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Project 10Tri-Party Downtown Street
Improvements
San Antonio, Texas
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Downtown
Major tourist attraction
Home of the Riverwalk
Declining retail center
Major office center
Streets in poor condition
Traffic congestion on major streets
Source: http://gosw.about.com/od/sanantoniotexas/ss/Riverwalk_2.htm
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DOA, VIA Desires Improve downtown business
environment
Improve transit attractiveness and operations
(VIA) Convert Houston Street to “streetcar” street
(City) Improve traffic conditions and appearance
(DOA) Streetscape and other aesthetics improvements
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Source: TTI
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Underlying Challenge
City, DOA, VIA challenged to coordinate
Partnership needed to succeed
Via had funding
DOA had stakeholder ears
City owned right of way
Many political agendas
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Source: http://photohome.com/photos/texas-pictures/san-antonio/downtown-san-antonio-1.html
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CSS Approach – Stakeholders
Tri-party agreement
Stakeholder committees
Policy (chair: DOA)
Executive (chair: City)
Technical (chair: VIA)
Project management firm to manage process
Public input to refine process
Convention center at night. Source: http://meetings.visitsanantonio.com/henry-b-gonzalez-convention-center-2
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CSS Approach – Stakeholders
Tri-party agreement
Stakeholder committees
Policy (chair: DOA)
Executive (chair: City)
Technical (chair: VIA)
Project management firm to manage process
Public input to refine process
Worked with each abutting property owner
Convention center at night. Source: http://meetings.visitsanantonio.com/henry-b-gonzalez-convention-center-2
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CSS Approach – Features
Adaptive design Different roles, priorities, features for each
street Multimodal Design flexibility Strategic construction sequencing
Reduce duration of project Maintain operations
Transit Traffic Walkways
Reconfigured intersection with transit center. (Google Earth)
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Design Features (70 blocks)
Converted 2 21-ways streets to 2-way
Narrowed Houston Street to 2 lanes, primarily for “streetcars”
Traffic improvements
Geometrics (eliminated offsets)
Signal timing, coordination
Reconstructed transit streets
Shelters
Sidewalk enhancements, streetscaping
Wayfinding sign system
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Commerce Street. Source: TTI
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Design Features (70 blocks)
Changed character of Alamo Street, Plaza Limestone pavers
Slow street
“Streetcars”
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Alamo Street at Alamo Plaza. Source: TTI
Alamo Street sidewalk showing alignment of old acequia which carried water to the area. (Source: Ben Brewer)