ROCKTON DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN Village Board Presentation May 8, 2018 Teska Associates Christopher Burke Engineering
AGENDA 1. Project Scope & Schedule 2. Steering Committee & Community Outreach a. Streetscape Strategies 3. Streetscape Master Plan a. Roadway Character & Thematic Approach b. Gateway & Wayfinding Signage c. Streetscape Typologies d. Materials & Products e. Priority Projects & Phasing
PROJECT SCOPE & SCHEDULE Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May c PHASE 1 DATA COLLECTION PHASE 2 OUTREACH PHASE 3 PRELIM PLAN p c PHASE 4 FINAL PLAN c p PHASE 5 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN pc vb c p pc vb committee public Plan Commission Village Board
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STEERING COMMITTEE Jill Martin-Golden, Business Owner, JR Finally Art Studio Mark Golden, Business Owner, JR Finally Art Studio Stephanie McGuire, Business Owner, The Mix Jamie Swanson, Business Owner, S&H Nursery Erica Smith, Business Owner, Rockton Sanctuary Spa 5 Marc Smith, Business Owner, Rockton Sanctuary Spa Megan Gove, Director, Talcott Free Library Nancy Ajrulouvski, Business Owner, Ray s Family Restaurant Kathleen Storm, Business Owner, Rocktek Workspace Scott Fridly, Trustee, Village of Rockton Tricia Diduch, Planning & Development Administrator, Village of Rockton Mayor Adams, Mayor, Village of Rockton
2015 VILLAGE OF ROCKTON RESIDENT SURVEY KEY PRIORITIES Safety; Streets & sidewalks; Water & sanitary service. TOP RATED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS 65% sidewalk patios 62% landscape planters 57% benches & seating 51% wayfinding signage Downtown Rockton gets a lot of use and people feel safe here
STREETSCAPE STRATEGIES #1: REINFORCE DOWNTOWN STREETS AS THE HISTORIC AND CULTURAL CENTER OF ROCKTON. Evaluate opportunities to balance existing roadway/on-street parking functions with widened sidewalks and active seating/dining areas. #2: PROMOTE ROCKTON S IMAGE AND FUNCTION THROUGH SIGNAGE Create a comprehensive signage program that addresses gateway, wayfinding, parking and business directory signage #3: REINFORCE FESTIVAL SPACES Accommodate a variety of fest types, including large format events at Settlers Park, and smaller format events on Main and/or Hawick Streets. #4: ENHANCE OFF STREET PARKING AND ALLEYWAY CONNECTIONS Improve off street parking functions and alleyway connectivity through design treatments. #5: IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND RIVERFRONT Provide interconnected experiences that draw users between Downtown and Riverfront. Experiential elements may include interconnected pathways, crosswalks, sidewalks, seating/ gathering areas, river overlooks, passive open space, active play and interpretive landscaping.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECT WEBSITE 47 email followers 2300+ page views 700+ unique visitors POP UP EVENT: Rockton Holiday Walk, 12.02.2017 PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE: Village Hall, 04.10.2018 Key Themes: Provide better connections to the River; Incorporate more trees & plantings; Add more places to sit; Preference for historical style lighting; Provide more interactive elements for kids & teens
GATEWAY & WAYFINDING SIGNAGE Gateway Sign Directional Sign Parking Identifier Parking Directional Business Directory Kiosk Bicycle/ Pedestrian Directional Sign Preferred Sign Concept
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if they have difficulty finding parking, that occurs around dinner, evenings, summer/tourist season and December/holiday season. ROCKTON PARKING NEEDS ASSESSMENT SLATS MPO REPORT March 9, 2017 KEY FINDINGS Committee found parking in downtown to be available & proximate. Input received during public meetings suggested parking is not an issue most days but is an issue for events. Online survey respondents reported: they rarely or never have a hard time finding a space (72%); typically look for parking no longer than 5 minutes (71%); find parking within 1-block of their destination (75%); and
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SHOPPING / DINING STREETS CURB & GUTTER Opportunities to redistribute / expand downtown parking Expanded corner bump outs at intersection corners LIGHTING Decorative LED pedestrian light PLANTINGS Planter pits at intersection corners / bump outs Trees in grates at narrow sidewalk sections Parallel parking PAVING Unit pavers at accent corners Concrete sidewalks with regular joint pattern Unit pavers at crosswalks SITE FURNISHINGS Clustered benches, trash receptacles and planter pots at intersection corners Bike racks and repair stations at intersection corners Diagonal parking Diagonal parking
ON-STREET PARKING ASSESSMENT C.1 H.1 HAWICK ST EXISTING PARKING PROPOSED CONCEPT PARKING 49 44 {-5} M.1 MAIN ST 59 40 {-19} M.2 MAIN ST 56 57 {+1} M.2 M.1 M.3 MAIN ST 39 53 {+14} M.2 C.1 CHAPEL ST 34 34 {0} M.3 H.1 TOTAL 237 228 {-9}
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STREETSCAPE PHASING H.1 Hawick Street Blackhawk Blvd. to Bridge St. +/- 550 LF C.1 M.1 Main Street Prairie St. to Green St. (Prairie St Intersection Included) M.2 Main Street Center St. to Prairie St. & Prairie Street Main St. to Hawick St. +/- 1,000 LF +/- 650 LF M.2 M.1 M.3 Main Street Cottage St. to Center St. & Hawick Street Center St. to Blackhawk Blvd. +/- 1,700 LF M.2 C.1 Chapel Street Blackhawk Blvd. to Green St. +/- 550 LF M.3 H.1
Blackhawk Boulevard IDOT COORDINATION IDOT requires a formal Phase 1 study for any upgrades that involve Blackhawk Rd (IL-75). Typical timeframe: Main Street Phase 1 review 1 year Phase 2 construction docs 1 year Phase 3 Construction 1 year Design team is meeting with IDOT April 10 to discuss intersection upgrades.
Streetscape budget costs are provided for Village planning purposes. Costs are derived based on past planning efforts, aerial photography and site reviews. Final design and engineering is required to produce final cost estimates. STREETSCAPE BUDGET COSTS: PROJECT CATEGORIES & ELEMENTS Roadway & Drainage Site mobilization; curb & gutter remove and replace; pavement resurfacing; tree removals; pavement marking; detectable warning plates; alternate utility improvements, signal modifications. Lighting Hardscape & Furnishings Utility Upgrades Plantings Design & Engineering (15%) Maintenance of Traffic / Administration Decorative light poles. Decorative pavers, stone outcropping, outcropping seating, stone lighting pier bases, 6 concrete planter curb, sidewalk, benches, planter pots, litter & recycling. Sewer & water utility improvements Trees, shrubs, perennials/groundcover, soils, mulches. Permit/bid document preparation Construction phase activities
STREETSCAPE COSTS SUMMARY C.1 M.2 M.1 M.2 M.3 H.1 H.1 Hawick Street - Blackhawk Blvd. to Bridge St. (approx. 550 LF) M.1 Main Street - Prairie St. to Green St. (Prairie St Intersection Included) (approx. 1,000 LF) M.2 Main Street - Center St. to Prairie St. & Prairie Street - Main St. to Hawick St. (approx. 650 LF) M.3 Main Street - Cottage St. to Center St. & Hawick Street - Center St. to Blackhawk Blvd. (approx. 1,700 LF) C.1 Chapel Street - Blackhawk Blvd. to Green St. (approx. 550 LF) Settlers Park Base Infrastructure TOTAL STREETSCAPE Settlers Park Specialty Amenities Settlers Park Base Infrastructure Improvements Settlers Park Specialty Park Amenities **Not included in total costs $861,800 $2,963,500 $1,518,000 $2,992,500 $499,500 $1,006,500 $9,841,800 $1,485,000 to $2,700,000
COMMITTEE PRIORITIES & IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS STREETSCAPE DEVELOPMENT AREA PROS CONS M.1 Main Street, between Prairie & Green Streets Highest return on investment for local businesses Committee identified a preference to develop a complete future project limits of M.1, not a portion thereof Highest infrastructural cost, greatest disruption to businesses H.1 Hawick Street Gateway & Wayfinding Signage Lower infrastructural cost, lesser disruption to businesses Lowest infrastructural cost, relatively high return on investment Gateway signs may be developed separately from wayfinding signs May not directly benefit downtown businesses --
Grant Opportunities Project Types Funding Source Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) Surface Transportation Program (STP) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program BUILD Transportation Grant (Replaces TIGER) Illinois Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant Program for Stormwater Management (IGIG) Highway Safety and Improvement Program (HSIP) Alternative modes of transportation, enhancements to transportation systems through preservation of visual and cultural resources Provides flexible funding that may be used by States and localities for projects on any Federal-aid highway, including the NHS, bridge projects on any public road, transit capital projects, and intracity and intercity bus terminals and facilities Supports surface transportation projects and other related efforts that contribute air quality improvements and provide congestion relief Investment in road, rail, transit and port projects Projects that encourage walking, biking to and from school for grades K-8. Sidewalks, traffic signals, pavement stripings, signage, bike lanes, bike racks. Green Infrastructure / Stormwater Management The goal of the program is to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including highway and rail grade crossings. IDOT USDOT (Federal) Jointly administered by FHWA and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) USDOT (Federal) National Center for Safe Routes to School IEPA FHWA
THANK YOU! Jodi Mariano Teska Associates JMariano@TeskaAssociates.com
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STREETSCAPE COSTS M.1 - Main Street - Prairie St. to Green St Roadway $948,000 Lighting $270,000 Hardscape & Furnishings $590,500 Utility Upgrades (sewer) $271,000 Traffic Signal Modifications $120,000 Plantings $102,500 Design and Engineering (15%) $386,500 Maintenance of Traffic / Admin $275,000 TOTAL $2,963,500 M.1
STREETSCAPE COSTS M.2 M.2 - Main Street - Center St. to Prairie St. & Prairie Street - Main St. to Hawick St. Roadway $606,000 Lighting $130,000 Hardscape & Furnishings $162,000 Utility Upgrades (sewer, structure adjustments) $204,000 Plantings $45,000 Design and Engineering (15%) $198,000 Maintenance of Traffic / Admin $173,000 TOTAL $1,518,000 M.2
STREETSCAPE COSTS M.3 M.3 - Main Street - Cottage St. to Center St. & Hawick Street - Center St. to Blackhawk Blvd. Roadway $778,500 Lighting $270,000 Hardscape & Furnishings $371,500 Utility Upgrades (sewer, water main west of Blackhawk, structure adjustments) $942,500 Plantings $60,000 Design and Engineering (15%) $390,000 Maintenance of Traffic / Admin $180,000 TOTAL $2,992,500 M.3
STREETSCAPE COSTS C.1 C.1 - Chapel Street - Blackhawk Blvd. to Green St Roadway $232,500 Lighting $0 Hardscape & Furnishings $26,500 Utility Upgrades (sewer laterals, structure adjustments) $89,500 Plantings $18,000 Design and Engineering $65,000 Maintenance of Traffic / Admin $68,000 TOTAL $499,500
STREETSCAPE COSTS H.1 - Hawick Street - Blackhawk Blvd. to Bridge St Roadway $366,500 Lighting $86,500 Hardscape & Furnishings $89,000 Utility Upgrades (sewer) $75,000 Plantings $61,500 Design and Engineering (15%) $112,300 Maintenance of Traffic / Admin $71,000 TOTAL $861,800 H.1
PARK COSTS Settlers Park Base Infrastructure Improvements Site Preparations $84,000 Hardscape & Furnishings $212,500 Lighting $432,000 Plantings $104,500 Design and Engineering (15%) $131,500 Maintenance of Traffic / Admin $42,000 TOTAL $1,006,500 Settlers Park Specialty Park Amenities Specialty Amenities Design and Engineering (15%) $1,260,000 to $2,340,000 $165,000 to $300,000 Maintenance of Traffic / Admin $60,000 TOTAL $1,485,000 to $2,700,000 Settlers Park
UTILITY POLE UPGRADES Costs to relocate utilities underground H.1 - Hawick Street - Blackhawk Blvd. to Bridge St. (approx. 550 LF) TOTAL: $208,800 M.1 - Main Street - Prairie St. to Green St. (Prairie St Intersection Included) (approx. 1,000 LF) TOTAL: $295,200 M.2 - Main Street - Center St. to Prairie St. & Prairie Street - Main St. to Hawick St. (approx. 650 LF) TOTAL: $146,400 M.3 - Main Street - Cottage St. to Center St. & Hawick Street - Center St. to Blackhawk Blvd. (approx. 1,700 LF) TOTAL: $590,400 C.1 - Chapel Street - Blackhawk Blvd. to Green St. (approx. 550 LF) TOTAL: $244,800 Settlers Park Base Infrastructure Improvements TOTAL: $2,505,510 Utility Pole Upgrades Project Total: $3,991,110
COMMUNITY IDENTITY WAYFINDING SIGNAGE WAYFINDING SIGNAGE Gateway Sign (Option A) (2 signs) $100,000 Gateway Sign (Option B) (2 signs) $40,000 Directional Sign 4 Letters (7 signs) $70,000 Directional Sign 3 Letters (2 signs) $16,000 Business Directory Kiosk (4 signs) $60,000 Bicycle/Ped Directional Sign (3 signs) $7,500 Parking Identifier (5 signs) $37,500 Parking Directional (5 signs) $25,000 SUBTOTAL $379,200 Design & Engineering (10%) $ 37,920 TOTAL $417,120
M.1 MAIN STREET PRAIRIE ST Rockton Food & Sprirts 6 Landscape Planter Curbs - with Outcropping Stone, Limestone Benches, BLACKHAWK Library Dairyhaus GREEN ST MAIN ST Local Dough Cafe Parallel Parking (both sides) - 17 spaces Village Hall Pedestrian Lighting - with Decorative Planter Pots
M.2 MAIN STREET Corner Bump-outs -Decorative Pavers, Benches, Planter Pots, Bike Racks, and 6 Landscape Planter Curbs Greater Rockton Centre MAIN ST Post Office Trees in Expanded Grates Local Dough Cafe PRAIRIE ST Landscape Bump-outs - Modified for Snow Operations HAWICK
M.3 MAIN STREET COTTAGE New Parking Area - 7 spaces CENTER ST American Legion PRAIRIE ST BLACKHAWK MAIN ST Greater Rockton Centre Post Office Local Dough Cafe Cottage Riverfront Plaza -Decorative Pavers, Benches, Limestone Boulders Riverfront Pathway 8 w Hawick Riverfront Plaza -Limestone Seatwall, Decorative Pavers, Limestone Boulders New Parking Area - 10 spaces Pedestrian Lighting - with Decorative Planter Pots New Parallel Parking - 28 spaces HAWICK
C.1 CHAPEL STREET Village Green Park Village Green Park Entry Plaza & Sidewalk - benches, bike racks, trash receptacles, plantings GREEN ST BLACKHAWK CHAPEL ST Curb & Gutter Landscaped Bump Outs Painted Crosswalks
H.1 HAWICK STREET BLACKHAWK The Mix Cafe Landscape Bump-outs - Modified for Snow Operations Rockton Sanctuary Spa 47 HAWICK ST
SETTLER S PARK IMPROVEMENTS HAWICK BLACKHAWK Splash Pad Area Playground/ Large Games Concrete Walkway Settler s Park Naturalized Area w/paths and seating areas Athletic Fields/ Ice Skating New Park Shelter - 40 x 60 Existing Basketball Courts Existing Soccer Field Potential Pathway Extension New Riverfront Access Pathway New Park Lighting Potential Pathway Extension Riverfront Overlook - Decorative Pavers, Benches, Limestone Boulders or Decking Overlook New Riverfront Dock
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