HomeMy WebLinkAboutworking staff reportITEM NO.: 28 FILE NO.: MSP17-01
Name: Master Street Plan Amendment, adding a Class II, Bike Lane and
Class III, Bike Route (on E. 6th E Stn College, and 17th Street).
Location: East 6th Street between Sherman Street & Shall Avenue; East 9th
Street between Mc. Almont & College Street; College Street,
between E. 9th & E. 17th Street; E.17th Street between Barber &
College Street.
Request: Prop osin9 Class Iltane on E. 6th Street between Sherman &
Collins Street and on 9th Street between McMath & Barber
Street. �?&
Proposing Class Ili on E. 01 Street between Collins
Street and Shall Ave., on 9th Street between Barber & College
Street, on College Street between E. 17th & E. 9th Street, on E. 17th
Street between Barber and College Street.
Source: City of Little Rock
PROPOSAL / REQUEST:
The amendment to the Master Street Plan amendment is to add a Class Bike II Lane on
E. 6th Street between Sherman & Collins Street and on 9th Street between Mc.Math Ave.
& Barber Street and to add a Bikeway Class III on E. 6th Street between Collins Street
and Shall Avenue, on 9th Street between Barber & College Street, then along College
Street between E. 17th & E. 9th Street, then along E. 17th Street between Barber and
College Street.
To connect the Bicycle Routes and Lanes on 6th and 9th Street on the Bike Plan on Master
Street Plan and to provide safer movement for the cyclists and pedestrians Class II Bike
Lanes and Class III Bicycle Routes proposed on the above mentioned Collector Roads.
CURRENT MASTER STREET PLAN:
E. 6th, E. 9th, College, and E. 17th Streets are all Collector Roads. These roads designed
to connect traffic from Local Streets to Arterials or to activity centers, with the secondary
function of providing access to adjoining property. Right of way is 60' unless otherwise
stated and the design speed for a Collector is 30 mph.
There is a Class III Bike Route between Cumberland and Sherman Street on E. 6th Street
and there is a Class III Bicycle Route along World Street and Shall Avenue, then along
E. 6th Street to the east side of Union Pacific Railroad. There is a Class II Bike Lane on
E. 9th Street from Main Street to Mc.Math Avenue and a Class III Bicycle Route on E. 17th
Street from Main Street to Barber Street, then along Barber Street to E. Roosevelt Road.
There is not any bicycle routes or lanes on College Street currently.
Class II Lanes on Collector roads should use the existing paved area. This would mean
that in commercial areas with a Class II Bike Lane, only two traffic lanes would be allowed,
except at intersections. Only a painted line on the street separates bicyclists from
motorists, additional pavement markings and signage are required. Accommodations can
be made for automobile parking between the bike lane and curb where street parking is
required.
Class III Bicycle Routes use the existing vehicular area with no physical separation.
Generally, Class III Bicycle Routes are local streets or higher class streets when speeds
are less than 30 miles per hour and volumes less than half design volume. Since there is
no additional area, Class III Bicycle Routes have no additional maintenance
requirements. (Except for sharrows painted on the street.)
HISTORIC DISTRICTS:
Mac Arthur Park Historic District is to the west of 1-30 surrounded by East Capitol
Avenue to the E. 15th Street to the south. Only west edge portion of E. 6th Street (360
feet) and of E. 9th Street (170 feet) is within the Historic District.
CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN:
There are three plans encompassing the amendment area; Downtown Framework Plan
for the Future (2009), Downtown Neighborhood Plans for the Future (2006), and East of
1-30 Study (2005).
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