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Governance Team
AGENDA
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
EOC Room – Springfield Justice Center
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
1.Welcome and agenda review
2.Approve meeting minutes for March 15 and May 26
3.Review project decisions made to date
4.Brief summary of feedback received at meetings with business and
property owners fronting Main Street and South A Street
5.Discuss Main St and South A St west of 21st St route alignment options,
consider options to advance to technical evaluation
6.Discuss and provide feedback on options for moving forward
The meeting is open to the public to attend. No oral public comments will be
taken at the Governance Team meeting. Please submit comments via the project website at http://ourmainstreetspringfield.org/feedback/.
MINUTES OF MEETING
MAIN STREET-MCVAY TRANSIT STUDY GOVERNANCE TEAM
March 15, 2016
Pursuant to notice given to The Register-Guard for publication on March 11, 2016, and distributed to persons on the mailing list of the District, the Main Street-McVay Transit Study
Governance Team held a meeting on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, beginning at 3:00 p.m., in the
Jesse Maine Room at Springfield City Hall, 225 N. 5th Avenue, Springfield, Oregon.
Present:
Governance Team:
Mayor Christine Lundberg, City of Springfield Councilor Marilee Woodrow, City of Springfield
Frannie Brindle, Oregon Department of Transportation Angelynn Pierce, Lane Transit District Board of Directors
Don Nordin, Lane Transit District Board of Directors
Gino Grimaldi, City of Springfield (Ex Officio) A. J. Jackson, Lane Transit District (Ex Officio)
Project Management Staff:
Tom Boyatt, City of Springfield
Emma Newman, City of Springfield
Tom Schwetz, Lane Transit District Sasha Luftig, Lane Transit District
Consultants:
Lynda Wannamaker, Wannamaker Consulting, Inc.
Stefano Viggiano, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Others:
Gary Wildish, Lane Transit District Board of Directors Brian Barnett, City of Springfield
1.WELCOME AND AGENDA REVIEW
Mayor Lundberg called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. and reviewed the agenda. Those
present introduced themselves.
2.PROJECT PHASE 2 UPDATE
Process/Schedule/Outreach
Ms. Wannamaker presented the Phase 2 updates to the Governance Team (GT). In December staff received direction from the GT that revised the scope of work from summer 2015. Staff
began the technical work in January. The focus of Phase 2, which started in January, has been
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to design, evaluate, and review options. This will be repeated until a locally preferred solution is agreed upon. The design specifics will be used to inform the decision-making process. Working
with property and business owners to develop solutions to avoid and reduce potential impacts is
critical to the process, as is keeping the broader community informed while working toward identifying a locally preferred solution.
3. DESIGN OPTIONS OVERVIEW
East of 20th/West of 20th/McVay Highway
Mr. Viggiano presented the design options overview to the GT. The No-change option would be
a continuation of the current service span. This option is typically carried forward to form a baseline for all of the other options. He provided an overview of all the design options, which will be covered in more detail later in the meeting.
Mayor Lundberg requested that the pedestrian graphic within the cross-sections, which could be interpreted as depicting a person on a cell phone, be changed in subsequent materials.
A Main Street/BRT design option was put forth. This would include an eastward expansion of
the Franklin EmX with a terminus at the Thurston Station. He noted that selected trips may extend to Thurston High School, and/or would include a neighborhood connector service east of
58th Street. Transit signal priority and roundabout intersection designs were included within the
range of options presented. There would be 1/3-mile stop spacing. West of 20th Street there are four routing and lane options. East of 20th Street there are a variety of lane options to consider,
and this design option includes multi-modal improvements.
The next design option to consider is the McVay Highway BRT option. The route would begin at Springfield Station and end at Nugget Way, and could possibly be a southern extension of the
Gateway EmX, with stations near 19th Street and Nugget Way. The existing transit signal priority
at the McVay Highway and Franklin Boulevard intersection would already have been converted to roundabouts as part of the New Franklin Boulevard project, and there are a couple of lane
options with the McVay designs that include additional roundabouts as well as multi-modal improvements.
4. MAIN STREET EAST (EAST OF 20TH STREET)
Design Options: No Change and Enhanced Corridor
Design Option A1: Mixed Traffic - Right Lane, 10-ft. Sidewalks and 12-ft Median
Design Option A2: Mixed Traffic - Right Lane, 7-ft. Sidewalks and 12-ft Median
Design Option A3: Mixed Traffic - Right Lane, 7-ft. Sidewalks and 8-ft Median
Design Option B1: Mixed Traffic - Left Lane, 10-ft. Sidewalks and 12-ft Median
Design Option B2: Mixed Traffic - Left Lane, 7-ft. Sidewalks and 12-ft. Median
Design Option B3: Mixed Traffic - Left Lane, 7-ft. Sidewalks and 8-ft Median
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Design Option C: Mr. Viggiano explained that BAT lanes are similar to those on Pioneer
Parkway East and West, and this results in a wider cross section, current right-of-way.
Design Option C1: BAT Lanes – 10-ft. Sidewalks and 12-ft Median
Design Option C2: BAT Lanes - 7-ft Sidewalks and 12-ft Median
Design Option C3: BAT Lanes - 7- ft. Sidewalks and 8-ft Median
Design Option D: No-Frills option
Design Option D1: Median Transit Lanes – 10-ft. Sidewalks and 12-ft. Median
Design Option D2: Median Transit Lanes – 7-ft. Sidewalks and 12-ft Median
Design Option D3: Median Transit Lanes – 7-ft. Sidewalks and 8-ft Median
Design Option D4: Median Transit Lanes without Multi-Modal Improvements
For Main Street: Mr. Viggiano described four main lane configurations with options A, B, and C,
with three variations on each. All of these include medians, landscape strips, and a separated bike zone. The design options have varying widths of sidewalks. The variations with roundabout
intersections include 8-foot-wide medians instead of 12-foot wide medians since the left-turn
lane widening would not be required due to the roundabout configuration.
Mr. Nordin asked for more specifics on the way the bike lanes would be configured, asking if the
bike lanes would just be lines on the street. Mr. Viggiano replied that the bike lanes could be
designed in many ways; however, the details have not been developed yet.
Mr. Barnett added that there are numerous options in how bike lanes could be configured, but
this was beyond the scope of today’s meeting discussion.
Ms. Brindle asked how the BRT works in mixed traffic--specifically asking about Figure 20. Mr. Viggiano answered that if it is a bus and turning traffic lane, that is called a BAT lane, and that
there are BAT lane and median lane options.
Mr. Viggiano explained that option C is a BAT lane; and in this case, they will widen the street in both directions, adding a lane similar to Pioneer Parkway East and West.
With the last group of four options, the D options have the same sidewalk and median widths as
the others; and again, the bus would travel in an exclusive left lane not shared with vehicles. There also is an option that just has median lanes.
Ms. Pierce asked what specific features would separate the bus lane and bike zone. Mr. Viggiano replied that there are different options, but there may be a 2-foot buffer.
Mr. Viggiano explained that the D option, with median transit lanes, is where the bus travels in
an exclusive left lane and needs between 116 and 126 feet of right-of-way. He added that there also is a “No Frills” option.
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Ms. Brindle asked how passengers would get on and off the bus. Mr. Viggiano replied that stations would need to be added and streets would need to be widened to provide space for
platforms as well as bus docking. The streets would have to be widened by at least 20 to 30 feet
at stations. The assumption is that wherever there is a median station, there would be some kind of controlled crossing such as a rapid flashing yellow beacon.
Ms. Brindle asked for clarification on the options that have the median with transit lanes, asking if those would be widened as well. She asked if the BAT lanes could be widened as well, to which Mr. Viggiano replied, “Yes.”
Mr. Grimaldi observed that it was an impressive list of options. He asked about bicycle facilities, specifically asking if including a tree corridor separating combined pedestrian and bicycle traffic from automobile and bus traffic was an option. Mr. Viggiano stated that it was not currently an
option, but it could be. He shared that International Way in Springfield is designed this way but with a high amount of pedestrian and bike traffic; this option may not be as desirable.
Ms. Pierce stated that she would rather see physical barriers between bikes, pedestrians, and
cars as much as possible. Mr. Viggiano stated with a 9-foot bike zone, this is possible.
Mr. Boyatt expressed that part of the challenge with a barrier is that every driveway has to go
through that barrier.
Mr. Viggiano stated that a high level assessment was completed and the key factors were: capital cost, operating cost, transit travel time, property impacts, and safety impacts. The
Consultant Team recommendation was to not advance a BAT Lane or a Median Transit Lane.
The traffic analysis only improved travel time by one minute. On Main Street, traffic congestion is not currently an issue with buses. BRT improvements that use transit priority signals, he said,
were doing a good job in reducing delay along existing EmX corridors. The recommendation is to advance the options that have a narrower right-of-way--the A and B groups primarily. The “No Change” option also is forwarded.
GT Discussion and Direction:
Mayor Lundberg stated that she agrees with Mr. Grimaldi that the trees should get moved closer
to the middle of the street so that the bikes and pedestrians are further separated from
automobile traffic.
Mr. Boyatt asked if the trees were moved and the bike and pedestrian zone was on the inside,
would there be some vertical separation. Mr. Barnett clarified that the bike and pedestrian zones
would be at two different elevations. Ms. Newman described that with the bike zone and the pedestrian zone, it would need to be clear which zone was for which service. Mayor Lundberg
remarked that this would address the bigger concern of bikes and pedestrians.
The Mayor asked for the GT members to comment on their preferences.
Ms. Brindle from ODOT stated that she preferred figures 19 and 22.
Mr. Viggiano stated that those options were “no-frill.”
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Mayor Lundberg stated her concern about the impact on Thurston High School students crossing Main Street to get to the Thurston Station. She added that she also does not want to
see extra time for commuter traffic.
Mr. Viggiano explained that the current recommendation being studied was to extend a few trips to Thurston High School to alleviate the issue of high school students crossing Main Street.
There also is a neighborhood connector bus that could provide service. Mr. Viggiano stated there would still be 10-minute service.
Ms. Pierce asked if median transit lanes take into account trying to get more destination trips in
the area between 20th and 42nd streets. Mr. Viggiano said that the assessment was high level; and as the project progresses, staff will be able to get more detailed information.
Ms. Pierce expressed that she would still like one option with Median Transit Lanes. Her
preferences are 19, 22, and 28.
Mayor Lundberg stated that they will have to forward the “No Change” (NC) option, but could
advance 19, 22, and 28.
Councilor Woodrow stated that she is fine with NC, 19, 22, and 28.
Ms. Brindle asked Mr. Viggiano if during the high level assessment, they had car travel time
considerations, and did they also consider truck traffic considerations. He said that no analysis
was done for trucks separately from car travel in the high level assessment.
Mr. Barnett fielded questions about multiple options regarding bicycle traffic within multiple
design options.
Mayor Lundberg stated that they will need to eliminate the opportunity to do dumb things, but rather, educate people. She stated her support for narrowing the list, and she moved for NC, 16,
19, 22, and 28.
Mr. Schwetz commented that from a project management standpoint, sometimes narrowing it down too much limits choices later.
Ms. Wannamaker stated that there is quite a bit of variation with this list. They would work with Mr. Barnett to talk about bicycle elements and the design options to accommodate people biking and walking. Mr. Viggiano stated there would be further opportunity for design changes; this is
focusing but not limiting design options.
The GT recommended 16, 19, 22, and 28 to go forward.
5. MAIN STREET/ SOUTH A STREET ROUTE ALIGNMENT
Design Option A: 5th Street Crossover
Design Option B: 10th Street Crossover (Phase 1 Recommended Alignment)
Design Option C: 14th Street Crossover
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Design Option D: Two-Way South A Street
Team Recommendation to advance: Options C and D.
Mr. Viggiano explained that this piece was a routing decision. There are four route alignment
options, and he explained the different routes. Option B requires a contraflow lane; transit only. Option C is similar with a longer contraflow. Option D is a full contraflow lane on South A Street.
The assessment showed transit travel time was a bit faster with a longer contraflow lane.
GT Discussion and Direction:
Mr. Boyatt explained why staff recommended Options C and D to advance.
Mayor Lundberg discussed her concern for contraflow traffic and explained how the pedestrian and traffic safety issues on Pioneer Parkway have been a learning curve for pedestrians.
Mr. Viggiano stated that this also was a big concern when LTD built the Franklin corridor near
campus because the most dangerous time, safety-wise, is directly after something new first goes in.
Councilor Woodrow declared her preference for option D.
Ms. Pierce also indicated preference for option D but that she would like to see option C advance as well. She stated her belief that it may inspire development.
Mr. Nordin asked on which side of the street passengers would board. Mr. Viggiano stated that
it could be on either side due to the EmX bus double-door design.
The GT recommended moving forward with Design options C and D.
6.MAIN STREET WEST (WEST OF 20TH STREET)
Design Option: No Change and Enhanced Corridor
Design Option A: BRT in Mixed Traffic
Design Option B: BAT Lane- Parking Removed
Design Option C: BAT Lane- Parking Retained
Design Option D: BAT Lane- Angle Parking
Team Recommendation to Advance: No Change, Enhanced Corridor, Option A: BRT Mixed
Traffic, and Option B: BAT Lane - Parking Removed.
Mr. Viggiano said that Main Street West with Option A, BRT in mixed traffic, refers to the area
between 14th and 20th streets only due to the previous GT decision. The mixed-traffic option includes a landscape strip and a wider bike facility. With the second option, the BAT lane replaces parking on the South side of the street.
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Mr. Viggiano highlighted Figure 11, stating that widening the street by adding a BAT lane serves the bus and left turning traffic. The issue is having an EmX lane next to parallel parking traffic,
and this option is not much faster than mixed traffic. With the BAT lane on the South side option,
there could be angled parking on one side; but that would mean a loss of 20 percent of the parking spaces and would require the widest right-of-way.
Staff recommend carrying forward the options with the narrowest right-of-way: NC, Enhanced Corridor, BRT Mixed Traffic, and BAT Lane – Parking Removed.
GT Discussion and Direction:
Ms. Pierce restated her desire to make sure bicycle safety is addressed. Mayor Lundberg agreed. Mr. Viggiano said that there could be multiple options with bicycle safety improvements.
Councilor Woodrow stated that removing south side parking is ideal as no one parks there.
Mayor Lundberg asked if the Team wanted figures 8, 9, and 10 to move forward.
Ms. Pierce recommended option 10. Ms. Brindle asked if figure 10 would fit.
Ms. Newman said that by adopting some of these options, it could deviate from the City’s
adopted parking plan; but that could be changed. She stated that based on a few observations, on average, only three to six cars are parked in this span within a three-block area.
Mayor Lundberg initiated a discussion about parking options and working with business owners
who may lose parking.
Mayor Lundberg moved to advance figure 8, the NC option, and figures 9 and 10 to go forward.
Ms. Wannamaker reiterated that at the next level, there will still be a lot of flexibility.
The GT recommended Figures 8, 9, and 10 to move forward.
7.SOUTH A STREET
Design Option: No-Change (NC) and Enhanced Corridor
Design Option E: Transit-Only Contraflow Lane
Design Option F: Eastbound BAT Lane
Team Recommendations to Advance: No Change, Enhanced Corridor, Design Option E: Transit-only Contraflow Lane, and Design Option F: BAT Lane Eastbound.
Mr. Viggiano presented the Contraflow Lane, and the Transit-Only Contraflow Lane, Option E.
that would require minimal widening. The South A option depends on the route option.
GT Discussion and Direction:
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The GT recommended taking Enhanced Corridor off and advancing NC, and Design
options E and F.
8.MCVAY HIGHWAY
Design Option: No Change
Design Option A: Mixed-Traffic BRT
Design Option B: BAT Lanes
Team Recommendations to Advance: No Change, Design Option A: BRT Mixed-Lane, and Design Option B: BAT lanes.
Mr. Viggiano described Option A as supporting mixed traffic BRT, which would widen the existing 60-foot conditions to 74 feet wide. There is not much development now, but it is an
opportunity to add something before there is a lot of development.
GT Discussion and Direction:
Mr. Boyatt explained that Union Pacific has federal pre-emption, and does not have to comply
with city, state, or federal law; and there is not a lot of choice with that. It is assumed that there
will likely not be a wider space under the trestle. He added that it was difficult to find out where the railroad is in the process of replacing the trestle, but it was assumed that there would be an
hourglass type of bottleneck.
Ms. Brindle asked if the City had possibly explored a TIGER grant. Mr. Boyatt responded that
they were actually looking at a ConnectOregon grant, but the process was in the very early
stages.
Mr. Schwetz relayed his conversation with federal officials regarding the question of whether or not the City would be eligible for federal transit funding if exclusive lanes and transit signal priority were not included. For Small Starts grants, the saving on travel times that can be had,
on say, a roundabout, is improved over existing conditions. This is good news and could potentially provide a competitive design for funding.
Ms. Pierce asked if safety would be weighed in the FTA funding process. Mr. Schwetz stated that staff would look at that.
Mayor Lundberg said that she would like consideration of carbon emissions, which tend to be less with a roundabout. She also asked for clarification about p. 47, 5.2.3 of the full report and
wondered if that needed a correction as the first bullet point didn’t read clearly. Mr. Viggiano clarified.
Ms. Brindle stated as a disclaimer that ODOT will not maintain vegetation in a corridor due to a
limited maintenance budget, but that there may be a state grant-funded program for drought tolerant plants that the City may be interested in.
Mayor Lundberg stated that there are creative ways to handle those issues to maintain vegetation.
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The GT recommended No Change, and Design Options A and B.
9. NEXT STEPS AND ADJOURNMENT
Ms. Wannamaker described the next steps. They will reach out to significantly affected business
and property owners fronting the corridor, with letters out by Monday. Mayor Lundberg stated she would like folks impacted to have a map included in the letter so they can visually see what kind of impact the options may have. The Mayor also suggested that the worst case scenario be
shared, with copies of the letter and enclosures to all county commissioners and city council members. She said that she would like the specific and not the schematic clearly defining the impacts now.
Ms. Wannamaker reviewed the following:
March 16-18: Identify property and business owners with potential significant impacts and mail
letters.
March 28: Open House announcements: e-mail, postcards, and website.
April 6-10: Property and business owner outreach: face-to-face meetings; design solutions.
April 11-12: Open Houses; design solutions meetings with property and business owners.
May 16: City Council Work Session: review owner input, design solutions.
May 18: LTD Work Session: review owner input and design solutions.
May 26: GT Meeting No. 2: review owner input, design solutions, Council and Board feedback;
provide Team direction.
May-June: Design Refinement and Evaluation.
June 21: GT Meeting No. 3: Preliminary LPS Determination
Late June: Property and Business Owner Outreach; Open Houses.
Mid-July: City Council/LTD Board Work Sessions: review and feedback.
September 6: GT Meeting No. 4: Locally Preferred Solution recommendations.
October 3: City Council Hearing: select LPS.
Mayor Lundberg confirmed that staff had sufficient direction to move forward.
Mayor Lundberg adjourned the meeting at 4:36 p.m.
Recorded by Spirit Brooks, LCOG
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MEETING NOTES
Main Street-McVay Transit Study Governance Team
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Pursuant to notice given to The Register-Guard for publication on May 23, 2016, and
distributed to persons on the mailing list of the District, the Main Street-McVay Transit Study
Governance Team held a meeting on Thursday, May 26, 2016, beginning at 3:00 p.m., in
the Library Meeting Room at Springfield City Hall, 225 N. 5th Avenue, Springfield, Oregon.
Present:
Governance Team:
Mayor Christine Lundberg, City of Springfield Councilor Marilee Woodrow, City of Springfield
Frannie Brindle, Oregon Department of Transportation
Angelynn Pierce, Lane Transit District Board of Directors Don Nordin, Lane Transit District Board of Directors
Gino Grimaldi, City of Springfield (Ex Officio) A.J Jackson, Lane Transit District (Ex Officio)
Project Management Staff:
Tom Boyatt, City of Springfield
Emma Newman, City of Springfield Sasha Luftig, Lane Transit District Tom Schwetz, Lane Transit District
Consultants:
Stefano Viggiano, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Welcome and Agenda Review
Ms. Lundberg called the meeting to order at 3:05 pm and reviewed the agenda. Those present
introduced themselves and clarified for the audience who were voting members.
Ms. Lundberg asked for clarification about which businesses were contacted during the Phase 1
outreach and how Cogito Partners contacted them. She emphasized this was important because it was clear that many businesses felt they were not contacted before the council passed resolution to move forward. At that public meeting, no one had spoken in opposition.
She articulated the Governance Team’s role was to gather and forward recommendations to Lane Transit District (LTD) and the City Council.
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Ms. Lundberg stated that the project was still in the information gathering stage. She offered to meet with business owners and emphasized the Council’s primary concern was safety on Main
Street. Secondary goals were to enhance the overall accessibility to the corridor, including
access to bicycle lanes, safe pedestrian areas, and transit. Ms. Lundberg stated the meeting was not a public hearing. She said the audience was welcome to attend city council meetings,
which provided an opportunity for public input. Written comments were also welcomed. LTD also holds open public meetings once a month, every third Wednesday. Ms. Lundberg said that everyone who signed up at the meeting would receive notifications of upcoming meetings by
email.
Ms. Woodrow moved to approve minutes from the previous Governance Team meeting and Ms.
Pierce seconded the move. The motion passed unanimously (5:0).
Brief summary of feedback received at meetings with business and property owners fronting Main Street and South A Street
Ms. Newman stated that 500 phone calls have been conducted in order to provide contact
information, ensure public knowledge of the potential project, and offer sit-down meetings. A mailer was sent to business and property owners which included: a letter, an invitation to meet
with project staff, an aerial view of the different design options, and information on becoming involved in the project. There have been over 60 in-person meetings with people on the corridor and over 20 more were scheduled. She said the timeframe had to be extended in order to
ensure the team was able to meet with all interested parties. During the meetings, the team explained the project process, the focus on safety, the design options under consideration, and provided an overview of the process of Phase 2. Staff also gathered site usage information.
Ms. Lundberg asked who staffed the in-person meetings. Ms. Newman replied that there is always at least one City and LTD representative present during the meetings. Most of the
meetings have included Ms. Newman, Mr. Boyatt, and Ms. Luftig.
Ms. Luftig offered a summary of the comments she has heard so far. She said the outreach had
focused on those fronting the corridor, as they were to be most impacted. Everyone they met with was courteous, respectful and appreciated the outreach effort. Many expressed a strong
interest in safety and transit improvements. She reported the majority were concerned about the
negative impacts on businesses. Where businesses are constrained on small sites, any change could have a substantial impact on parking and circulation of customers, service and freight. Ms.
Luftig stated that while the project would seek to mitigate impacts, this might not be possible in every case. She stated that part of the projects next steps include a series of design solutions meetings where project consultants, project staff and city engineers would work with specific
sites to mitigate impacts. She offered examples of design solutions.
Ms. Luftig reported that many business and property owners believed the impact of
implementation would be too costly for businesses. She further explained there was very little support for raised medians along the corridor. A median would include a number of left-turn pockets allowing U-turns. Most felt this would deter customers from shopping because they
would have to go past the business and then make a U-turn. She also stated it is undetermined how the median would work with freight traffic.
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Ms. Luftig reported that responses have been mixed with respect to pedestrian safety. She said many stated flashing beacons are working better. People were using them more frequently and
drivers were becoming more accustomed to them. There were still problems with pedestrians
crossing in areas without crosswalks. Most emphasized that safety improvements needed to be balanced with impacts to businesses. Ms. Luftig reported that reactions to roundabouts have
been mixed. Some individuals mentioned there would need to be additional work to ensure functionality for freight traffic; others are concerned about the impact a roundabout would cause on businesses.
Ms. Luftig said the Project Management Team had met with businesses along South A Street and there were several locations that needed attention through design solutions to
accommodate the 67-foot-design option. There were some businesses along South A that could accommodate that design without significant impact to operations.
She concluded by stating that businesses were concerned about operating during construction. Many business owners had experienced loss of business during previous construction projects.
Ms. Newman called attention to the packet that was handed out during the meeting containing written public comment addressed to the Governance Team. The public comment had been
received after the May 24, 2016 email update had been sent to notify people about the May 26, 2016 Governance Team meeting. She stated the Project Management Team would be compiling a comprehensive public comment report. Ms. Newman noted that there was a
comment box available for public comment.
Ms. Newman explained that staff has met twice with the Springfield Utility Board (SUB). SUB
had concerns about the potential impacts and changes that would be necessary for power distribution, landscaping incursion with overhead power lines, the need for water main line replacement, and the need for additional fire hydrants should a raised median be implemented.
Ms. Newman said staff would continue to meet and communicate with SUB to evaluate the impacts in relation to the design concepts.
Ms. Newman stated that the next steps in their planned activities entailed: continuing to meet with property and business owners, broadening community outreach, and starting design
solutions with business and property owners with Governance Team guidance.
Review of Project Goals and Additional Safety Information
Ms. Newman referred the Governance Team to the handout entitled: Main/McVay EmX Project and reviewed the goals for the project that had been developed by the Stakeholder Advisory
Committee and the Governance Team during Phase 1.
Ms. Lundberg asked Ms. Brindle about the status of the All Roads Transportation Safety (ARTS)
grant. Ms. Brindle explained that the ARTS is funded through the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and would be used on roads with documented safety issues. Main Street has had multiple pedestrian fatalities and rear-end crashes. ODOT is examining the
benefit of using ARTS to address safety concerns. The two ARTS grant proposals for Main Street are: improved lighting and a median. Ms. Brindle reported that these projects had not yet
been funded. She expected to know more at the end of June. When Ms. Lundberg asked if
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there were handouts available with information about the ARTS grant, Ms. Brindle offered to put together a handout and post the information on the website.
Ms. Pierce asked if the ARTS funding was expanded to the Main Street-McVay project, or if it would be a separate project. Ms. Brindle responded it was dependent on the outcome of the
transit improvements. It was possible that the transit and ARTS funds could be merged. Ms. Woodrow noted that there had been a lot of opposition to a median. She asked how people might voice concerns or get information about the ARTS project. In response, Ms. Brindle stated
the project would go through a project development process. It would be a lengthy process determining the impacts and there would be an opportunity for businesses to provide input during the project design. Ms. Brindle emphasized the importance of considering the most
optimal plan for safety, minimizing or eliminating pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries. If there were strong opposition, the project probably would not move forward. Mr. Nordin asked if
the funding was approved, then overwhelming opposition to the median were voiced, would the
funding be allocated to another project. Ms. Brindle said yes.
Ms. Lundberg asked if the median project could be broken into segments. She advocated for a
block-by-block approach. Ms. Brindle responded the design would have to take truck movement into consideration as well as accessibility for emergency vehicles and businesses. She stated
that a segmented approach could be done.
Review the Springfield City Council work session (5/16/16) and LTD Board meeting
(5/18/16) discussions on the Main-McVay Transit Study update
Ms. Newman reported that during the City Council meeting on May 16, 2016 and the LTD Board
meeting on May 18, 2016, the Project Management Team provided a project update and preliminary design concepts. At the City Council meeting they heard an emphasis on safety for all users, especially for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. There was a desire to compare and
analyze signalized intersections versus roundabout intersections. There was discussion to reconsider enhanced corridor treatments. Ms. Lundberg added that undeveloped lots provided
opportunity for road widening without negatively impacting businesses and parking. Ms.
Newman stated that further out on the corridor there are places where wider widths would be easier to accommodate, for example past 52nd Street, and near Bob Straub Highway. Ms.
Pierce stated that LTD aimed to partner with the City. Ms. Lundberg said the City Council was
looking for feedback from LTD about narrowing, signalized intersections, and medians.
Ms. Brindle asked if the segment breakdowns of Main Street made sense based on the
feedback received in Phase 1. In response, Ms. Newman said it would be beneficial to look at the segments once the design solution stage was entered.
Mr. Nordin asked for clarification about the report on travel time between the 116-foot-design option and the 96-foot-design option. In response Ms. Luftig stated the analysis indicated the
difference in travel time was minimal.
Discuss and provide feedback on options for moving forward
The Governance Team continued discussion about what steps are needed to move forward. Ms. Luftig summarized their direction:
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Remove the 116-foot-design option. Designs would not go wider than 96 ft.
Begin a context sensitive design solutions process.
Examine how to narrow to avoid impacts on properties, particularly building, parking, and
access impacts.
Study both signalized and roundabout intersections.
Evaluate the median in terms of context; for example, if funding is available from ARTSthen designs should be reviewed based on segments. Safety should be considered in
median design.
Continue conversations with SUB regarding concerns.
Provide feedback about outreach done by Cogito during Phase 1 – specifically didCogito mention the possibility of EmX.
Continue to coordinate with ODOT throughout the project.
Provide updates about the project through email, or other modes of communication that
are best for people.
Look at an enhanced corridor option for Main Street that includes bus turnouts.
Ms. Lundberg said the next meeting of the Main Street-McVay Transit Study Governance Team
meeting was scheduled on Tuesday, June 21, at 3:00 p.m. She adjourned at 4:02 p.m.
(Recorded by Emily Mathis)
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Main-McVay Transit Study
Decision Log
06-17-16
Date Group Recommendations / Decisions
12-17-15 GT Approve Phase 2 process
Advance options for Phase 2 study
o Main Street
No-Build option
Enhance Corridor option
BRT option
o McVay Highway
No-Build option
BRT option – Springfield Station-Nugget Way
1-29-16 Staff Working
Group
Developed and refined designs for High Level Screening
o Main Street/South A Street Route Alignment
5th Street Crossover
10th Street Crossover
14th Street Crossover
Two-Way South A Street
o Main Street: West of 20th Street
No-Change
Enhanced Corridor
BRT: Mixed Traffic
BRT: BAT Lane/Parking Removed
BRT: BAT Lane/Parking Retained
BRT: BAT Lane/Angle Parking
o South A Street
No-Change
Enhanced Corridor
BRT: Contraflow Lane
BRT: Eastbound BAT Lane
o Main Street: East of 20th Street
No-Change
Enhanced Corridor
BRT: Mixed Traffic-Right Lane
BRT: Mixed Traffic-Left Lane
BRT: BAT Lanes
BRT: Median Transit Lanes
BRT: Median Lanes-no Multi-Modal Improvements
o McVay Highway
No-Build option
BRT option – Springfield Station-Nugget Way – Mixed Traffic
BRT option – Springfield Station-Nugget Way – BAT Lanes
March 2016 Staff Working
Group
Recommendation to GT
Main Street/South A Street Route Alignment
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Date Group Recommendations / Decisions
5th Street Crossover
10th Street Crossover
14th Street Crossover
Two-Way South A Street
Main Street: West of 20th Street
No-Change
Enhanced Corridor
BRT: Mixed Traffic
BRT: BAT Lane/Parking Removed
BRT: BAT Lane/Parking Retained
BRT: BAT Lane/Angle Parking
South A Street
No-Change
Enhanced Corridor
BRT: Contraflow Lane
BRT: Eastbound BAT Lane
Main Street: East of 20th Street
No-Change
Enhanced Corridor
BRT: Mixed Traffic-Right Lane
BRT: Mixed Traffic-Left Lane
BRT: BAT Lanes
BRT: Median Transit Lanes
BRT: Median Lanes-no Multi-Modal Improvements
McVay Highway to Nugget Way
No-Change
BRT: Mixed-Traffic
BRT: BAT Lanes
Consider varying ROW widths to accommodate multimodal improvements
Consider roundabouts on Main Street east at existing signalized
intersections
3-15-16 GT GT Decision / Direction to Team
Main Street/South A Street Route Alignment
5th Street Crossover
10th Street Crossover
14th Street Crossover
Two-Way South A Street
Main Street: West of 20th Street
No-Change
Enhanced Corridor
BRT: Mixed Traffic
BRT: BAT Lane/Parking Removed
BRT: BAT Lane/Parking Retained
BRT: BAT Lane/Angle Parking
South A Street
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Date Group Recommendations / Decisions
No-Change
Enhanced Corridor
BRT: Contraflow Lane
BRT: Eastbound BAT Lane
Main Street: East of 20th Street
No-Change
Enhanced Corridor
BRT: Mixed Traffic-Right Lane (option with 96’ ROW)
BRT: Mixed Traffic-Left Lane (option with 96’ ROW)
BRT: BAT Lanes
BRT: Median Transit Lanes (option with 116’ ROW)
BRT: Median Lanes-no Multi-Modal Improvements
McVay Highway to Nugget Way
No-Change
BRT: Mixed-Traffic
BRT: BAT Lanes
Evaluate roundabouts on Main Street east of 20th Street at existing
signalized intersections
Main Street/21st Street
Main Street/28th Street
Main Street/32nd Street
Main Street/42nd Street
Main Street/54th Street
4-4-16 GT GT Decision / Direction to Team
McVay Highway
No-Change
Enhanced Corridor (Springfield Station to LCC)
BRT: Mixed-Traffic (to Nugget Way)
BRT: BAT Lanes (to Nugget Way)
5-26-16 GT GT Decision / Direction to Team
BRT: Median Transit Lanes (option with 116’ ROW)
Evaluate Enhanced Corridor option on all Main Street segments
Narrow all design concepts to minimize and avoid impacts within 96’
or less
Evaluate impacts of possible median locations
Evaluate roundabouts and signalized intersections at existing
signalized intersections on Main Street east
Main Street/21st Street
Main Street/28th Street
Main Street/32nd Street
Main Street/42nd Street
Main Street/54th Street
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Main Street/South A Street Segment
Route Alignment Options
5th StreetPioneer Pkwy E10th Street14th Street21st StreetSPRINGFIELD
STATION
South A Street
Main Street
Option A: 5th Street Crossover Westbound travel time: Baseline
5th StreetPioneer Pkwy E10th Street14th Street21st StreetSPRINGFIELD
STATION
South A Street
Main Street
Option B: 10th Street Crossover Westbound travel time: 15–20 seconds faster than baseline
5th StreetPioneer Pkwy E10th Street14th Street21st StreetSPRINGFIELD
STATION
South A Street
Main Street
Option C: 14th Street Crossover Westbound travel time: 20–25 seconds faster than baseline
5th StreetPioneer Pkwy E10th Street14th Street21st StreetSPRINGFIELD
STATION
South A Street
Main Street
Option D: Two-way South A Street Westbound travel time: 75–85 seconds faster than baseline
BRT Station Area
Phase 1
Recommended
Alignment
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Main Street/South A Street Segment
Lane Configuration Options
Main Street: West of 20th Street
Option
Right-
of-Way Cross-Section
High-Level Assessment
Recommend to AdvanceAdvanced by Governance TeamCapital CostOperating CostTransit Travel TimeCar Travel TimeProperty ImpactsSafety ImpactsFigure 8:
No Change
(existing)
60 feet
10 ftffSidewalk 10 ftffSidewalk7 ftffParking 7 ftffParking11 ftffTravel Lane
4 ftffBike Lane
WB
11ftffTravel Lane
WB
▲●▼●▲▼✔✔
Figure 8:
Enhanced
Corridor
60 feet
10 ftffSidewalk 10 ftffSidewalk7 ftffParking 7 ftffParking11 ftffTravel Lane
4 ftffBike Lane
WB
11ftffTravel Lane
WB
▲●▼●▲▼✔
Figure 9:
BRT Mixed
Traffic
77 feet
10 ftffSidewalk 10ftffSidewalk8 ftffParking 8 ftffParking11 ftffTravel Lane
5 ft ffPlantBed
5 ftffPlantBed
WB
11 ftffTravel Lane / BRT
WB
9 ftffBike
2 ftff
●▲●●●▲✔✔
Figure 10:
BAT Lane:
Parking
Removed
80 feet
2 ftff
10 ftffSidewalk 10 ftff Sidewalk8 ftffParking 11 ftffBAT LaneAA11 ftffTravel Lane
5 ft ffPlantBed
5 ft ffPlantBed
WB
11 ftffTravel Lane
WB
9 ftffBike
WB
●▲▲▲●▲✔✔
Figure 11:
BAT Lane:
Parking
Retained
88 feet
2 ftff
10 ftffSidewalk 10 ftff Sidewalk8 ftffParking 8 ftffParking11 ftffBAT LaneAA11 ftffTravel Lane
5 ft ffPlantBed
5 ft ffPlantBed
WB
11 ftffTravel Lane
WB
9 ftffBike
WB
▼▲▲▲▼●
Figure 12:
BAT Lane:
Angle Parking
90 feet
10 ftff Sidewalk 10 ftff Sidewalk18 ftffAngledParking 11 ftffBAT LaneAA11ftffTravel Lane
5 ftffPlantBed
5 ftffPlantBed
WB
11 ftffTravel Lane
WB WB
9 ftffBike
2 ftff
▼▲▲▲▼●
South A Street
Figure 13:
No Change
(existing)
60 feet
10 ftff Sidewalk 10 ftffSidewalk12 ftffTravel Lane
EB
12 ftffTravel Lane 5 ftffBike
EB
11 ftffTravel Lane
EB
▲●▼▲▲▼✔✔
Figure 13:
Enhanced
Corridor
60 feet
10 ftff Sidewalk 10 ftffSidewalk12 ftffTravel Lane
EB
12 ftffTravel Lane 5 ftffBike
EB
11 ftffTravel Lane
EB
▲●▼▲▲▼✔
Figure 14:
Transit Only
Contraflow
Lane
67 feet
7 ftff Sidewalk
5 ftffPlantBed 7 ftff Sidewalk
5 ftffPlantBed12 ftff
WB
11ftffTravel Lane
EB
11 ftffTravel Lane
EB
9 ftffBike
2 ftff
●▲▲●●●✔✔
Figure 15:
BAT Lane:
Eastbound
67 feet
2 ftff
7 ftffSidewalk
5 ftffPlantBed 7 ftff5 ftffPlantBed12 ftffBAT LaneAA
EB
11 ftff11 ftff 9 ftffBik
Travel Lane Travel Lane e Sidewalk
EB EB
●▲▲●●▲✔✔
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