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D R A F T Request to the City of Kingston for the installation of “Sharrow (Shared Roadway)Markings” along Lucas and Washington avenues

By Michelle Elise

in Bike-Friendly Kingston, NY

D R A F T

Request to the City of Kingston for the installation of “Sharrow (Shared Roadway) Markings” along Lucas and Washington avenues

April 2012

Authors: Bike Friendly Kingston

Background: Kingston is a vibrant community that is in the midst of a social transformation where people of all ages realize the benefits

of healthy eating and active living. Several recent initiatives aimed at policy and environmental change such as the Healthy Kingston for

Kids and the Creating Healthy Places to Live, and Play projects reflect this transformation as partnering agencies work with people within

the community to address ways to reverse obesity and related diseases via creating safe routes to schools and parks, increasing access

to healthy food and creating complete streets, among other things.

The Bike Friendly Kingston coalition is a volunteer group of Kingston citizens that was formed in response to addressing active living

issues from the perspective of cyclists. The group envisions Kingston as a “bike friendly” city where cyclists of all ages can travel safely

to school, to work and to play.

Subsequently, the Bike Friendly Kingston coalition is taking a fresh look at Kingston streets and parks to see ways in which simple

changes can be made to encourage more biking in the city. This includes conducting an inventory of bike racks and other infrastructure

as well as analyzing bike routes in and around Kingston. As part of this work, the coalition has determined a need for educating drivers

and cyclists on how to travel safely through Kingston.

Request: As a result, the coalition is requesting the City of Kingston to install “sharrows” or shared-road arrow markings on two key

streets in the uptown/gateway area of the city. Sharrows are a low-cost alternative to bike lanes, which can cost between $6,000 and

$50,000 per mile to install. Moreover, bike lanes require motorists to drive outside of the designated lane while sharrows simplyencourage sharing the roadway.

Communities across the U.S. are using sharrows as a way to not only educate drivers and cyclists on sharing roadways, but to increase

the safety of cyclists and drivers alike. Communities who have installed sharrows discovered that behaviors of drivers and cyclists

change – resulting in fewer accidents and safer overall conditions (see attached report titled: “San Francisco’s Shared Lane Pavement

Markings: Improving Bicycle Safety”).

Bike Friendly Kingston requests the installation of “bike and chevron markings” (see image below) on a portion of Lucas Avenue and

Washington Avenue from the intersection of these streets to the entrance of Forsyth Park on Lucas and to the George Washington

School on Washington Avenue (see attached sketch). These routes were determined to be ideal spots to paint the stenciled markings

due to the recreational traffic to Dietz Stadium and Forsyth Park as well as the connecting route aspect of Washington Avenue to the

uptown area.

Estimated Cost: According to research from communities such as New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco, sharrows cost about

$250 each to install – which includes labor and materials. Sharrows work best when they are installed immediately after an intersection

and spaced about 250 feet apart. As the accompanying map indicates, the two proposed routes would require a total of 19 sharrow

markings (five for Lucas Avenue and 14 for Washington Avenue), which would cost a total of $4,750.

Please let us know how to proceed with this request. If you would like to discuss this request in more detail or would like additional

information about shared roadway markings, please let us know.

Sincerely,

Bike Friendly Kingston

http://www.facebook.com/silvachelle


http://www.facebook.com/groups/183128261799751/






Dave Gilmour

From: <[email protected]>To: "Dave Gilmour" <[email protected]>Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 3:17 PMSubject: Re: Kingston Complete Streets Advisory Council Tuesday, September 11, 2012

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I have it on my calendar, but will not be able to participate on the Board level after this meeting due to

staffing.

Anne L. Cardinale,RN,GCNS-BCDirector, Ulster County Office for the Aging1003 Development CourtKingston, NY [email protected]: 845-340-3583

Hello People Interested in Complete Streets in Kingston: Here is a meeting placeholder and informationon seminars that may be of interest:

z The next City of Kingston Complete Streets Advisory Council is scheduled Tuesday, September11, 2012. please stay tuned for time and location – traditionally these meetings have occurred at

4:00pm on the third floor of City Hall z Suggested seminars for enhancing awareness about ways to make communities more bike

friendly: http://www.walkinginfo.org/newsroom/2012-07-26.cfm (I can also find out if there is a wayto go back and review the two that already occurred)

Best,

David Gilmour, AICP (845) 255-6528

"Dave Gilmour" <[email protected]>

08/27/2012 02:23 PM

To"David Gilmour" <[email protected]>

cc

Subject Kingston Complete Streets Advisory Council Tuesday, September 11,2012



New Federal Transportation Law – By David Gilmour, AICP, Gilmour Planning and HKK Complete Streets initiative leader . In July a new transportation bill was adopted that starts in Octoberand funds federal transportation investment for two years. It provides many new policies that definehow transport resources will be distributed. The law is challenging, in-part because there is lessfunding for maintaining and improving community transport infrastructure, including walking andbiking facilities. (See Ulster County Planning's summary at:

http://www.co.ulster.ny.us/planning/uctc/documents/MAP21%20Presentation.pdf and another at:http://t4america.org/blog/2012/07/13/ten-key-things-to-know-about-the-new-transportation-law/ ). As theemphasis of the law is in some ways dependent upon how program resources are allocated andimplemented by NY State DOT, it is important for walkers and bikers to articulate the value theyperceive from sustained investments in complete streets. With fewer resources to go around, it willalso be important to identify creative and resourceful ways to advance and leverage complete streetsprojects that benefit wide segments of the community. Moreover, since there are fewer resources togo around and securing funding will more often be through competitive grant process, this likelymeans that the local community will have to diligently document need, plan for and prepareprojects and build support for these in order to gain assistance. Fortunately, the City of Kingston'sComplete Streets Advisory Council has been building interdisciplinary collaboration and is in aposition to explore and articulate interests and work Ulster County Planning and other interestedgroups to learn the new system and take advantage of available programs and resources.

http://www.co.ulster.ny.us/planning/uctc/documents/MAP21%20Presentation.pdf


http://t4america.org/blog/2012/07/13/ten-key-things-to-know-about-the-new-transportation-law/


http://t4america.org/blog/2012/07/13/ten-key-things-to-know-about-the-new-transportation-law/



DATE:

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OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER

MEMORANDUM

July 23, 2012

Alan Adin, Engineering Technician

Steve Noble, Environmental Educator

Safe Routes to School Grant: Proposed Location Reconnaissance

Upon reviewing both conceptual sites, please be advised of the following:

QUARRY STREET (HURLEY AVE. TO HOWLAND AVE.)___613 linear feet of 5 foot wide cast-in-place concrete sidewalk an ctrr15--

@ $76.00 per linear foot =$47,000.00--- 1 ea. accessibility ramp @ $4,000.00___Note that while the proposed sidewalk could be constructed completely within the

Public right-of-way of Quarry Street, three separate utilities (gas regulator, hydrant and

electric pole) would have to be relocated; a three foot diameter tree would need to be

removed (;::;:$2,000.00) and an area of exposed bedrock approximately 80 feet

long by 10 feet wide and 2 feet deep (;::;:$7,000.00) would need to be excavated to allow forconstruction of the new sidewalk. It is not known if or how easily the utilities could be

relocated or if there would be a cost associated with doing so.

Contingency = $10,000.00PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF KNOWN COSTS =$70,000.00

BURHANS BLVD (LUCAS AVE. THROUGH FORSYTH PARK TO MERILINA AVE.)

___326 linear feet of 5 foot wide cast-in-place concrete sidewalk and curb @ $76.00 per

linear foot =$25,000.00___275 linear feet of 5 foot wide cast-in-place concrete sidewalk @ $47.00 per linear foot

= $13,000.00

___290 linear feet of 5 foot wide cast-in-place concrete sidewalk @ $47.00 per linear foot

= $14,000.00___2 ea. Accessibility ramps @ $4,000.00 =$8,000.00

___ Contingency = $10,000.00Note that proposed sidewalk could be constructed entirely within the public right-of-way

or on City owned property. .

PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF KNOWN COSTS =$70,000.00

CITY HALL, 420 BROADWAY, KINGSTON, NEW YORK 12401 (845) 331-0080 FAX (845) 334-3958



Dave Gilmour

From: "Guy Kempe" <[email protected]>To: "Tom Polk" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;

<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;<[email protected]>

Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 8:46 AMSubject: complete streets & community engagement

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Check this out:

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/30/view/22727/green-pedestrian-crossing-by-jody-xiong-of-ddb-china.html

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Guy Thomas Kempe [email protected] Vice President of Community Development Rural Ulster Preservation Company Program Director, Green Jobs/Green New York Hudson Valley & Westchester Outreach 289 Fair Street Kingston, NY 12401 Voice: 845/339.2165 Fax: 845/339.8718 Phone: 845/331.2140 X 265 Fax: 845/331.6217 “More than a roof overhead” www.rupco.org

In the interests of the environment,

please print this email only if necessary and recycle.



Over the last year Kingston's Complete Streets Advisory Council has explored ways to usepolicy to promote Complete Streets and enhance the ability for children and others to walkand bike during activities of daily living. Policies that encourage walk- and bike-ability helpmesh all modes of transportation and aid quality development and have been shown to bewell supported in communities across New York and the northeast.

A project of particular interest to the CSAC is formation of the community comprehensive

plan. At this stage, a municipal steering committee is formed, the city's consultants arereviewing local plans and they are interviewing local officials. The CSAC has requestedinterface with the planners to give input on the feasibility to advance complete streets. CityPlanner Suzanne Cahill notes that project research continues this summer and there will be ameeting in the fall to bring interested people up to speed on progress. When a draftcomprehensive plan is released, later in 2012 or early in 2013, the CSAC intends lend itssupport forming policies that complement complete streets. It is anticipated that the CSACcan comment on the feasibility of policies and projects based on CSAC members' knowledgeof the street and trail environment and its exploration of the fit of potential actions with thecommunity. Keep monitoring this newsletter to identify CSAC focuses as Kingston'scomprehensive planning project advances.

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