East Hillside/Endion Neighborhood Transportation Assessment
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East Hillside/Endion Transportation Assessment Neighborhood SKYL INE PKWY WY 1 K SKYLINE P 1 T H A V E E 9TH STREET A S 9TH STREET T 8TH STREET 1 6 0 1 T T 9 H W T H H O 7T STREET H A A O V D A V E L V E A N E E E D A 4 A E A T V S A S H E T S T T A H E V 4TH STREET 4T STR ET E 1 4 2 E T 3RD STREET 3RD STREET 1 A H S S T A T D E T V 2N STR E A E V E E A 1ST STREET 1ST STREET E A S T SUPERIOR ST S T LOND ON RD ,-.35 Metropolitan Interstate Committee Prepared by the January 2001 East Hillside/Endion Neighborhood Transportation Assessment January 2001 Copies of this plan are available from the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Committee 221 West First Street, Duluth, MN 55802 Prepared by the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Committee Duluth-Superior urban area communities cooperating in planning and development through a joint venture of the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission and the Northwest Regional Planning Commission Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Committee Member and Staff Listing January 2001 Metropolitan Interstate Committee: Transportation Advisory Committee: David Allen, City of Hermantown John Allen, WisDOT Nick Baker, Douglas County Board Jim Benning, City of Duluth Tom Brekke, St. Louis County Suburban Jim Foldesi, St. Louis County Townships John Foschi, City of Proctor Russell Carlson, Douglas County Board Paul Halverson, Douglas County Mike Conlan, City of Duluth Bryn Jacobson, Bike/Pedestrian David Conley, Douglas County Board Representative Bill Eckman, Douglas County Board Dennis Jensen, Duluth Transit Authority Earl Elde, St. Louis County Suburban Dennis Johnson, MnDOT Townships Paul King, City of Superior Edward Erickson, Superior City Council Cliff Knettel, City of Superior Lynn Fena, Duluth City Council General Ray Klosowski, Airport Tom Fennessey, Superior City Council Representative Mark Johnson, City of Superior Richard Larson, City of Duluth Richard A. Kieren, City of Proctor Walter Leu, MnDOT Jean Longenecker, Villages of Oliver and Bill Majewski, City of Duluth Superior and Douglas Co Suburban Townships Joel Peterson, MN Pollution Control Kevin Peterson, City of Superior Agency Isobel Rapaich, Duluth Transit Authority David Salo, City of Hermantown Rob Stenberg, Duluth City Council Ray Skelton, Ports Representative Peg Sweeney, St. Louis County Vacant, City of Duluth Vacant, Rail Representative ARDC / MIC Staff: Vacant, Trucking Representative Ron Chicka, MIC Director Joel Franklin, Intern Duluth-Superior Ben Gozola, Planner Metropolitan Interstate Committee Andrew McDonald, Senior Planner Jason Serck, Planner Rondi Watson, Division Secretary Kendis Willet, Planner NWRPC / MIC Staff: “Guiding the Future of Transportation and Sheldon Johnson, MIC Deputy Director Planning for the Twin Ports Area” Table of Contents Executive Summary....................................................................................................Page v Introduction ................................................................................................................Page 1 East Hillside/Endion Neighborhood Demographics ..................................................Page 1 Environmental Justice.................................................................................................Page 4 East Hillside/Endion Neighborhood Transportation System .....................................Page 6 Past Planning Initiatives Related to Transportation .................................................Page 12 East Hillside Urban Design Plan: Component of the East Hillside Neighborhood Plan .............................................................................................................................Page 12 Endion Waterfront Plan and Development Strategy ..........................................Page 13 Downtown Duluth Traffic Study .......................................................................Page 14 Duluth-Superior Area Transit Vision .................................................................Page 16 Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Bikeways Plan and Implementation Plan .........Page 16 Duluth, Minnesota Residential Development Objectives and Strategies Report Page 17 East Hillside/Endion Neighborhood Coalition: Neighborhood Community Development Plan ..............................................................................................Page 18 Traffic Calming ........................................................................................................Page 19 Principles of Traffic Calming ............................................................................Page 19 Techniques of Traffic Calming ..........................................................................Page 20 Final Thoughts on Traffic Calming ...................................................................Page 22 Traditional Neighborhood Development .................................................................Page 23 Neighborhood Transportation Issues Assessment ...................................................Page 25 One-way versus Two-way Streets? ....................................................................Page 25 Traffic at 6th Avenue East and 4th Street? ..........................................................Page 28 Traffic flow (11 Ave E, 4 ST, 15 Ave E) ...........................................................Page 30 Heavy traffic with no consideration of impact on neighborhood ......................Page 32 Other transportation issues .................................................................................Page 32 Potential East Hillside/Endion Neighborhood Area Improvements .........................Page 36 Appendix ................................................................................................................Page A-1 Traffic Calming Techniques and strategies ......................................................Page A-1 Traditional Neighborhood Development Street Guidelines ............................Page A-7 Standard Street Design Guidelines ................................................................Page A-17 List of Tables Table 1: 1990 Commuting Behaviors.......................................................................Page 16 Table 2: Average Daily Traffic counts at key locations ...........................................Page 27 Table 3: Average Trip Generation Rates per Dwelling Unit ....................................Page 35 Table A-1: Vehicle Size Dimensions....................................................................Page A-13 Table A-2: TND Street Classification Option ......................................................Page A-13 Table A-3: Speed & Stopping distance.................................................................Page A-16 Table A-4: AASHTO Minimum Street Design Guideline Summary...................Page A-19 Page iii Metropolitan Interstate Committee List of Maps Map 1: East Hillside/Endion Neighborhood Transportation Study Area ...................Page 1 Map 2: 1990 Population by Census Block..................................................................Page 2 Map 3: 1990 Housing Units by Census Block............................................................Page 3 Map 4: 1990 Renter Occupied Housing Units by Census Block................................Page 3 Map 5: 1990 Average Income by Transportation Analysis Zone ..............................Page 5 Map 6: 1990 Minority Population by Census Block ..................................................Page 5 Map 7: Functional Classifications ..............................................................................Page 6 Map 8: Roadway Jurisdiction .....................................................................................Page 7 Map 9: Transit Service................................................................................................Page 8 Map 10: Average Daily Traffic Counts ....................................................................Page 10 Map 11: Roadway Pavement Width .........................................................................Page 11 Metropolitan Interstate Committee Page iv East Hillside/Endion Neighborhood Transportation Assessment Executive Summary The neighborhood transportation assessment attempts to study how the transportation system functions within the area known as the East Hillside and Endion Neighborhoods. The assessment pulls together past planning documents, existing transportation and demographic data, and issues and concerns generated by the East Hillside/Endion Neighborhood Coalition. Furthermore, this study summarizes and highlights traffic calming strategies and street guidelines for traditional neighborhood development in order to shed some light on strategies that can and have been used in other communities to address similar issues. The East Hillside/Endion Neighborhood Coalition provided a list of issues and concerns, which this study tries to address. Some of these issues were considered in the 1995 Downtown Duluth Traffic Study. That study provided an analysis of how these issues relate to traffic flow, cost to the city, and impacts to drivers. However, transportation decisions and policies affect more than drivers, they impact existing and potential pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and nearby residents. Therefore, transportation decisions need to consider all roadway users. Perhaps the most contentious issue that has been discussed in several previous plans and studies is the idea of converting the existing one-way streets back to two-way