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ATS-16: Connecting the Dots: Trails and Transportation, Kelly Clarke
- 1. Connecting Trails with Transit Kelly Clarke, AICP Senior Transportation Planner kelly.clarke@greshamoregon.gov 503-618-2517
- 4. Project Timeline 2008 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant awarded 2013 Design and Planning (Type III Land Use Review) 2014 Preliminary Engineering and Permitting (TriMet and ODOT) April to October 2015 Construction and project completion October 2015 Path opening
- 5. IGA and License Agreement Between Gresham and TriMet Assigns near term and long term responsibilities of each Agency Modeled after past similar agreements between Gresham and TriMet
- 6. Details • Total project length is about 2 miles • Approximately 7,600 feet of 12’ wide permeable multi-use path developed on existing gravel access ways and trails • 2 Light Rail crossings • 9 Roadway crossings • 1 Retaining wall • 2,165 feet of shared-use roadway
- 7. Project Stakeholders • Gresham Transportation Subcommittee • Gresham Chamber of Commerce • Neighborhood Associations • Adjacent Businesses • Adjacent Residences • City of Gresham • TriMet • Metro • Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) • PGE
- 8. • Coordination with TriMet – design approval • Outdated Crossing Infrastructure • Space Constraints • Conflicts with Existing Rail Equipment • Safety and Security • Constructability Challenges of Building in an Existing Active Light Rail Corridor
- 10. Elevenmile Crossing: Existing Conditions Looking North Looking South
- 11. Elevenmile Crossing Design Plan Proposed Design • Added 4’ chain link fencing. • New ped channelization railings. • Urban guardrail around relocated crossing arm. • Active ped warning device added to center of crossing. • Added multi-use trail pavement marking and signage per MUTCD.
- 12. Elevenmile Crossing Existing Infrastructure
- 13. Utility Poles
- 14. Steep Grades
- 20. Path Naming and Grand Opening
Editor's Notes
- $1,133,771.00 Fed CMAQ Available $1,600,000.00 Fed STP Available $2,733,771.00 Fed Available $419,943.58 Fed PE Obligated $2,313,827.42 Fed Remaining $2,432,011.50 Construction Estimate $2,675,212,.65 110% Bid $2,675,212,.65 110% Bid $2,313,827.42 Fed Remaining $361,385.23 City Share
- West of Elevenmile, path alignment on the south to use existing infrastructure. East of Elevenmile, path alignment on the north because there is a railyard on the south and not adequate space. Required a two part crossing: North/south over the rail line East/west across the local street
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) - FHWA
- Existing infrastructure not designed to accommodate this use. Move the crossing to make it perpendicular with the tracks to make it ADA compliant. concrete pads set and bolted in-between the rails
- Existing gravel road Proximity to the rail line New path and new fencing
- Sidewalk connection around signal box.
- Shared use roadway to connect the path to the local street.