Bark Park Parking Crosswalk

1. Bark Park Parking Options
Presented By: Rick Pruitt
Chief of Police
Item # 7
City Council Meeting
March 14, 2016

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● Staff has studied several options to provide
parking for Bark Park visitors that will relieve
parking congestion in the 100-200 blocks
Alamo Heights Boulevard, southbound
• The narrow roadway width of 18-20 feet
contribute to concerns for fire apparatus travel
Background

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● The first option is to improve the right-of-way
on the west side of the roadway for a distance
of 215 feet by widening the roadway 3-4 feet
for visitor parking
• This option would include improving the east
shoulder by adding 2-3 feet of paved roadway
surface for vehicle travel
Parking Option 1

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• Striping would be applied to the roadway
surface to push traffic away from the parking
area on the west side of the roadway
● This option also creates seven (7) 60°angle
head-in parking spaces in the right-of-way
adjacent to the little league practice field
Parking Option 1

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● Projected estimate for Option 1 is $10,000
• Includes the cost of road grade material,
asphalt, paver rental, striping and debris
removal
Parking Option 1

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● This option improves the right-of-way for visitor
parking immediately behind the Bark Park
where the Normandy extension is platted
• This option provides an area approximately
260’ long and 45’ deep that could handle 22 to
24 vehicles
Parking Option 2

10.  Reargate
Bark Park
 Aprx. 260’ available space for
improvement 45’ depth from ROW
 Attachment2
rear gate

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● Project estimate for Option 2 is $15,300
• This estimate covers the costs for the same
materials, striping and equipment as Option 1
• Additional costs would be incurred for other
related improvements or adding restricted
parking locations
Option 2

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● Staff studied the viability of a crosswalk from
the little league parking area to the southwest
corner of Alamo Heights Boulevard at the
southbound leg
• This location presents a number of challenges to
assure the crosswalk accessibility points meet
accessibility standards of the Americans with
Disability Act
Crosswalk Option

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● Elevation difference from the little league
parking lot to the street would create the need
to reduce the grade
• It would also be necessary to cap over a storm
water drainage culvert and add safety railing
Crosswalk Option

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● Estimated cost of this project is $30,000
• This estimate includes using an outside
contractor to construct the accessibility points,
painting the crosswalk and crosswalk
approaches
• Addition of a concrete or crushed granite
pathway would be extra
Crosswalk Option