Mulberry Corridor

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Potential short and midterm ideas to accomodate
all travel modes in the Mulberry Corridor
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Taft Hill
Mulberry / Magnolia St
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Study Area
Existing Conditions:
•Four vehicle travel lanes
•Center turn lane (east of Meldrum)
•Western Portion: Approx. 15,000 vehicles per day
•Eastern Portion: Approx. 25,000 vehicles per day
•No bike lanes
•Mix of attached & detached sidewalks
•Narrow & missing sidewalks (eastern portion)
Mulberry Looking East @ City Park Ave
What We’ve Heard:
•Strong interest in bicycle & pedestrian enhancements
•Improved crossings (frequency, timing)
•Maintain functionality for vehicles
•Explore parallel routes
Parallel Routes Question @ Open Streets, Sep. 20, 2015
Mulberry & Magnolia Street: Preliminary Concept
Ideas:
•4-lane to 3-lane conversion (Mulberry, west of City Park Ave)
•New buffered bike lane (Mulberry, west of City Park Ave)
•4-lanes remain on Mulberry east of City Park Ave
•Explore Magnolia Parallel Route for bikes
•Fill in missing sidwealk gaps; widen sidewalks long-term
•Arterial Crossing Improvements (detection / frequency)
Segments:
Mulberry - Taft Hill to City Park
Mulberry - City Park to Riverside
Magnolia Parallel Route
•4-lane to 3-lane conversion
•New center turn lane
•New buffered bike lanes
•Sidewalk/path widening (long-term)
•Explore parking options along City Park edge
•Transition bikes from Mulberry to Magnolia on
Jackson
•4 vehicle travel lanes* & center turn lane remain
•Explore Magnolia Parallel Route for bikes
•Sidewalk widening (long-term)
•Install missing sidewalks (east Mulberry)
•Crossing enhancements
•New buffered bike lanes
•Explore intersection management
(e.g. 4-way stop to 2-way stop)
•Explore parking options (bike visibility)
•Explore options for crossing at Shields St
•Potential bike/greenway amenities
* Why not explore a road diet? Traffic volumes too high
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Jackson Ave
Skip stripe at minor intersections
Enhanced Crossing
Treatment To Be
Considered
Explore Alternative Parking Options
Explore Alternative Parking Options
Explore Alternative Parking Options
Explore Alternative Parking Options
S Mason St
Intersection Transition
To Be Determined
Explore Alternative Parking Options
Explore Alternative Parking Options
Magnolia
Remington St
Intersection Transition
To Be Determined
Magnolia
Connection into/out of
Bike Lanes
To Be Determined
Magnolia
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Evaluate Pedestrian
Crossing Treatments
Stover St
Evaluate Pedestrian
Crossing Treatments
Lilac Ln
Consider crosswalk (as warranted)
Smith St
Whedbee St
Peterson St
Priority shared lane striping
Matthews St
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Double buffered bike lanes added
Remington St
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Priority shared lane striping
S College Ave
Green paint in conflict zone
Explore Parking Options
S Mason St
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4-lane to 3-lane restriping
Long-term: Widen sidewalks
Explore Alternative Parking Options
S Howes St
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Sheldon Dr
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Green skip stripe at intersection
Skip stripe at minor intersections
S Meldrum St
Skip stripe at minor intersections
Mulberry
Double buffered bike lanes added
S Whitcomb St
Evaluate Intersection
Alternatives That Include
Left Turn Lane From WB
Mulberry to SB City Park
Widen multiuse path
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Transition to Multiuse Path
To Be Determined
City Park Ave
Long-term: Widen sidewalks
Cook Dr
Crestmore Pl
Long-term: Widen sidewalks
Bryan Ave Intersection
& Multiuse Path Transition
To Be Determined
Transition to
Buffered Bike Lane Only
To Be Determined
Magnolia
S Loomis Ave
Mulberry
Buffered bike lanes added
S Grant Ave
Mulberry
Skip stripe at minor intersections
Double buffered bike lanes added
S Washington Ave
Buffered bike lanes added
Canyon Ave
Intersection Transition
To Be Determined
Green skip stripe at intersection
Explore Alternative Parking Options
Gordon St
4-lane to 3-lane restriping
Magnolia
Wayne St
Taft Hill Intersection Transition
To Be Determined
Buffered bike lanes added
Scott Ave
4-lane to 3-lane restriping
Magnolia
Double buffered bike lanes added
Shields St
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Transition at/on Jackson Ave
To Be Determined
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Bryan Ave
Skip stripe at minor intersections
Skip stripe at minor intersections
Green skip stripe at intersection
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