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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4 C - Additional ProjectsPotential Improvements Projects 2017 1. Irving Avenue and Entrance to Menominee Park – committee has expressed an interest in adding sidewalk on the south side of the road entering the park. 2018 CIP for Menominee Park trail/path improvements is $50,000, the Parks Advisory Board will prioritize projects. Parks Department staff will need to evaluate the possibility of this project, trees may cause a conflict. Parks Advisory committee will need to discuss this project. 2. Menominee Park Trail near the tennis courts. The section of trail that crosses Pratt Trail on west side of the street. The trail is too steep for wheelchairs, powered carts, rickshaws etc. West ramp is scheduled to get redone this summer. East ramp – Parks Department is looking into including this in the west ramp project. 3. The Oshkosh Avenue bridge sidewalk entrance to Abe Rochlin Park. The sidewalk needs a curb cut on the sidewalk leading from Oshkosh Ave. to the Abe Rochlin Park parking lot. Without a curb cut Bikes, wheelchairs and scooters must either stay on the Oshkosh Avenue sidewalk or stay on the Abe Rochlin narrow sidewalk next to the parking lot all the way to Sawyer Street to gain access to Abe Rochlin Park or the parking lot. It is not feasible to simply make a curb cut and have bicyclists and pedestrians “dumped” into a parking lot. If this is intended, there needs to be hash marks painted showing the route for the bikes and pedestrians to cross the parking lot in a safe manner. Also, a truncated dome must be installed to indicate the crossing. Due to potential contamination issues in the park, no excavation will take place. Advisory Parks Board issue to discuss. 4. The sidewalk to the west of the Leach Amphitheater and the eastern edge of Riverside Park near the river. There is no sidewalk flare. Dangerous for wheelchairs, scooters or bikes (deep water). Needs a sidewalk flare and a guard rail next to the river in the area where people make the turn. Parks Department is looking into this project. There might be a WPS monitoring well on the corner, which would explain why there is no sidewalk in this area. The Riverwalk was purposely designed with no guard rail for cost and open design reasons. 5. The sidewalk just to the west of the Convention Center entrance on Ceape Avenue needs a curb cut. Because there is no curb cut, bikers may choose to use the sidewalk ramp directly in front of the Convention Center entrance doors on Ceape Ave. The ramp is a very tight area because of the large support pillar and how close the doors are to the ramp. This could be dangerous for pedestrians or bikers. It is hard for bikers after crossing the Main St. Bridge and heading north on the sidewalk (trying to get onto Ceape Ave.) to use the ramp at the crosswalk on Main St. and Ceape Ave. There is a lot of traffic at times and you have to look back over your shoulder to see if it is clear to enter the street. A curb cut would allow bikers to enter Ceape Ave. in a safer area. The Transportation Department has restrictions on where they can designate pedestrian and bike traffic to enter the street. This area could be addressed when Ceape Avenue is reconstructed. 6. In front of the Best Western Hotel on Ceape St. This area needs a sidewalk. Pedestrians or bikers are forced onto Ceape Ave. when on the south side of the street. This is also a very important area to have a sidewalk because it gives bikes and pedestrians going east or west on the Riverwalk an alternative route. Sometimes bikers and pedestrians want to avoid busy Riverwalk area in front of the Ground Round. Sidewalk can’t be added to the area where the driveway opens. This is the end of Ceape Avenue and beyond that is private property. When Ceape is reconstructed alternative designs can be considered, but Ceape is not in the 5 year CIP at this time. The Riverwalk is intended to be best route to use in this area. 7. The tree stump in the sidewalk on Jackson St. near the Jackson St. Riverwalk crosswalk (north side of river near Becket’s). The tree stump should be removed and replaced with sidewalk. After researching this area, it was determined that the tree stumps are located on private property. Staff is looking into contacting the property owners. 8. The Riverwalk street entrance on Marion Rd. The partial curb cut needs to be lowered to the street level so it can be used. It also needs to have a few feet of sidewalk added between the street and the main sidewalk. This design was intentionally created to accommodate maintenance equipment access to the Riverwalk without inviting unauthorized vehicles on to the Riverwalk. Additionally, there is potential to further confuse drivers by putting two curb cuts so close together (Senior Living Drive). Staff does not recommend adding a curb cut in this location. 9. The Wisconsin Street bridge sidewalk accesses from the Riverwalk. There are two areas on the south side and two areas on the north side of the Wisconsin Street Bridge sidewalks that need sidewalk flares. It is hard for a bike, wheelchair or scooter to make the sharp turns to get onto the Wisconsin Street sidewalk when coming from the Riverwalk. It is could be especially dangerous on the south side where there are light poles in the turn area. Flares can be added to this area if the Committee recommends using their 2017 CIP Fund for this project. 10. Beech and Murdock Intersection – improve curb cuts and add crosswalk markings and signage. At the February 28th Common Council meeting, the request to install sidewalks on Beech Avenue was denied. A number of residents adjacent to the proposed sidewalk spoke against the project. Staff does not recommend this as a designated crossing because Elmwood and Vineland is already designated.