Belair Road Corridor Study Presentation

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BELAIR ROADCORRIDOR STUDY

Presented byBaltimore City Departmentof Transportation andVanasse Hangen Brustlin,Inc.



Belair Road Corridor Study

Background & Objective

Baltimore City Economic Growth Strategy:o

“First impressions of Baltimore City are often the gatewaysthat welcome people into the City and the corridors peopletravel through to get where they are going.”

Belair Road Corridor

• One of several important Gateway to the City of

Baltimore• Four Miles of US Route 1 within the City of Baltimore

• Connects The City of Baltimore to Hartford County




Background & Objective

To provide a comprehensive traffic

operations and safety analysis along the US-1 Gateway

To provide the groundwork for geometricimprovements to transportation facilities

including possible transit upgrades,pavement markings, traffic controls,sidewalks, ADA ramps, lighting and otherelements




Scope of Work

Conduct analysis on a four-mile stretch of BelairRoad, to include:

• Transportation analysiso 17 signalized intersection, from Sinclair Lane to Fleetwood

Avenueo Micro-simulation analysis of existing and future operations

• Identification of Safety Issueso using historic crash data

• Pedestrian and bike facilities inventory, improvements andrecommendations

o Sidewalks, curb ramps, bike facilities improvements,crosswalks, pedestrian signals, ADA accessibility issues




Scope of Work

Transportation and Traffic Analysis

17 signalized intersection, from SinclairLane to Fleetwood Avenue

Conduct analysis for weekday morningand afternoon peak, and Sundaymidday peak

Micro-simulation model and analysis of existing and future operations

Data collection include turningmovement counts, signal timinggathering and verification, travel timeruns

Sinclair LaneSinclair Lane

E r d m a n A v e n u e

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B r e n d a n A v e n u e

B r e n d a n A v e n u e

C h e s t e r f i e l d A v e n u e

C h e s t e r f i e l d A v e n u e

P a r k s i d e D r i v e

P a r k s i d e D r i v e

M o r a v i a A v e n u e

M o r a v i a A v e n u e

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W h i te Av e n u e H a m i l t o n A v e n u e

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B i R i t e D r i v e w a y

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P a r k m o n t Av e n u e

P a r k m o n t Av e n u e

Glenmore AvenueGlenmoreAv enue

KenwoodAvenueKenwood Avenue

F l e e t w o o d Av e n u e

F l e e t w o o d Av e n u e

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KEY

Study Intersection

Belair Road

Intersecting Street

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Scope of Work

Transportation and Traffic Analysis (Con’td)

Review Transit System, including bus servicefrequency and stop locations, and recommendchanges where necessary

Identification of Safety IssuesUtilizing reported crash data to identify

high conflict areas and make recommendations

Pedestrian and Bike Facilities Inventory,Improvements and Recommendations

Identifying issues with pedestrian and bikefacilities, including sidewalks, cross walks,pedestrian signals, curb ramps, bike facilities,signage, and ADA accessibility.



TRAFFIC ANALYSISBelair Road Corridor Study




Existing TrafficAnalysis

Data Collection

Turning Movement Counts(TMC) between March 09, 2010

and April 25, 2010

Signal Timing obtained fromCity and verified in the field

Travel time runs conducted toverify simulation model





Traffic Counts

Traffic Orientationapproximately 70-30 for

weekday and 50-50 on aSunday

Average Annual Daily Traffic(AADT) - 21,863 vehicles perday (vpd) just south of Glenmore Avenue, and 21,773 vpd between Woodlea andFrankford Avenues

Period Direction Average

Travel Time

(min)

Average

Travel Speed

(mph)

Weekday Morning (7 a.m. — 9

a.m.)

Northbound 11.0 22

Southbound 11.7 20

Weekday Evening (5 p.m. — 7

p.m.)

Northbound 14.4 17

Southbound 13.4 18

Sunday (11 a.m. — 2 p.m.) Northbound 10.0 24

Southbound 10.6 23





Highway Capacity Analysis (HCM)

Synchro 7.0 and SimTraffic for simulations

Level Of Service (LOS) is a measure of quality of services (comfort) based on

aggregate delaysLOS A through LOS F alphabetic scale: LOSA=least delays, LOS F=high delays, LOS Dacceptable

V/C Ratio – Volume to Capacity ratio is ameasure of adequacy of intersectiongeometric layout and traffic control: v/c=0means free flow, v/c=1 means standstill

Analysis derived from traffic count data,signal timing data, existing lane use andtraffic controls






All intersections operate at overallLOS D or better in the weekday

evening and Sunday midday peakhours;

The Moravia Avenue/Belair Roadintersection operates with LOS Eduring the morning peak

Several cross streets experiencehigher delays than the main line(Belair Road) – not uncommon.




Future TrafficAnalysis

Planning Horizon of five years(2015)

Growth rate of one (1) percent

per year

No approve but not yet builtprojects located in the study area

No significant transportationimprovements in the study area




Future TrafficAnalysis


Small decline in operations whencompared to Existing conditions;

Only five intersection would realizeincreases in delays to change theirlevel of service ratings

No intersection would decline tounacceptable levels

Several cross streets experiencehigher delays than the main line(Belair Road) – not uncommon.



TRANSITBelair Road Corridor Study




Transit Facility andService

Transit Service

MTA Route 15 – Perry Hall toSecurity Square Mall

Express Route 15 – 8 buses in themorning and 6 buses in theafternoon

40ft and 60 ft buses

Ridership – approximately 13,000passenger per day

Period Northbound Southbound

Weekday Morning (7 a.m. — 9 a.m.) 7-20 min 10 min

Weekday Evening (5 p.m. — 7 p.m.) 9-10 min 10-15 min

Sunday (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) 30 min 30 min

Route 15 Headway




Bus Stops

Lack of Sheltered Bus facilities

Very few bus stop have shelters and benches

Bus stops are not properly signed and sometimes don’t haveproperly designated waiting and gathering areas



SAFETY Belair Road Corridor Study




Crash History

CRASH TYPE

Head On

Rear EndAngle

Sideswipe

Opposing Left

Same Direction

Single Vehicle

Overtaking

Other

0 1 ,000 2,000 feet

Crashes 2007 2009 Total

Total Frequency 100 74 174

Injury Crashes 23 29 52

Pedestrian-Related Crashes 7 5 12

Bicyclist-Related Crashes 3 1 4




Crash History

CRASH TYPE

Head On

Rear EndAngle

Sideswipe

Opposing Left

Same Direction

Single Vehicle

Overtaking

Other

0 1 ,000 2,000 feet

• Highest crasheso Sinclair Laneo Erdman Avenueo Moravia Roado Frankford Avenueo Kenwood Avenue

Rear End, 35,31%

Angle, 10, 9%

Head On, 3,3%Single Vehicle,

7, 6%

Sideswipe, 18,16%

Left Turn, 13,12%

Overtaking, 4,4%

Other, 8, 7%

Bicycle, 3, 3%

Pedestrian, 10,9%




Crash HistoryRear

End

Angle Head On Single

Vehicle

Side-

swipe

Left

Turn

Over-

taking

Other Bike Ped Total

Sinclair Lane 10 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 17

Erdman Avenue 2 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 12

Lake Avenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3

Brendan Avenue 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 6

Chesterfield Avenue 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

Parkside Avenue 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5

Moravia Road 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 12

Woodlea Avenue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4

Frankford Avenue 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 11

Hamilton Avenue 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 8

White Avenue 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8

Mary Avenue 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

Bi-Rite Parking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Parkmont Avenue 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

Glenmore Avenue 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

Kenwood Avenue 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 11

Fleetwood Avenue 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4

Total 35 10 3 7 18 13 4 8 3 10 111




Crash History

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C r a s h e s



PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE

FACILITIES





Pedestrian Facilities

• Lack of Pedestrian Crosswalkso Uncontrolled crossings prevalento Many crosswalks require repainting and

upgrade to high visibilityo

Need additional controlled crossingopportunities on the corridor

S i n c l a i r L a n e

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• Lack of Pedestrian Signalso Pedestrian signals and push buttons

available at most signalizedintersections but many are damaged

o Push buttons do not indicatecrossing direction it controls

o Almost all intersections are NOTequipped with Pedestrian CountSignal







• Many issues withsidewalkso Sidewalk blockage:

– cars parked onsidewalk

– Overgrown treesand shrubs

– Combination of parked cars,

benches, bins,poles, bus stops





• Many issues with sidewalkso Lack of proper ADA Accessible

ramps

– Too steep (12:1 max)

– Lacking anti slip mechanism

– Outside limits of crosswalks





• Many issues withsidewalkso General Hazardous

Conditions

– Tripping hazard

– Protrudingobjects




Bike Facilities

• Lack of Bike Facilitieso Sharrows present for a

small portion of the

corridoro No share the road

signageo No exclusive bike lanes



OTHER ISSUESBelair Road Corridor Study




Other Issues

• Drainage Issueso Blocked drainso Road surface requires

milling to ensure gradeseparation betweensidewalk and roadway



QUESTIONS AND

COMMENTS?


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