Issues, Opportunities, and Strategies US 1 Corridor Improvement Strategy Howard County, Maryland Submitted To: Maryland State Highway Administration Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering Regional and Intermodal Planning Division 707 North Calvert Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Howard County 3430 Court House Drive Ellicott City, Maryland 21043 Prepared By: Kittelson & Associates, Inc. 36 South Charles Street Suite 1920 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Mahan Rykiel Associates, Inc. 800 Wyman Park Drive Suite 310 Baltimore, Maryland 21211 SHA Project No. HO332B11 KAI Project No. 7069 February 2008 This page intentionally left blank. Howard County US 1 Corridor Improvement Strategy Consultant Team Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Yolanda Takesian Elizabeth Wemple Project Manager Patrick McMahon Brandon Nevers Erin Ferguson Assistant Project Manager Caroline Swartz Kate Sylvester Mahan Rykiel Charlie Bailey Ryan Johnson Maryland State Highway Administration Office of Planning and Preliminary District 7 Engineering George Miller Raja Veeramachaneni John Concannon Dan Doherty Dave Coyne Harriet Levine, Jacobs Mark Crampton (SHA consultant, Project Manager) Vaughn Lewis Office of Highway Development L’Kiesha Markley Dennis German Barry Keidrouski Office of Traffic and Safety Randy Gray Ben Myrick Eric Tabacek Howard County Department of Planning & Zoning Department of Public Works Marsha McLaughlin Jim Irvin Carl Balser Mark DeLuca Dace Blaumanis Ron Lepson Randy Clay Steve Sharar Elmina Hilsenrath Steve Lafferty Brian Muldoon Economic Development Authority Ben Pickar Jack Gunther Advisory Committee Jeff Conley Valerie McGuire Don Darnall David Meiners M. Patrick Dougal Lora Muchmore Ann Ferro Pamela Peseux Carol Filipczak Myra Phelps Jeff Gould Mike Russo Eleanor Gyr Arnold Sagner Ed Huber John Sindler Howard Johnson Edward Stollof Peter Laport David Theilman John Liparini Walter Townshend Chris McCahan US 1 Corridor Improvement Strategy Issues, Opportunities & Strategies February 2008 Table of Contents Route 1 Corridor Study Area Zoning ................................................................................................vi Executive Summary............................................................................................................ 1 Document Overview ......................................................................................................................... 2 PART I Refining the Vision................................................................................................ 9 A. Future Traffic Operations ............................................................................................ 13 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Key Findings ................................................................................................................................... 13 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 14 Analysis .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Preliminary Build Options ............................................................................................................... 25 B. Development Trends and Multimodal Travel............................................................. 41 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 41 Key Findings ................................................................................................................................... 41 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 42 Analysis .......................................................................................................................................... 42 C. Speed Management...................................................................................................... 59 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 59 Key Findings ................................................................................................................................... 59 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 59 Analysis .......................................................................................................................................... 59 D. Safety Analysis............................................................................................................. 67 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 67 Key Findings ................................................................................................................................... 67 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 67 Analysis .......................................................................................................................................... 69 E. Major Spot Concepts.................................................................................................... 77 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 77 Key Findings ................................................................................................................................... 77 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 79 Analysis .......................................................................................................................................... 79 Page i . US 1 Corridor Improvement Strategy February 2008 Issues, Opportunities & Strategies PART II Tools to Implement the Vision .................................................................... 97 F. Development Review.................................................................................................. 101 Purpose.........................................................................................................................................101 Key Findings .................................................................................................................................101 Methodology .................................................................................................................................102 Analysis.........................................................................................................................................102 G. Access Management Analysis.................................................................................. 115 Purpose.........................................................................................................................................115 Key Findings .................................................................................................................................115 Methodology .................................................................................................................................116 Analysis.........................................................................................................................................116 H. Roadway Character and Functional Classification Analysis ................................. 123 Purpose.........................................................................................................................................123 Key Findings .................................................................................................................................123 Methodology .................................................................................................................................124 Analysis.........................................................................................................................................124 I. Typical Sections and Right-of-Way............................................................................ 131 Purpose.........................................................................................................................................131 Key Findings .................................................................................................................................131 Methodology .................................................................................................................................131 Analysis.........................................................................................................................................132 J. Network Connections................................................................................................. 143 Purpose.........................................................................................................................................143