Post on 15-Jul-2020
Public Survey Summary
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Public Input Summary 2
RESPONDENTSRESPONDENTSRESPONDENTSRESPONDENTS
Work within 1 mile
Commute
14% 43%SHOP
26% 17%LIVE
Car
Transit
Bike
Walk
Wheelchair or Other
68%
4%
8%
19%
0%
46%
16%
16%
22%
1%
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How People Use the
Corridor Today
How People Want to Use the Corridor
TRANSPORTATION MODES
HOW PEOPLE ARE USING NICHOLASVILLE ROAD
Demographics
Public Input Summary 3
LOCATIONSLOCATIONSLOCATIONSLOCATIONSDemographics
5,492 Total
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5,568 Po
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1,263 Com
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1,617 P
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All Survey Responses Concerns Opportunities
Public Input Summary 4
ISSUESISSUESISSUESSSUES
CONGESTEDBUSY
TRAFFICDANGEROUS
SLOWCONFUSING
CROWDEDUNSAFE
AVOIDUGLYMESS
FRUSTRATINGNIGHTMARESTRESSFUL
INEFFICIENT
TOP 15 ISSUES USERS WOULD DESCRIBE NICHOLASVILLE ROAD AS...
* - DENOTES 100 VOTES
Issues
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Public Input Summary 5
CONCERNSCONCERNSCONCERNSCONCERNS
TOP 15 CONCERNS OF NICHOLASVILLE ROADNo Room to Move
Area is Unsafe
Improve Left Turn Issues
Lack of Flow
Bottlenecking
People Don't Follow the Law
Too Many Access Points
Confusing
UK Ingress/Egress
Peak Hour Traffi c
Signal Timing Issues
Not Enough Parking
Poorly Planned
Crossing too Many Lanes
This is a Nightmare
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Concerns
Public Input Summary 6
VISIONVISIONVISIONVISIONMAKING NICHOLASVILLE ROAD A SAFE, EFFICIENT PLACE PEOPLE WANT TO BE.
BIKEABLEGREENER
ACCESSIBLEWALKABLEBEAUTIFUL
QUICKFAST
FRIENDLYUNCONGESTED
BETTEREFFICIENT
EASYSMOOTH
SAFEFREE FLOWING
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Vision
Public Input Summary 7
OPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITYTRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES
TRANSIT OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunity
Public Input Summary 8
PRIORITIESPRIORITIESPRIORITIESPRIORITIESCORRIDOR
BEAUTIFICATION
11%
IMPR
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TRA
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IMPROVE TRAFFICFLOW
DEVE
LOPM
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19%
WAL
KABL
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11%
REDU
CECO
NG
ESTI
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19%
PROVIDE
4%
BIKE/PEDESTRIAN
HOUSING
AFFORDABLE
FACILITIES
IMPROVE SAFETY
9%
17%
How Corridor Users Ranked The Priorities
AVERAGE CORRIDOR PRIORITY RANKING:
IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW 1.91
REDUCE CONGESTION 2.08
IMPROVE SAFETY 2.95
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING 3.57
BIKE/PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES 3.63
IMPROVE TRANSIT 3.72
WALKABLE DEVELOPMENT 3.82
CORRIDOR BEAUTIFICATION 3.89
PRIORITY AVG RANK
PrioritiesHi
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Prio
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Public Input Summary 9
TRANSITTRANSITTRANSITTRANSITTRANSIT
WHAT CORRIDOR USERS SELECTED TO ENCOURAGE
TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
WHAT CORRIDOR USERS SELECTED TO ENCOURAGE
TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
CONVENIENT STOPS/ROUTES
19%
IMPROVED BUS SHELTERS
12%
FASTER BUS TRIPS10%
IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES
8%
NONE13%
MORE DIRECT TRANSIT ROUTES
11%
OTHER 2%
MORE NIGHT SERVICE
6%
MORE WEEKEND SERVICE
6%
BUSES ARE MORE FREQUENT
11%
LIVING DIRECTLY ON
A ROUTE8%
WHAT WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO RIDE TRANSIT? WHAT WOULD YOU IMPROVE?
Transit
Public Input Summary 10
BICYCLES & PEDESTRIANSBIKES & PEDESTRIANSBICYCLES & PEDESTRIANSBICYCLES & PEDESTRIANS
IMPROVED IMPROVED SIDEWALKSSIDEWALKS
17%17%
BIKE LANES IN
BIKE LANES IN
TRAFFICTRAFFIC
4%4%
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SEPARATED SEPARATED BIKE TRAIL BIKE TRAIL
17%17%
MORE PEOPLE
MORE PEOPLE
WALKING
WALKING
9%9%IMPROVED IMPROVED LIGHTINGLIGHTING
10%10%
NONENONE7%7%
GREENSPACE GREENSPACE OR TREES OR TREES
13%13%
SLOWER SLOWER TRAFFIC TRAFFIC
6%6%
IMPROVED IMPROVED CROSSWALKSCROSSWALKS
16%16%
Bicycles & Pedestrians
What Nicholasville Road users selected to encourage more walking/biking.
Public Input Summary 11
WALKING DEVELOPMENTWALKING DEVELOPMENTWALKING DEVELOPMENTWALKING DEVELOPMENT
Walking Development
Are pedestrian bridges an option? Non-vehicular connectivity between retail areas!
What kind of streetscaping can be done?Improve the ability to cross Nicholasville Road.Clean up all the poles and wires with
underground lines.
Connect walking and biking trails to retail districts.
Can we get wider sidewalks from beginning to end?
Better lighting would get me out!
Nicholasville Road is already too busy.
More trees and greenery would help.
Public Input Summary 12
AMENITIESAMENITIESAMENITIESAMENITIES
31%18%16%
14%12%4%3%2%
Parks & Open Space
Local Retail
Entertainment Venues
Restaurants & Coffee Shops
NeighborhoodServices
OtherAuto Retail National
Retail
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Food & Beverage
Entertainment
LocalRetail
Neighborhood Services
Parks & Open SpaceParks & Open Space
Types of Amenities Wanted for Nicholasville Road By Percent
Amenities
Public Input Summary 13
I am a Lexingtonian and would love to see a well developed plan for improvement along this section of town, because it has been forever an eye sore and traffi c nightmare.
Thank you for the opportunity to voice opinions. We need to get this area fi xed! It is a major issue that is going to need creative solutions to solve.
I really want fast transit down Nicholasville Rd., updated walk paths and bike lanes, better traffi c fl ow, faster commute, beautifi cation projects.
I believe that there are too many traffi c lights that slow down traffi c. Either that or not enough smart lights to sync and help with traffi c fl ow. I like how the lanes change based on time, that is always a big help.
We really need a separate bike path away from cars!
Make the road more beautiful like The Summit. It looks classy like Lexington should look.
PLEASE add bike accessibility. Lexington culture is poised and ready to be a biking community.
Awesome job for taking this initiative LFUCG! This city needs to be serious
about its infi lling policy and provide reliable public transit.
I appreciate that you are reaching out for public input.
What We Heard