A Corridor Evaluation prepared by
making Rifle Range road (CR 655)
A complete street
for
Polk Transportation Planning Organization As part of Polk TPO’s Complete Streets Guidelines
completing Rifle Range road (CR 655) Existing Conditions Summary • Sidewalk on west side, no sidewalk on east side
Proposed Options facing north
• No bike lanes; however, significant bike traffic • Bus stops, including a few shelters • Wide driveways and several areas with broken sidewalks
A
Create walkable/bikeable node at 4th Street that connects to Wahneta Elementary
facing west
A
4th Street Node
B
Rehabilitate northeast corner of Bomber Road with creation of multimodal node and drainage improvements
facing east
B
Bomber Road Node
C
Revitalize multimodal node at Wahneta Park
facing south
C
Wahneta Park
D
Corridor View
D
Install continuous sidewalk on east side of corridor along with bike lanes throughout corridor
This corridor evaluation for Rifle Range Road (CR 655) from Eagle Lake Loop to 6th Street was performed as a part of preparing the Complete Streets Handbook for the Polk TPO. The focus is to capture the high level of multimodal activity between four major nodes along the corridor by connecting them with a sidewalk along the east side and by adding transit nodes. The recommendations are a part of a comprehensive complete street approach.
Proposed Options (continued) facing south
A
Enhance northeast corner of 4th Street Node with multimodal node
Proposed Complete Streets Improvements
facing south
A
Install bike lane throughout corridor
A
Creating walkable/bikeable node at 4th Street that connects to Wahneta Elementary provides increased safety for pedestrians and school children. Enhancing northeast corner with multimodal node improves safety and pedestrian/transit activity.
B
Rehabilitating northeast corner of Bomber Road with creation of multimodal node and drainage improvements enhances the intersection and improves safety.
C
Creating multimodal node at Wahneta Park (including rectangular rapid flashing beacon at crosswalk) increases safety and pedestrian/transit activity.
D
Installing sidewalk on east side along with bike lanes improves connectivity between nodes and safety and level of service for pedestrians and bicyclists throughout the corridor.
facing north
B
Redevelop multimodal node at Bomber Road
facing south
LEGEND
1st Wahneta St W
Bomber Rd
1st Wahneta St E
Rifle Range Rd
WAHNETA PARK
Existing Sidewalk Proposed Sidewalk Proposed Bike Lane Proposed Multimodal Node
WAHNETA PALMS APARTMENTS
2nd Wahneta St E
3rd Wahneta St E
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4th Wahneta St E
C
Install pedestrian improvements at Wahneta Park
D
Connecting the multimodal nodes along the corridor will enhance pedestrian/transit activity and improve safety
c o m p l e t e s t ree t rec o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r
Rifle Range road (CR 655)(FROM EAGLE LAKE LOOP TO 6TH STREET)
Summary Of Recommendations: A Create walkable/bikeable multimodal node at 4th Street B Create multimodal node at Bomber Road
D
C Pedestrian and transit improvements at Wahneta Park D Install sidewalk on east side and bike lane throughout corridor
C N Rifle Range Rd
B
Wahneta Park Node
Bomber Road Node
Wahneta Palms Node
A
4th Street Node
Polk Transportation Planning Organization