Poplar Street Conversion

Open House

August 7, 2012

Meeting Format

• Open House Held from 6:30-8 pm, August 7th• Sign In Sheet and Comment Sheet• ‘Rotating’ Slide Show• Overview Map• Block by Block Design Concepts• Submit comments to City Staff at meeting or by

August 15th via email/mail.• Follow up mailer

Poplar Street Conversion Project Purpose

• Make Uptown easier to navigate in this area. • One-way street systems can be:

– Confusing– Can lead to unnecessarily longer driving in the search

of parking or destinations.

• Converting some of Uptown’s one-way streets to two-way will:– Improve the street network – Reduce congestion and air pollution– Reduce pedestrian conflicts and motorist confusion

Poplar Street Conversion General Information

• City project will convert Poplar Street from 3rd St. to 6th St. from one-way to two-way.

• County project has already converted Mint Street from MLK Jr Blvd to Trade St from one-way to two-way.

• Mint Street is projected to carry the majority of the traffic (2,500 vpd up to 5,500 vpd).

• Poplar Street is projected to have a decrease in traffic (5,000 vpd down to 2,000 vpd).

S. Mint Stre

et

W. MLK Jr Blvd.

S. Graham

Street

S. Church Stre

et

W. 3 rd StreetW. 4 th Street

W. Trade StreetW. 5 th Street

W. 6 th Street

N. Church Stre

et

S. Tryon

Street

N. Tryon

Street

N. Poplar Stre

et

Conversion of Mint and Poplar

Mint StreetFrom: MLK Jr. Blvd.To: Trade Street

Poplar StreetFrom: 3rd StreetTo: 6th Street

Poplar Street Conversion General Information

• Staff have completed a design concept.

• Types of improvements:- Curb radii modifications, - Wheelchair ramp improvements- Repaving and restriping- Addition of traffic signals for two-way flow.

• No projected changes to Presbyterian Daycare loading or on-street parking next Settler’s Cemetery.

Example of Improvements at 6th and Poplar

Removal of island

New ladder style crosswalks on all four approaches

Converting to two-way travel

Poplar Street Conversion Timeline

• Planning & Design phase= 12 months (current phase)

• Bid phase= 6 months

• Land Acquisition phase= 9 months (could be shorter because most improvements are in existing City right of way)

• Construction phase= 3 months

• Project Completion= Completed by Spring 2014

Questions?