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web-Church Street Section-2014-03-19

Here is the text from a fact sheet handed out at last night’s workshop:

CLAIREMONT AVENUE/COMMERCE DRIVE/CHURCH STREET
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND BICYCLE TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS
FACT SHEET
March 19, 2014

“Complete Streets” per the City of Decatur Community Transportation Plan
• Following the “complete streets” concept, the existing corridor is rebuilt to accommodate bike and pedestrian travel modes.
• Use of smaller radii at all four corners of the intersection to reduce the length of the pedestrian crossing, thus reducing the exposure of pedestrian to vehicular traffic.
• Narrow the travel lane width from 12-feet to 11-feet.

Clairemont Avenue and Commerce Drive Intersection
• Remove the southbound right turn lane and share it with the through lane.
• Remove the northbound right turn lane and share it with the through lane.
• Reduce from two eastbound through lanes to one through lane.
• Remove the westbound left turn lane and share it with the through lane.
• Use of smaller radii at all four corners of the intersection to reduce the length of the pedestrian crossing, thus reducing the exposure of pedestrian to vehicular traffic.
• Pedestrian crossing times reduced up to 40% (reduced from 27 seconds to 16 seconds).
• Narrow the travel lane widths from 12-feet to 11-feet.
• Add “bulb-outs” at corners of the intersection, where practical.
• Widen the sidewalks.
• Outside lanes will be “Shared Lanes”.

Church Street and Commerce Drive Intersection
• Remove one through southbound lane.
• Remove one through northbound lane.
• Remove the westbound left turn lane.
• Use of smaller radii at all four corners of the intersection to reduce the length of the pedestrian crossing, thus reducing the exposure of pedestrian to vehicular traffic.
• Pedestrian crossing times reduced up to 40% (reduced from 27 seconds to 15 seconds).
• Narrow the travel lane widths from 12-feet to 11-feet.
• Add “bulb-outs” at corners of the intersection, where practical.
• Widen sidewalks.

Church Street
• Incorporate One-Way Cycle Track on each side of Church Street.
• Incorporate sidewalk along each side of Church Street
• Incorporate greenspace between the One-Way Cycle Track and the sidewalk.
• Provide shade tree and landscape plantings along the western side of Church Street
• Provide understory tree and landscape plantings along the eastern side of Church Street

11025-Church-Commerce Intersection Graphics-2014-03-18

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