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Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan March 2008 City of Hyattsville, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan March 2008 Committee Members Nathaniel Kelso, Matt McKnight, Anne Villacres, Cynthia Way, Alicia Wilson Aimee Condayan, Lisa Grob, Jim Groves, Robert Harper, J. McCray, Barbara Keeforth, Heather Olsen, David Rain, Jason Riggs, Scott R. Wilson Council Liaison Krista Atteberry (Ward 3) Hyattsville Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Recommendations TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Section I – Introduction 4 Executive Summary 4 Background 5 Section II – Priority List 6 Intersection Matrix 6 Discussion 7 Top Priorities 8 Section III – Recommendation – Pedestrian Routes 11 Discussion 11 Map of Pedestrian Routes 13 Specific Recommendations 14 Section IV – Recommendation – Bicycle Routes 15 Discussion 15 Map of Bicycle Routes 16 Specific Recommendations 17 Section V – Recommendation – Citywide Intersection Improvements 19 Discussion 19 Specific Recommendations 19 Map of All Intersections 21 Section VI – Recommendation – Well Lit Streets 22 Discussion 22 Section VII – Recommendation – ADA Access Audit 23 Discussion 23 Section VIII – Recommendation – Sidewalk Standards 24 Discussion 24 Specific Recommendations 26 Note on 38th Avenue 26 Section IX - Conclusion 27 2 Appendix A – Miscellaneous Supporting Documents A-1 History of Committee Activities A-2 Committee ‘Next Steps’ A-3 City Progress on Sidewalk Standards A-4 General Guidelines for Pedestrian Routes A-5 Streetlight Outage Reporting Form A-7 Appendix B – Detailed ‘Site’ Descriptions B-1 38th Avenue Sidewalk Installation B-2 Pedestrian Routes Map B-4 Artway North Pedestrian Route B-5 40th/41st Pedestrian Route B-6 Jamestown Road Pedestrian Route B-8 Nicholson/Oglethorpe Pedestrian Route B-10 42nd Avenue (North) Pedestrian Route B-11 Queensbury Road Pedestrian Route B-12 40th Place/Crittenden Pedestrian Route B-13 Bike Routes Map B-14 Trolley Trail Bike Route B-15 Northwest Branch Trail Bike Route B-16 Artway North Bike Route B-17 40th/41st Bike Route B-18 Queensbury Road Bike Route B-19 Problem Intersections Map B-20 Intersection of Belcrest Rd. at Queens Chapel B-21 Intersection of Northwest Branch Trail at Queens Chapel and Ager B-24 Intersection at 41st Avenue Terminus B-26 Intersection of Belcrest Road at East-West Highway B-28 Intersection of Northwest Branch Trail at US 1 B-30 Intersection of Ager Rd. at Nicholson St. B-32 Intersection of East-West Highway at Adelphi Rd. B-34 Intersection of Northwest Branch Trail at 38th Avenue B-36 Intersection of Hamilton Street with Ager Road and Queen’s Chapel B-37 Intersection of Queens Chapel at Nicholson St. B-41 Intersection of Ager Rd. at Lancer Dr. B-43 Intersection at East-West Hwy at Home Depot Entrance B-46 Intersection at East-West Hwy at Editor’s Park Drive B-47 3 I. INTRODUCTION Executive Summary This report contains the recommendations of Hyattsville’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Committee. The recommendations encompass transit and safety concerns for the entire city, across intersections and roads that span city, county, and state jurisdictions. The good news is that with adjustments to signal cycles, road striping, and other simple fixes, a great number of safety improvements can be made at a low cost. These recommendations will directly improve the quality of life for the entire city. The recommendations, discussed in further detail throughout this report, are as follows: • Designate PEDESTRIAN ROUTES. Several major North-South and East-West routes that bisect the city could provide significantly better access for pedestrians to major destinations throughout the city if widened and improved. • Establish and/or Improve several city BIKE ROUTES. Hyattsville should support the development and continuation of major bicycle routes that pass through the city, such as the Trolley Trail and Artway North. • Pursue major INTERSECTION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. We recommend that the city make significant improvements to several problem intersections to improve safety. The city should also actively advocate for county and State Highway Administration improvements to intersections that are not maintained by the city (but are within city limits). • Ensure that we have WELL-LIT SREETS. We recommend that the city gain control of the streetlights within their jurisdiction in order to repair and maintain lights. Additionally, we recommend that the city increase and improve lighting in several areas of safety concern and significant pedestrian activity. • Make ADA PEDESTRIAN ACCESS a high priority. We recommend that the city conduct a city-wide ADA compliance survey and develop plans to address any areas that are out of compliance. • Implement the adopted city-wide SIDEWALK STANDARDS. All gaps in existing sidewalks should be completed, sidewalk width should be expanded along designated pedestrian routes, and all sidewalks should meet basic ADA standards. The committee views these basic recommendations as the foundation for a city-wide Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. Each of these six recommendations is defined more fully and applied to specific extant situations in the city in the following report & associated appendices. We ask that the Council take what they read here, expand upon it, debate it, and return to the residents of Hyattsville with a master plan and supporting funding. We also ask that the City Council support the committee’s pursuit of a bicycle friendly community designation. 4 Background In November of 2006, the Hyattsville City Council created the Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Committee and tasked it with analyzing safety issues for pedestrians and cyclists in the city (for a history of committee activities see Appendix A-1). The committee is composed of a diverse group of Hyattsville cyclists, pedestrians, and stroller pushers. The goal of this committee is to improve pedestrian safety in the city and achieve a “Bicycle Friendly Community” designation from the League of American Bicyclists. The initial step taken by the committee was to generate a list of potential problem areas within city and to solicit information from the community via public meetings, the HOPE list serve, articles in the Hyattsville Life and Times, and through the My Hyattsville web site (www.hyattsvillewiki.com). The committee analyzed the potential problem areas through site visits, research, and consultation with the mayor, city administrator, city staff, Council representatives, Prince George's County officials, and officials at the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. This research led the committee to develop the series of recommendations on improving pedestrian and cyclist safety encapsulated in this report. The committee views this report as the basis for an official City of Hyattsville Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. Adopting it as such will put the city well on the road towards meeting the requirements of the Bicycle Friendly City program and will improve the overall quality of life for Hyattsville’s walking and cycling community. This report serves as a general framework document. The committee has brainstormed possible solutions to the identified problems but recognizes balancing the needs of all stakeholders is a collaborative, ongoing process. Our research revealed areas in need of improvement in all wards of the city. However, there is a great deal of consistency in the types of problems: high traffic roads with poor signage, lack of walk signals and crosswalks for pedestrians, poor lighting, and the lack of bike lanes and adequate sidewalks. The good news is that with adjustments to signal cycles, road striping, and other simple fixes a great number of safety improvements can be made at a low cost. However, the master plan will need dedicated annual funding in the departmental and capital improvement budgets. It will also need clear and sustained planning for implementation. Wherever possible the committee identified the relevant jurisdictions and how a particular recommendation fits into city, state, or local plans currently underway. In a majority of cases, fixes and improvements are the responsibility of State, County, or other entities outside of the city. In such cases, the City of Hyattville’s primary role will be to advocate for the needed changes with the appropriate jurisdictional authority. A synopsis of all committee recommendations is provided in the matrix provided on page 9, Section II. Section II also provides a priority list for Council consideration, while more detailed information is available in the following chapters and appendices. 5 Priority List Table View d) Bike/Ped Accidents Past 5 years (according to SHA) 0-1 reported accidents 2-3 reported accidents 4-5 reported accidents City Lead Role designation Advocacy with SHA, County Page NumberHyattsvilleWill street help infrastructure"BicycleSHA Friendly Accidents work Community" ReportedJurisdictions Wards Add new stoplightNew ped countdownAdjust pedestrian timerPaint new crosslight crosswalkSidewalk (longer, (newBetter ped-activate or widen) lightingBike lane (improve,Bike trail add) access Tier 1 - Near term 38th Avenue B-2 • SHA 1,5 •• 41st at MD 410 B-26 •• City 3 •• B-5, B- Artway North 17 •• City, State 1,2,5 ••••••• MD 410 at Belcrest B-28 • SHA, County 3,4 •••• •• Q. Chapel at Belcrest Rd. B-21 • City, SHA 3,4 ••• •• Jamestown Rd Ped Route B-8 •• City 3,4,5 •• NW Br. Trail at Rt. 1 B-30 • SHA 1 ••••• • • Q. Chapel at NW Br. Trail B-24 • SHA, MNCPPC 5 •• • •• North West Banch Trail B-16 • MNCPPC ? Redesignate as commuter route, better lighting Trolley Trail - North B-15 •• City, EYA 1 •••• Tier 2 - Medium term B-6, B- 40th & 41st Ped Route 18 •• City 1,2,3 •• • Adelphi Road 17 • SHA 4,5 •• Adelphi at Nicholson B-32 • City, SHA 4,5 • ••• Ager Road 18 • SHA 3,4 •••••••• 17, • 1,3 Baltimore Ave (US 1) B-15 SHA Develop trolley trail alternative route MD 410 at Queens Chapel B-34 • SHA, County 3 •••• Queens Chapel at Ager B-37 • SHA 5 ••• Queens Chapel at Hamilton B-37 • SHA 5 ••• •• SHA, MNCPPC, • •• 38th at NW Branch Trail B-36 Army Corps 1,5 Queens Chapel at Nicholson B-41 • City, SHA 2,3 •• • •• Tier 3 - Long term Ager at Lancer B-43 • City, SHA 5 ••••• • 1,2,3,4 Directional signage 9 City, SHA ,5 410 at Home Depot B-46 • City, SHA, Post 4 ••• 410 at Editors Park Dr.
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