions, increased bus shelters, and better access management. Public involvement through various meetings and a dedicated webpage ensured community input. The plan addresses existing deficiencies like congestion and unsafe pedestrian crossings, promoting a safer and more efficient transportation system for all users.

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Enhancing 9th Street: Corvallis Improvement Plan for Safety and Access Management

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  1. 9TH STREET IMPROVEMENT PLAN Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) Ali Bonakdar

  2. 9th Street Improvement PlanBackground • The 1996 City of Corvallis Transportation Plan recommends improvements of safety and access management for 9th Street; • In FY2008 CAMPO applied for a Transportation & Growth Management (TGM) grant for the improvement of 9th Street.

  3. PURPOSE • To improve operation for all modes; • To improve Access Management. • To improve safety • To incorporate recommendations into the City of Corvallis Land Development Code.

  4. APPROACH • Project Advisory Committee (PAC) • Public Involvement • Technical Review and Analysis • Hiring Consultant

  5. Project Advisory Committee (PAC) • Corvallis City Council • Corvallis PWD • Corvallis Transportation Division • Corvallis Community Development • CAMPO & OCWCOG Planners • ODOT TGM • Business Owners • Neighborhood Organization • CBUF (Ex-Officio)

  6. Public Involvement • Announced in GT • Held Public Meeting to identify issues • Created 9th Street Webpage www.corvallisareampo.org • Provided Commenting Opportunities • Sent Direct Mail to Business/Property Owners • Held Meetings w/ Business/Property owners • Compiled Editorial and Letter to Editor • Held Public Meeting on recommendations • Held PAC Meetings • Notified Business/Property Owners and Interested Public on the Planning Commission Meeting • Presented to the Corvallis Planning Commission

  7. Deficiencies and Issues - General • Unfriendly to Pedestrian Crossing • Unfriendly to Biking • Too Many Access Points • Lacks Trees • Too Commercially Developed • Overhanging Wires & Signs

  8. Deficiencies and Issues - Specific • Congestion @ 9th&Circle • Congestion @ 9th&Conifer • Pedestrian crossing around Corvallis Market Center • Visual obstructions

  9. Technical Review • Inventory of Existing Conditions • Land use & Zoning, Vacant Land, Major Activity Centers • Demographics • Population, Employment • Access Inventory • Public, Private

  10. Technical Review Technical Review • Transportation System • Streets, Sidewalks, Marked Crossings, Bicycle Facilities, Transit, Parking’ Traffic Volume’ Major Trip Generators, Crash Study Consultant: • Traffic Operation • Intersection Analysis • Traffic Signals

  11. Alternative Design Considered

  12. Access Management Measures Considered

  13. Measures Considered Access Management Measures Considered

  14. Recommendations • Walking Improvements: • Widen substandard sidewalks 5’ both sides • 5 Pedestrian Crossings (S. 3rd St. Type) • Reiman-Fremont • Buchannan-Grant • Grant-Garfield • Garfield-Circle • Circle and Walnut • Study location of existing signal at Polk • Biking Improvements • Widen bike lanes to 6’ when ROW available • Bike lane on Grant between 9th-10th St. • Monitor presence of debris

  15. Recommendations • Transit Improvements • Increase bus shelters • Provide for safe walking to bus stops • Landscaping Improvements • Encourage business to plant appropriate trees • Adhere to the 12 foot planter strip required by the Code • Enforce the Maintenance of Planter Strips • Access Management • Reduce number of driveways (Eliminate, Consolidate, Relocate) • Require right-in-right-out channelization

  16. Recommendations • Traffic Flow Improvements • Implement consultant recommendations on additional turning lanes • Coordinate Traffic Lights • Signs and Hanging Wires • Enforce City Ordinance • Seek opportunities to minimize visual impacts • Land Use Improvements • “Smart Growth Development” (mixed use, parking in rear, façade facing street, emphasize Alternative Modes)

  17. Implementation Identified: • Possible Funding Sources • Required Funding Processes • Cost of Implementation

  18. Questions?

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