HomeMy WebLinkAboutemail Berry Bozynski on ROW issuesUniversity ROW update
Malone, Walter
From: Bozynski, Tony
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:57 AM
To: Malone, Walter
Subject: FW: University ROW update
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I don't know why Craig did not send this e-mail to you. I think you go another one from him. Let's visit about all of
this when you have a minute — later in the week? I think we need to have another meeting with PW about
University Ave. and ROW.
Is Craig's e-mail an accurate description on the meeting with Metroplan?
-----Original Message -----
From: Berry, Craig A. [mailto:CABERRY@arkbluecross.com]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 3:33 PM
To: Stacy Hurst; Bozynski, Tony
Subject: University ROW update
Tony and I met with MetroPlan staff and successfully requested a "refresh"/update on their modeling of traffic
projections for University Avenue north of Markham up to Evergreen and Cantrell. Before MetroPlan can do new
projections, LR planning staff will ask Public Works to obtain updated traffic counts on the signalized University
Ave. intersections at H Street and Evergreen, and Lee (possibly at intersection of C St.). Once obtained,
MetroPlan can plug them into forecast model for update. We also asked MetroPlan for a summary of the major
assumptions (surrounding land use, etc) in the traffic forecast model so we can talk cogently with others during
discussion about the University ROW/street standard.
In the meantime, we have been noodling on some creative solutions to case -specific redevelopment issues (i.e.
Knowledge Tree property) that have cropped up in that corridor. Though the newly identified flood plain still
presents a problem for the owner of that crazy parcel on the SE corner of H Street and University, there are a
couple of things the city can do to ease potential redevelopment constraints at that site
The owner can negotiate/strike a franchise agreement with city to build his parking in the ROW edge on
University side ---this franchising approach has been done numerous times in other similar situation in LR, and I
don't think University will be widening anytime soon in that stretch of the corridor to eat up/surface the remaining
unimproved ROW.
Reduce the current ROW standard on H street between University and Taylor street from Collector to
local residential. With the stubbing/closing a few years ago of H street access onto the crazy intersection of Van
Buren and Kavanaugh, there is no longer sufficient traffic volume on that stretch of H Street up to University to
justify the current ROW standard. A reduced ROW standard on H Street would provide the property owner
flexibility on the north side of his parcel.
All for now re: ROW.
P.S. I wish Strode was not so gun shy about coming to a scheduled Midtown Advisory Board meeting in late
February, particularly if he does officially file his PZD application earlier that week of Feb. 18 -19tH
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University ROW update
CB
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Please let me know if you had a chance to vet Baker Kurrus (amongst all his other problems he's
facing on the LR school board) about his support for TIF to fund potential street improvements
and design enhancements to University and Markham surrounding the redevelopment site.
Though Strode doesn't seem eager to engage the required public process associated with a TIF -
triggered project, I hate to leave potentially a $4-6 million tax revenue increment on the table if
there is local political support to use it for public infrastructure improvements at that site.
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