DOWNTOWN DOUGLASVILLE PEDESTRIAN & BICYCLE CONNECTIVITY PLAN
JUNE 2020
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CITY MAYOR
Rochelle Robinson
CITY COUNCIL Terry Miller, Ward 1 Nycole Miller, Ward 2, Post 1 Mark Adams, Ward 2, Post 2 LaShun Burr Danley, Ward 3, Post 1 Sam Davis, Ward 3, Post 2 Chris Watts, Ward 4 Howard Estes, Ward 5
CITY MANAGER Marcia Hampton
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Patrice Williams
CITY PLANNING Michelle Wright
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
April McKown
PUBLIC WORKS Greg Roberts
BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN STEERING COMMITTEE George Boulineau - Chairman Jon Brown - Tributary Derrick Crump - Citizen J.R. Davidson - Douglas County Police Department Elena Hudson - Downtown Business Owner Chris “Coach” Watts - Councilman Corey Jackson - Public Services Department April McKown - Economic Development Manager Shandron Pemberton - Downtown Business Owner Byron Rushing - Atlanta Regional Commission Steve Tiedemann - AECOM SPLOST Manager Karen Tominey - Douglas County Planning Miguel Valentin - Douglas County Transportation Michelle Wright - Planning Manager Patrice Williams - Community Development Director Brieana Watts - City of Douglasville Marcus Thompson - City of Douglasville
CONSULTANT TEAM Mickey O’Brien - AECOM Project Director John Hightower - AECOM Project Manager Corey Klawunder - AECOM Project Consultant Weiyi Zhou - AECOM Project Consultant Danny Han - AECOM Project Consultant Yiran Zhao - AECOM Project Consultant Deborah Postma - AECOM Project Consultant
TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 GOALS & OBJECTIVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
DESIGN USERS - PEDESTRIANS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 DESIGN USERS - CYCLISTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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DOUGLASVILLE COMMUNITY BACKGROUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
STUDY AREA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 DOUGLASVILLE DEMOGRAPHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
OPPORTUNITY: THE NEW 92 BYPASS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CONSTRAINTS: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DESTINATIONS OF INTEREST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-21 KEYMAP OF ROAD CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-27
DOWNTOWN RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-37 OVERVIEW OF INFRASTRUCTURE TYPES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31
PEDESTRIAN GAP FILLING MAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 BICYCLE GAP FILLING MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 PEDESTRIAN RECOMMENDATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 BICYCLE RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37
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PRIORITIZED PROJECTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-70 SCORING METHODOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41
SCORING CRITERIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 RANKED LIST OF DOWNTOWN PROJECTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 TOP PEDESTRIAN RECOMMENDATIONS MAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 TOP BICYCLE RECOMMENDATIONS MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47 PRIORITY PROJECT SHEETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-70
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1: Goals and objectives of the plan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 FIGURE 2: Pedestrian design user types and needs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 FIGURE 3: Bicycle design user types and needs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 FIGURE 4: Demographics of Douglasville, Georgia.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 FIGURE 5: Commuting behavior of Douglasville residents.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 FIGURE 6: Future vision of downtown.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 FIGURE 7: Downtown Core pedestrian project list.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 FIGURE 8 & 10: Downtown Core pedestrian + bicycle project list.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 & 37 FIGURE 9: Downtown Core bicycle project list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 FIGURE 11: Illustration of highly connective project.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 FIGURE 12: Quarter-mile travelshed around Prestley Mill Road.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 FIGURE 13: Sample of metrics used to prioritize projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 FIGURE 14: Icons used to indicate connectivity to places in priority project sheets.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 FIGURE 15: Prioritization scoring criteria.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 FIGURE 16: Top ranked projects in the downtown core.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City of Douglasville is on the cusp of a transformation. The State Route 92 Bypass is nearing completion. When it opens, traffic that once caused noise and congestion at the at-grade railroad crossing in the heart of downtown will be routed around Douglasville to the northeast. Overnight, downtown will be transformed back into the quiet town center that it used to be. This is an incredible opportunity. It is the perfect time for Douglasville to pivot into a place that promotes active transportation to boost its economy and the health and happiness of its citizens. In order to act upon this once-in-alifetime opportunity, the City of Douglasville retained AECOM to study the connectivity of the existing pedestrian and bicycling network to provide a path forward. The result of that effort is a list of 122 projects prioritized based on their value as first steps. This document is a condensed version of the full report and only covers the historic downtown area. To view the full list of projects, see the full report.
Many of these are large-scale projects like the Fairburn Road Complete Street/Veterans Memorial Highway Shared-Use Path. Such ambitious projects provide a beautiful backbone for future infrastructure improvements and indicate that the City is serious about a prosperous future. Others are as short as the ~200 foot segment of sidewalk along Club Drive (the highest ranked project) Although not glamorous, filling in short connections such as these are arguably the most important first steps the city can take. All of these projects together will create a robust springboard as the City continues to invest in its future.
This document comes in four parts. First, we define the goals & objectives of the study. In this section, we introduce the design users, which drive the recommendations. Next, in the Community Background section, we provide a brief overview of the beautiful City of Douglasville. We take stock of the demographics, the destinations of interest, and the conditions of the roads in the downtown area. Then, we present a list recommendations for the downtown area. Finally, we prioritize the list of projects. Using a novel methodology, each project is ranked based on their potential impact on pedestrian and bicycle network connectivity. This represents a road map of first steps as the City of Douglasville builds an active transportation future.
COMMUNITY BACKGROUND PAGE 10-27
GOALS & EXISTING OBJECTIVES CONDITIONS PAGE 6-9
DOWNTOWN RECOMMENDATIONS PAGE 28-37
PRIORITIZED PROJECTS PAGE 38-70
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GOALS & OBJECTIVES
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
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GOALS & OBJECTIVES The end goal of this plan is to provide the City of Douglasville with a vision and path forward for a wellconnected active transportation infrastructure system for all users, accommodating useful and enjoyable trips, and allowing for healthy lifestyle choices.
OBJECTIVES
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Complete existing infrastructure
Connect children to schools
Eliminate conflicts among all modes
Encourage citizens to get outside
Provide accessibility wherever facilities exist
Provide people paths to nearby parks
Reduce motor vehicle crashes and fatalities
Promote active commuting
People can assume connectivity
Connect employees to job centers
Increase perception of safety for all road users
Encourage physical activity every day
FIGURE 1: Goals and objectives of the plan. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 7
DESIGN USERS - PEDESTRIANS Destinations
Pedestrian Types
School
Library
Community Center
Elderly Adults
Over 65
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Bus Stop
Shopping center
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31% FIGURE 2: Pedestrian design user types and needs.
PEDESTRIAN DESIGN USER: ELDERS & CHILDREN Designing facilities with these two user groups in mind will allow children to cultivate independence and the elderly to maintain it. Source: United States Census Bureau (2018).
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Image source: pedbikeimages.org
DESIGN USERS - CYCLISTS Cyclist Types
I would describe myself as...
FIGURE 3: Bicycle design user types and needs.
BICYCLE DESIGN USER: INTERESTED BUT CAUTIOUS Image source: pedbikeimages.org
Designing for the 60% of potential cyclists that are interested but concerned about the dangers of riding on the road will help us build bicycle facilities for all ages and abilities.
Source: TDill, J., & McNeil, N. (2013). Four types of cyclists? Examination of typology for better understanding of bicycling behavior and potential. Transportation Research Record, 2387(1), 129-138. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 9
DOUGLASVILLE COMMUNITY BACKGROUND
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COMMUNITY BACKGROUND Douglasville, Georgia is a vibrant community that blends small town charm with big-town fun. It is the perfect example of a turn-of-the-century southern railroad town, chosen as the seat of the nascent Douglas County for its enviable position on the Georgia Western Railroad right-of-way. The historic downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and for good reason – it features beautiful architecture from the mid-19th century. Many of these buildings were built in the Victorian style, with details lifted from the Romanesque, Italianate, and Queen Anne periods. Sidewalks are often made of brick and are set flush to the buildings, elevated above the level of the street in many cases. It even features a dense grid system that allows the downtown area to maintain a walkable character, to the delight of tourists and residents alike. Although founded on the basis of transportation, the specific combination of railroad and highways that Douglasville experiences have presented unique traffic issues. Georgia S.R. 92 runs right through the center of Douglasville, bringing with it noise and smog from car traffic. The railroad exacerbates this motor vehicle congestion when trains are running through downtown Douglasville, which brings traffic to a halt on SR 92. Fortunately, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), in cooperation with Norfolk Southern and the City, is nearing completion of a bypass, known colloquially as the New 92, that will route traffic around downtown Douglasville to the northeast of the town’s center.
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This is a critical opportunity for the City of Douglasville. By synergizing the completion of the New 92 with a renewed focus on active modes of transportation, Douglasville can achieve a robust and resilient multi-modal transportation system that makes it safe, easy, and efficient for citizens to get where the need to go. To this end, the City of Douglasville has hired AECOM to assess its bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and provide the City a road map as it moves forward with improvements to its active transportation network. 3
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Douglasville is committed to creating spaces where people love to play. Historic Downtown Douglasville has many alleyways that are perfect for pedestrian Douglasville’s new plaza across from the conference center displays a commitment to
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DOUGLASVILLE DEMOGRAPHICS Douglasville’s population has boomed since the turn of the millennium. As of the 2000 Census, Douglasville’s population was about 20,000. Today, its population is estimated at approximately 34,000 people for a 70% increase in 20 years. The key to retaining this growth likely lies in retaining Douglasville’s current younger population and attracting their peers. An estimated 9,000 people living in Douglasville - 26% of the population - are under the age of 18. The future success of Douglasville will be aided greatly by retaining these young people who are attracted to places which provide walking and biking opportunities.
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OPPORTUNITY: THE NEW 92 BYPASS Historically, State Route 92 has run right through downtown Douglasville. Initially, this was a great boon, bringing economic development to Douglasville. In recent years, however, both the City and GDOT agreed that routing this highly trafficked route through the downtown area discouraged walkability and slowed vehicular throughput. Douglasville had to contend with high congestion rates, lots of noise, and an environment hostile to pedestrians - the lifeblood of downtown. Travelers had to contend with two traffic lights, long queueing times, and frequent rail traffic interupptions. In order to remedy this problem, GDOT and the City partnered to build a bypass.
Rendering by: TSW & Croy Engineering, Highway 92 Corridor Study
Rendering by: ADP & Toole Design, Dallas Highway LCI
Rendering by: AECOM, Fairburn Road Compllete Street Concept
This is an incredible opportunity for Douglasville. Immediately upon the opening of the bypass, downtown Douglasville will see a dramatic decrease in the volume of motor vehicle through traffic. This will allow and encourage a downtown renaissance, where people of all ages and walks of life can feel comfortable hanging out downtown. What’s more, Fairburn Road and Dallas Highway will suddenly have far more lanes than needed, which will allow the City to completely redesign
these roads, as exemplified in the figure above. To that end, Douglasville has hired AECOM to provide a planning level scoping document for Fairburn Road Complete Street Conversion and hired APD and Toole Design Group for a planning study for Dallas Highway. Both efforts are focused on providing more multi-modal facilities, promoting pedestrian and cycling activity, and creating a new vision for redevelopment.
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CONSTRAINTS: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD Douglasville was founded on the west line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad. Each day, anywhere from 35 to 59 trains run through historic downtown at 60 miles an hour. This brings traffic along the current State Route 92 to a grinding halt, temporarily making downtown noisy and smoggy. As you can see below, there are only a few points at which you can cross the railroad. With the advent of the New 92, two of these crossings will be closed and only one opened, creating an even wider gap between available crossing opportunities.
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FUTURE TOWN GREEN
The former County jail site, sitting derelict at the northwestern corner of downtown, will be demolished and rebuilt into the gem in Douglasville’s crown. The Future Town Green will create a gathering space for the citizens of Douglasville to come and relax, listen to concerts, and generally recreate.
WORTHAN PARK
This park is an asset to the surrounding community. One of only two pocket parks in the downtown area, and positioned at the gateway to the north side of town, Worthan Park will be an important piece of the future of the old SR 92 corridors.
O’NEAL PLAZA
This pedestrian plaza is a glimpse into Douglasville’s future. Ripe with attention to detail and beautiful features, O’Neal Plaza is the first step in a people-oriented renaissance for downtown.
CONFERENCE CENTER
Nestled amongst the City’s governmental buildings and the parking deck, Douglasville’s new conference center is the perfect gathering place for business to take off.
OLD COURTHOUSE MUSEUM
This historic site is a key part of the original delineation of Douglasville’s city limits. According to the original charter: “The center shall be a point directly opposite the court house in said town, on the Georgia Western Railroad, thence running along the center of said road each way three-fourths of a mile, and extending one half mile each way from the center of said road, the form of said territory to be an oblong square.” The old courthouse has been re-purposed into a museum about Douglasville’s storied past.
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OLD COTTON MILL
Built in 1897, the cotton mill was a huge economic driver for the young city of Douglasville. In recent years it stopped producing and had been abandoned up until it burned down in a fire in 2012. The City is currently cleaning up the debris in preparation for what comes next...
MILL VILLAGE PARK
The Mill Village Park is a success story in neighborhood pocket parks. Sitting on three acres in downtown’s Mill Village area, this park sports an outdoor basketball court, a gathering pavilion, a playground, barbecue grills, and picnic tables. It is the perfect spot for family gatherings in the downtown area.
NEW SR 92
Currently, State Route 92 runs right through the heart of downtown Douglasville. This has proven to be a problem from both the City’s and GDOT’s perspective, so they agreed to build a bypass for S.R. 92. As part of this project, GDOT installed a multi-use path along the roadway to make the New 92 a multi-modal highway that would help with the micro-connectivity of Douglasville.
TASTE OF DOUGLASVILLE
Taste of Douglasville is the City’s most popular event annually. The event showcases local restaurants and businesses and includes performances on the O’Neal Plaza Stage. Admission is free and a ticket to taste is only $1.
CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL
The Cultural Arts Council located in downtown Douglasville facilitates events which foster the enjoyment of and the participation in the arts among residents of and visitors to Douglasville. The Council offers a myriad of classes including drawing, printmaking, and photography, as well as offering art camps and other family-oriented art events.
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DOWNTOWN RECOMMENDATIONS The maps on the following pages represent the design team’s recommendations to achieve a completely connected active transportation network in the City of Douglasville. First, we take the gaps that were identified in the existing conditions survey (see Part I of full report) and identify which gaps need to be filled and which gaps can remain untouched. These are the gap filling maps on the following pages. Once the gaps were identified, the design team used their experience to consolidate the gaps into specific, actionable projects that would have a positive impact on active transportation connectivity. These maps represent the final vision for the future of active transportation in the City of Douglasville.
FIGURE 6: Future vision of downtown.
NOTE: These recommendations are planning level only. Project centerlines are approximate in nature. Preliminary engineering work should be performed to assess feasibility. Furthermore, rightof-way was not considered in the course of making these recommendations because the design team lacked survey to make such assessments. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 29
OVERVIEW OF INFRASTRUCTURE TYPES Before diving into the recommendations, it is important to understand the different types of facilities that will be recommended. The cross sections below are to illustrate the typical condition - they are approximate and not to scale. Detailed preliminary engineering is required for the corridor under consideration before any cross section is selected. In the maps that follow, each project is labeled with a project code (that corresponds to one of these infrastructure types) and a number that corresponds to that specific project. The project codes are detailed next to the name of the infrastructure type.
Sidewalks................................SW
5’ to 10’ wide concrete paths intended for exclusive pedestrian use. These enable people of all ages to walk wherever they need to go. It is critical that these sidewalks meet ADA guidelines so that people of all ages and abilites can make it to their destination on a fully connected facility. These are the most commonly recommended facility because at the end of the day, everyone is a pedestrian. Sidewalk 5’ min
Shared-Use Paths.......................SUP
Shared-Use Path
These minimum 10’ concrete paths are intended for use by pedestrians and bicyclists. Shared-Use Paths are great infrastructure improvements because they provide pedestrians and bicyclists a facility that is completely separated from vehicular traffic. Such improvements are perfect for conditions with high vehicular speeds, two lane thoroughfares, and wide rights-of-way. Such corridors are numerous throughout Douglasville, which is why Shared-Use Paths are the second most recommended infrastructure addition.
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Greenways/Trails.....................................TR
Greenways and Trails are similar to Shared-Use Paths except that they do not follow street rights-of-way. Instead, they tend to run through more natural places, such as through the woods or along rivers and streams. Greenways are treasured additions to any city’s transportation system. Not only do they provide much needed active transportation connectivity, but their beautiful vistas and quiet areas provide citizens much needed outdoor recreation. Furthermore, greenways such as the Atlanta Beltline, the Carrollton Greenbelt, and Alpharetta’s Big Creek Greenway make it clear that infrastructure can play a big role in economic development.
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Complete Streets.....CS
These streets are designed with all potential users in mind. That includes cars, pedestrians, and cyclists, but should also include users such as bus riders and even unorthodox modes of transportation such as skateboards and scooters. Streets such as these are often the Main Street of the city, and act as the seat for the local economy.
Cross Section will vary
Cycle Tracks...............................................CT
A cycle track is essentially a bike lane that is separated from traffic. This separation can be achieved with as little as a 2’ striped buffer and plastic bollards, but more permanent separation (such as the landscaped buffer in the cross section above) is preferred. The simple addition of the protected buffer to a dedicated lane for bicyclists makes people feel much more comfortable riding near vehicular traffic. Often, these can be constructed simply by rededicating a lane of traffic. Cycle tracks can be two-way (at right) or one-way pairs (above).
Cycle Track + Buffer 10’ min + 2’ min
Bike Lanes...............................................BL
Bike lanes are the standard facility for bicycles. They are simply a 5’ wide lane adjacent to the traveled way. Although bike lanes are a widely recommended infrastructure implementation, they should really only be used in constrained conditions where a protected or separated facility is not possible. At the end of the day, the only thing separating the bikes from dangerous motor traffic is a white line.
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Bike Boulevards.................................BB
Bike Boulevards are a low-impact implementation that promotes the use of local streets for bicycle travel. Local streets are perfect for bicycle travel - they are typically low-speed and low-volume in terms of motor vehicles, and often they run parallel to more hostile thoroughfares. By installing sharrows to indicate that bicyclists belong in the road and wayfinding signage to make the route clear, these are great low-cost additions to round out the network of more costly infrastructure options.
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PRIORITIZED PROJECTS
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PRIORITIZED PROJECTS Once specific projects were identified, the design team employed an innovative strategy to prioritize the projects. Traditionally, transportation planners would draw a radius on a map or aerial representing a certain distance one could walk from point A to point B (one-half mile for this discussion). This, of course, would not take into account any physical barriers that might be encountered that could dramatically increase a halfmile walk.
FIGURE 11: Travelshed explanation.
We took a more novel approach. Enter the travelshed. This method of creating a “half-mile walking radius� involves mapping out the area that you could get to by walking a half-mile along the network at hand. The edge of the red-shaded area above represents the distance you could reach by walking a half-mile along the street network. The red-shaded area itself represents all of the routes you could take to get to the edge. Travelsheds provide us a better sense of the permeability of the network than a traditional radius. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 39
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SCORING METHODOLOGY In Part II of the full report, we created travelsheds from a variety of points and overlapped them to get a sense of the connectivity of each segment of the street network. In order to prioritize the projects, we create travelsheds from each project and count the number of important places that lie within that travelshed. Take for example the Shared-Use Path that is recommeneded along Prestley Mill Rd.
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We first build a travelshed from the project itself. The travelshed below is the quarter-mile travelshed - quarter-, half- or one-mile travelsheds are used depending on whether the project is meant for pedestrians, for cyclists, or for both. Then, as you can see on the following page, we count the number of applicable points of interest that lie in the travelshed.
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FIGURE 12: Quarter-mile travelshed around Prestley Mill Road.
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The next step is to assess mathematical characteristics of the network. These characteristics include the number of intersections and the mileage of streets in the travelshed. Such aspects of the project paint an objective picture of its connectivity. Projects whose travelsheds contain higher numbers of intersections are more likely to connect to places of interest. Higher street mileage in the travelshed indicates that the project will impact and be accessible from more streets. These measures can then be compared from project to project to judge them on an apples to apples basis.
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We also count the number of important places that are within the travelshed. The number of bus stops, schools, parks, residences, businesses, and jobs within the travelshed provide a powerful and relatable gauge of the project’s connectivity. When a project is connected to a variety of these places at once, it is more likely to be impactful to a greater number of people. The destinations of interest that we included in our study are depicted with the icons below. Later on in this section on the project explanation sheets, each project will receive a badge indicating that that destination lies within its travelshed.
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FIGURE 14: Icons used to indicate connectivity to places in priority project sheets.
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FIGURE 15: Prioritization scoring criteria. Cost e Estimate In chart above, # = Quantity
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Citizen Support Planning Level Cost Estimate Planning Level Cost Estimate Steering Committee Support
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At right are three additional criteria. The first is Project Support, which assigns points stakeholder input, public input, and Steering Committee input. For an explanation of our input process, see Appendix C. The next criteria is a planning level cost estimate. Costlier projects received lower scores and vice-versa, to capture the impact that less expensive projects have on rapidly scaling up connectivity. For an explanation of our costing methodology, see Appendix A. The last criteria captures the potential economic development that would occur as a result of the project. Big ticket projects such as the Fairburn Road Complete Street Project receive points because of the impact it will have.
# Schools / Project Mileage Stakeholder Support Stakeholder Support # Parks / Project Mileage Citizen Support Citizen Support # Grocery Stores / Project Mileage Steering Committee Support Steering Committee Support
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The scoring chart is displayed above. At the top level (Connectivity) is the mileage of the travelshed. The next level indicates whether the onnectivity Connectivity Connectivity Project Project Support Support parameter being studied is an absolute value ry to More - normalized Connectivity per Project Mileage Normalized Fewer - Connectivity Normalized per Project - Connectivity Mileage per Project Mileage oror ifNormalized it has been to the length of the 38 laces Network Connectivity Connectivity to Places ces Connectivity Network toin Places Connectivity Network Connectivity to Places Connectivity to Places project question. The last overarching level indicates whether the parameter is a facet of the inherent interconnectedness of the system surrounding the project or is a measure of the absolute number of applicable points of interest in the surrounding system. Each project goes through these criteria and is assigned a score that is normalized to the highest score that was received. This process is repeated for each applicable travelshed length.
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RANKED LIST OF DOWNTOWN PROJECTS The downtown projects ranked the highest are listed in the table below. Please note that this ranked list is a subset of the full ranked list of 122 projects that can be found in the full report. The ranks listed here are relative to the rest of the projects in the downtown core - some of the ranks will be different in the context of the full ranked list. These projects are mapped out on the following pages. Each map is accompanied by the table below except that rows containing bicycle projects will be empty for the pedestrian map and vice versa. RANK NAME 1
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210 FT
$31 K
Bike Boulevard
Bike Lane
Sidewalk
Shared-Use Path
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Shared-Use Path
Complete Street
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1.37 MI
$49 K
2470 FT
$118 K
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$91 K
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Spring St Sidewalk
Hospital to Downtown Greenway Maxwell St Sidewalk
Fairburn Rd Complete Street Duncan St Sidewalk
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FIGURE 16: Top ranked projects in the downtown core.
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Shared-Use Path
Sidewalk
Shared-Use Path
Complete Street
SUP28
3900 FT
$1.64 M
SUP27
4360 FT
$1.83 M
SW2
CS1
670 FT
4560 FT
$91 K
$2.32 M
9
Spring St Sidewalk
Sidewalk
SW31
900 FT
$126 K
11
Dallas Hwy Path
Shared-Use Path
SUP6
4930 FT
$2.14 M
10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23
Malone St N Sidewalk Rose Ave Sidewalk
Malone St S Sidewalk
Veteran's Memorial Hwy Path Selman Dr Path
Adair St Sidewalk
Spring St Sidewalk
Hospital to Downtown Greenway Maxwell St Sidewalk
Fairburn Rd Complete Street Duncan St Sidewalk
Woodrow Ave Sidewalk Selman Dr Sidewalk
Sidewalk Sidewalk Sidewalk
Shared-Use Path Shared-Use Path Sidewalk Sidewalk
Greenway/Trail Sidewalk
Complete Street Sidewalk Sidewalk
Sidewalk
SW18
660 FT
$88 K
SW30
400 FT
SUP13
3190 FT
$1.99 M
SW6
2270 FT
$317 K
SW7
SUP1 SW4
TR12
200 FT
4360 FT 2760 FT 1.35 MI
$54 K
$28 K
$1.8 M
$385 K
$4.11 M
SW47
550 FT
$75 K
SW5
470 FT
$66 K
CS2
SW1
SW54
3950 FT 440 FT
4510 FT
$9.36 M $60 K
$624 K
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INFRASTRUCTURE LEGEND
STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHARED-USE PATH
DALLAS HW Y.
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK BIKE LANE
BOULEVARD/SHARROWS GREENWAY/TRAIL
FEATURES
LOCATION KEY MAP
BB11
PARKS
BB11
ONE WAY CYCLE TRACK
SCHOOLS
28
PROJECT ENDS
CS
2
N ST LTO
CH 1
CS
EA VE.
2
BL
FUTURE TOWN GREEN
12
ST. H C UR
TR
L BE MP CA
P
SU
RO S
DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
SUP1
SELMAN DR.
BICYCLE RECOMMENDATIONS
DOWNTOWN CORE AREA
0
250
500
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1000FT
1
CS
. RD
P6 VET
SU
27
N’S
A ER
P SU AL H I OR M ME
3
P1
SU
N UR
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
ST . WY
ST.
I RB FA
RR CROSSING
11
NS RAILROAD
L
K RIC
BB
P6 SU
GROCERY
D AN
RANKED BICYCLE RECOMMENDATIONS
RANK NAME 2
Stewart Middle Boulevard
TYPE
CODE
LENGTH
COST
Bike Boulevard
BB11
1.37 MI
$49 K
3
Campbellton St Bike Lane
Bike Lane
BL2
2470 FT
5
Strickland St E Path
Shared-Use Path
SUP28
3900 FT
$1.64 M
7
Strickland St W Path
Shared-Use Path
SUP27
4360 FT
$1.83 M
8
Church St Complete Street
Complete Street
CS1
11
Dallas Hwy Path
Shared-Use Path
SUP6
4930 FT
$2.14 M
14
Veteran's Memorial Hwy Path
Shared-Use Path
SUP13
3190 FT
$1.99 M
18
Hospital to Downtown Greenway
Greenway/Trail
TR12
1.35 MI
$4.11 M
20
Fairburn Rd Complete Street
Complete Street
CS2
3950 FT
$9.36 M
15
Selman Dr Path
Shared-Use Path
SUP1
4560 FT
$118 K
4360 FT
$2.32 M
$1.8 M
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RANK 1: CLUB DRIVE SIDEWALK AT-A-GLANCE TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
Sidewalk 220 ft 1 $31 K 100/100
L
K RIC
ST
LEGEND
E ET
V
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
D AN
L RIA
O
EM
S’ M
N
RA
ST.
HW
CH
CH UR
Y.
ST.
EXISTING SIDEWALK
PROPOSED SIDEWALK PARKS
GROCERY
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
FUTURE TOWN GREEN
R.
RR CROSSING
ROSE AVE.
NS RAILROAD
BD
CLU
SCHOOLS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 2: STEWART MIDDLE BOULEVARD AT-A-GLANCE
Bike Boulevard 1.4 miles 2 $49 K 100/100
STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEGEND
ONE MAL
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
92 BY P
ST.
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
W
COLQUITT ST .
NE
S AS
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
L DA
ONE-WAY CYCLE TRACK PAIR
SH LA
BIKE LANES
BIKE BOULEVEARD
. WY
PARKS
SCHOOLS GROCERY
NS RAILROAD
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR S
COMMERCIAL
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Shared Shared walk Travel Lane Travel Lane 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 49
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RANK 3: CAMPBELLTON STREET BIKE LANE TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
Y. HW AS LL DA
AT-A-GLANCE
Bike Lane 2480 ft 3 $118 K 98/100
FA IR
LEGEND
CH UR
CH
SHARED-USE PATH
ST.
B UR
N RD .
GREENWAY/TRAIL
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
FUTURE ONE-WAY CYCLE TRACK PAIR TOWN GREEN BIKE LANES
BIKE BOULEVEARD
ON LT
SELMAN DR.
. ST
NS RAILROAD
EL
GROCERY
PB
DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOLS
M
CA
PARKS
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane Side walk walk 5’
11’
11’
5’
Side walk 5’
Bike Travel Lane Lane 5’
11’
Travel Bike Lane Lane 11’
5’
Side walk 5’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 4: DALLAS HIGHWAY SIDEWALK AT-A-GLANCE Sidewalk 450 ft 4 $63 K 95/100
STEWART MIDDLE
DALLAS HW Y.
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
WILLING WORKERS PARK
LEGEND
WORTHAN PARK
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
EXISTING SIDEWALK
L
ICK
R ST
PROPOSED SIDEWALK
D AN
ST.
PARKS
SCHOOLS GROCERY
CH UR
NS RAILROAD
CH
RR CROSSING
ST.
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Shared-Use Path 14’
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side walk 5’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 51
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RANK 5: E. STRICKLAND STREET SHARED-USE PATH AT-A-GLANCE
Shared-Use Path 3900 ft 7 $1.64 M 83/100
LEGEND
SHARED-USE PATH
92
BY PA SS
STEWART MIDDLE
DALLAS HW Y.
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
NE W
GREENWAY/TRAIL
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
KL
ONE-WAY CYCLE TRACK PAIR
RIC ST
BIKE LANES
D AN
ST.
BIKE BOULEVEARD PARKS
SCHOOLS
FA IRB
T. HS
RC HU
GROCERY
C
NS RAILROAD
URN
RD.
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’ +/-
11’ +/-
Shared-Use Travel Lane Path 10’
11’
Travel Lane 11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 6: CLARK STREET SIDEWALK Sidewalk 670 ft 8 $90 K 83/100
BE
CH UR
CH
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
EXISTING SIDEWALK
ROSE AVE.
LEGEND
FUTURE TOWN GREEN
PROPOSED SIDEWALK
ST. ON LLT
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
MP CA
AT-A-GLANCE
ST.
T. KS
R LA
C
PARKS
SCHOOLS GROCERY
NS RAILROAD
DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
SELMAN DR.
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR S
COMMERCIAL
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 53
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RANK 7: W. STRICKLAND STREET SHARED-USE PATH AT-A-GLANCE
AV E
.
. WY
SH LA
Shared-Use Path 4360 ft 9 $1.84 M 83/100
ICA GO
L DA
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
CH
LEGEND
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
ONE-WAY CYCLE TRACK PAIR
L
ICK
BIKE LANES
R ST
BIKE BOULEVEARD
D AN
ST. FUTURE TOWN GREEN
PARKS
SCHOOLS
EA VE.
GROCERY
RO S
NS RAILROAD
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’ +/-
11’ +/-
Shared-Use Travel Lane Path 10’
11’
Travel Lane 11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 8: CHURCH STREET COMPLETE STREET DALLAS HW
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
Y.
AT-A-GLANCE
Complete Street 4560 ft 10 $2.32 M 82/100
STEWART MIDDLE
LEGEND
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
ONE-WAY CYCLE TRACK PAIR
CH UR
BIKE LANES
CH
BIKE BOULEVEARD
ST.
PARKS
SCHOOLS
EL
PB
M
NS RAILROAD
CA
FUTURE TOWN GREEN
GROCERY
ON LT
RR CROSSING
. ST
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane Side walk walk 5’
17’
17’
5’
Side walk 10’
Travel Lane 11’
Travel Lane 11’
Cycle Track
10’ + 2’
Side walk 10’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 55
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RANK 9: W. SPRING STREET SIDEWALK AT-A-GLANCE Sidewalk 900 ft 11 $126 K 82/100
MP CA BE ON LLT
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
. ST
LEGEND
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
EXISTING SIDEWALK
PROPOSED SIDEWALK
. ST CH R U
CH
G RIN
SP
ST.
PARKS
.
NS RAILROAD
DR
FUTURE TOWN GREEN
GROCERY
UB CL
SCHOOLS
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR S
COMMERCIAL
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 10: MALONE STREET N SIDEWALK AT-A-GLANCE
Sidewalk 1.2 miles 2 $88 K 81/100
LEGEND
SHARED-USE PATH
W9
2B YPA SS
STEWART MIDDLE
GREENWAY/TRAIL
PROPOSED SIDEWALK
GROCERY
. E ST
SCHOOLS
LON
PARKS
MA
DALLAS H W
Y.
EXISTING SIDEWALK
COLQUITT ST.
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
NE
NS RAILROAD
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 57
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1 2 3
RANK 11: DALLAS HIGHWAY SHARED-USE PATH AT-A-GLANCE TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
JESSIE DAVIS PARK
Shared-Use Path 4900 ft 12 $2.14 M 80/100
NE
Y.
LEGEND
GREENWAY/TRAIL
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
ONE-WAY CYCLE TRACK PAIR
2B YPA SS
STEWART MIDDLE
DALLAS H W
SHARED-USE PATH
W9
BIKE LANES
BIKE BOULEVEARD PARKS
NS RAILROAD
CH UR
CH
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
ST.
N UR
GROCERY
B FAIR
SCHOOLS
RD .
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane Side walk walk 5’
11’
11’
5’
Shared-Use Travel Lane Travel Lane Side Path walk 14’
11’
11’
5’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 12: ROSE AVENUE SIDEWALK Sidewalk 1.2 miles 14 $54 K 80/100
O AG E AV .
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
IC CH
AT-A-GLANCE
LEGEND
CH UR
SHARED-USE PATH
CH
GREENWAY/TRAIL
EXISTING SIDEWALK
PROPOSED SIDEWALK SCHOOLS
KL
RIC ST
ST. D N
A
ROSE AVE.
PARKS
ST.
GROCERY
NS RAILROAD
FUTURE TOWN GREEN
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR S
COMMERCIAL
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 59
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RANK 13: MALONE STREET SIDEWALK AT-A-GLANCE Sidewalk 200 ft 13 $28 K 80/100
MA
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
N LO
SH LA
SHARED-USE PATH
T. ES
L DA
LEGEND
. WY
GREENWAY/TRAIL
EXISTING SIDEWALK
PROPOSED SIDEWALK
WORTHAN PARK
PARKS
SCHOOLS GROCERY
NS RAILROAD
ST. H C UR
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
CH
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 14: VETERANS’ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY PATH AT-A-GLANCE
NE
Shared-Use Path 3200 ft 14 $1.85 M 79/100
W
92 BY
SS PA
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
LEGEND
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
VE
ONE-WAY CYCLE TRACK PAIR BIKE LANES
BIKE BOULEVEARD
R TE
EM
M S’
AN
E OP
MILL VILLAGE PARK
PARKS
SCHOOLS GROCERY
U RB FAI
NS RAILROAD
RR CROSSING
CO
Y.
T. RS
RD
R
N
L
IA
OR
HW
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Shared-Use Travel Lane Path 10’
11’
Travel Lane 11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 61
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RANK 15: SELMAN DRIVE SHARED-USE PATH AT-A-GLANCE
Shared-Use Path 4400 ft 15 $1.80 M 77/100
DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH
N
EA VE . RO S
PUBLIC LIBIRARY
O LT . ST
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
EL
GREENWAY/TRAIL
PB M
. DR
SHARED-USE PATH
CA
LEGEND
FUTURE TOWN GREEN
UB CL
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
SELMAN AVE.
ONE-WAY CYCLE TRACK PAIR BIKE LANES
BIKE BOULEVEARD PARKS
WEST PINES GOLF CLUB
SCHOOLS GROCERY
NS RAILROAD
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Bike Lane 5’
Travel Lane 11’
Travel Lane 11’
Bike Lane 5’
Shared-Use Travel Lane Travel Lane Side Path walk 14’
11’
11’
5’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 16: ADAIR STREET SIDEWALK Sidewalk 2300 ft 16 $317 K 75/100
H AS . WY I FA
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
LL DA
AT-A-GLANCE
RB
CH UR
LEGEND
CH
AIR AD
SHARED-USE PATH
ST.
UR NR D
GREENWAY/TRAIL
. ST
EXISTING SIDEWALK
PROPOSED SIDEWALK PARKS
SCHOOLS GROCERY
CA
NS RAILROAD
M
RR CROSSING
N
O LT
EL
PB
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
. ST
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR S
COMMERCIAL
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 63
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RANK 17: E. SPRING STREET SIDEWALK AT-A-GLANCE Sidewalk 2800 ft 17 $385 K 74/100
LL DA H AS
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
. WY
LEGEND
CH UR
GREENWAY/TRAIL
CH
EXISTING SIDEWALK
ST.
G RIN
SP
ST.
AI RB
F
SHARED-USE PATH
URN RD
PROPOSED SIDEWALK PARKS
SCHOOLS GROCERY
NS RAILROAD
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR S
COMMERCIAL
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 18: HOSPITAL TO DOWNTOWN GREENWAY AT-A-GLANCE
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
Greenway/Trail 1.3 Miles 19 $4.11 M 71/100
ST. H C UR
CH
FA IR
B URN
RD. KROGER
HOSPITAL DR.
LEGEND
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
ONE-WAY CYCLE TRACK PAIR BIKE LANES
DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH
. ST
NS RAILROAD
ON LT
GROCERY
EL
SCHOOLS
PB
M
PARKS
CA
BIKE BOULEVEARD
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR S
COMMERCIAL
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Woods
Greenway /Trail 10’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 65
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E LON ST.
Sidewalk 550 ft 24 $75 K 65/100
LL DA
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
MA
AT-A-GLANCE
COLQUITT ST.
RANK 19: MAXWELL STREET SIDEWALK
H AS
LEGEND
MA
. WY
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
EXISTING SIDEWALK
L
ICK
R ST
PROPOSED SIDEWALK
D AN
PARKS
SCHOOLS
CH UR
CH
CA
GROCERY
ST.
ST.
BE
MP
NS RAILROAD
X
T. LS
L WE
ON LLT
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
ST.
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR S
COMMERCIAL
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 20: FAIRBURN ROAD COMPLETE STREET AT-A-GLANCE
AL
Complete Street 3900 ft 26 $9.36 M 64/100
VE
T
EM N EW
M S’
N
A ER
I OR
Y.
92 BY PA
SS
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
HW
LEGEND
BURNETT ELEMENTARY
SHARED-USE PATH
FA IRB
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
ONE-WAY CYCLE TRACK PAIR BIKE LANES
URN RD.
KROGER
BIKE BOULEVEARD PARKS
SCHOOLS GROCERY
HOSPITAL DR.
GREENWAY/TRAIL
NS RAILROAD
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Side walk
Travel Lane
Travel Lane
5’
11’
11’
Two-Way Left-Turn Lane 12’
Travel Lane
Travel Lane
Sidewalk + Buffer
11’
11’
10’+5’
Cycle Park Track ing + Buffer 5’+5’
9’
Travel Lane
Travel Lane
Park ing
11’
11’
9’
Cycle Sidewalk Track + Buffer + Buffer 5’+5’
10’+5’
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RANK 21: DUNCAN STREET N. SIDEWALK AT-A-GLANCE Sidewalk 470 ft 27 $65 K 63/100
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ST.
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TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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RANK 22: WOODROW AVENUE SIDEWALK AT-A-GLANCE
TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
T. HS C UR CH
Shared-Use Path 1.2 Miles 35 $2,000,000 56/100
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TE
LEGEND
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
EXISTING SIDEWALK
CA
PROPOSED SIDEWALK
PB
M
PARKS
O LT
EL
SCHOOLS
N
GROCERY
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Travel Lane Travel Lane 11’
11’
Side Travel Lane Travel Lane walk 5’
11’
11’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering. Douglasville Pedestrian & Bicycle Connectivity Plan | INTRODUCTION 69
D
. ST
NS RAILROAD
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RANK 23: SELMAN AVENUE SIDEWALK AT-A-GLANCE TYPE: LENGTH: PRIORITY: EST. COST: SCORE:
CH UR
Sidewalk 470 ft 27 $65 K 63/100
CH
ST.
LEGEND
SHARED-USE PATH GREENWAY/TRAIL
EXISTING SIDEWALK
PROPOSED SIDEWALK PARKS
SCHOOLS GROCERY
NS RAILROAD
RR CROSSING
PROJECT ENDPOINTS
STRONG CONNECTIONS JOBS
SCHOOLS
GROCERY
PARKS
T! RESIDENCES TAR
COMMERCIAL
S
EXISTING
PROPOSED
CROSS SECTIONS
Bike Lane 5’
Travel Lane 11’
Travel Lane 11’
Bike Lane 5’
Shared-Use Travel Lane Travel Lane Side Path walk 14’
11’
11’
5’
NOTE: Widths are approximate and sections are not to scale. Proposed cross sections are typical and will need to be refined with detailed engineering.
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