Hamlet Transportation Improvement PlanHamlet Transportation Improvement PlanHamlet Transportation Improvement Plan 

PEDESTRIANS ARE KEY    

Complete  Streets:  Improve  access  to  drivers,  transit  riders, pedestrians and bicyclists 

Create  linkages  between  residential,  commercial  and  com‐munity uses like  schools, parks and especially the rail trail  

Create a pedestrian network with wider sidewalks, ADA com‐plaint features and traffic control  devices 

TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT    

Partner with CDTA and CDTC  to  improve  transit service and coordinate bus stop and streetscape improvements including  bus stops at the Four Corners and at  Elsmere 

SAFE ROUTES FOR BICYCLISTS      

Use “Share the Road” (sharrow) markings  on Delaware, Hud‐son and Elsmere and Kenwood Ave, Adams St. and Adams Pl. 

 Adopt bicycle parking regulations and rack requirements 

PARKING IN A MULTI‐MODAL SYSTEM 

Define on‐street parking  and allow shared use parking  Plan for possible future connections between Kenwood Ave‐nue Municipal  Parking Lot  and Paddock Place 

Provide coordinated way‐finding signage DESIGN ATTRACTIVE STREETSCAPES     

Integrate green infrastructure solutions into future designs  Improve landscaping and  beautification 

Promote the railway underpass as a gateway  

Continue development of parks and commons 

Develop Delaware Avenue Hamlet Zoning Overlay  

Restrict left turns from Grove Street during Peak PM Hours  

At Delaware Avenue and Adams Street   add “yield to pedes‐trians in crosswalk” signs 

At  Delaware  Avenue/Kenwood  Avenue/Paddock  Place  in‐stall  textured  asphalt  to highlight  intersection  and  consider new signal equipment 

Plan  for  possible mixed  use  development  at  Grove  Street, Hallwood Road and Becker Street 

At Delaware Avenue and Becker Terrace add “yield to pedes‐trians” signs 

At Delaware Avenue/Howard  Place  and Delaware Avenue/Oakwood Place consolidate driveways to reduce conflicts 

At  Delaware  and  Hudson  Avenues  manage  traffic  flow  at Tools Restaurant 

At  Delaware  Avenue/Elsmere  Avenue/Grosbeck  Place/Booth  Road plan  for  traffic  impacts of  redevelopment, use “no turn on red” LED signs to increase safety, upgrade school crossing,  signage and  speed  indicators, and enhance  transit stop 

At Kenwood Avenue  and Adams  Street monitor  for  future need for traffic control device and use textured crosswalks 

At Kenwood Avenue and Adams Place add new stop sign at northeast  corner,  realign  crosswalks  to provide more direct street crossings and better sight distances 

The Town of Bethlehem and Hamlet of Delmar are livable places.  Delmar is a great place to buy a home and raise a family.  It en‐joys strong schools, an attractive main street, and the wealth ‐ both financial and human – that comes from a diverse tax base, di‐verse  local businesses, and stable property values.   The Town of Bethlehem’s Delaware Avenue Hamlet enjoys a mix of uses and amenities as well as historic and modern buildings.  In 2008 the Capital District Transportation Committee (CDTC) provided funding to the Town of Bethlehem to conduct the Delaware Avenue Hamlet Enhancement Study. This brochure summarizes the key themes in  two  resulting  reports: The Delaware Avenue Hamlet Design  Standards and  the Delaware Avenue Hamlet Transportation  Im‐provement Plan (see www.townofbethlehem.org).  

The plan focuses on  improving the transportation environment and creating design and streetscape standards that can lead Delaware Avenue to develop with a combi‐nation of variety and cohesion  that creates  its own aesthetic  ‐ an aesthetic of  this time and place, different from  its past, but one that will generate the same kind of appreciation  years  from now.   The plans  are designed  to  respect  and  strengthen, both functionally and aesthetically, the surrounding residential neighborhoods along the corridor, stimulate a vibrant business environment and provide for safe and con‐venient corridor travel and access for walkers, bicyclists and transit users, while pro‐moting sustainable green solutions.   The study is a joint effort between the Town of Bethlehem  and  CDTC.    The  Study  Advisory  Committee, which  includes  residents, business owners  and planning partners  from  the  Town of Bethlehem, CDTC, NYS‐DOT, CDRPC, Albany County and  CDTA, has overseen the planning process. 

INTERSECTION TRAFFIC CALMING OPPORTUNITIES 

T O W N O F B E T H L E H E M , N ET O W N O F B E T H L E H E M , N ET O W N O F B E T H L E H E M , N E W Y O R K W Y O R K W Y O R K D R A F T D E L A W A R E A V E N UD R A F T D E L A W A R E A V E N UD R A F T D E L A W A R E A V E N U E E E H A M L E T E N H A N C E M E N T PH A M L E T E N H A N C E M E N T PH A M L E T E N H A N C E M E N T P L A NL A NL A N

Review draft reports at:  

www.townofbethlehem.org 

Hamlet Design Guidelines & StandardsHamlet Design Guidelines & StandardsHamlet Design Guidelines & Standards   HAMLET CHARACTER 

Use existing building form and layout 

Match existing architectural hamlet features 

Respect existing historic character 

Design building components (façade, walls, windows, doors, roofs)  to have proper proportions 

Encourage mixed use and multi‐story buildings  

Buffer residential  from commercial uses 

Improve gathering areas and Veterans Park 

Maintain neighborhood scale 

BUILDING RELATIONSHIP TO THE STREET  No minimum front setback 

Place buildings at the front of the site parallel to the street 

Orient easily recognizable entrances to the lot frontage  

Service areas should be screened, enclosed and shared whenever possible 

WALKABILITY 

Separate pedestrian  and vehicle circulation 

Use trees and design elements to define the street edge 

Provide  five foot sidewalks whenever possible 

Provide pedestrian routes between buildings 

Ensure ADA compliance at all intersections 

Incorporate decorative sidewalk treatments and perhaps use of the “yellow brick road” theme 

Minimize curb cuts and driveway widths to  avoid conflicts between cars and bicyclists/pedestrians 

Manage drive thru facilities, service stations and shopping plazas and other auto‐intensive uses 

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 

Detail building facades with architectural elements 

Ensure massing, scale, rhythm and design remain propor‐tional 

Roof shape should be similar in proportion, form and char‐acter to nearby buildings 

Use high quality natural‐appearing materials that compli‐ment the existing character and provide variety  in color 

Provide weather protection (awnings and canopies) 

Require adequate windows for storefront transparency 

Screen all mechanical equipment and utility connections 

Use building and landscape lighting to highlight features 

MULTI‐MODAL TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING 

Require bicycle parking and racks 

Retain current Town parking standards 

Require parking located at side or rear of lots 

Meet all ADA requirements for parking spaces and lots 

Encourage shared parking  

Minimize stormwater impacts on parking lots  using vegetative or grassy swales 

Provide pedestrian linkages within parking lots and between uses 

LANDSCAPING 

Retain current Town land‐scaping standards 

Use drought resistant plantings and recom‐mended trees  

Require parking lot land‐scaping 

Meet proper planting and selection standards 

Vary plant selection to provide visual interest 

Screen incompatible uses  

STUDY ADVISORY  COMMSTUDY ADVISORY  COMMITTEE ITTEE   ‐‐  Virginia Acquario, Steve Bolduc, Robert Horn, Dianne Barber Kansas, Mark Joseph Kelly, Barbara Ostroff,  Henry Peyrebrune, Todd Fabozzi ‐ CDRPC , Mike Wyatt ‐ NYSDOT,  Carrie Ward ‐ CDTA , Leslie Lombardo ‐  Albany County    

TOWN OF BETHLEHEM  TOWN OF BETHLEHEM  ‐‐  Sam Messina, Supervisor , Michael Morelli, Robert Leslie  

CAPITAL DISTRICT TRACAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION  COMMITTEE NSPORTATION  COMMITTEE   ‐‐    David Jukins, Anne Benware, Jen Ceponis                                                               

CONSULTANTS ‐  River Street Planning & Development, Nelson\Nygaard  Consulting Associates, CLA Site  Landscape Architecture 

LIGHTING 

Retain current Town lighting standards 

Meet established standards for glare prevention 

Use lighting fixtures that complement the streetscape  

For More Information:

Mike Morelli, Town of Bethlehem         518 ‐ 439‐4955 X 1189   

Mmorelli@townofbethlehem.org

Review reports online at: 

www.townofbethlehem.org 

T O W N O F B E T H L E H E M , N E W Y O R K D R A F T D E L A W A R E A V E N U E H A M L E T E N H A N C E M E N T

SIGNAGE 

Maintain existing Town signage standards 

Control sign quality, legibil‐ity and content 

Make  signs comply with new standards at change of use 

Use complimentary colors, styles, and materials  

Use trade images creatively

LEGEND

PEDESTRIAN/ SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS

RAIL-TRAIL

DRIVEWAY/ CURB-CUT CONSOLIDATION

PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION

PROPOSED TRAFFIC PATTERN PROPOSED HAMLET ZONE PROPOSED VETERANS PARK EXPANSION POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT/RECONSTRUCTION AREA CROSSWALK OR OTHER PAVEMENT MARKING IMPROVEMENT

ENLARGEMENT “A” FEATURES1. INTEGRATE SLIP RAMP TRAFFIC INTO SIGNAL OPERATION2. GATEWAY INTERSECTION WITH DIAGONAL CROSSWALKS2. COUNTDOWN CROSSING SIGNALS3. ONE-WAY IN AT PADDOCK PLACE - EXIT TO FUTURE CONNECTION TO MUNICIPAL LOT4. COMPACT DEVELOPMENT TO BE ENCOURAGED5. IMPROVED TRANSIT SHELTERS

ENLARGEMENT “B” FEATURES1. “ROAD DIET” CONCEPT - SEE SECTION A2. GATEWAY INTERSECTION WITH DIAGONAL CROSSWALKS3. COUNTDOWN CROSSING SIGNALS4. WESTBOUND - SINGLE DRIVE LANE & CENTER LEFT TURN LANE5. EASTBOUND - TWO DRIVE LANES & CENTER LEFT TURN LANE6. CURB CUT CONSOLIDATION AT REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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1. PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND ADA COMPLIANCE AT ALL CROSSWALKS.

2. CONTINUE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENFORCE-MENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS RELATED TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

3. INSTALL SIGNAGE, COUNTDOWN CROSSWALK SIGNALS AND PAVING PATTERNS (STREET PRINT) AT THE INTERSECTION OF DELAWARE/ KENWOOD AND DELAWARE/ ELSMERE TO ALLOW DIAGONAL PEDES-TRIAN CROSSING DURING THE EXCLUSIVE PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL PHASE.

4. ENCOURAGE LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID) STRATEGIES TO REDUCE STORMWATER DISCHARGE AND ENHANCE THE VISUAL CHARACTER OF THE CORRI-DOR. IN THE PUBLIC REALM DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF “GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE” TO COMPLIMENT THE STORMWATER FACILITIES ALONG THE ROAD.

5. PROVIDE “SHARE THE ROAD” SIGNAGE AND “SHAR-ROWS” ON DELAWARE AVENUE, ADAMS PLACE, ADAMS STREET, HUDSON AVENUE, KENWOOD AVENUE AND ELSMERE AVENUE.

6. PROVIDE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ALONG HERBER AVENUE, ADAM STREET, KENWOOD AVENUE AND DELAWARE AVENUE.

7. IMPROVE STREET TREE INFRASTRUCTURE ON DELA-WARE AVENUE AND INTEGRATE PLANTINGS WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE WHEREVER APPROPRIATE.

8. INSTALL WAY-FINDING SIGNS AT MUNICIPAL PARKING AREAS AND SELECT LOCATIONS ALONG THE RAIL-TRAIL.

9. CONSOLIDATE CURB-CUTS AND DRIVEWAYS WHERE PRACTICAL.

10. DEVELOP COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENFORCE-MENT PROGRAMS THAT TARGET PEDESTRIAN/ BICYCLE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES.

11. DEVELOP BETTER DEFINED ON-STREET PARKING AS RECOMMENDED IN THE PLAN WITH PARALLEL PARKING DEFINED BY PEDESTRIAN “BULB-OUTS”.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Delaware Avenue Hamlet Enhancement StudyConceptual Master Plan

Delaware Hamlet, Bethlehem, New York

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