LEGEND. Existing Transit Services in Project Area. I-84 / I-91 INTERCHANGE STUDY I-84 / I-91 Transit Map. Connecticut Department of Transportation

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1 I-84 / I-91 INTERCHANGE STUDY Basemap 91 Je Alb nn ing sr d Ea st Ha r t for d H ar tfor d H a r t fo r d r t fo r d We s t H a. 5 a ny Av e. FD Oat es Ave. Pa r k. Ave A sy lum Av e. Bulkeley Bridge Connecticut Blvd. 84 Farmington Ave. rid ge Founder s B " ) 2. r Ln Silve 91 l Ave. or tf ar H or d st r tf Ea Ha Capito Park St. " ) 502 " ) 15 5 d C h t ar er O ak B ri dg e " ) sh Ave w ai n Ma pl e Ne it Br e. Av Av e. F l at b u Miles

2 61 I-84 / I-91 INTERCHANGE STUDY I-84 / I-91 Transit Map Existing Transit Services in Project Area Griffin Rail Line 76, Rail Line Hartford Communter / Armory Branch Rail Line / Manchester Secondary Rail Line Miles 72, , ") , 83, , 95, , ,102, 121, ")2 84 LEGEND 59 5 ") CTtransit Routes CTfastrak Express Local (using I-84 / I-91 Interchange) Local (Feeder lines) CTrail Line Passenger & Freight Freight Only Wethersfield Secondary Rail Line 59 ") Town Boundary Esri, HERE, DeLorme, MapmyIndia, OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user community

3 COLTSVILLE RECONNECTED TO THE RIVER Colt Building Public transit VIEW LOCATION EXISTING VIEW Connecticut River Existing flood wall elevation Connecticut River Esplanade Transit-oriented development I-91 lowered and capped POTENTIAL VIEW

4 NEW RIVERFRONT PARK AND BOULEVARD WITH I-91 BELOW Colt Building Convention Center VIEW LOCATION EXISTING VIEW Connecticut River Esplanade Connecticut River Connecticut River Boulevard I-91 capped POTENTIAL VIEW

5 CONNECTICUT RIVER AS THE FOCUS BETWEEN HARTFORD AND EAST HARTFORD I-84 relocated iquilt New Riverfront Boulevard with below Downtown Hartford Potential future development Bulkeley Bridge Boulevard New Riverfront Boulevard with below East Hartford EXISTING VIEW POTENTIAL VIEW

6 PRELIMINARY ALTERNATIVES UPPER ALBANY SPRING GROVE CEMETERY CLAY ARSENAL RELOCATED I-84 3 THROUGH LANES EACH DIRECTION NORTHERN RELOCATION NEW I-84 INTERCHANGE Connecticut River ORIGINAL PROJECT AREA DOWNTOWN NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NEW I-84 BRIDGE OVER CONNECTICUT RIVER WEST END ASYLUM HILL HARTFORD Exit 51 (to 91 North) Bulkeley Bridge CONNECTICUT BLVD. EAST HARTFORD BUSHNELL PARK DOWNTOWN Founders Bridge EXISTING NEW I-84 ROUTE 2 INTERCHANGE FROG HOLLOW 2 NEW I-84 INTERCHANGE POPE PARK SHELDON/ CHARTER OAK NEW I-84 INTERCHANGE COLT PARK Charter Oak Bridge Exit 45 (Flatbush Ave.) N BEHIND THE ROCKS TRINITY COLLEGE SOUTHERN RELOCATION

7 THREE PRELIMINARY ALTERNATIVES Conceptual level of work to date Additional analysis I-84 North Alignment underway to determine feasibility of options or combination of I-91 Capping options I-84 Hartford Project LEGEND Highway Interchange Existing highway alignment Highway realignment Tunnel / cap I-84 South Tunnel Urban arterial Green space Downtown core Surrounding districts Rail CTfastrak

8 WETLANDS - CT Soils and National Wetlands Inventory STUDY AREA ~ 570 acres Inland Wetland Soils / 390 acres Hydric Soils (CT DEEP) ~ 875 acres in National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) CONNECTICUT AND HOCKANUM RIVERS

9 FLOOD PRONE AREAS STUDY AREA ~ 1,200 acres in 100-year flood zone ~ 2,230 acres in 500-year flood zone; most protected by levee CONNECTICUT AND HOCKANUM RIVERS

10 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (EJ) POPULATION STUDY AREA Minority: ~ 81% of population - Southwest of Downtown and East Hartford Low Income: ~ 48% of population - Southwest of Downtown

11 KEY CONSTRAINTS KEY CONSTRAINTS FLOOD HAZARD AREAS: Centered on Connecticut and Hockanum Rivers POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (EJ) POPULATION: Southwest of Downtown and East Hartford WETLANDS: Predominant presence in East Hartford OPEN SPACE ISSUES NEAR POPE PARK

12 WHAT S YOUR QUESTION FOR THE I-84 / I-91 INTERCHANGE STUDY TEAM?

13 WHAT S YOUR VISION FOR TRANSPORTATION IN METRO HARTFORD? ACCESS EQUITY What does accessible transportation look like to you? What does equitable transportation look like to you? Regional connectivity Planning for people ages 8-80 Access to jobs/ economic opportunity Transportation choices for people of all abilities Other? Transportation choices for people of all incomes Other? WHAT ELSE? RELIABILITY SUSTAINABILITY What does reliable transportation look like to you? What does sustainable transportation look like to you? Frequent transit service Natural resources preservation Other? Smart development Reliable travel times and limited delays Other?

14 I-84 / I-91 INTERCHANGE STUDY HOW BIG OR SMALL SHOULD THE STUDY IMAGINE? IT S FINE! KEEP IT AS-IS MAKE SOME CHANGES Exit only lanes are too confusing RETHINK IT ENTIRELY! Improve traffic flow Improve riverfront access! Why invest in INTERCHANGE STUDY highways? VILLE RECONNECTED TO THE RIVER CATION iver Regional connectivity Improve signage and wayfinding on highway I-84 / I-91 INTERCHANGE STUDY NEW RIVERFRONT PARK AND BOULEVARD WITH I-91 BELOW Colt Building EXISTING VIEW VIEW LOCATION Connecticut River Esplanade Connecticut River Connecticut River Boulevard I-91 capped Colt Building EXISTING VIEW Public transit Cost concerns Multimodal transportation POTENTIAL VIEW Improve safety I-84 / I-91 INTERCHANGE STUDY CONNECTICUT RIVER AS THE FOCUS BETWEEN HARTFORD AND EAST HARTFORD If it s not broke, don t fix it I-84 relocated iquilt Downtown Hartford New Riverfront Boulevard with below Potential future development Bulkeley Bridge Boulevard Traffic is out of control! East Hartford EXISTING VIEW POTENTIAL VIEW Connecticut Department of Existing flood wall elevation Connecticut River Esplanade Transportation Transit-oriented development I-91 lowered and capped New Riverfront Boulevard with below Convention Center

15 WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS FOR POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND PROPERTY IMPACTS? CONGESTION AND AIR POLLUTION RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES RIVER HABITAT! FLOOD MANAGEMENT/ DYKE SYSTEM OTHER IMPACTS? IMPACTS FROM 20TH CENTURY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION BEING LEFT UNADDRESSED

16 I-84 / I-91 INTERCHANGE STUDY WHAT ARE HARTFORD AND EAST HARTFORD S GREATEST ASSETS AND OPPORTUNITIES? CT RIVER PARKS LOCAL & REGIONAL ECONOMY ENTERTAINMENT VENUES OTHER VIBRANT COMMUNITIES