Parkwood The Plaza -- Road Diet
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Benefits
• Offersandeast-westbicycleconnectioninanareathatcurrentlyhasnone• Improvespedestriansafetyandcomfortbybufferingnarrow,back-of-curbsidewalks• Achievablewithinexistingcurblineviapaintandminormedianmodifications• Servesneighborhoodswithanactivecyclingculture• Providesbufferedbikelanesforusergroupsthatareuncomfortableridinginthestreet
• Calmstrafficinanareawithahistoryofsafetychallenges• TiesdirectlyintotheParkwoodBlueLineStationandmulti-usepath• Extendstheped/bikenetworkcreatedthroughthecity’sinvestmentintheXCLT• Relativelyfewdrivewayconflicts• Demonstratesthecity’scommitmenttoCompleteStreets
Parkwood Ave.
The
Plaz
a
The Plaza
Matheson Ave.
Davidson St.
Brevard St.
Parkwood Blue Line Station & Connection to Rail-Trail
Cross-Charlotte Trail Connection
Connection to Matheson Ave. Road Conversion
Minor Median Modifications
Parkwood Ave. / The Plaza Road Diet
= Buffered Bike Lanes (Parkwood Ave. from Parkwood Station to The Plaza)
= Bike Lanes (The Plaza from Parkwood Ave. to Matheson Ave.)
LEGEND (also see street sections on following pages)
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Approx. 46’ curb-to-curb
Parkwood Avenue - BEFORE
Parkwood Avenue - AFTER
Approx. 46’ curb-to-curb
4’ 9.5’ 9.5’ 8’ 9.5’ 9.5’ 4’
4’ 8’ 4’10’9’ 10’ 9’Note - Bufferwidthforbikelanescanbereducedatintersectionstoallowfora10-footleftturnlaneinthemedian.
Approx. 42’ curb-to-curb
The Plaza - BEFORE
The Plaza - AFTER
Approx. 42’ curb-to-curb
4’ 11’ 10’ 10’ 11’ 4’
4’ 10’ 4’10’6’ 10’ 6’