Franklin Street Neighborhood Improvements Project

July 21 - August 4

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Thank you for visiting the Franklin Street Neighborhood Improvements Project Virtual Open House.

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Introduction

The Ada County Highway District (ACHD) is exploring pedestrian & bicycle improvements along the Franklin Street Corridor between the 18th/Ellis Streets intersection on the west to Warm Springs Avenue on the east.

Please note that the project limits were originally scoped to include 18th Street on the west to Bannock Street on the east, but have since expanded to include the 18th/Ellis Streets intersection on the west to Warm Springs Avenue on the east.

Project Objectives

The project is intended to implement the goals and policies of  ACHD’s North Boise Neighborhood Plan  and the  2018 Roadways to Bikeways Addendum  through enhanced bicycle facilities that improve safety and access to schools, parks, and businesses proximate to the corridor. In addition, a route through Fort Boise will be identified and the informal pathway south of Reserve Street will be evaluated for improvements to the alignment and pathway surface.

 

Existing facilities on the Franklin Street Corridor

Proposed Treatments

The following are images of the proposed types of improvements that are being considered along the Franklin Street Corridor.

1. Bulbouts

Bulbouts are an extension of the curb or the sidewalk into the street, typically at an intersection, that narrow the road, inhibits fast turns, and shortens the crossing distance for pedestrians.

2. Sharrows

Sharrows (aka: Shared Lane Markings) are road markings used to indicate a shared lane environment for bicycles and automobiles. Sharrows alert motorists to the potential presence of bicycles in the travel lane, reinforce the legitimacy of bicycle traffic on the street, recommend proper bicyclist positioning, and may be configured to provide directional and wayfinding guidance.

3. Wayfinding

A bicycle wayfinding system consists of signing and/or pavement markings to guide bicyclists to their destination along preferred bicycle routes. Signs are typically placed at decision points along bicycle routes-typically at the intersection of two or more bikeways and other key locations leading to common destinations.

4. Corridor Branding

A custom designed sign topper or sign used to identify a bikeway, typically installed at key intersections along the route.

5. Off Street Path Improvements

A pathway, typically paved, that is separate from the street and closed to automobiles for the sole use, comfort, and safety of bicyclists and pedestrians.

6. ADA Pedestrian Ramps

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that public streets be accessible to all users and that pedestrian curb ramps contain features that make them safe and navigable by people in wheelchairs and those who are visually impaired.

7. Enhanced Intersection Treatments

Pavement markings, median islands, and/or signals are used to increase the visibility of pedestrian and bicyclists crossings of roadways. Shown here is a Median Island with enhanced pavement markings.

What Do You Think?

Open comment period: July 21 - August 4

See What Your Community Is Saying

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Project Schedule & Next Steps

Contact

Edinson Bautista, ACHD Senior Transportation Planner

208.387.6100

TTY: 1.800.377.3529

Bulbouts are an extension of the curb or the sidewalk into the street, typically at an intersection, that narrow the road, inhibits fast turns, and shortens the crossing distance for pedestrians.

Sharrows (aka: Shared Lane Markings) are road markings used to indicate a shared lane environment for bicycles and automobiles. Sharrows alert motorists to the potential presence of bicycles in the travel lane, reinforce the legitimacy of bicycle traffic on the street, recommend proper bicyclist positioning, and may be configured to provide directional and wayfinding guidance.

A bicycle wayfinding system consists of signing and/or pavement markings to guide bicyclists to their destination along preferred bicycle routes. Signs are typically placed at decision points along bicycle routes-typically at the intersection of two or more bikeways and other key locations leading to common destinations.

A custom designed sign topper or sign used to identify a bikeway, typically installed at key intersections along the route.

A pathway, typically paved, that is separate from the street and closed to automobiles for the sole use, comfort, and safety of bicyclists and pedestrians.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that public streets be accessible to all users and that pedestrian curb ramps contain features that make them safe and navigable by people in wheelchairs and those who are visually impaired.

Pavement markings, median islands, and/or signals are used to increase the visibility of pedestrian and bicyclists crossings of roadways. Shown here is a Median Island with enhanced pavement markings.