EAST STREET RAILS WITH TRAILS FREDERICK, MD PROJECT SUMMARY City of Frederick, Maryland East Street Rails with Trails July 2, 2013 Rev. 1 – August 6, 2013 I HEREBY CERTIFY THIS ENGINEERING DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRECT SUPERVISION AND I AM A DULY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. ANTHONY E. GAMMON DATE 42724 City of Frederick: East Street Rails with Trails August 6, 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 5 East Street Rails with Trails ........................................................................................................................... 8 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Location ..................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Scope of Work ........................................................................................................................... 9 2 Method ............................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 AASHTO Guidance ..................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 On-Road Facilities ..................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.1 Shared-lanes.................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Priority shared-lanes ....................................................................................................... 10 2.2.3 Bicycle Lanes ................................................................................................................... 11 2.2.4 Buffered bicycle lanes ..................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Shared-Use Path Facilities ....................................................................................................... 12 2.3.1 Design Criteria ................................................................................................................. 12 2.4 Intersections ........................................................................................................................... 13 2.4.1 Enhanced Crosswalks ...................................................................................................... 13 2.4.2 Raised Crossings .............................................................................................................. 13 2.4.3 Median Refuge ................................................................................................................ 14 2.4.4 Curb Extensions ............................................................................................................... 14 3 Preliminary Design .......................................................................................................................... 15 3.1 Design Process ........................................................................................................................ 15 3.1.1 Information gathering ..................................................................................................... 15 3.1.2 Field visit ......................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.3 Corridor segments........................................................................................................... 15 3.1.4 Preliminary design........................................................................................................... 15 3.1.5 Design progress review ................................................................................................... 16 3.1.6 Stakeholder and public input .......................................................................................... 16 3.1.7 Preliminary design summary........................................................................................... 16 3.2 Corridor Segments .................................................................................................................. 17 Page 1 of 40 August 6, 2013 3.2.1 Segment 1: MARC Station to E. 5th Street ...................................................................... 17 3.2.2 Segment 1a: Carroll Creek Linear Park ........................................................................... 18 3.2.3 Segment 2: E. 5th Street to N. Market Street ................................................................. 18 3.2.4 Segment 3: N. Market Street to Clemson Corner .......................................................... 19 3.2.5 Segment 3a: Market Street: East Street to Clemson Corner ........................................ 19 3.2.6 Segment 4: Clemson Corner to Mill Island ..................................................................... 20 3.3 Intersection Details ................................................................................................................. 21 3.3.1 E. 5th Street ...................................................................................................................... 22 3.3.2 E. 7th Street ...................................................................................................................... 23 3.3.3 E. 9th Street ...................................................................................................................... 24 3.3.4 Delaware Road ................................................................................................................ 25 3.3.5 N. Market Street ............................................................................................................. 26 3.3.6 Monocacy Boulevard ...................................................................................................... 28 3.3.7 Routzahn Way ................................................................................................................. 29 3.4 Bridge Crossing ........................................................................................................................ 30 3.4.1 Signature Bridge .............................................................................................................. 30 3.4.2 “Econtainer” Bridge ........................................................................................................ 31 3.4.3 Temporary Bridge ........................................................................................................... 32 3.5 Trailside Amenities .................................................................................................................. 33 3.5.1 Trailheads ........................................................................................................................ 33 3.5.2 Waysides ......................................................................................................................... 35 3.5.3 Branding and Signage ...................................................................................................... 36 3.6 Construction ............................................................................................................................ 38 3.6.1 Phasing ............................................................................................................................ 38 3.6.2 Opinion of Probable Cost ................................................................................................ 38 4 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 39 4.1 Project Timeline ...................................................................................................................... 39 4.2 Public Input ............................................................................................................................. 40 4.2.1 Stakeholders Meeting ..................................................................................................... 40 4.2.2 Public Meeting ................................................................................................................ 40 4.3 Next Steps ............................................................................................................................... 40 Page 2 of 40 August 6, 2013 List of Figures Figure 1-1: Shared Use Path Plan (Excerpt) ................................................................................................. 8 Figure 2-1: Shared-Lane ............................................................................................................................. 10 Figure 2-2: Shared-Lane Symbol ................................................................................................................ 10 Figure 2-3: Priority Shared-Lanes ............................................................................................................... 10 Figure 2-4: Priority Shared-Lanes ..............................................................................................................