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HomeMy WebLinkAboutstaff report,Item 16 JANUARY 9, 2003 ITEM NO.: 16 FILE NO.: MSP03-01 Name: Master Street Plan Amendment - 1-30, East LR & Port Planning Districts Location: Generally north and west of the airport to 1-30 Request: Reclassify several Collectors, Arterials and Local Streets Source: City of Little Rock PROPOSAL / REQUEST: Page 1 of 3 Master Street Plan amendment in the 1-30, East LR and Port Planning Districts modifying the Collector and Arterial network. The Arterials are to provide access through and around the City and Area, with a secondary function of access to adjacent property. Collectors are to provide access to and from the arterial network to a development, subdivision or large center of activity, as well as access to adjacent properties. CURRENT MASTER STREET PLAN: In the area of change, north and west of the airport to 1-30, from west to east the current Plan shows Second Street as a Collector (from 1-30 to its terminus). Fourth Street is shown as a Collector from 1-30 to Byrd. Sixth/Picron/10th/Airport (Temple) is shown as a Collector from I- 30 to the airport. Ninth Street is shown as a Collector from 1-30 to Bond Street. 15th/Fletcher/17th Street is classified as a Collector from College to Bond. Barber is shown as a Collector from Confederate Boulevard to 1-630. Bond is shown as a Collector from 17th Street to 2nd Street. Bond is shown, as a Principal Arterial from Roosevelt Road to 17th Street and Frazier Pike is a Principal Arterial from Roosevelt Road to 1-440. None of the Arterials are built to standard. The Collectors are built to standard except for a portion of 15th/Fletcher/17th Street and a portion of Bond. HISTORIC DISTRICTS: There are no historic districts that would be affected by this amendment. CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: There is no City recognized Neighborhood Plan in the amendment area. ANALYSIS: The development occurring in the area together with the Land Use Plan changes (accompanying item), necessitate a review of the City Master Street Plan north and west of http://www.accesslittlerock.org/calendar/itempc_l 6.htm 1/8/2003 Item 16 Page 2 of 3 Little Rock National Airport. The changes will be reviewed as follows, east -west roads first from north to south. Second Street from 1-30 to eastern Terminus from a Collector to Local (unclassified). A portion of this road goes through the New Presidential Park and has been closed by the City. Third Street/6th Street/Airport (Temple) is to be classified as a Minor Arterial. This would replace both the 6th Street and 2nd Street connections from east Little Rock to downtown. The first segment, 3rd Street, from Cumberland to McLean (eastern Terminus) is classified as a Collector west of 1-30 and is not classified (Local) east of 1-30. Since this road would provide the connection to downtown the function changes, no longer just connecting an area to the arterial network. With the closing of 2nd Street and the new developments of the Presidential Library and Heifer International Headquarters complex, a new road from Third Street east around these developments is proposed. This new alignment would connect 3rd Street to 6th Street, providing access to developments and subdivisions further to the east. From approximately Pepper to Picron, a segment of 6th Street would continue this east -west arterial. This is a change in classification for the segment from Collector to Minor Arterial. Based on the proposed Land Use Plan, new industrial developments would be south of the road with recreational uses north of the alignment. This use pattern would continue as the alignment leaves 6th street and follows the levee to Airport Road (Temple). Airport Road would take the road around the runway and into the airport terminal from the north. The design standard for this east -west arterial is reduced from the typical arterial standard. For this road a 70 foot right- of-way would be used with 48 feet of paving (back to back). Sidewalks would be required on both sides at a six-foot width and a five-foot utility access would be located on each side of the road. Fourth Street from 1-30 to McLean would be changed from Collector to Unclassified (Local). With the change in 3rd Street, Fourth Street would no longer need to function as a Collector. One should note that the Land Use Plan development pattern would result in a local commercial street for this segment. Thus the design standards would be similar to the current standards though the function of moving traffic to the arterial system might not be the major function as before. A segment of 6th Street (College to Pepper) would be changed from Collector to Unclassified (Local). This is largely for the same reason as stated above and with the land uses along the street the design standards would be similar to the current standards even though the function changes from collector to local. The Picron/10th Street Collector is proposed to change to Unclassified (Local). With the change in land use proposed in the Land Use Plan item, the circulation pattern between Townsend and Carson should change significantly. These roads could cease to exist. The new alignment along the levee replaces the function and any road (due to the land use) built in the area would have to meet similar design standards though functioning for local traffic. Seventeenth Street from Barber to College is proposed to change from Local to Collector. This change is designed to work with the College Street upgrade redesigning the Collector connections in and around Hanger Hill. The North-South road alignments with classification changes are as follows. Barber from 17th Street to 1-630 is changed to Unclassified from Collector. This connection would be replaced by the 17th - College connection and service a similar need. College and College extension http://www.accesslittlerock.org/calendar/itempc-16.htm 1/8/2003 Item 16 Page 3 of 3 from 17th Street to 3rd Street extension is proposed to change from Unclassified (Local) to Collector. This alignment would service two functions, one to get Hanger Hill area residents to the 3rd Street Arterial. The second is to provide the developments (Presidential Library and Heifer International Headquarters) with access to the freeway. The standard would include sidewalks on both sides of the road rather than just one as with the typical standard. Bond Street from 6th Street to Roosevelt Road would be classified to Minor Arterial. The segment north of 17th Street is currently classified as Collector and the segment south of 17th Street is classified as Principal Arterial. The design standard for Bond is recommended to be a 60 -foot right-of-way with 48 feet of paving (back to back). Two traveling lanes and two bike/parking lanes, sidewalks and utility strip would be required on both sides of the road. With the new 3rd/6th/Airport (Temple) Minor Arterial and Roosevelt Road Minor Arterial, this segment of Bond provides a part of the arterial network. The southern leg of Bond had been a portion of an 1-630/1-440 connection. This connection has been removed from the regional transportation plan and partially removed from the City's Master Street Plan. The segment of Frazier Pike from Roosevelt Road to 1-440 is the last part of this former alignment. Without the connection to the two freeways, Frazier Pike would function as an Arterial from Roosevelt Road south and east into College Station, through the port industrial park area and on to Wrightsville. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: East Little Rock, Hanger Hill, East Roosevelt and Community Outreach. These associations, property owners and residents were notified of meetings in early November 2002 to discuss this issue along with Land Use Plan changes. Approximately 130 households and businesses responded. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is appropriate. http://www.accesslittlerock.org/calendar/itempc_l 6.htm 1/8/2003 New Page Page 1 of 1 Master Street Plan Amendments 0� http://www.accesslittlerock.org/calendar/030601mspl.htm Case#LU03-06-01 Master Street Plan Amendment West Cr: 2 1/9/2003 New Page 1 NO Collector to Minor Arterial / I icipal Arterial to nor Arterial 4 Page 1 ot' 1 Master Street Plan Amendments Case#Li1OM6-01 Piste- Street Pian Amendment East CV 2 u�oser as http://www.accesslittlerock.org/calendar/030601msp2.htm 1/9/2003