Notes
Slide Show
Outline
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"WELCOME"
  • WELCOME
  • Opportunity Corridor Committee Meeting #1
  • May 19, 2005
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Design concept and scope
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Map of corridor
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Project History
  • Project Background/History
    • Clark Freeway (1950’s)
    • Bedford Freeway (1970’s)
    • WECO Roadway (early 1980’s)
    • SR 87A (late 1980’s)


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Project History
  • Project Background/History (continued)
    • Generation Foundation Study
    • Innerbelt / University Circle Access Boulevard
    • Urban Design Associates Study
    • Opportunity Corridor
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Alignment and LOS
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Neighborhood access and RTA
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Current initiatives
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Potential Development
  • UDA Study - Potential Development Areas within the immediate area
    • 869 gross acres of land
      • 581 gross acres of residential land
      • 288 gross acres of industrial land
    • 312 acres of developable land
      • 247 acres of residential land
      • 65 acres of industrial land
      • Allows for parks and open spaces and existing uses


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Land use
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Purpose of Committee
  • Purpose of OC Committee
    • Working Group
    • Policy Group
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Scope and Schedule
  • Project Scope and Schedule
    • 2005
      • Purpose & Need
      • Goals & Objectives
      • Design Concept & Scope
    • 2006
      • Identify & Evaluate Alternative Alignments
      • Select Preferred Alternative

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Project
Schedule
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Conceptual Alternatives
  • Conceptual Alternatives Development


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Alternatives 1-4
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Alternative 1
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Alternative 2
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Alternative 3
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Alternative 4
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Problems and Needs
  • Most Important Problems/Needs in the Corridor
    • Access and Mobility
      • To/from University Circle, Neighborhoods along the Corridor, and the Interstate Highway System
    • Economic and Community Development
      • Vacant Buildings/Land
      • Underutilized Buildings/Land
      • Tax Base (Limited)

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Project Goal
  • Goal 1 - Accessibility
    • Providing access to destinations is a basic objective of a transportation system.  This goal measures the ability of a user to access jobs, services, goods or other parts of the transportation system.  This goal is usually viewed from the user’s perspective.
    • It poses questions such as: can I get where I want to go? Is it direct? Is it the shortest route?  It also addresses the issue of service provisions (e.g. Is transit available?) or service availability (e.g. Is there adequate parking at the end of the trip?).


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Accessibility
  • Objective
    • Improve access to University Circle employment, healthcare, education and cultural venues.
    • Improve access to the Interstate Highway System.
    • Improve access to the neighborhoods located along the corridor (approximated by the existing railroad corridor).
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Project Goal
  • Goal 2 – Mobility
    • Mobility measures the relative ease or difficulty of the trip that a user is able to make.  This goal usually encompasses congestion, trip characteristics (time, length), and availability of other means of travel (e.g. transit).
    • Congestion is an example of a condition that delays a trip that otherwise has outstanding access. Mobility also addresses service levels, for example, frequency of transit service.
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Mobility
  • Objective
    • Improve mobility (reduce travel time and trip length) between the Interstate Highway System and University Circle.
    • Improve mobility (reduce travel time and trip length) between the neighborhoods located along the corridor (approximated by existing railroad corridor) and University Circle.
    • Improve mobility (reduce travel time and trip length) between the Interstate Highway System and the neighborhoods located along the corridor (approximated by the existing railroad corridor).


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Project Goal
  • Goal 3 – Community and Economic Development
    • While access and mobility are basic objectives of the transportation system, economic development is an essential reason for providing those services.  This goal examines accessibility and mobility for the purpose of improving the community’s competitive advantage.
    • Competitive advantage is typically expressed in terms that encompass costs, labor availability and development opportunities.  It will examine specific locations (e.g. employments centers, development sites) and service levels (e.g., travel time, delays).
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Community and Economic Development
  • Objective
    • Improve the movement of people, goods and materials through the corridor.
    • Improve competitiveness of identified development sites.
    • Improve competitiveness of the corridor to attract residents, customers, employees and businesses.
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Goals and Objectives Discussion
  • Summary
    • Goal 1 – Accessibility
    • Goal 2 – Mobility
    • Goal 3 – Community and Economic    Development
  • Any Additions
  • Concurrence



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Strategic Plan
  • Develop Strategic Plan
    • Identify specific policies, programs and projects to be advanced
    • Conduct cost/benefit analysis
    • Identify available resources
    • Determine likelihood of implementation
    • Establish schedule and budget priorities
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Strategic Plan
  • Develop Strategic Plan (continued)
    • Identify project sponsors, roles, responsibilities and funding commitments
    • Legal, financial and administrative responsibility for advancing recommendations
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Next Steps
  • Working Group workshop
    • June 16th 8 a.m. – noon
  • Full committee meeting in September
  • Questions/comments
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Thank you