Improving Safety and Stormwater along Cobbs Creek Parkway: 60th Street to 70th Street MAY 2019 New York ~ "'- The Delaware Valley Regional PA Planning Commission is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for a diverse nine-county region in two states: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and MD Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer in New Jersey. • Baltimore DE dDELAWARE VALLEY DVRPC's vision for the Greater Philadelphia Region is a prosperous, innovative, equitable, ~ ... ,Y.rpc resilient, and sustainable region that increases PLANNING COMMISSION mobility choices by investing in a safe and modern transportation system; that protects and preserves our natural resources while creating healthy communities; and that fosters greater opportunities for all. DVRPC's mission is to achieve this vision by convening the widest array of partners to inform and facilitate data-driven decision-making. 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Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1: Study Area .................................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Study Area .................................................................................................................................................... 3 • Cobbs Creek.................................................................................................................................... 3 • Cobbs Creek Parkway .................................................................................................................... 5 • Cobbs Creek Park ........................................................................................................................... 5 • Cobbs Creek Trail ........................................................................................................................... 5 • Mount Moriah Cemetery ................................................................................................................. 6 Study Area Demographics .......................................................................................................................... 6 • Indicators of Potential Disadvantage ........................................................................................... 8 Study Timeline ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Study Advisory Committee ......................................................................................................................... 9 Public Outreach ........................................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 2: Challenges and Opportunities ............................................................................................... 15 Challenges .................................................................................................................................................. 15 • Speeding Traffic ........................................................................................................................... 15 • Illegal Truck Traffic ....................................................................................................................... 16 • Guiderail Responsibility .............................................................................................................. 16 • Complex Intersections and Excessive Pavement ..................................................................... 16 • Flooding ......................................................................................................................................... 16 • Nearby Vulnerable Populations .................................................................................................. 17 • Unpleasant Pedestrian Environment .......................................................................................... 17 • Lack of Safe Ways to Get across Cobbs Creek Parkway ......................................................... 19 • Confusing Signage ....................................................................................................................... 19 • Aging Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................... 19 • Low Trail Usage ............................................................................................................................ 22 • Multiple Jurisdictions ................................................................................................................... 22 Crash Trends and Issues .......................................................................................................................... 22 • Collision Types ............................................................................................................................. 23 • Vulnerable User Crashes ............................................................................................................. 24 • Additional Crash Characteristics ................................................................................................ 25 i • PennDOT Road Safety Initiatives ............................................................................................... 25 • Update on 2017 Crash Data ........................................................................................................ 25 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................................. 26 • Beautify a Gateway to Philadelphia ........................................................................................... 26 • Enhance Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety .................................................................................... 26 • Improve Transit Connections during Trolley Modernization................................................... 27 • Incorporate GSI ............................................................................................................................ 28 • Take Advantage of East Coast Greenway ................................................................................. 28 CHAPTER 3: Recommendations .................................................................................................................. 31 Corridor-Wide Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 31 Trail Recommendations ........................................................................................................................... 35 Intersection-Specific Recommendations ............................................................................................... 41 • Cobbs Creek Parkway, S. 60th Street, and S. Edgewood Street (Figure 14) ......................... 43 • Cobbs Creek Parkway and Springfield Avenue (Figure 15) .................................................... 45 • Cobbs Creek Parkway and Mount Moriah Cemetery Entrances (Figure 16) .......................... 47 • Cobbs Creek Parkway and S. 65th Street (Figure 17) .............................................................