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Downtown CrossingDowntown CrossingTiger II Capital Grant ApplicationTiger II Capital Grant ApplicationAugust 21, 2010
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Table of Contents
Cover Letter
1. Project Summary
2. Project Description
3. Project BackgroundHistory of Route 34
The Master Plan for Downtown Crossing
The Need for Safe Connectvity
An Approach to Livable Communites
Downtown Crossing & Sustainable Growth
The Critcal Need for TIGER II Funding
Project Partners and Grant Recipient
4. Selection CriteriaPrimary Selecton Criteria
Job Creaton and Economic Stmulus
Secondary Selecton Criteria
5. Benefit Cost Analysis
6. Project ReadinessEnvironmental Approvals
Legislatve ApprovalsState and Local Planning
Technical Feasibility
Financial Feasibility
Federal Wage Rate Certficaton
Economically Distressed Area Determ
Consistency with Pre-Applicaton
List ofTablesTable 1: Use of Funds
Table 2: Checklist of Criteria and Ben
Table 3: Benefit-Cost Analysis Summ
Table 4: Travel Impacts from New Ha
List ofFiguresFigure 1: Project Locus
Figure 2: Project Components
Appendix
Financial Commitment and Leers o
Benefit-Cost Analysis
Categorical Exclusion
Wage Rate Certficaton
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1. Project Summary
Downtown CrossingProject Type: Road and Bridge
Secondary Project Type: Bicycle and Pedestrian
Locaon: CityofNewHaven,Conneccut Conneccut3rdDistrict,anurban
area
Total Project Cost: $31.7million
TIGER Grant Funds Requested: $21.3million
Non-Federal Match: $10.4million(32.8%oftotalcost)
Economically Distressed Area: Yes
Construcon Start: 2ndQuarter2011
Construcon Compleon: 4thQuarter2012
Primary Point of ContactMichaelPiscitelli,AICP,Director
Transportaon,TracandParkingDepartment
City of New Haven
200OrangeStreet,G3
New Haven, CT 06510
Tel:(203)946-8067Fax:(203)946-8074
Grant Funds, Sources and Uses of
Project Funds (Millions $)
Date Funding Sources
Non-Federal TIGERII Total
Q42010 $10.4 (Total)
$4.9(CTDOT)
$3.0(CTDECD)
$2.0(City)
$.5(Private)
$21.3 $31.7
Percent 32.8% 67.2% 100%
Vision of the Route 34 Corridor with proposed Phase I improvements.
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2. Project DescriptionTheCityofNewHaven(theCity)isrequesng$21.3millioninTIGER
IIfundingaspartofthe$31.7millionrstphaseofinfrastructure
improvementsforDowntownCrossing.Asdescribedinmoredetail
underSecon3,ProjectBackground,DowntownCrossingistheCitys
masterplantoconvertCTRoute34fromalimitedaccesshighwaytourbanboulevardsfromUnionAvenuetotheexisngtheExit3atCollege
Street.
Inthisrstphase,projectelementsinclude(1)conversionofNorth
andSouthFrontageRoadstourbanboulevardswithroad,streetscape,
bicycleandpedestrianenhancements;(2)reconguraonoflocalstreet
connecons;and(3)reconstruconofCollegeStreettogradelevel.All
elementsaredesignedtocitywideCompleteStreetsstandardsandsup-
porttheeconomicdevelopmentofConneccutsgrowinghealthsci-encesindustry.
Therstphasewillprovideinfrastructureimprovementsnecessaryto
iniateshort-andlong-termjobcreaonandtoproceedimmediately
ontherstnewparcelwithinthecorridor,100CollegeStreet,while
posioningthebalanceofthecorridorforfuturedevelopment.
Fromatransportaonperspecve,theserstphaseinfrastructure
improvementshaveindependentulityandareessenaltorelieve
congeson,improvetracowanddramacallyimprovesafetyforvehicular,pedestrianandbicycleaccess.
TheprojectlocusisshownonFigure 1.Specicinfrastructure
improvementsaredescribedhereinandshownonFigure 2.
1. Conversion of North Frontage Road and South Frontage Roads
into urban boulevards. NorthandSouthFrontageRoadswillbe
convertedtourbanboulevardsbynarrowingtravellanes(10-11)
andaddingexclusivebicyclelanes.Fourtracsignalsonthetwo
urbanboulevardswillbeupgradedatCollegeandChurchStreets.
Thenewboulevardswillbeimprovedwithlandscaping,street
lighng,wayndingsigns,transitshelters,curbingandulity
improvements.
2. Reconguraon of local street connecons. Aseriesofmodi-
caonstolocalstreetconneconsareneededtoaccommo-
datetractoandfromtheurbanboulevards.CT34Exits2
and3westboundo-rampswillbeclosedandreplacedwith
streetscapeenhancements.CT34Exits1and2willbemodied
andrelocatedinordertosafelytransionhighwaytractothe
NorthFrontageboulevardatslowertravelspeeds.AccessdrivesfromRoute34willberebuilt.Giventhehighvolumeofpedestri-
ansintheprojectareaandcityasawhole,pedestriancrossings
willbefullyupgradedandconstructedtocityandADAstandards.
3. Reconstrucon of College Street to grade. TheCollegeStreet
BridgeoverCT34willberemoved.Initsplace,theCitywill
reconstructCollegeStreetatgrade.Anewtunnelbeneath
CollegeStreetwillbeconstructedtoallowforvehicularaccess
toYale-NewHavenHospitalparkingandthenew55ParkStreet
medicalsciencesbuildingdrivewaystotheAirRightsGarage.ThenextdevelopmentparcelwithintheCT34right-of-wayis
locatedjustwestofCollegeStreet,at100CollegeStreet.Imme-
diatelyfollowingcompleonoftheseimprovements,thissitewill
bereadyfornewdevelopment.
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FundingforprojectimprovementsislistedinTable 1below.
Table 1: Uses of Funds(Millions $)
Project Component TIGER II Non-Federal Capital
Cost
1. ConvertNorthFrontageRoadandSouthFrontage
Roadintourbanboule-
vards
$9.07 $4.43 $13.5
2. Recongurelocalconnec-
ons
$4.64 $2.26 $6.9
3. ReconstruconofCollege
Streettograde.
$7.59 $3.71 $11.3
Total Cost * $21.3 $10.4 $31.7
*Totalprojectcostincludesthefollowingelements:
Conversionofurbanboulevards
Localroadwayimprovements
ReconstruconofCollegeStreet
ThecostesmatewaspreparedbyParsonsBrinckerhobasedon
ConnDOTcostesmangguidanceandincludesallclearingandgrub-
bing;maintenanceandproteconoftrac;mobilizaon;construconstaking;escalaon;conngencies;incidentals;survey,design,construc-
onadministraon;andrightsofway.
View of the Exisng Route 34 Corridor.
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Downtown Crossing, New HavenFigure 1: Project Locus
Boston, MA Glastonbury, CT
ROUTE 34 DOWNTOWN CROSSINGPROJECT
PROJECT LOCUS
DATE
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Location of Proposed
ActionPhase 1 Development Parcel
CollegeSt.
ChurchSt.
Amtrak Station
MTA- Metro North Station
Mayor John Destefano, Jr.Shoreline East Station
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3. PROJECT BACKGROUND
History of Route 34Route34isalimitedaccesshighwaylinkingI-91/I-95anddowntown
NewHavenwhichcarriesapproximately75,000vehiclesperday.The
highwayisanunnishedlegacyoftheurbanrenewalarea,whentheOakStreetneighborhoodwasdemolishedtomakewayforRoute34.
Over881householdswererelocatedand350businesseswerecleared
inordertobuildthehighway.TheCitysvibrantneighborhoods,Union
StaonandDowntownwereinstantlyseparatedandcommunity
developmentfoundered.
Inthe1970s,theplantoextendRoute34asalimitedaccesshighway
throughtothesuburbswaspermanentlyabandoned.Today,Route
34eastofthehospitalpresentsaninmidangphysicalandvisual
barrierisolangdowntownfromcityneighborhoodsaswellastheYaleUniversitySchoolofMedicinefromagrowingclusterofspin-oresearch
anddevelopmentrms.
Tohelprebuildthecommunity,DowntownCrossingaddressescomplex
transportaonissuesincludingthediculttransionfromhighwayto
localtracspeeds,dangerousmergecondionsateachoftheexits,
andpedestriansafetyissues,togetherwithalackofcapacitytomeet
futuretracneeds.Indoingso,thisinvestmentintransportaon
infrastructureleveragesbasiceconomicdevelopmentopportunies
intheemergingmedicalsciencesindustryandrestoreslivabilityinthe
innercity.
The Master Plan for Downtown CrossingTheRoute34projectareaisa0.8-miledepressed,6-lanehighway
stubwhichabruptlyterminatesandtransionstractotwoparallel
frontageroads(Figure 1:ProjectLocus).Thethreeexitslocatedat
OrangeStreet(Exit1),CollegeStreet(Exit2),andYorkStreet(Exit3)
carrytractolocalcrossstreets.TheDowntownCrossingmasterplan
callsforthereplacementofRoute34withapairofone-waysurface
urbanboulevardsatgradelevel.Theredesignedroadwayswillprovideatransionzonetoreducetravelspeedpriortoenteringcitystreets.
Theurbanboulevardswillbeexpandedfrom3to4lanesoftracto
meetfuturetracdemand.Newtracsignalsandexit/entryrampswill
beconstructedtoimprovetracowandsafety.Bicyclelaneswillbe
addedoneachoftheurbanboulevards,whichwillbedesignedtomeet
theCitysCompleteStreetspolicy.Enhancedpedestrianconnecons
featuringwidesidewalks,crosswalks,pedestriancrossingsignals,and
landscapingwillimprovesafety.
Oncethehighwayisremoved,thesurplusright-of-waybetweenPark
StreetandUnionAvenuewillconsistofapproximately11acres.This
landwillbedividedintofourparcelsforfuturedevelopment.The
depressedseconoftheexisngexpresswaywillberealignedtocreate
twoundergroundaccessdrivesdesignedtoconveytracdirectlyfrom
thehighwaytostructuredparkingbelownewdevelopmentinthe
corridor.ThustracfromI-91/I-95desnedforthisnewdevelopment
willbedivertedfromthesurfaceroads,reducingtraconthelocal
roadwaysystem.
Historic photo of Route 34 Corridor, 1950s Historic photo of Route 34 Corridor, 1970s
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Inaddion,theexisngbridgeatCollegeStreet,inneedofextensive
repair,willberemoved.CollegeStreetwillthenbereconstructedat
gradeincorporangthedrivewaybelowandreducingmaintenance
costs.
Fromatransitperspecve,NewHavenisamongtheNortheastsbusi-
estciesforcommuterandregionalrail.DowntownCrossingislocated
withinmileoftheCitystwostaons:UnionStaonandStateStreet
Staon.UnionStaon,whichprovidesAmtrakandMTAMetro-North
service,andStateStreetStaon,whichprovidesMTAMetro-Northser-
viceandConneccutShorelineEastservice,collecvelyhandleover2.5
millionpassengersayear.TheMasterPlanforDowntownCrossingcon-
templatesmoderatetohighdensitymixedusedevelopment,whichwill
enhancepedestrianandbicycleaccess,consistentwiththeprinciplesof
transitorienteddevelopment.
Streetscapeimprovements,
includingpocketsofopenspace,
planngs,benchesandlighng,will
enhancethisvibranturbanseng.
SinceRoute34isamajorentry
routetotheCityfromI-91/I-95,
DowntownCrossingwillalsodene
asignaturegatewayentrytothe
Cityfromtheregionalhighway
network.
Whencomplete,theDowntown
Crossingprojectwillimprovere-
gionalandlocaltracmobilityand
safety,stchthecitytogetherwith
newdevelopment,supportashi
tomul-modaltransportaonwithimprovedpedestrianandbicycle
access,supporttransitorienteddevelopmentsurroundingtheCitysrail
staons,andprovidestreetscapeimprovementsthatenhancethedown-
townandthisgatewayentrytoNewHaven.
The Need For Safe ConnectivityConverngtheexisngdepressedhighwaytourbanboulevardsatgrade
levelwillimprovethetransionoftracfromI-91/I-95highwaysto
thelocalroadwaynetwork,reconnectdividedneighborhoods,andre-
establishaconsistentstreetgrid.
Over75,000vehiclespassalongRoute34everydayandthesevehicles
interactatmajorinterseconswiththelargeresidentanddayme
populaonsonbothsidesofthedepressedhighway.Therearemore
than35,000students,facultyandstalocatedatYaleUniversityand
GatewayCommunityCollegeaswellas12,000residentslivingand
workingwithinwalkingdistanceofRoute34.Route34,initsunnished,
barrencondion,isasignicantchallengetotheCity.Theprojects
transportaonimprovementsthereforewillserveasignicantpartof
thedowntownpopulaon,whileenhancinglivabilityandpromong
sustainablegrowth.
Atpresent,highwaytracenterstheCityonRoute34athighspeed
beforemergingabruptlywithslowermovinglocaltrac.Thespeed
ofthistracandthehighvolumeoftrucktraccontributetoa
highnumberofaccidentsinthecorridor.Theprojectimprovements
willintroducetraccalminginamannerconsistentwiththeCitys
CompleteStreetspolicyanddesignmanual.Thisaspectoftheproject
willminimizetracimpactsonneighborhoodsandenhancepedestrian
safety,whichwillinturnreducethenumberofaccidents.
Inaddiontotracowandsafetyimprovementsalongtheurban
boulevards,theprojectwillexpandmul-modalchoicesbyproviding
newbicyclelanesalongtheboulevardsandcreangpedestrian-friendly
cross-townconneconstomajordesnaonsinthedowntown.
ImprovedconneconsatCollegeandChurchStreetswillreinforcedirect
connecvityamongmostoftheCitysmajorcivic,educaonaland
medicalfacilies,includingYaleUniversity,YaleSchoolofMedicineand
Yale-NewHavenHospital,GatewayCommunityCollege,andtheCitys
tworailstaons-UnionStaonandStateStreetStaon.
Route 34 Reconnecng Streets
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Developmentofnewparcelsinthecorridorwillfurtherexpandthe
residenalpopulaonandemploymentwithinthecorridor,creangad-
dionaldemandfortransportaonservices.
Theobjecvesofthisprojectthereforearetoaccommodateroadway
capacitybutalsotoencouragemodeshitotransit,bus/shule,walkingandbiking.Thecorridorisalreadywellservedbyfourbusroutes,aswell
astheYaleShule,thatprovideconneconstodesnaonsthroughout
theCity.
An Approach To Livable CommunitiesTherstphaseimprovementswillestablishtheframeworkoftheCitys
community-scaledurbanboulevardandcorridorredevelopmentwhile
reclaimingthebalanceoftheright-of-wayforfuturedevelopment.The
projectwillservetheareaoftheCitywiththehighestemploymentand
populaondensityaswellasneighborhoodswithspecialpopulaons.
Theimmediateareasurroundingtheprojectcorridorincludessomeof
thehighestdensieswithintheCity.Italsoincludesmanylow-income
residentswithnoaccesstoautomobiles.
NewHavenisanEconomicallyDistressedAreaasdescribedinSecon
6.TheCitysunemploymentratewas8.3%in2008,and11.3%in2009,
whichexceededthenaonalaverageunemploymentrate.Similarly,the
percapitaincomeofNewHavenwasonly76.92%ofthenaonalper
capitaincome.
Asignicantlevelofpublicandstakeholderoutreachstartedin2007
andisongoingtoencouragepublicinvolvement.Stakeholderinter-
views,publicforums,newsleers,andaprojectwebsiteareconnuing
throughouttheproject.Whenimplemented,theprojectwillre-establish
neighborhoodsandreconnecttheurbanfabricimprovingaccessandliv-
abilityforthesepopulaons.
Downtown Crossing & Sustainable GrowthTherstphaseimprovementswillreducerelianceonsingle-occupant
vehicles,providenewandenhancedbicycleandpedestrianaccessibility
andprovideopportuniesformixeduseandtransitorienteddevelop-
mentwithinthecorridor.Thecorridoriswithinconvenientwalkingdis-
tance(approximatelymile)oftheCitystworailstaons,UnionStaon
andStateStreetStaon.Therstphaseimprovementswillcreateup
to11acresofdevelopablelandwithinthewalkabledowntownarea,
whichwillsupporttheCityssustainablegrowthobjecves.
The Route 34 Project Area is Within Walking Distance of Union Staon and State Street Staon
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The Critical Need For Tiger II Funding1. Phase1infrastructureimprovementsarenecessarytoestablishthe
frameworkfortheurbanboulevardsanddevelopmentparcelswhich
areintegraltothemasterplan.
2. Phase1moreoverenablesthedevelopmentof100CollegeStreettoproceedimmediately.Thisdevelopmentwillcreate2,000construc-
onjobsandprovideashort-termeconomicsmulusinaneconomi-
callydistressedarea.
3. Permanentemploymentat100CollegeStreetisesmatedat1,000,
therebyprovidinglong-termemploymentinhightechnologyperma-
nentjobs.Thiswillhavealasngimpactonthenaonaleconomy.
Project Partners and Grant RecipientTheCityofNewHavenisjoinedbyitspartners,theConneccut
DepartmentofTransportaon,theConneccutDepartmentofEconomic
andCommunityDevelopmentandWinstanleyEnterprisesasnancial
supportersofDowntownCrossing.
City of New HavenTheCityofNewHaven($2.0millionnon-
federalcontribuon)willoverseethedesignandconstruconofthe
project.TheCitywillbethegrantrecipientandwillberesponsiblefor
administeringthegrant.TheCityisaCommunityDevelopmentBlock
Grant(CDBG)entlementcommunityandhasaprofessionalsta
responsibleforfederalgrantadministraonandreporngprocedures.
Conneccut Department of Transportaon (ConnDOT)The
ConneccutDepartmentofTransportaon,thestateslead
transportaonagency,willbetheprojectsprimarypartner.ConnDOT
ismakinga$4.9millionnon-federalcontribuonandproviding
technicalassistancewithtracengineering,permingandrightofway
disposion.
Conneccut Department of Economic and Community Development
(DECD)-TheConneccutDepartmentofEconomicandCommunity
Developmentismakinga$3.0millionnon-federalcontribuonandisa
majorpartnerontheeconomicdevelopmentaspectsoftheproject.
Winstanley EnterprisesWinstanleyEnterprisesisthedeveloperofthe
Cityslargestprivatemedicalsciencebuildingsandistheprospecve
developerofthe100CollegeStreetsite.Winstanleyismakinga$0.5
millionnon-federalcontribuontotheproject.
TheCityhasreceivedunequivocalsupportfortheprojectfrommany
communityleadersandregionalagenciesincluding(SeeAppendixfor
supportleers):
TheHonorableSenatorChristopherJ.Dodd
TheHonorableSenatorJosephI.Lieberman TheHonorableRepresentaveRosaL.DeLauro
TheHonorableConneccutSenatorMarnLooney
TheHonorableConneccutSenatorToniHarp
ConneccutUnitedforResearchExcellenceIncorporated
EconomicDevelopmentCorporaonofNewHaven
GreaterNewHavenConvenonandVisitorsBureau
GreaterNewHavenChamberofCommerce
NewHavenOceofSustainability
NewHavenParkingAuthority
RegionalPlanAssociaon REXRegionalXcelleraon
SouthCentralRegionalCouncilofGovernments
TowerOneTowerEast
TownGreenSpecialServicesDistrict
Tri-StateTransportaonCampaign
Yale-NewHavenHospital
YaleUniversity
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4. Selection Criteria
Primary Selection CriteriaThissecondescribeshowtheRoute34rstphaseimprovementsmeet
theTIGERIIprimaryseleconcriteriabyprovidinglongtermbenets,
creangjobs,andgenerangeconomicsmulus.
Long Term OutcomesTherearevesignicantsourcesoflongtermbenetsthatwillresult
fromDowntownCrossing.
State of good repair,
Economiccompeveness,
Livability,
Sustainability,and
Safety.
TheBenet-CostAnalysis(page21)quanedtherstphasebenets
basedonthemethodologyrecommendedbyUSDOT(75CFR30460).
Maintain a State of Good RepairTherstphaseofDowntownCrossingwill:
Improve the condion of exisng transportaon facilies,
Reduce life cycle costs for roadway infrastructure,
Eliminate the need for major rehabilitaon or replacement of the
College Street Bridge, and
Introduce a demand responsive, coordinated trac control systemwith Downtown New Haven.
Improve the condion of exisng transportaon faciliesTherst
phaseimprovementswillreplacetheexisnghighwaystubwithtwo
newurbanboulevards.InterseconsatCollegeandChurchStreetswill
berebuilt.Inaddion,thedeteriorangCollegeStreetBridgewillbere-
placedwithanewllstructureatgradelevel.Anewundergrounddrive-
waywillbeconstructedwhichwillbeconnectedtotheurbanboulevard
bynewon/oramps.Newtracsignalswillbeprovided.
Reduce life cycle costs for roadway infrastructure-Therstphaseof
DowntownCrossingwillpromotetheuseofnon-motorizedtraveland
thiswillresultincostsavingsonthemaintenanceofroadwayinfrastruc-
ture.ThedesignwillreecttheCitysCompleteStreetspolicyanddesign
manual(SeeSafety).
AsdescribedintheBenetCostAnalysis,theprojectisexpectedto
resultinamodeshifrom73.7%singleoccupancyvehiclescurrentlyto
65.5%withtheprojectandthereforetoreducerelianceonautomobiles.
Thisisconsideredaconservaveesmateofmodeshiandtheactual
modeshiisexpectedtobefargreaterastheareablendsintoDown-
townoverme.
Eliminate the need for major rehabilitaon or replacement of the Col-
lege Street Bridge-Theprojecteliminatestheneedformajorrehabili-
taonorreplacementofthestructuralsteelCollegeStreetBridge.Themostrecentinspeconofthebridgeindicatesthatdecienciespertain
mostlytotheconcretebridgedeckwhichisinneedofextensiverehabil-
itaonorcompletereplacement.Thereare12and15gasmainsand
abankof12-4steelconduits.Thevercalclearanceis14-3which
islessthanthe16-6minimumrequirement.Assuch,thiscomponent
hasaninspeconrangof3whichindicatesthatcorrecveaconis
required.
ThescopeofworkfortheDowntownCrossingrstphaseimprovements
includesreplacementoftheexisngbridgewithalower-cost,earth-lled,walledstructure.Likewise,theearth-lledstructureapproach
eliminatestradionalproblemsofbridgemaintenance,ulityaccess,
andbridgevibraon(akeyconcerngiventhesensiviesinmedicallab
environments).
Introduce a demand responsive, coordinated trac control system
with Downtown New HavenTheDowntownCrossingrstphase
improvementsarebeingcoordinatedwithtwoexisngtransportaon
infrastructurereconstruconprojects.TheCityandYale-NewHaven
Hospitalareupgradingthetracsignalsat12intersecons,beginningin
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the4thquarterof2009.Likewise,theCityandtheStateofConneccut
areupgradinganaddionalnineDowntownsignals,justnorthofthe
Route34corridor,beginningin2011.Thesenewsignalsareequipped
withfullycoordinated,demand-responsivecontrollersystems.Thenew
coordinaoncapabiliesaremul-phaseandhelpreducecongeson
andtheoverallnumberoftravellanes.
Strengthen Economic CompetitivenessTheDowntownCrossingprojectwillstrengthenlocalandregional
economiccompevenessandreinforceNewHavensposionasa
globalcenterofinuenceinbiotechnologyandhealthsciences.
NewHavenisposionedatthecenterofalargestatewidebioscience
cluster.InConneccut,bioscienceemploysmorethan18,000people
andspendsmorethan$6billiononoperaonsannuallywithinthe
state.Ofthe52biotechrmsinthestate,39arelocatedinGreaterNewHavenandseveralnewrmsopeneveryyear.ProximitytoYale
University,theYaleSchoolofMedicine,andYale-NewHavenHospital
arekeylocaonaladvantages.NewHavenisaTop10secondarycityfor
venturecapitalnaonwidewith$3billioninprivatecapitalleveraged.
TherstphaseofDowntownCrossingwill:
Increase Land Value,
Increase Short and Long Term Employment Benets,
Posion Development of the Remaining Three Parcels and
Promote Long Term Economic Growth.
Increase Land ValueOneoftheprimaryeconomicbenetsoftherst
phaseimprovementsandtheenreDowntownCrossingprojectis
theincreaseinlandvaluethatwillresultfromthecreaonoffournew
developmentparcelscurrentlywithintheexisnghighwayrightofway.
Thelandvaluewillincreasefrom$0to$47pers.f.whichwouldyieldtax
revenuesandothereconomicbenetstotheCity.Itisesmatedthat
theprojectcouldyieldnettaxrevenuesof$1.434million[Source: Down-
town Crossing, 2007].
Increase Short and Long Term Employment Benets -Therstphase
improvementswillmakepossibletheimmediatedevelopmentof100
CollegeStreet,therstparcelwithintheRoute34corridor.Thissiteis
expectedtoprovideupto1,000newhightechnologypermanentjobs
ina400,000s.f.medicalsciencesfacility.Thisprojectwouldaddtothe
Citysinventoryforthegrowingbio-techocemarketandbolsterthe
Citysposionasanaonalcenterforbiotechnology.ThefacilitywouldlikelybeoccupiedbycompaniesaliatedwithYaleSchoolofMedi-
cinethatwillconnuetogrow,toproduceadvancesinresearchinthis
emergingeld,andtocontributetotheUnitedStatesroleasaworld
leaderinthiseld.
Theseemployeeswouldgenerate$114millioninannualeconomicacv-
ityfromwageearningsofnearly$80million.Thesejobswouldinclude
biomedicalresearchanddevelopmentposionssupporngcungedge
medicalresearch.Basedonemploymentstructuresincomparablere-searchanddevelopmentfacilies,everyPhDresearcherissupportedby
upto10highlyskilledtechnicalsta.Inaddion,supportjobsareavail-
ableforlowincomeworkersanddisadvantagedworkersatamulplier
of1:3foreverybiotechnicalstamember.Thisnewemploymentwould
strengthentheCitysposionasaleaderinthiseld,andcouldresultin
furtherexpansion,hiringandprivatesectorgrowth.Researchwillad-
vancetheknowledgebaseandenabletheUnitedStatestomaintainits
leadershipinthiseld.
Posion Development of the Remaining Three Parcels-Thedevelop-mentoftherstparcelenablesthedevelopmentoftheremainingthree
parcelsintheRoute34Corridor.Thisdevelopmentfurthersupports
NewHavenseconomicrecoveryfromthe2008Recessionandlaysa
foundaonforalargereconomicbase.
AtfullbuildoutoftheDowntownCrossingmasterplan,thefourdevel-
opmentparcelsareexpectedtogeneratemorethan2,000newjobsand
$3.775millioninnettaxrevenues[Source: Downtown Crossing, 2007].
DowntownCrossingbuildsupontheexpansionoftheYaleUniversity
medicaldistrict,whichisimmediatelyadjacenttothecorridor.In2010,
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threemajornewfacilieshavebeenbuiltwithinafewblocksofthe
Route34corridorandarefullyoccupied.[insertweblinks].
The Smilow Cancer Center,whichopened
in2010,furtherexpandsthisclusterof
medicalandbiotechresearch.Thenearly
500,000s.f.buildingincludesinpaentandoutpaenttreatmentcenters,ex-
pandedoperangrooms,diagnosc
imagingservices,radiology,aspecialized
WomensCancerCenterandtheYale-
NewHavenBreastCenter/GYNOncology
Center.
55 Park Street,whichopenedin2010,isa150,000squarefootmedical
lab/ocefacilitywithstreetlevelretailadjacenttothenewSmilowCancerCenter.The$92.8millionfacilityhousesstate-of-the-artclini-
callaboratories,pharmacyservicesandshippingandreceivingforallof
Yale-NewHavenHospital.
2HoweStreetwhichopenedin2010,
containsa53,000squarefootretail/oce
buildingwith24residenalunits.2Howe
StreetistherstbuildingwithinRoute34
toincluderesidenalunits,akeypolicy
iniavefortheCity.
Together,thesethreeprojectsrepresent-
ed$627millioninconstruconspending
andgenerated1,000construconjobs.Theyarenowcontribungupto
$3millioninrevenuetoNewHaven.Goingforward,demandexistsfor
similartypesoffacilieswithinDowntownCrossing.
Promote Long Term Economic GrowthTherstphaseimprovements
andthecompleteDowntownCrossingprojectcontributetolongterm
economicgrowthfortheCityandtheregionbycontribungtoemploy-
mentandstrengtheningNewHavensposionasacenterforbiotech-
nologyandhealthsciences.
YaleUniversityistheCitysleadingemployerwithaworkforceofover
11,000.Yale-NewHavenHospitalwithemploymentof6,500isthesec-
ondlargestemployerinNewHaven.YaleUniversityhasadirectimpact
onConneccutseconomyofover$1billionperyear.AtYale,spendingonsciencresearchexceeds$400millionperyear,fuelingtheregions
world-classbioscienceindustry.Over$1billionincapitalinvestmentsin
thelastveyearshascreatedthousandsofjobsandopportunityforlo-
calbusinessesandcontractors.
InaddionYalehasmadesubstanalinvestmentsindowntownNew
Haven,helpingtorevitalizekeycommercialandresidenaldistricts,
leveragingmillionsofdollarsinaddionalprivateinvestment.(2008
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy).Yale-NewHavenHospitalisthelargesthealthcareproviderinConneccutandaleadinghospital
naonwide.U.S.NewsandWorldReportsannualrankingofthenaons
elitemedicalcenters,namesYale-NewHavenHospitalamongthe21
hospitalsnaonwidethatachievedhighscoresinsixormorespeciales.
Theso-callededsandmedsemploymentsectorhaslongreplaced
tradionalmanufacturingandnowplaysacricalroleinNewHavens
economicbase.AstheBrookings Institutes 2009Q1 MetroMonitor states,
MetroareaslikeNewHavenwithaconcentraonofemploymentin
educaonandhealthcareseemtohavebeenshieldedfromdramacjoblosses.Specializaonistheselessvolaleacviesmayaccountfor
relavelystableperformance.
TheBrookingsInstutesanalysisoffourkeyindicatorsofemployment
andhousingplacedNewHavenamongtheTop20StrongestPerforming
metroareasnaonwide.Ifthistrendconnues,communieslikeNew
Havencouldleadthenaononitswaytorecovery.
2 Howe Street, New Haven, CT
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Enhance LivabilityAsubstanalporonoftheCitysdowntownpopulaonwillbenet
fromtherstphaseimprovementsthroughincreasedmobility,
improvedmul-modalchoice,andameniessuchasstreetscapingthat
willenhanceneighborhoods.TherstphaseofDowntownCrossingwill:
Increase Access to Aordable and Convenient Transportaon, Rebuild a Street Grid and Connect Communies, and
Acvate a Parcipatory Planning Process.
Increase Access to Aordable and Convenient Transportaon-For
nearlyvedecadessincethelandwasclearedfortheunnished
highway,theRoute34corridorcompromisestheurbanfabric,with
severedlocalstreetsanddividedneighborhoods.DowntownCrossing
willrestorecrossstreetsandreconnectneighborhoods.Astherststep
inthislargerscheme,therstphaseimprovementsreconnecttheRoute
34CorridoratCollegeStreetandNorthandSouthFrontageRoads.Therstphaseimprovementswillbridgethecorridor,connecngthe
DwightandHillneighborhoods,DowntownNewHaven,andtheYale-
NewHavenHospital/YaleSchoolofMedicinedistrict.Thiswillincrease
accesstoaordableandconvenienttransportaon,includingtransit,
walkingandbiking.
Over1,600newresidenalunitshavebeenorarebeingconstructed
inthedowntownareainthepastdecade.Moreandmoreresidents
arelivingclosertoworkandthiscontributestothesustainablenature
ofNewHavendevelopments.Creangawalkablecitycenterreduces
congeson,encouragesmul-modalandintermodalconnecvity,and
greatlyenhancesthequalityoflife.
Rebuild a Street Grid and Connect Communies-TheYale-NewHaven
Hospital/YaleSchoolofMedicinecommunieswillalsobenetfrom
therstphaseimprovementsandtheRoute34Corridor.Asnotedinthe
UnionStaonMedicalDistrictConceptPlan,(DavisBrodyBond,2006),
parkingconsumes30%oflandareainthemedicaldistrict,ascompared
with12%inCambridge,Massachuses.Theauthorshavenotedthat
thisareaisanincoherentmazeofstreetsandsuper-blockswhichcon-
strictbothpedestrianandvehicularmovement.Theplanalsonotes
thatwalkingfromthestaontodowntownorthemedicaldistrictis
acircuitousanduninvingtrekpastvacantsitesandparkinglots.The
City,YaleUniversity,andYale-NewHavenHospitalareamongthelargest
landownersintheareaandallparesareworkingtorestorealogical,
walkablestreetgrid.
AsshownonFigure2,connecvitywillbereinforcedandre-established
withintheprojectareaandwillextendtotheadjacentdowntown,
medicaldistrict,anduniversityaswellasmanyadjacentneighborhoods
andbusinesses.Theprojectwilldeveloplandwithinthehighwayright
ofway,restoreamajordivisionintheurbanfabric,establishcrosstown
connecons,andconnectneighborhoodswiththeCitysmajorcivil,in-
stuonalandculturalfacilies.Improvedconnecvitywiththeproject
improvementswillalsoimproveemergencyaccesstoYaleNewHavenHospital.
Acvate a Parcipatory Planning ProcessTheprojectisbeingcoor-
dinatedwithlocallanduseplanningandhasencouragedcommunity
parcipaon.Cityiniaves,suchastheCompleteStreetspolicyand
transit-orienteddevelopmentarebeingintegratedinthedesign.
Theprojectisacvelyencouragingpublicandstakeholderinvolvement.
TherstpublicmeengsforDowntownCrossingwereheldin2007.
Then,in2008,MayorJohnDeStefano,Jr.reachedouttoneighborhoodsacrosstheCityandpresentedDowntownCrossinginwell-aended
libraryroomsengs.InJune,2010,amajorcommunitymeengwas
heldattheNewHavenFreePublicLibrary.
Thesessionwaswellaendedwithlively
discussionofelementsofthedesign,
pedestrianandbicycleaccessibility,and
opportuniesforsustainabledevelop-
ment.Stakeholderinterviewswilltake
placethismonthandnext.Asthemaster
planmovesforward,aprojectwebsiteis
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beingestablishedandquarterlynewsleerswillbedistributed.[http://
www.cityofnewhaven.com/CityPlan/Route34East.asp].
Promote SustainabilityConsistentwithCitypolicyandundertheguidanceofournewOce
ofSustainability,theprojectwillcontributetoreducedgreenhousegasemissionsandenergyindependence.TherstphaseofDowntown
Crossing will:
Reduce congeson to improve air quality,
Promote transit-oriented development, and
Encourage a mode shi to non-motorized transportaon
Reduce congeson to improve air quality-Formorethan10years,the
CityofNewHavenhasbeenaleaderwithinConneccutinconserving
energyandprotecngtheenvironment(New Haven Energy Conservation).
NewHavenwasamongtherstmunicipaliesinthestatetobecomeamemberofICLEICiesforClimateProtecon,completeagreenhouse
gasinventory,anddraalocalaconplan.Localiniavesinclude
installaonofreal-meenergymonitoringandcontrolsinmorethan
90municipalbuildingsandreplacementofthecitysroadwaylighng
systemtoincreaseenergyeciency.Asatestamenttothecommunity-
widecommitmenttoasustainablefuture,NewHavenishometothe
secondhighestnumberofLEEDceredbuildingsinNewEngland,aer
Boston.Inthemedicaldistrict,theSmilowCancerCenterand2Howe
StreetareLEEDcered.Thenew55ParkStreetbuildingisataLEED
GoldStandard.
BasedontheairqualityanalysiscompletedforthePhase1improve-
mentsCategoricalExclusion(seeAppendix),theseimprovementswould
notresultinanincreaseinairqualityimpacts,eventhoughtripswillbe
addedoverme.
Promote transit-oriented development-TheCitystransit-oriented
developmentiniavefocusesonredevelopingthemileareaadjacent
toUnionStaonandStateStreetStaonasdense,walkable,mixed-useareasthatextendtodowntownandtheRoute34Corridor.Commuters
willbeabletotraveltoworkbyAmtrak,ShorelineEastorMTAMetro-
NorthRailroadandthenwalkortakeashulebusfromthestaonto
theirplaceofemployment.DowntownCrossingisbeingdesignedbased
ontheprinciplesoftransit-orienteddevelopmentwithcompactmixed
usedevelopmentthatpromoteswalkingandprovidesforbicycleaccess.
Inshort,theprojectwillcreateawalkableenvironmentthatreinforceslinkagesbyprovidingwidesidewalks,crosswalks,pedestriancrossing
signals,landscapingandacvestreetleveldevelopment.Withalarge
andgrowingresidentpopulaonlivingindowntown,manynewemploy-
eeswillneverownorneedacar.
Toenhancetransportaonoponsatthemedicaldistrict,bothYale
UniversityandYale-NewHavenHospitalsupplementpublicbusservice
withemployee/aliateshulestobothtrainstaons.TheCitymanages
parkinginthemedicaldistrictthroughaninnovavezoningtoolanoverallparkingplan.Medicaldistrictusersarerequiredtomanagetheir
parkingneedsandencouragedemandmanagementthroughridematch-
ing,subsidizedtransit,bicycleamenies,bicyclestorage,andshower
facilies.
Encourage a mode shi to non-motorized transportaonTheproject
improvements,includingchangesindevelopmentpaerns,thecreaon
oftheurbanboulevards,andimplementaonoftheCitysComplete
Streetspolicy,willencourageamodeshitonon-motorizedtransporta-
on.
Itisconservavelyesmatedthattheprojectimprovementswillresult
inashifrom73.7%singleoccupancyvehiclesto65.5%.Comparedwith
thetenlargestciesinNewEngland,NewHavenalreadyhasthehigh-
estpercentageofcommuterswhowalktowork(13.6%)andusenon-
motorizedtransportaon(15.5%),accordingtothe2000USCensus.By
enhancingsafepedestrianandbicyclemobility,theprojectisexpected
toboostthenumberofcommuterschoosingnon-motorizedtransporta-
on.
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NewHavenhasalargernumberofdowntownresidentsthanmany
largerbusiness-centeredcies,andthisnumberisexpectedtogrow
signicantlywiththeexpansionofemploymentatDowntownCrossing.
Over1,000newresidenalunitscameonlinewithinthepastveyears
andanother611areunderconstrucon-allwithinwalkingdistanceof
themedicaldistrict.Thenewmixedusehighriseat360 State Street, across
fromStateStreetStaon,includesmixedincomehousingandstreet-levelstoresandiswinningnaonalrecognionforitssustainabledesign.
Dramatically Enhance SafetyDuetothehighnumberandseverityofaccidentsoncitystreets,the
Citypartneredwithmanycommunityorganizaonstodevelopthe
award-winningStreetSmartstracsafetycampaign.Thecampaign
includescommunityparcipaonprograms(eg-SmartDriverpledges),
enforcementdriveswiththeNewHavenPoliceDepartment(ckengis
up35%)andphysicalimprovementprogramsdirectedbyanewCom-pleteStreetsdesignmanual.
AsDowntownCrossingwillconnuetobeamajordevelopmentdistrict
fortheCity,privateandpublicinterestsareengagedtoaddresstrac
safety.Withthatinmind,therstphaseofDowntownCrossingwill:
Reduce the number of accidents by improving trac paerns and
reconguring dicult intersecons and merges,
Remove vehicles from the surface roadways, and
Redesign the Route 34 Corridor based on the Citys Complete
Streets policy.
Reduce the number of accidents by improving trac paerns
reconguring dicult intersecons and merges-Inthecurrent
condion,thegrade-separatedandhigh-speedexpresswaytransions
abruptlytolocalCitystreetsandhasresultedinasignicantnumber
ofcrashesandfatalies.In2008alone,eightofthetop30crash
interseconscitywidewerelocatedontheRoute34corridor.There
were45crashesrecordedatCollegeStreetandNorth/SouthFrontage
Road,includingonewhichkilledabiotechscienstwalkingbetweena
researchlabandtheYaleSchoolofMedicine.
ThedevelopmentteamismakingphysicalchangestoRoute34toreduce
approachandtravelspeeds,adjustsignalsmingtoenhancepedestrian
crossing,andreducethewidthoftravellanes.
SafetyimprovementsincludetheredesignoftheinterseconofNorth
FrontageRoadandCollegeStreet.TheredesignofNorthandSouth
FrontageRoadsintegratessafetyimprovementsincludingbicyclelanesandpedestrianfacilies.
Withthedevelopmentoftherstphase,theremovaloftwoexitswill
alsoimprovesafetybyreducingthenumberofmergesanddecision
pointswithinthiscongestedarea.Traccalmingmeasurestoreduce
vehiclespeedsandincreasedriveraenvenessincludeintersecons
withwidersidewalksandcrosswalks,improvedtracsignalswitha
pedestriancrossingcycle,andcurbextensionsthatreducepedestrian
crossingdistances.Theseimprovementsareexpectedtoreduceboththenumberandseverityofaccidents.
Remove vehicles from the surface roadways-Acentraldrivewhichwill
channeltracdesnedfornewdevelopmentintheRoute34corridor.
Thiswillremoveaconsiderablenumberofvehiclesfromtheurbanbou-
levards.ThisincludesheavytrucktracdesnedforYale-NewHaven
Hospital.
Redesign the Route 34 Corridor based on the Citys Complete Streets
policy-TheplanfortheoveralldevelopmentofDowntownCrossingreliesprimarilyonsafercompletestreets,consistentwiththeCitys
policy.The City of New Havens Complete Streets Design Manual(DraMarch
2010)providesguidelinesfordevelopingandpromongasafe,context-
sensivetransportaonnetworkthatservesallusersandintegratesthe
planninganddesignofcompletestreetsthatfosteralivable,sustainable
andeconomicallyvibrantcommunity.TheCompleteStreetsprogram
providesachoiceoftransportaonopons,provideconnecvitybe-
tweendesnaonsandtravelmodes,andaredesignedtorespectthe
surroundingcontext.TheaccompanyingDesignManualincludesstan-
darddetailsforwidenedsidewalks,enhancedcrosswalksandpedestrian
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refuges,surfacetreatmentsandpavementmarkings,raisedmedians,
improvedbusstopplacement,traccalmingmeasures,dedicatedbi-
cyclelanes,andtreatmentsfordisabledtravelers.
Table 2: Checklist of Criteria and Benets
Criteria BenetState of good
repair
Improvethecondionofexisngtrans-
portaonfacilies
Reducelifecyclecostsforroadwayinfra-
structure
Eliminatetheneedformajorrehabilita-
onorreplacementoftheCollegeStreet
Bridge
Introduceademandresponsive,coordi-
natedtraccontrolsystemwithDown-
town New Haven
Economiccom-
peveness
IncreaseLandValue
IncreaseShortandLongTermEmploy-
mentBenets
PosionDevelopmentoftheRemaining
ThreeParcels
PromoteLongTermEconomicGrowth
Livability IncreaseAccesstoAordableandConve-
nientTransportaon
RebuildaStreetGridandConnectCom-munies
AcvateaParcipatoryPlanningProcess
Sustainability Reducecongesontoimproveairquality
Promotetransit-orienteddevelopment
Encourageashitonon-motorizedtrans-
portaon
Safety Reducethenumberofaccidentsbyim-
provingtracpaernsandreconguring
dicultinterseconsandmerges
Removevehiclesfromthesurfaceroad-
ways
RedesigntheRoute34Corridorbasedon
theCitysCompleteStreetspolicy
Job Creation & Economic StimulusComplengthePhase1ofinfrastructureimprovementsatDowntown
Crossingwillmakepossibletheimmediatedevelopmentof100College
Street,therstparcelwithintheRoute34corridor.Specically,therst
phaseimprovementswill:
Promote short and long-term creaon of jobs
Promote long term economic growth Create opportunies for low-income and disadvantaged workers
Promote short and long-term creaon of jobsThe100CollegeStreet
projectcouldcreatenearly1,000permanentjobsatallskilllevelsand
generatemorethan$113millionindirectandindirectspendingover
thenextthreeyears,basedontheStateofConneccutsREMImodel.In
addion,construconacvieswillgeneratenearly2,000construcon
jobsandcontribute$184millionindirectandindirectspending.This
increaseinemploymentwouldbeinnewjobsandnewcompanies,not
jobsshiedfromanotherlocaon.
Promote long term economic growthThecreaonoffournew
developmentparcelswithimmediateproximitytoYaleUniversity,
YaleSchoolofMedicine,andYale-NewHavenHospitalwillopenup
opportuniestoexpandandstrengthenNewHavensposionasa
regionalandnaonalcenterofinuenceinbiotechnologyandhealth
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Create opportunies for low-income and disadvantaged workers
TheCityhasworkedextensivelywithvariouspublicsectoragencies
toreversethecourseofinnercitypoverty.NewHavenisafederally-
designatedCDBG,EmpowermentZone,andHUDMoving-to-Work
community.TheCityisalsoastate-designatedDistressedMunicipality
asdescribedabove,anEnterpriseZone,andaFederalNeighborhood
StabilizaonEntlementCommunity.Sll,NewHavenisrankedsecondontheStateofConneccuts2009listofDistressedMunicipaliesand
muchmoreneedstobedone.
AsreportedinthesecononEconomicallyDistressedAreas,New
Havensunemploymentrateisabovethenaonalaverage.
Therstphaseimprovementspromotethecreaonofjobopportunies
forlow-incomeworkersandprovideopportuniesforsmallbusiness
anddisadvantagedbusinessenterprises.
TheCityofNewHavensphilosophyistocompeteeecvelyin
theglobaleconomywithjobladderopportuniesforeverycizen,
includingwomen,minoriesandthedisadvantaged.Throughthe
CitysCommissiononEqualOpportunies(CEO),theCityhasa
proventrackrecordofsuccess.TheCEOoperatestheMiller-Pearson
CareerDevelopmentSchool,theonlyfullmepre-apprencetraining
schoolintheregion,whichprovidestrainingwithvetradeunions.
Theseprogramshavecreatedmorethan500jobsin2008,over100
construconjobsforNewHavenresidentslivinginpublichousing,and
morethan2,800schoolconstruconjobsforresidentsoverthelastfouryears.Thesejobshaveresultedinover$2millioninwagepaymentsto
programgraduates.
TheCityalsohasadoptedaSmallConstruconBusinessOpportunity
programforsmall(SBE),minority(MBE)andwomen(WBE)parcipaon
inCity-fundedconstruconcontracts.Over150companiesarenow
registeredintheprogramwith$27millioninschoolconstruconsub-
contractsand$15millioninnon-schoolcontractsawardedsince2002.
ThroughapartnershipwiththeUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,
theCityisnowworkingtocerfycontractorsinthisemergingeld.
TheCitypromotestheimplementaonofbestpraccesconsistentwith
civilrightsandequalopportunitylawstoensurethatallindividuals
benetfromtheRecoveryAct.Inaddion,theprocurementplanislikely
tocreatefollow-onjobsandeconomicsmulusformanufacturersand
suppliersthatsupporttheconstruconindustry.
Secondary Selection CriteriaInnovationTheconversionofRoute34isaninnovavewaytoaddressthesafety,
livabilityandeconomicdevelopmentneedsofthecommunity.The
projectdemonstrateshowecienciescanbegainedthroughtheuse
offullyintegrated,demandresponsivetraccontrolsystemstoreduce
travelspeedandsllaccommodatethecapacityneedsofDowntown
environment.
Asamaerofcitywidepriority,DowntownCrossingwillbedesigned
forconsistencywiththeCitysCompleteStreetspolicy.Thepolicycalls
forsharedstreetsforallusersevenincomplexurbanenvironments.
Giventhehighdemandforbike/pedestrianaccess,theplanincludes
(1)exclusivephasepedestriansignals;(2)dedicatedbikelanesand
bikeboxes;(3)streetscapingand(4)widesidewalkstoenhancethe
pedestrianexperience.Inordertofacilitatetheshitonon-motorized
modes,theCitywilldeployadvancedsignalandtraccontrol
technologiestomanagetracowandopmizelaneassignments.
Theseleconofappropriateadvancedtechnologyfortracsignalswas
basedonourmajoriniavetoenhancetracoperaonsandmonitor
incidentsforreducingcongeson,increasesafety,monitoringconstruc-
ontracmanagement,andexpedinggoodsmovementthroughout
theCity.Coordinatedsystemsreduceairpolluonfromtracbyap-
proximately10-15%onaverage(VHB,Inc.)
Similarly,theuseofvideovehicledeteconandincidentmanagement
camerasystemtechnologiesarenowpartoftheCitysstandarddesign
pracces.NewHaveninstalledtherstvideodeteconsystemandinci-
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dentmanagementcamerain2003,andsincethentheCityhasinstalled,
operated,andmaintainedtheequipmentatmanyintersecons,which
werereconstructedundertheFederalandStateSurfaceTransportaon
Programfunds.
TheinstallaonofvideodeteconatCityinterseconshasprovenvery
eecvetoprovideexibleandnon-intrusivemulple-vehicledeteconzones.TheCityhastheabilitytoremotelyandconnuouslymonitor
interseconoperaonforaddressingcongeson,andtracinforma-
ondisseminaontoopmizetracsignalmingformostfavorable
performance.Likewise,theuseofvideodeteconhasalsoallowedthe
Citytoenhancetracsystemfunconalityanddeveloplogicprogram
forobtainingaMeasureofEecveness(Reducedelays,congeson,fuel
consumpon,andairpollutant)ateachlocaon.
PartnershipAsstatedinSecon1,non-federalfundingforthisprojectisaggregated
fromfoursourcesandtotals$10.4million.Thisrepresents32.8%ofthe
projectbudget.
TheCityofNewHaven,astheapplicantandprojectmanager,iscommit-
ng$2.0millioninlocalcapitalfundingtowardtheproject.
ThiscontribuonismatchedbytwocontribuonsbytheStateofCon-
neccut.TheDepartmentofEconomicandCommunityDevelopmentis
makingavailable$3.0millionineconomicdevelopmentbondauthority
andtheDepartmentofTransportaonismakingavailable$4.9millionininfrastructurebonds.AstheCityandStatecollaborateonahostof
projects,thelevelofcommitmenttothisprojectsigniesitsimportance
fromatransportaonandeconomicdevelopmentperspecve.
Finally,WinstanleyEnterprises,aprivatedevelopmentcompany,is
invesng$.5million.Thecompanyhasdevelopedaclusterofbiotech
relatedcompaniesinNewHavenandistheprospecvedeveloperof
100CollegeStreetaspartofaseparateproject.
Outsideofthisproject,theCityiscoordinangDowntownCrossingwith
anumberoflargeprojectsaroundthesite.Theseprojectsinclude:
GatewayCommunityCollege-$140milliondevelopmentofanew
campusnowunderconstruconalongthenortheastcornerofthe
projectsite.
Interstate95NewHavenCrossingCorridorImprovementProgram-$2.2
billionprojectnowunderconstrucontoexpandtheregionalhighwaysystemalongtheeastsideofthesite.ThedesignteamforDowntown
CrossingisworkingcloselywithConneccutDOTtoensurecoordinaon
oftheimprovements.
MedicalDistrictPlan-$40millionplantofurtherreconnectthe
streetgridandconvertsurfaceparkingtoamedical-relatedmixed
usecommunityalongthesoutheastcornerofthesite.Aspartof
theDowntownCrossingmasterplan,anewstreetsegmentwillbe
introducedconnecngTempleStreettoRoute34aswell.
UnionStaonTransitOrientedDevelopment-$200millionplanto
expandUnionStaonwithamixoftransitorienteduses.Theproject
includesneartermexpansionofcommuterparkingandremerchandising
ofthelandmarkstaonbuilding.
Jurisdictional & Stakeholder CollaborationTheCity,State,MPOandtheirpartnershavebeenworkingonthe
projectplansince2007.TheYaleSchoolofMedicineandYaleNew
HavenHospitalareacveparcipantsinthisproject.Asevidencedbythemanyleersreceived,whichareincludedinthefollowingweblink:
hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/EconomicDevelopment/ARRA/.The
projectisalsosupportedbyawiderangeofparesinbusiness,govern-
mentandcommunityservices.
Disciplinary IntegrationOneoftheprimaryobjecvesofDowntownCrossingistorestoreneigh-
borhoodsandimprovelivabilitywithintheRoute34corridoranddown-
townNewHaven.Theprojectisengagingcizensinstakeholderinter-
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viewsandpublicmeengs,withmoretobescheduledastheproject
progresses.Non-transportaonpublicagencieswillbeinvitedtoparci-
pateinthesesessionswhichwillprovideinputtothedesignteam.
5. Benefit-Cost AnalysisABenet-CostAnalysiswasconductedfortheNewHavenDowntownCrossingasofAugust2010.Theanalysiswasconductedinaccordance
withthebenet-costmethodologyasrecommendedbytheUSDOT
intheFederalRegister(75FR30460).TheBenet-CostAnalysiswas
preparedbyParsonsBrinckerho.ApeerreviewconductedbyEconsult
Corporaonconcludedthatthe..costbenetanalysisisprofessionally
andappropriatelyundertakenandtheresultsgeneratedbytheanalysis
arevalidandreasonable.ThefullBenet-CostAnalysisandthepeer
reviewareprovidedintheAppendix.
Benets Exceed Costs by 3.5:1
TheBenet-CostAnalysisshowsthattheancipatedquanable
benetsfromDowntownCrossingexceedtheirancipatedcostsby
araoofmorethan3.5:1(Table 3).Witha7percentdiscountrate,
theproposedinvestmentsyieldanetpresentvalueof$66.4million,
whichprovidesaneconomicrateofreturnof18.5percent.Thetravel
impactsoftheproject(Table 4)indicateadramacdecreaseinauto
vehiclemilestraveledperyear(-1.3millionVMT/year),andcomparable
increasesintransit(+537millionpassengertrips/year),walking(599,000
trips/year),andbiking(631,000ps/year).Itisimportanttonotethat,asdescribedintheAppendix,thisanalysisdoesnotincludeallofthe
potenalbenetsthathighwayinvestmentswillcontributetothe
region,whichwouldfurtherincreasethebenetsinrelaontothe
costs.Thevalueofprovidinganewurbanboulevardthatwillspur
economicdevelopmentandreduceautodependenceissubstanal.
Thisimprovesthequalityoflifeforresidentsandallowsforconnued
economicgrowthoftheregion.
AsshowninTable3anddescribedintheAppendix,keyelementsofthe
Benet-CostAnalysisforthePhase1improvementsaresummarized
below:
State of Good Repair
Life Cycle Cost Savings: DowntownCrossingproduceslifecyclecost
savingsbecausethereareannualoperaonsandmaintenancecost
savingsassociatedwiththereplacementoftheCollegeStreetbridge
withallstructure. Reducons in Pavement Damage: SinceDowntownCrossingis
expectedtocauseanetreduconinvehiclemilestraveled(VMT),
pavementdamagecausedbyautomobilestravelingontheroadway
willbereduced.Overall,roadwaysystemwillremaininbeerrepair.
Economic Compeveness
Land Value Increases:Initsexisngstate,therstdevelopment
parcelasvacant,undevelopablelandzonedforright-of-wayusehas
aneconomicvaluetosocietyof$0persquarefoot.Theincreasein
thevalueoftherstdevelopmentparcelwasesmatedbasedon
18comparablelandsalesandappraisalsbetween2000and2009.
Accordingtothisanalysis,theaveragepriceoflandwas$47.00per
squarefoot.
Reducons in Vehicle Operang Costs:TheDowntownCrossing
Phase1investmentswouldreducevehicleoperangandownership
costsbecausethechangesintheinfrastructureandsubsequent
developmentwouldreducesingle-occupancyvehicletravel.
Livability Benets Acve Life Benets: TheDowntownCrossingPhase1improvements
areexpectedtochangethemodalsplitbyincreasingthenumber
ofwalkingandbikingtrips.Again,themodalsplitchangesare
expectedasaresultofchangesindevelopmentpaerns,transit-
orienteddevelopment,andthecreaonofanewurbanboulevard.
Individualandsocietalbenetsareassociatedwithphysicalacvity.
Forindividuals,increasesinphysicalacvityarelinkedtoimproved
health.Societalbenetsincludereducedcostsofsubsidizedmedical
care,emergencyroomvisits,andmarginalreduconsinhealth
insurancerates.
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Noise Polluon: ReduconsinVMTwillcreateamorelivableenvi-
ronmentbycreangreduconsinnoisepolluon.
Environmental Sustainability Benets
TheDowntownCrossingPhase1improvementswillcreate
environmentalandsustainabilitybenetsbyreducingairandnoise
polluonassociatedwithautomobiletravel.Sixemissionswereidenedforwhichbenetsweremeasuredandmonezed:carbon
monoxide,nitrousoxide,parculatemaer,sulfurdioxide,volale
organiccompounds,andcarbondioxide.
Safety Benets
Accident Cost Savings:ReduconsinVehicleMilesTraveled(VMT)
lowertheincidenceoftracaccidents.Thecostsavingsfromreducing
thenumberofaccidentsincludedirectsavings(e.g.,reducedpersonal
medicalexpenses,lostwages,andlowerindividualinsurancepremiums)
aswellassignicantavoidedcoststosociety(e.g.,secondpartymedical
andligaonfees,emergencyresponsecosts,incidentcongesoncosts,
andligaoncosts).
Costs
TheBenet-CostAnalysisusesprojectcoststhathavebeenesmated
fortheDowntownCrossingPhase1Improvementsonanannualbasis.
Allcostswereexpressedinreal2010dollars.
Capital Costs:Inialprojectinvestmentincludesengineeringandde-
sign,construcon,acquisionofright-of-way,vehicles,othercapitalinvestments,andconngencyfactors.Theseincludecostsbeginning
in2012andendingin2013.Thefacilitywillbeoperaonalin2013.
Operaons and Maintenance Costs:Theannualcostofoperang
andmaintainingtheproposedllstructurefacilitywereincludedin
thisanalysis.TheseO&Mcostswerecomparedagainsttheexisng
highwaybridgestructure,andthenetcostswerecalculatedand
usedforthebenet-costanalysis.
Table 3: Benet-Cost Anaylsis Summary
NetPresentValue(2010$)for2016-2055
DiscountRate 7%
TotalBenets $92,863,706
Total Costs $26,480,431NetPresentValue $66,383,275
EconomicRateofReturn 18.5%
Benet-CostRao 3.5
State of Good Repair Benet
ReducedPavementDamage $257,120
LifeCycleCostSavings(O&M) $1,148,412
Total $1,405,532
EconomicCompeveness Benet
LandValueIncreases $3,879,661
ReducedPassengerO&MCosts-Fuel $27,517,374
ReducedPassengerO&MCosts-Non-Fuel $26,521,866
OilImportCostsSavings $2,884,854
Total $60,803,755
LivabilityBenets Benet
CyclingHealthBenets $598,679
WalkingHealthBenets $4,760,933
NoiseReduconBenets $202,457
Total $5,562,068
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(Table 3 Connued)
EnvironmentalSustainabilityBenets Benet
CarbonMonoxideSavings
NitrusOxideSavings $277,986
ParculateMaerSavings $1,407,031
SulfurDioxideSavings $14,101
VolaleOrganicCompoundSavings $98,982
CarbonDioxideSavings $3,019,486
Total $4,817,586
SafetyBenets Benet
FatalityReducons $12,134,338
InjuryReducons $8,042,115
PropertyDamageReducons $98,311
Total $20,274,764
Capital Costs Cost
Construcon $14,183,509
Design $283,670
MinorItems/Conngency $3,545,877
OtherSoCosts $5,965,646
OtherCosts $2,501,728
Total $26,480,431
OtherCosts Cost
Operaons&Maintenance(incl.lifecyclecost
benets)
Total
Table 4: Travel Impacts from New Haven Downtown Crossing
Category Cumulave 2014-2053 Change Per Year
AutoVehicleMiles
Traveled
-960.6millionVMT -24.0millionVMT/yr
Transit Passenger
Trips
+33.5millionpassenger
trips
+838,000pass.-trips/
yrWalkingTrips +59.6milliontrips +1.5milliontrips/yr
Bicycling Trips +9.5milliontrips +237,000trips/yr
WalkingMiles +44.7millionperson-
miles
+1.1millionperson-
miles/yr
Bicycling Miles +14.2millionperson-
miles
+355,000miles/yr
6. Project Readiness
Environmental ApprovalsTheNaonalEnvironmentalPolicyAct(NEPA)processforDowntown
Crossingrstphaseimprovementsissubstanallycomplete.Inmeet-
ingsheldtoassesstheenvironmentalreviewrequirementsforthe
project,ConnDOTandFHWAconcurredthattheprojectwouldqualify
foraCategoricalExclusion.ACategoricalExclusionfortherstphase
improvementshasbeensubmied(August2010)whichdocumentsthat
theDowntownCrossingprojectwillnotsignicantlyimpactthenatural
orbuiltenvironment.(seeAppendix).TheCategoricalExclusionisbeing
reviewedbyFHWAandConnDOTandafavorabledecisionisexpectedin
thethirdorfourthquarterof2010.Nofurtherenvironmentalapprovals
arerequiredforrstphaseimprovements.
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Legislative ApprovalsThefollowinglegislaveapprovalshavebeenobtainedforthisproject:
1. FFY2010-2013TransportaonImprovementPlan.TheSouthCentral
RegionalCouncilofGovernmentsapprovedthisprojectandincorpo-
ratedaspartofAmendment#8onJuly28,2010.TheMPOrefer-
ence#isSCRCOG#2010-A8-6.
2. ConveyanceAct.TheConneccutStateLegislatureauthorizedcon-
veyanceofthesurplusright-of-wayat100CollegeStreetaspartof
conveyancebill#501intheJuneSpecialSession,2010.
State and Local PlanningTheDowntownCrossingprojectisspecicallyreferencedinthestates
MasterTransportaonPlan,whichestablishesaframeworkforplanningforfuturetransportaonimprovements.Theseplanshavegenerated
morespecicacons,leadingtotheprojectbeinglistedintheTrans-
portaonImprovementProgram.Theoverallprojectandtherstphase
improvementsareconsistentwiththefollowingstateandlocalplans:
CityofNewHavenComprehensivePlan,2003
TheFutureofRoute34Study,CloughHarbour,2007
DowntownCrossing:AProposalfortheRevitalizaonofRoute34
East,2007
ComprehensiveEconomicDevelopmentStrategy(CEDS),2008
ConneccutMasterTransportaonPlan,2009 TransportaonImprovementProgram,2010
Technical FeasibilityAstheschedulebelowshows,theprojectisonscheduletoopeninJune
2013.Aspartofthebroaderproject,therstphaseimprovementshave
independentulityintransioningtracfromtheregionalhighway
network,reducingweaves,andimprovingsafety.Structural,civil,trac
engineeringandplanningreviewsarebeingcompletedfortechnical
feasibility.TheCitysconsultantteamisledbyParsonsBrinckerho.Fuss
andONeillcontributedtothedesignconceptaswell.
SCHEDULE PreliminaryDesignOngoing,tobecompleted3rdQuarter2010
PermingSubmied3rdQuarter2010
Funding(TIGER)Obtained4thQuarter2010
FinalDesignBegin3rdQuarter2010toend2ndQuarter2011
ConstruconInfrastructure
Begin3rdQuarter2011 Ends4thQuarter2012
InfrastructureCompletedfor1stDevelopment-4thQuarter
Financial FeasibilityAtotalof$31.7millionisrequiredtocompletetheinfrastructurefor
therstphaseimprovements.TherequestedTIGERIIGrantfundingof
$21.3millionismatchedbya$10.4million(32.8%)non-federallocal
contribuon.Inaddion,theprojectdemonstratesasubstanalposive
benet/costrao,asdescribedintheBenet/CostAnalysis.
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Federal Wage Rate Requirement CertificationTheCityofNewHavenhassignedafederalwageratecercaon
stangthattheywillcomplywithSubchapterIVofChapter31ofTitle40
oftheUnitedStatesCode.(SeeAppendix).
New Haven-an Economically Distressed AreaAccordingtoSecon301(a)(1)and(2)ofthePublicWorksand
EconomicDevelopmentActof1965(42U.S.C.3161),asamended,an
areaiseconomicallydistressedifithasapercapitaincomeof80percent
orlessofthenaonalaverageorifithasanunemploymentratethatis,
atleast1percentgreaterthanthenaonalaverageunemploymentrate
forthemostrecent24-monthperiodforwhichdataareavailable.
WhileEconomicallyDistressedAreasaretypicallyassessedatthecountylevel,DOThassaidthatforthepurposesoftheTIGERIIgrant
eligibilitycriteria,smallermunicipalies(likecies)canbeclassiedas
EconomicallyDistressediftheymeettheabovecriteria.
AccordingtotheUSBureauofLaborStascsmostrecentLocal Area
Unemployment Statisticsdataset,NewHavensannualunemploymentrate
was8.3%in2008,and11.3%in2009.Thisisatleast1percentmore
thanannualunemploymentforthecountryasawholeinthesetwo
years,whichmeasured6.1%and10.3%,respecvely.
Accordingto2006-2008AmericanCommunitySurvey3-YearEsmates
availablefromtheUSCensusBureau,thepercapitaincomeofNew
Havenwas$21,127,whichisonly76.9%ofthenaonalpercapita
incomeof$27,466inthesamedataset(in2008inaon-adjusted
dollars).(Source:US Census Bureau American FactFinder).
Project Schedule
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Web SourcesEconomic Development and Economically Dis-
tressed Area USBureauofLaborStascshp://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrv
USCensusBureauAmericanFactFinder:hp://facinder.cen-
sus.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_2&_lang=en).
2008ComprehensiveEconomicDevelopmentStrategy:hp://www.
rgp-ct.org/rgp/
BrookingsInstutes2009Q1MetroMonitor:hp://www.brookings.
edu/reports/2009/06_metro_monitor.aspx
City of New Haven CompleteStreetsDesignManual:hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/
TracParking/pdfs/CS-Manual-04-05-10.pdf PublicMeeng(June24,2010):hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/
CityPlan/Route34East.asp
TheFutureofRoute34Study,CloughHarbour:hp://www.scrcog.
org/toc_les/Rte34_Final.pdf
FutureFramework2008:hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/CityPlan/
pdfs/Future%20Framework%202008v11.pdf
UnionStaonTOD:hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/CityPlan/pdfs/
UnionStaonTOD.pdf
Recent and Planned Development SmilowCancerCenter:hp://www.ynhh.org/cancer/why_ynhh/can-
cer_center.html
55ParkStreet:hp://www.cityofnewhaven.com/EconomicDevelop-
ment/Projects/readmore.asp?ID=%7B60502D82-F469-49F3-BAA6-
5836C0FB30B6%7D
360StateStreet:hp://www.nymes.com/2010/07/28/
realestate/28newhaven.html?_r=2
GatewayCommunityCollege:hp://www.gwcc.commnet.edu/con-
tact.aspx?id=957
Consistency with Pre ApplicationThefollowingarethematerialchangesmadetothisapplicaonsince
thepreapplicaonwassubmied:
1.Thetotalprojectbudgetwasreducedfrom$35millionto$31.7mil-
lion.Therevisedbudgetreectsamoredetailedcostesmateprepared
sincethepre-applicaonsubmission.Therearenomaterialchangesto
thescopeofwork.
2.TIGERIIcapitalrequest.TherequestforTIGERIIfundswasincreased
from$20.0millionto$21.3million.
3.Thenon-federalmatchforthisprojectwasreducedfrom$15mil-
lionto$10.4million.Reecngabroaderpartnershipandcommitment
totheproject,thematchcommitmentsarenowcomprisedfromfour
sources:theCityofNewHaven($2.0m);ConneccutDOT($4.9m),ConneccutDECD($3.0m)andWinstanleyEnterprises($.5m).
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