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The Main Street Safety Project is a collaborative effort between
the City of Springfield and the Oregon Department of Transportation
GOVERNANCE TEAM MEETING
Thursday, March 21, 2019
2:30 – 4:00 pm
Springfield City Hall, Library Meeting Room
MEETING PURPOSE
• Hear project updates on community engagement and public meetings
• Discuss current technical work on existing conditions inventories
• Provide guidance on project goals & objectives
AGENDA
2:30 Welcome & Introductions
• Meeting Agenda & Purpose
• Group introductions
• Review previous meeting summary and
committee protocols
Mayor Christine Lundberg &
Jeanne Lawson, JLA Public
Involvement
2:45 Project Updates
• Project Schedule & Upcoming Milestones
• Online Open House and Focus Group highlights
Molly Markarian, City of Springfield
3:00 Existing Conditions Inventories
• Review transportation, land use and
environmental inventories
Molly &
Jean Senechal Biggs, DKS
Associates
3:25 Project Goals & Objectives
• Review and provide guidance on Goals & Objectives
Facilitated Discussion
Springfield Main Street Safety Project
Governance Team Meeting
Thursday, March 21, 2019
AGENDA – page 2
3:55 Next Steps Molly & Jean
4:00 Close Meeting
Next Meeting: Late June
• Endorse project Goals & Objectives
• Review Economic Impact Literature Review
• Review Key Principles and Methodology
The meeting location is wheelchair-accessible. For the hearing-impaired, if you need a
sign language interpreter to attend this meeting, please contact the City Manager’s
Office at 541-726-3700 or cmo@springfield-or.gov or the ADA Coordinator Tom
Mugleston at 541-726-3724 or tmugleston@springfield-or.gov. Please submit this
request to the appropriate party at least five (5) days prior to the date of the scheduled
meeting to allow enough time to fulfill your request.
The meeting is open to the public to attend. No oral public comments will be taken at the meeting.
Please submit comments via the project website at http://ourmainstreetspringfield.org/feedback/.
Approved X/X/18
MINUTES OF MEETING
Main Street Governance Team
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Library Meeting Room – Springfield City Hall
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Attendees:
Governance Team Councilor Marilee Woodrow, City of Springfield Frannie Brindle, Oregon Department of Transportation
Kate Reid, Lane Transit District Gino Grimaldi, City of Springfield
Councilor Leonard Stoehr, City of Springfield
Steven Yett, Lane Transit District Aurora Jackson, Lane Transit District
Project Staff Tom Schwetz, Lane Transit District
Sasha Luftig, Lane Transit District
Brian Barnett, City of Springfield Molly Markarian, City of Springfield
Bill Johnston, Oregon Department of Transportation
Tom Boyatt, City of Springfield Michael Liebler, City of Springfield
Loralyn Spiro, City of Springfield
Emma Newman, City of Springfield Jeanne Lawson, JLA Public Involvement
Shareen Springer, JLA Public Involvement Jean Senechal-Biggs, DKS
Guests Mike Eyster Joe Bruns
Rob Zako, BEST Jeff Wing
Hyunsook Kim
Tamara Pitman, Springfield Utility Board
Absent
1. Welcome and Introductions
Councilman Stoehr called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Those present introduced themselves.
Ms. Lawson went over the meeting’s agenda.
Ms. Woodrow moved to approve the minutes from the May 8, 2017 meeting.
Ms. Reid seconded the motion. All voted to approve the minutes.
Mr. Yett abstained.
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2. Springfield Main Street Safety Project Update
Ms. Biggs gave an overview of the project and its phases.
Ms. Markarian explained that the purpose of the project is to engage the community and decision
makers in helping to decide the right type of median for the Main Street Corridor.
Ms. Biggs went over the project’s schedule and milestones. The team is currently in the beginning
kick-off and identifying community priorities. The last step is presenting a draft plan to City Council.
It was clarified that the corridor Facility Plan will be adopted as a refinement of the Springfield
Transportation System Plan and by the Oregon Transportation Committee as a facility plan.
3. Project Purpose
Ms. Lawson asked the committee to look over the purpose statement and give any input.
Ms. Reid said that members of that community have suggested that LTD not be part of the Governance Team because if the team is not talking about transit it is hard to connect the project to LTD. LTD would like to know how they fit in the project, and if they don’t, how can they remove
themselves. Ms. Jackson said that LTD wants to support the Team but they don’t want it to seem like they are
heavily influencing any decisions. Clarifying LTD’s role will help with public perception.
Ms. Woodrow said that it is important to utilize LTD in the movement of goods and people in the corridor but it is not a build team. It is a team to work on safety. The focus is on safety and how to
respond to what the community has asked for. Their concern is increased safety in the corridor. LTD’s
role is there but maybe it will take more time to define it. Personally, she would not want to see them being cut out.
Mr. Grimaldi added that bringing the Transit Study and the Main Street Safety Project together benefits the corridor’s business and property owners.
Ms. Reid suggested that a transparent conversation about all the transit options would be helpful.
Ms. Lawson said that one of the modifications was how to articulate the transit piece.
No changes to the Purpose Statement were proposed.
Ms. Woodrow moved to accept the Purpose Statement.
Ms. Brindle seconded.
All voted in favor of the motion.
Ms. Lawson asked the team to consider what outcomes they would like to see from the planning phase
and to write them on a piece of paper. She then asked for what was written.
Ms. Brindle said a safer corridor, a decision about infrastructure safety improvement, and a build
alternative.
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Mr. Stoehr said alternative routes for thru commercial traffic because of confusion navigating the
traffic circles and coordinated street planning with speed enforcement.
Ms. Jackson said a clearer understanding of the integration of safety improvements and transit.
Mr. Grimaldi said a long-term vision for the corridor and for the ability for business and property
owners to plan for the future.
Ms. Woodrow wrote visual aesthetics that promote safe travel and movement through the corridor, not
harming or impeding business access, and including the voice of public safety in the planning phase,
and making sure to involve the school district in safety education planning.
Ms. Reid wrote clear community feedback and engagement opportunities, transit alternatives that fit
the Springfield community, and clear message labeling.
Ms. Lawson asked if transit mode choice should be added. Mr. Grimaldi replied that they had started a conversation about transit alternatives and hopes that the
final outcome is completing that discussion. Ms. Lawson proposed putting that out of the planning phase transit mode choice is identified.
Ms. Reid asked if that is the right timeline for it.
Ms. Luftig replied that they had discussed integrating that early in the process and then, as the facility plan unfolds, it will define the details of how transit fits in the corridor.
Transit mode choice was added.
Ms. Lawson clarified that the issue is design concepts, as opposed to specific designs.
Mr. Yett asked if they are going to be giving the community on the corridor a directive or options. He
emphasized the importance of having a dialogue.
Ms. Markarian answered that in the beginning there will be lots of options, but with input, they will be
narrowed down.
Ms. Woodrow added that they will be getting feedback from the people on the corridor.
Mr. Stoehr asked if the strategic locations of the medians will be related to density of traffic, speed,
and visibility in the area. What will determine the location of the medians?
Mr. Johnson responded that will be looking at all those factors. It is a robust planning study with
traffic engineers, and even an economist, on board. They will be considering potential median
configurations with breaks in strategic locations, out-of-direction travel, how roundabouts will allow for out-of-direction travel, other breaks in the medians, and bigger properties that are the key traffic
generators. There is no intent to have a continuous median.
4. Decision-Making Structure & Partner Roles
Ms. Lawson went over and explained the Decision-Making graphic.
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Ms. Markarian added that they have not defined the categories of participation for the Corridor
Strategic Advisory Committee but it will reflect the input level. Members will be a variety of community members.
Ms. Lawson went over the Communication Protocols handout which she feels is important because of the team alternates.
The Team agreed with the proposed protocol edits.
Ms. Lawson asked if the Chair has been the spokesperson for the team.
Ms. Woodrow said that it has varied by situation.
Mr. Stoehr agreed that it is reasonable to say that the Chair speaks on behalf of the team unless someone else is designated.
Ms. Lawson asked if everyone agrees that if you do speak outside of the group, and within, that you are speaking in support of the process. Would the team like her to write a protocol that states that?
The Team agreed with Ms. Lawson and would like her to write that protocol.
Ms. Reid added that most information brought to the community has been through staff presentations and it is different than the consensus reached at the meetings. This has led to miscommunication over
time.
Ms. Lawson suggested a protocol that says staff will keep everyone informed of communications so
you will know when people will be going out to the public. Also, that you are informed of what
developments there are in the project.
Ms. Brindle agrees that it would be helpful if the team was notified when information is going to be
relayed outside of the team, in like a presentation. The team agreed with Ms. Brindle.
Ms. Jackson wants to make sure that by adopting the protocols that LTD doesn’t lose its voice.
Ms. Lawson clarified that the protocols are just to ensure respectful communication in the process.
Ms. Woodrow moved to approve the protocols.
Ms. Brindle seconded the motion.
All approved the motion.
5. Public Involvement Overview & Discussion Ms. Springer went over the goals and purpose of the Public Involvement Plan. It is important that
there are a variety of tools to engage a variety of people and making sure that the tools match the needs, interest, and goals of the population.
Ms. Lawson clarified that they want to build on the community input and not ignore it to start from scratch. They are also using previous work that identified the target stakeholder groups.
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Ms. Lawson asked the team if there are any missing conversations that are currently going on in the
community.
Ms. Brindle wants to make sure that previous technical work is also included with community
engagement. She also asked if there was a need for looking at funding opportunities. For example,
there is money available through Safe Routes to Schools and there are schools along the corridor.
Mr. Stoehr added the possible impact the median will have on the Main Street businesses.
Mr. Johnson said that he thinks it is important to recognize, under livable communities, the importance
of being able to cross the street.
Ms. Woodrow said that it is important to keep in mind that three blocks from the corridor is where the
Springfield community lives.
Ms. Reid said that, from her previous work on W. 11th, what they are missing are conversations
directly with business and property owners, and it would be impactful to have them. Ms. Woodrow agreed with Ms. Reid and said that Springfield had the conversations five years ago
when the transit study project started. Ms. Brindle said that she wanted to make sure that public involvement continues throughout the whole
project.
Ms. Lawson asked the team to name some key messages.
Mr. Yett said that they need continuous open and true dialog with the community. Also, letting
businesses know how long the project will take and informing them of any disruptions that may occur.
Ms. Reid added that there is a real need for a reminder of context.
Mr. Stoehr suggested reminding stakeholders on the corridor that the improvements will not drive up rent or overhead costs. It could increase business though.
Ms. Woodrow said that letting the community know that they have a responsibility to also improve safety in the corridor is an important point.
6. Next Steps Ms. Biggs went over the next steps of the project. This summer they will be doing their inventory
analysis and developing a public engagement plan.
Mr. Stoehr adjourned the meeting at 3:11 p.m.
(Recorded by Jolynn Barker)
Main Street Governance Team Protocols -- Page 1 of 3
SPRINGFIELD MAIN STREET GOVERNANCE TEAM
COMMITTEE PROTOCOLS DOCUMENT
Updated 3/21/19
I. Purpose of Partnering Protocols
The purpose of this document is to describe the Team’s expectations, outline partner roles and
responsibilities, and establish communication and decision procedures.
II. Participation
The Team consists of the following agencies and jurisdictions (listed in alphabetical order):
• City of Springfield (City): Mayor Christine Lundberg and Councilor Marilee Woodrow ,
City Manager (Gino Grimaldi, ex-officio)
• Lane Transit District (LTD): Board Members (Steven Yett and Kate Reid), General
Manager (Aurora Jackson, ex-officio)
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT): Area 5 Manager (Frannie Brindle)
This Team will be referred to as the “Main Street Governance Team.” Additional agencies and
jurisdictions may be included in Team activities when and if it becomes appropriate. All
members will agree upon any additional team organizations or agencies according to the decision
protocols below.
III. Team Mission
Team members will provide informed direction and final collaborative decision making to
support a range of current Main Street projects: Main Street Safety Project (MSSP); Main-
McVay Transit Study (MMTS); Main Street Pedestrian Crossings; Downtown Lighting Project.
Former guidance included past projects: SmartTrips and Main Street Corridor Vision Plan.
IV. Team Goals
The Team has two primary goals:
• The Main Street projects will undertake a public involvement strategy that first works to
identify existing and anticipated needs and issues and then identifies solutions.
• The Main Street projects are well coordinated with each other to leverage project
efficiencies and to provide a unified public outreach program that avoids duplication and
confusion among the project activities.
V. Partner Roles and Responsibilities
Communication
• The Governance Team will act as a communication link among jurisdictions and as
liaison to their respective organizations.
• Preferred method of communication to and among Members will be email. A header or
subject line containing the terms “Main Street Governance Team” will be included with
all emails related to the project.
MARKARIAN Molly 3/12/2019 2:19 PM
Deleted: (Alternate: Councilor Leonard Stoehr)
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Good Faith
Members are appointed by their respective agency leadership to represent their respective
agencies and jurisdictions and act in good faith by:
• Being informed on relevant issues;
• Communicating issues to their organizations and governing bodies, and gathering feedback
and agreement from governing bodies to communicate back to the project teams and
Governance Team;
• Communicating with each other with respect and candor; and
• Following through with respective project responsibilities in a timely manner.
Information Flow Expectations and Responsibilities
• Members are free to speak about their own experience in the group as individuals, but not
to speak for the group. Inquiries about the Governance Team requiring a comprehensive
response should be referred to the Chair who is designated to speak on behalf of the
Governance Team unless the Chair designates another Governance Team member to do
so. When Governance Team members speak internally and externally about projects,
they shall support the agreed upon decision-making process.
• The Project Leaders Team (PLT), made up of the project leaders from the Main Street
Projects, will coordinate and collaborate on project development and delivery and
maintain regular communication with the Governance Team by sending brief quarterly e-
mails detailing project progress, pending decisions, upcoming work, community feedback
and emerging issues.
• The Oversight Team (OT), made up of managers from the City, LTD, and ODOT, will
provide a sounding board for project issues, either within one project or among more than
one project and may provide issues resolution and task direction and/or bring forward to
the Governance Team project issues for consideration and direction.
• The Governance Team will be notified by e-mail about upcoming public events,
including open houses and stakeholder meetings.
• Governance Team alternates will receive all meeting packets and either attend
Governance Team meetings or get briefed in between meetings by agency peers.
Meetings
• Meetings will take place in Springfield City Hall, unless otherwise determined by the
Governance Team. The Mayor will chair the Governance Team meetings.
• Governance Team meetings will be open to the public, and will be working meetings that
do not involve public interaction. Multiple opportunities for public input will be
scheduled and provided through the projects’ comprehensive community engagement
processes. Written public comment can be provided via a comment box at the
Governance Team meetings.
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• The Governance Team will meet as determined by the Governance Team and/or as
requested by the Oversight Team. The Governance Team will only meet if all five voting
members of the Team (or their designated alternates) are present.
• Staff will provide agenda and packet materials prior to each meeting.
• Staff will provide presentations to the Governance Team at key milestones and decision
points as identified in the various projects’ scopes of work, or as requested by the
Governance Team.
VI. Decision-Making
• Governance Team members understand and acknowledge that their individual
organizations retain all final decision-making authority as provided under law with
respect to the projects.
• Decisions will be made by consensus. Consensus means all team members are
sufficiently comfortable with a decision and can recommend it to their respective
organizations.
o When significant deliberative decisions are made, the Governance Team will
follow a consensus-based decision-making model1.
o For decisions other than ‘significant deliberative decisions,’ the Governance
Team may use a thumbs-up/thumbs-down straw-pole vote based on a simple
majority.
o If consensus cannot readily be reached, the Governance Team will:
! Examine interests that are behind the disagreement;
! Focus on explaining why they have taken a specific position;
! Focus on finding creative solutions when disagreements arise; and
! Return issues to PLT for further consideration or information development
to resolve conflicts and obtain consensus.
1 Consensus is defined as the broad agreement of the group to go ahead with the decision or choice. It does not imply that complete agreement
with each aspect of the issue or proposal has been reached. However, it does imply that all members feel good about the choice even if they
might have chosen other specific components.
M E M O R A N D U M Main-McVay Transit Study
Date: 3/21/2019
To: Main Street Governance Team COMMUNICATION
From: Main-McVay Transit Study Project Management Team PACKET
MEMORANDUM
Subject: Main Street Transit Mode Choice
INFORMATION SHARE:
The Main-McVay Transit Study has been coordinating with the Main Street Safety Project to engage the community in planning along Main Street. The following information is an update on
community feedback received and a staff recommendation on transit mode choice for Main Street. The transit mode choice decision will be brought to the Main Street Governance Team,
City Council, and Lane Transit District (LTD) Board as part of the Locally Preferred Solution
transit decision, which will also include deciding on transit alignment. This step will align with the Draft Plan and Policies step in the Main Street Safety Project Planning Phase process, which
is shown on the current project schedule occurring in winter 2020.
Issue
The City of Springfield and LTD are going through a process to narrow the possible transit
solutions for Main Street through the Main-McVay Transit Study. Through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning process, “build” projects are compared to “no
build” projects so that a project that differs from existing conditions can be compared to existing conditions. The “build” project selected as a result of the Main-McVay Transit Study is referred to as a “Locally Preferred Solution” (LPS) and is comprised of transit mode choice (i.e.
Enhanced Corridor or EmX) as well as transit alignment for each corridor. Based on this project’s community involvement efforts and technical analysis so far, staff recommends removing the EmX option from consideration as a short term (approximately next 10 years)
transit solution for the Main Street Corridor and selecting Enhanced Corridor as the transit mode choice for the Main Street LPS.
Background
The purpose of the Main-McVay Transit Study is to evaluate the most promising transit options
for the Main Street and McVay Highway Corridors as potential solutions to address growing
concerns about safety, congestion, and quality of life that could be improved through transportation improvements. In Phase 1 of the Study, Main-McVay Corridor residents,
businesses and property owners, education representatives, community organizations, agency
staff, and elected and appointed officials met to share, learn about and understand these issues. Phase 1 considered technical analyses, reviewed a range of transit options, and identified the
most promising transit options for the Main Street and McVay Highway Corridors. In spring 2015, the Springfield City Council and the LTD Board of Directors recommended that the most promising transit options, based on stakeholder input, should move forward for additional study.
For Main Street, the options that were advanced for further study included: No-Change; Enhanced Corridor; and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), which is locally known as EmX.
As part of Phase 2, the project team worked early and collaboratively with business and property owners to inform and solicit input regarding the future of public transportation along Main Street. Initial Phase 2 outreach included phone calls to business owners, corridor mailings,
website updates, meetings on-site with business and property owners, public meetings at City Hall, presentations to community groups, e-updates, and individual correspondence and follow
up to written comments that were submitted. The Main Street Governance Team met in May
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2016, considered feedback received up until that point, and removed the widest right-of-way design option from further consideration and analysis. Based on community input, the
Governance Team also directed the Study to further evaluate Enhanced Corridor as a design
option in addition to BRT. After the initial Phase 2 outreach and narrowing of transit design options, the Study was paused in order to coordinate more closely with the Main Street Safety
Project that received funding midway through Phase 2 of the Transit Study.
In May 2018, the transit study project team, which consists of City of Springfield and LTD staff,
recommended to the Main Street Governance Team that the Transit Study advance the Enhanced
Corridor transit mode option as the preliminary preferred mode for the Main Street Corridor. The team communicated this preliminary mode recommendation to the Governance Team at
their June 2018 meeting and recommended that the Study communicate this preliminary mode recommendation to the Springfield community through the next outreach opportunity for the Main Street Safety Project. The project team also shared that it was not able to make an
alignment recommendation without additional technical information from the safety project that will become available as the Planning Phase of Main Street Safety Project progresses. The full Locally Preferred Solution decision for the Main Street is planned to occur concurrently with the
Draft Plan and Policies step in the Main Street Safety Project Planning Phase process, which is shown on the current project schedule occurring in winter 2020.
Coordinating Safety and Transit
In coordination with the Main Street Safety Project, the Main-McVay Transit Study engaged the
community in providing additional input on the transit mode choice for Main Street through an
online open house that was open for community input in November and December 2018. The online open house was viewed by 450 people with a total of 177 comment submissions; 116
participants responded to the transit question within the online open house.
Participants were given an overview of the Enhanced Corridor transit mode as follows:
The transit study’s community outreach and technical analysis indicate the most viable transit mode for Main Street at this time is Enhanced Corridor. EmX remains a
possibility depending how development, traffic volumes, and funding opportunities change over the next 10 to 30 years. Based on input received in response to the question below, LTD and the City will identify key transit improvements in coordination with
other transportation improvements identified in the Main Street Facility Plan.
Participants were asked to consider the potential investments of an Enhanced Corridor on Main
Street, which could include:
Transit queue jumps (a special lane and signals for buses to “jump” ahead of other
traffic at intersections with congestion delays);
Better amenities at ground-level stops (such as trash receptacles, benches, shelters,
automated fare collection);
Consolidating stops to 1/3-mile spacing (provides faster, more reliable service and may
attract more riders through improved travel times and stop amenities); and
Deploying different sized buses – 40 to 60 foot – to accommodate fluctuations in peak
and off-peak ridership.
In addition, the online open house explained that EmX stations and exclusive transit-only lanes east of 20th Street (except potentially at major congested intersections) would not be included in the Enhanced Corridor option for Main Street.
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Following the explanation of the elements of a potential Enhanced Corridor transit mode for Main Street, participants were asked whether they felt this option was appropriate.
Below is a graph illustrating the complete breakdown of how participants responded:
Transit Mode Choice
Based on the technical analysis conducted during Phase 1 and Phase 2, as well as input from
community members during Phase 2 of the Main-McVay Transit Study, it is clear that the most
viable transit mode option for Main Street is Enhanced Corridor. From the feedback received through the safety project’s online open house regarding the Enhanced Corridor transit solution,
there appears to be limited support (17% of respondents) for more improvements than Enhanced Corridor along Main Street at this time. 33% of respondents’ indicated support for the Enhanced Corridor option, which when combined with people who wanted more improvements than
Enhanced Corridor represents 50% of respondents. Approximately 8% responses indicated not sure. 18% of responses expressed a desire to see fewer improvements along Main Street for transit. 24% of respondents indicated a desire to not see any of the Enhanced Corridor transit
improvements along Main Street.
Given the input received, it is clear that the Springfield community does not broadly support
pursuing EmX improvements along the Main Street Corridor in the near future. The community has reaffirmed that there is still interest and a desire to pursue transit improvements along Main
Street and further indicated that these improvements should fall into the Enhanced Corridor
transit mode improvement category as defined above. By removing EmX from consideration as a near term transit solution, the transit mode choice for Main Street’s LPS would be Enhanced
Corridor, which would be compared to a “No-Change” option through a future NEPA process.
Next Steps
The Main Street Safety Project Planning Phase will be developing and selecting street design concept alternatives. In coordination with that process, the transit alignment options for Main Street will be analyzed. Once the alternatives have been developed and refined, Main-McVay
Transit Study will bring forward the full Locally Preferred Solution decision, which will include the transit mode choice and transit alignment for the Main Street Corridor, to the Main Street Governance Team, City Council, and LTD Board.
8%
24%
18%
33%
17%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%
Not sure
None of these improvements are…
No, FEWER improvements are…
Yes, this list makes sense
No, MORE improvements are…
Main Street Enhanced Corridor
Transit Mode Choice Responses
Main Street Safety Project Draft Goals & Objectives February 2019
Safety – Increase the safety of Main Street for all users
Objectives: Identify infrastructure solutions that:
! Achieve a significant reduction in fatalities and serious injuries
! Achieve a significant reduction in the frequency of crashes along the corridor
Note: The primary purpose of the Main Street Safety Project is to improve safety.
For a design solution to advance, it must demonstrate an improvement to safety
above all other goals.
Business Community – Support the viability of existing and future businesses
Objectives: Identify infrastructure solutions that:
! Provide access for customers and deliveries to businesses along Main Street
corridor
! Respond to business owner needs and support the visibility and economic
development of Main Street
! Respond to property owner needs and support the potential for future
businesses to locate on Main Street
Mobility – Ensure people and goods travel efficiently and reliably through the corridor
Objectives: Identify infrastructure solutions that:
! Maintain the efficiency and reliability of passenger vehicle operations through
the corridor
! Maintain the efficiency and reliability of transit operations through the corridor
! Retain freight vehicle mobility along Main Street
Transportation Choices – Create a multimodal environment that connects people and
destinations
Objectives: Identify infrastructure solutions that:
! Ensure access to services and destinations along Main Street for all members
of the community at all income levels, including seniors, people with disabilities,
children, and people of color.
! Create safe, comfortable and efficient pedestrian and bicycle access along
Main Street.
! Support existing transit service and accommodate enhanced transit service in
the future
Vital Community – Support the vitality of the community and its vision for Main Street
Objectives: Identify infrastructure solutions that:
! Improve the appearance and aesthetics of Main Street to make it a vibrant
place for those who live, work, shop and travel through the corridor
! Create an environment consistent with the Main Street Vision Plan
! Support access to destinations along Main Street, as well as those that rely on
access from Main Street
Feasibility – Develop a plan with a clear and achievable approach to implementation
Objectives: Identify infrastructure solutions that:
! Can be implemented within five years through anticipated funding sources and
acceptable project delivery approaches
! Ensure the cost-effective expenditure of resources