Miami Avenue Traffic Study Miami Avenue from Euclid Avenue to Camargo Avenue Prepared for: The City of Madeira, Ohio 7141 Miami Ave Madeira, OH 45243 Prepared by: 143Engineers, LLC 3249 Plateau Place Cincinnati, Ohio 45241 (513) 476-6271 July 16, 2020 Updated: November 25,2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 II. Existing Conditions ......................................................................................... 1 III. Proposed Solutions ......................................................................................... 2 IV. Public Input ..................................................................................................... 14 V. Revisions ........................................................................................................ 20 VI. Construction Cost ........................................................................................... 26 VII. Funding Options ............................................................................................. 26 VIII. Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 27 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 – Sidewalk Usage ..................................................................................... 1 Figure 2 – Metro Park-n-Ride ................................................................................. 2 Figure 3 – North of Camargo Road, looking north .................................................. 3 Figure 4 – North of Euclid Avenue looking south .................................................... 3 Figure 5 – Overall Crash Locations ........................................................................ 4 Figure 6 – Road Diet: Miami Ave at Euclid Avenue Looking South ........................ 5 Figure 7 – Drive-able Median ................................................................................. 5 Figure 8 – Refuge Island with RRFB and Raised Crosswalk .................................. 7 Figure 9 – High Visibility Crosswalk at Camargo Road ........................................... 7 Figure 10 – Raised Intersection .............................................................................. 8 Figure 11 – Raised Intersection Profile ................................................................... 8 Figure 12 – Dynamic Speed Display Devices and Pavement Stamping ................. 8 Figure 13 – Street Lighting Along Corridor .............................................................. 9 Figure 14 – Street Lighting Amenities ..................................................................... 9 Figure 15 – Laurel Avenue Realignment................................................................. 9 Figure 16 – Laurel Avenue Right Turn Lane ........................................................... 9 Figure 17 – Streetscape Parklets ............................................................................ 10 Figure 18 – Sidewalk Opportunities ........................................................................ 10 Figure 19 – Street Trees ......................................................................................... 11 Figure 20 – Bus Routes .......................................................................................... 12 Figure 21 – New HAWK Sign .................................................................................. 21 Figure 22 – Pedestrian Signs on HAWK signal arm ............................................... 21 Figure 23 – Pedestrian Signs on HAWK signal pole ............................................... 21 Figure 24 – HAWK Advance Warning ..................................................................... 21 Figure 25 – Revised Kroger Entrance ..................................................................... 22 Figure 26 – Raised Intersection at Naomi Avenue .................................................. 23 Figure 27 – Blank-Out Pedestrian Signs ................................................................. 24 Figure 28 – Blank-Out Signs at Miami Avenue and Laurel Avenue ........................ 24 Figure 29 – School Bus Turning Template .............................................................. 25 Figure 30 – WB40 Semi-Truck Turning Template ................................................... 26 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 – Overall Crash Statistics .................................................................................... 4 ............. 1 APPENDIX Appendix A Traffic Counts Appendix I Interviews Appendix B Signal Plans Appendix J HAWK Warrant Appendix C Turning Movement Counts Appendix J Travel Time Analysis Appendix D Growth Rate Appendix K Travel Time Analysis Appendix E Projected Traffic Appendix L Public Meeting Notifications Appendix F Capacity Analysis Appendix M Website Survey Responses Appendix G Crash Diagrams Appendix N Cost Estimate Appendix H Comprehensive Plan ............. 2 I. INTRODUCTION The purpose of the Miami Avenue Traffic Study is to further explore the recommendation of the Madeira Comprehensive Plan by providing traffic calming recommendations that can be implemented to achieve the objective of making downtown Madeira more pedestrian friendly for residents and visitors. The top public requests from the Comprehensive Plan for the streetscape include the installation of trees and planters to soften the hardscape and the installation of patio dining to increase the pedestrian buffer along Miami Avenue. Requests were also made for future off-street shared municipal parking. The project included traffic capacity analysis for the design year of 2042 as well as developing a plan that addresses the width of the pavement, speed of the traffic on Miami Avenue, relatively narrow sidewalks, and a street that is not “pedestrian friendly” as the community desires. Recommendations explored include a ‘road diet’, curb extension, high-visibility crosswalks at intersections and at mid-block locations, pedestrian-scaled lighting, raised intersections and crosswalks, drive-able medians, dynamic speed limits signs, and speed limit pavement stamping. II. EXISTING CONDITIONS Miami Avenue, from Euclid Avenue to the north and Camargo Road to the south, is a 4- lane, urban corridor characteristic of a central business district with commercial and municipal land uses with the study area. Noteworthy elements of the existing operating characteristics of the corridor include: AADT: 14,746 vehicles/day (Source: ODOT Count Station Miami Avenue between Euclid Avenue and Laurel Avenue) See Appendix A for Traffic Counts. Pavement Width: 44 feet (measured face of curb to face of curb) Tree Lawn: 3 feet colored paved tree lawn between the back of curb and the face of sidewalk. This area provides locations for street lights, trash cans, and business advertising. Streetscape pockets exist along the corridor containing colored and stamped pavement with streetscape furniture. Sidewalk: The sidewalk width varies in width and texture from 4 feet to 5 feet. Typical groups of pedestrians need wider sidewalks to walk in compliance with social distancing guidelines. Current signal timing provides conflicts to the between right turn on red vehicles and pedestrians crossing the street. Figure 1 - Sidewalk Usage 1 Posted Speed Limit: The posted speed limit on northbound/southbound Miami Avenue, eastbound/west-bound Camargo Road, and eastbound/westbound Laurel Avenue is 25 MPH. The posted speed limit on eastbound/westbound Euclid is 35 mph. Right of Way: The right of way along the corridor is 60 feet. Intersection Capacity: Intersection capacity of the four signalized intersections and the two unsignalized intersection all operate with the current geometry at a Level of Service of ‘D’ or better for years 2020, ‘Opening Year’ of 2022, and the Design Year “2042” with the exception of Euclid Avenue, which fails in the PM Peak Hour for the Design Year “2042”. See Appendix F for Capacity Analysis. The HAWK signal was constructed before warrants were developed by the Ohio Department of Transportation. Under the new warrants, the HAWK signal is not warranted. See Appendix J for the HAWK Warrant. Outdoor seating/storage: Several businesses have outdoor seating, such as French Country Road and Nubuck Weed, Brewhouse Bakery, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream, Coffee Please, The Pink Box, Railroad BBQ, Starbucks, Subway, Re/Max, Adrien Pharmacy, Stock Yards Bank, Romualdo, U.S. Bank, and the Madeira Professional Center. However, none of this outdoor seating encroaches on the public right of way. Bus Transit: Metro route 2X serves Madeira with bus stops on Miami Road, in front of U.S. Bank, on Laurel Avenue, in front of the Fifth/Third parking lot, and at the Park-n-Ride on Dawson Road. Figure 2 – Metro Park-n-Ride 2 On-street parking: The outside travel lane also provides parking at locations through- out the business district with the exception of 30’ from intersections, as designated by signage along the corridor. Southbound Miami Avenue, just north of Euclid Avenue, directs the through traffic into the parking lane. Parking is restricted on the west side of Miami Avenue near the railroad from May to October on Thursdays to prohibit parking when the Farmers Market Figure 3 – North of Camargo Road, looking north on Dawson Road takes place. Field observations on January 15, 2020 noticed that in the AM peak hour, the street parking in the block between Laurel Avenue and Dawson Road were heavily