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Alternatives
Evaluation
Having evaluated the existing conditions and having worked closely with city staff
and city officials (May 2, 2013 Joint meeting of Board of Aldermen Committee on
Infrastructure and Planning & Economic Development Committee) on defining
study area problems, issues and constraints, and potential solutions, a range of
alternatives were developed. Based on this initial input, the developed alternatives
focused on opportunities to convert some of the many one-way streets to two-way
flow. In addition, alternatives were developed that considered opportunities to
reconfigure the Walnut Street Oval in an effort to both improve mobility and to
encourage economic development. Once the initial alternatives evaluation was
completed, the alternatives were presented to the public at a public workshop for
additional input and consideration.
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3.1. Conceptual Alternatives
The following sections describe the various alternatives that were brought to the
April 30, 2014 public workshop. The alternatives include various configurations for
the Walnut Street Oval, pedestrian enhancements for the Water Street area,
considerations for converting several Downtown streets from one-way to two-way
operation, and consideration of introducing concurrent pedestrian phasing at all
Downtown traffic signals.
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Reconfiguring the Walnut Street Oval would not only afford the City an opportunity
to enhance access to the Downtown from the west (complimenting the Broad Street
Parkway), but it would also provide a tremendous opportunity to both encourage
redevelopment and introduce a more pedestrian friendly appeal to the area. A range
of reconfiguration alternatives were considered. Alternatives included reconfiguring
the Walnut Street Oval into a grid pattern, reconfiguring into a more conventional
Alternatives Evaluation
