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Great Falls Downtown Access, Circulation and Streetscape Plan THE CITY OF GREAT FALLS DOWNTOWN AccESS, CIRCULATION, AND StREETSCAPE PLAN Great Falls, Montana April 2013 Statement of Qualifications Traffic and Safety Engineering Subcategories: A) Design B) Traffic Engineering Studies This document captures the process and outcomes of the master planning effort by Design Workshop undertaken from August 2012 through March 2013. The document was prepared for the City of Great Falls to outline a Plan for strategic improvements to improve the access and circulation within historic Downtown Great Falls as well as design a streetscape plan. April 2012 Stelling Engineers, Inc. Transportation Wastewater Airports Water Site Development Structures Great Falls Office Helena Office Kalispell Office 614 Park Drive South 2205 Lime Kiln Street 1372 Airport Road Great Falls, MT 59405 Helena, MT 59601 Kalispell, MT 59901 406-452-8600 Fax: 406-452-8700 406-443-0611 Fax: 406-443-0755 406-755-8602 Fax: 406-755-8710 www.stellinginc.com This report was funded in part through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U. S. Department of Transportation. Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .........................................................................................................................V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 1 PROJECT INTRODUCTION & EXISTING CONDITIONS ........................................................................ 5 Project Introduction . 6 The Planning Process . 7 Study Area & Context . .. 8 Legacy Design . 11 Dilemma and Thesis . 11 Vision . 13 Critical Success Factors . 14 Previous Plans and Studies: . 14 The Public Process . 17 Existing Conditions: . 20 CIRCULATION AND CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS ................................................................................. 29 Circulation in Comparable Cities . .. 30 Circulation and Connectivity Analysis . 31 Modification / Conversion Concepts . 31 Back-in Angled Parking . 40 CONCEPTUAL COST ESTIMATES ....................................................................................................... 41 Conceptual Cost Estimates . .. 42 PARKING ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS ................................................................................................... 47 Parking Analysis and Findings . 48 CIRCULATION AND CONNECTIVITY PLAN ......................................................................................... 53 The Preferred Circulation and Connectivity Concept for Downtown . 54 STREETSCAPE CONCEPT ................................................................................................................... 63 Streetscape Design Concepts . 64 Streetscape Classifications . 64 Streetscape Design Elements . 73 Rain Garden Plant Selection . 77 IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................................................. 95 Phasing of Preferred Design Concept . 96 Proposed Streetscape Improvements . 100 DW LEGACY DESIGN® METRICS ....................................................................................................... 105 DW Legacy Design® Metrics . 106 References . 111 APPENDIX ............................................................................................................................................ 113 Appendix 1: Polling Results and Online Input . 114 Map Activity Results: . 127 Overview Small Group Meetings: . 130 Appendix 2: Parking Survey Responses . Separate Document Appendix 3: Great Falls Downtown Existing Transportation Conditions . Separate Document Appendix 4: Great Falls Roadway Conversion Scenario Traffic Analysis . Separate Document Appendix 5: Great Falls Parking Study . Separate Document Appendix 6: Comparable Cities Study . Separate Document | iii Acknowledgements The City of Great Falls would like to thank all of the residents and stakeholders for their participation in the creation of this plan. Consultant Team Guidance Provided By: Design Workshop | Landscape Architecture and Planning City of Great Falls LSC Transportation Consultants | Transportation Planning Great Falls BID Stelling Engineers | Transportation Planning Montana School for the Blind and Deaf Walker Parking Consultants | Parking Consulting Downtown Great Falls Association Lynda Friesz Public Relations | Community Outreach Preserve Cascade Great Falls Transit District Historic Preservation Advisory Commission Project Steering Committee Malmstrom Air Force Base Wendy Thomas | Deputy Director, Planning and Community Development Department Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation Andrew Finch | Planning and Community Development Neighborhood Council #7 and #8 Jerry McKinley | Public Works War Shield Development Jana Cooper | Planning and Community Development Great Falls College of Technology James Combs | Montana Department of Transportation Great Falls Fire Department Martin Fleck | Downtown Great Falls Association Great Falls Police Department Tony Strainer | Montana Department of Transportation First English Lutheran Church Joan Redeen | Great Falls Business Improvement District Davidson Companies Jim Helgeson | Great Falls Transit District University of Great Falls Sheila Rice | Neighborworks Nelson Architects Karen Grove | Neighborhood Council Great Falls Development Authority Children’s Museum | v 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive Summary In October 2011, The Great Falls City Commission adopted the Great Falls Downtown Master Plan, which focuses on ways to bring people and activity to Downtown Great Falls and strengthen the historic core as the community’s center for commerce, finance, entertainment and culture. In 2012, Design Workshop, in collaboration with a team of sub-consultants, was hired by the City of Great Falls to prepare The Downtown Access, Circulation and Streetscape Plan. This plan builds directly off of the groundwork and goals, established in the Downtown Master Plan, for livability, character, accessibility and vitality, in the specific context of downtown streets. Recommended road configuration for 1st and 2nd Avenue S. and 5th and 6th Streets The Process The planning process was conducted for a 32 block area in the downtown core and divided into five phases including Project Start up, Public Outreach and Opinion Gathering, Alternative Design, Preferred Design Concept, and Final Downtown Access, Circulation and Streetscape Recommendations. In order to ensure recommendations that are fair and ready to move forward, a robust public outreach process was utilized including full coordination with a project steering committee, numerous meetings with stakeholders, a public charrette including keypad polling and a mapping exercise, and an online survey. Analysis and Recommendations: One-way Conversion Building on an analysis of existing conditions, a circulation and connectivity analysis was conducted for 6 street conversion scenarios. One of the project tasks was to assess whether some, or all, of the one-way streets in downtown should be converted to two-way operation. Because of the limited benefits of conversion as well as the high costs associated with it, no changes in the current one-way operations are recommended. The conversion scenarios were each reviewed with the project steering committee. Their feedback, as well as a myriad of factors including cost, were considered in order to select a preferred concept which maintains one-way traffic flow with the elimination of one vehicle lane to accommodate on-street bicycle facilities to encourage and enable bikes to access the downtown core. 2 | Executive Summary DOWNTOWN AccESS, CIRCULATION AND StREETSCAPE PLAN | Great Falls Parking An analysis was completed to review the existing zoning code, the pros and cons of privatizing parking in the form of a public- private partnership, and strategies for improving visitor and employee parking. The findings of the parking study resulted in recommendations for capital investments including regular maintenance to the parking garages and replacing cash-only meters with newer electronic meters. Additionally, replacing some of the parking meter zones outside of the downtown core with time limited zones without restrictions to allow for greater flexibility should be considered. Streetscape Streetscape elements were studied to include potential modifications and upgrades to the downtown streets. Modifications ranging from striping to custom made signage were considered and prioritized based on the different characteristics found within downtown streets. A discussion and photo simulation on implementation considers the phasing of improvements to achieve the desired results over time. Moving Forward At the outset of the project design metrics were established and outlined so that as changes are implemented, specific targets can be measured and modeled in terms of Economics, Environment, Community, and Aesthetics. Great Falls is experiencing the challenges that have occurred in many cities where business locating on the periphery have drained some of the activity form the downtown core. Nevertheless, the features of a walkable and connected downtown environment that exhibit the area’s rich history and character are a timeless asset, unique to the downtown core. With new investments like the relocation of Pacific Steel’s corporate offices, there is heightened potential to enliven the area with
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