Change to Neighborhood Streets Request

10-28-2014

Goodwood Property Owners’ Association

Committee Members

• Laurence Lambert, P.E., PTOE (chair)• Betsey Tramonte• Ben Laurie, P.E.• Mike Cullen, P.E.• Paul Higgins• Fritz Embaugh• Dennis Vidrine, GPOA President• Haley Blakeman, RLA (ex-officio)

Goals

• Maintain quality of life• Enhance safety• Increase pedestrian / bike use• Adhere to City / Parish standards

Strategies

• Look at the GPOA boundary in traffic districts• Have balanced representation on the

committee• Use the Traffic Engineering Department as a

resource for feasibility• Use FutureBR as a reference for

recommendations

GPOA Traffic Districts

District 1

District 3

District 2

Toolbox

• Partial street closures• Convert two-way streets to one-way with bike

lanes / shoulders• Speed humps• STOP signs

Partial Street Closure

Partial Street Closure

Speed Hump

One-Way Signage

One-way bike lane / shoulder

District 1 Solutions

• Limit access from Florida Avenue to Government Street at heaviest cut-through streets (Cloud, S. Carrollton and Kenwood)

• Employ the use of partial closures at intersections with Florida to maintain two-way residential access while restricting through traffic

• Install STOP signs and speed hump at key locations

District 1 Solutions

Existing Speed Humps

Existing One Way

Proposed Partial Closure

Proposed All-Way STOP Sign

Proposed Speed Humps

District 2 Solutions

• STOP signs • LaSalle Avenue at LaSalle Parc Drive / Carter

Avenue• LaSalle Avenue and Cyril Avenue

• Speed humps• Carter Avenue• Shawn Drive• Normandy Drive• Cyril Avenue

District 2 Solutions

Speed Hump

Proposed STOP Sign

Existing STOP Sign

District 3 Solutions

• Thibodeaux Avenue and Finchley Avenue: one-way streets towards Jefferson Highway.

• Partial one way couplet with Keed Avenue and Audubon Avenue.

• Maintain two-way from Annabelle Avenue to Jefferson Highway to maintain access to businesses.

• Maintain two-way from Goodwood Blvd to Government Street to maintain access to residences on the end of the street.

District 3 Solutions

Proposed Sidewalk

Proposed One Way

Existing Two-Way

Overall Plan

Path to Implementation

• Committee• Board• City Review• Membership / Neighborhood• Temporary Installation (test period)• Permanent Installation (if approved)

Survey Results

• Over 1,700 open house invitations mailed to every resident within GPOA boundaries (this included members and non-members)

• Hundreds of people attended open house on 02/16/14

• GPOA Membership Meeting attended by hundreds of people on 03/18/14

• Results about the plan from both meetings• 86% Positive • 6% Neutral• 8% Negative

Schedule

• Open House: February 16• Traffic Committee Meeting: February 20• General Membership: March 18• Temporary Installation: November 04• Evaluation Period End: January 30 (3 Months)• Permanent installation (if approved): Spring

2015