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Memorandum
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February 6; 2.008
Andy LiIl}bird, Planner II
Gary McKenney, P,E., Transportation Engineer
DRC2007-00081 LTDIGateway Mall Site Modification
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The Transportation Division has reviewed the materials provided with the subject application,
D.ue to the nature of the application, our comments are limited to the key issues outlined below,
Please advise if additional input is needed.
Transnortation Svstern Irnnacts
. The applicant proposes to modifY existing transportation faCilities on Gateway Street.as
. described below, . ..
.(i 1) Widen approximately 360 lineal feet of Gateway Street 10-11 feet westward to create
on-street space for southb~und L TD buses to stop at tIie proposed new station,
2) Re-a1ign the existing public sidewalk within the widened section of Gateway Street to
provide pedestrian access to the station while maintaining its existing function of serving
through pedestrian traffic along Gateway Street.
3) ModifY the Gateway/Oakda1e intersection and traffic signal to:
. provide a protected movement for northbound buses exiting the station to enter
Gateway Street, . .
. allow interruption of southbound Gateway traffic at Oakda1e to facilitate southbound
buses leaving the station platform and reentering the traffic stream; and '
. . allow southbound buses leaving the station p1atforln to place a call for service at the
Gateway/South Mall Driveway,
Some elements of the modified traffic signal would be located outside the expanded Gateway
Street right-of-way on the Gateway Mall property,
The applicant submitted a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) that anaiyzed impacts of the proposed
station operation on levels of service at the Gateway/North Mall Driveway, Gateway/Oakdale
and Gateway/South Mall Driveway traffic signals. The TIA concluded that.the proposed station
construction and operation would not cause.the studied interseCtion to exceed applicable mobility
standards or create unsafe traffic queuing" conditions in 2008,'
. Recommended Conditions:
1) Provide a recorded Public Access Easement over any areas where public
sidewalks are to be located on private property. .. .
2) Provide recorded Easements that give City of Springfield the rights to access and
maintain all traffi(; signal equipment that is proposed to be located on private
property.
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DRC2007-00081 UD/Gateway Mall Site Modification
February 6, 2008
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3) Pr9Posed additions and modification to city-owned traffic signal systems are
approved in concept only. All such additions and modifications shall be subject
to the city's Public Improvement Project (PIP) permitting, review and approval
process. Final design details shall.be resolved during PIP review.
4) Nothing in this land-use decision constitutes approval for a specific traffic signal
timing or operational plan. '
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