BP Jan draft minutes

Bicycle Pedestrian Sub‐Committee Dover City Hall Large Conference Room Dover, DE January 8, 2019 *** DRAFT *** Members Present: Others Present: Gerry Pennington, Chris Asay, Dave Moses, Fran Carolyn Courtney, Eddie Diaz, Kirby Riddle Hudson, James Galvin, Helen Wiles Maria Andaya, Bill Conway, Sonja Marichic‐Goudy, Ted _______ INTRODUCTIONS CALLED TO ORDER: Meeting opened at 5:01 P.M. CHAIR Welcomed everyone and invited introductions. Mr. Hudson, introduced himself as the director of Parks & Recreation noting the department has many projects on their plate such as the Dover Park and Schutte Park Master plans, new building in Schutte, new grounds staffing, assuming tasks that were previously under public works, and much more. Staff resources are limited. The direction we have been given and must follow is that meeting need to be kept to one hour. Mr. Moses welcomed Mr. Hudson stating he hoped the coordination went well with the Public Works and Parks and Recreation. Mr. Asay stated the the kind of committee we are falls under Safety Advisory and Transportation and not Parks & Recreation. Mr. Hudson replied we are one city and one group and can only be spread so far. We are working as one. AGENDA Was accepted without change. MINUTES Due to time, were skipped. To be heard at the next regularly scheduled meeting. NEW BUSINESS BANK LANE FEASIBILITY STUDY Century Engineering presented the attached presentation entitled the Bank Lane Multi‐Modal Improvements Study with input from the James Galvin. Mrs. Goudy noted the process of the study and review the overall bike plan depicting the options for Bank Lane and improvements. Traffic data included cars, bike and pedestrians. The slides were reviewed and variety of questions were fielded by Century Engineering staff and MPO staff. Much discussion took place over the color coding of the maps. Topics included ensuring all utility improvements in the area are considered. This would be the time to take things underground such as major infrastructure projects like water, gas and power lines. After commentary regarding why this project was presented for a feasibility study, Mr. Galvin reported the MPO put money in for this realizing money was available for signage and stripping but knew that would not be enough for the results being sought. The MPO felt this project should have the feasibility study in order to be successful in getting

improvements for Bank Lane. The MPO and DelDOT were in agreement. This project was deemed important. The intent is to give everyone a clear path; cyclist, pedestrians and vehicular traffic. After the full presentation, Mr. Asay made a motion recommending this committee reject all three options presented by Century Engineering and the MPO, and request a no build option be developed by Century Engineering. This motion was not seconded. After a short discussion it was agreed members of the subcommittee could submit their comments on the project directly to Century Engineering and/or to Ms. Courtney. Comment forms and the slide show presentation would be sent out to each member and returned comment forms would be included in the feasibility study research. No further business was conducted. A discussion on time constraints and missed meetings was brief. Members were under the impression staff time could “roll over” if a meeting is missed or canceled. Mr. Hudson clarified that is not the case. Meetings must be kept to one hour. Mr. Asay asked to have his motion heard at the next meeting. ADJOURNMENT With no further business, we adjourned at 6:15 pm Due to a technical error the recording of this meeting was not accessible.

Bank Lane Multi-Modal Improvements Study Presented by: CENTURY ENGINEERING, INC. January 8, 2019

Bicycle Master Plan

Study Area/Study Purpose Determine the feasibility of adding bike facilities to Bank Lane

Traffic Data

Traffic Data

Level of Traffic Stress

Alternative No. 1 – Multi-Use Path with Roadway Modifications • Maintain Existing Parking (Both Sides of Bank Lane) • Requires Permanent Easements • Formalize 10’ Lane Widths • Narrow Roadway 2 Feet • Multi-Use Path Combines Bicycles and Pedestrians • $1.7 Million (Design and Constr)

Alternative No. 2 – Cycle Track • Remove Eastbound Parking Lane • Requires Permanent Easements • Maintain Westbound Parking Lane • Widens Roadway 7 Feet • Formalize 10’ Lane Width • $1.9 Million (Design and Constr)

Alternative No. 3 – Multi-Use Path With No Roadway Modifications • Maintains Existing Parking • Requires Permanent Easements • Maintains Existing Roadway with No Modifications • $1.3 Million (Design and Constr) • Multi-Use Path Combines Bicycles and Pedestrians

Governor’s Avenue to The Green Alternative • Maintain Existing Parking Area • Maintain Parking Lot Entrances • Maintain Direction of Heavier Traffic Volume Movement • Remove Westbound Travel Lane

Traffic Flow

Renderings

Project Status • Public Workshop December 6th • Positive Feedback • Alternatives 1 and 2 Favored • Dover Kent County MPO Presented to TAC December 6 • Dover Bike Sub-Committee January 8th • Meet with City of Dover Planner • Meet with Delaware Housing Authority Next Steps • Revise Alternatives Based on Feedback • Choose Preferred Alternative • Finalize Study – January/February 2019