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Connect the 9: Bridging St. Claude for All Users
The document outlines a project to improve access and safety on the St. Claude Avenue bridge, detailing existing conditions, user statistics, and neighborhood demographics. It includes recommendations for immediate actions such as adding shared lane markers, improving signage and lighting, and replacing steep stairs with accessible ramps. The estimated construction cost ranges from $1.75 to $2.25 million, with potential funding sources identified.
Connect the 9: Bridging St. Claude for All Users
- 1. Connect the 9 Bridging St. Claude for All Users 1
- 2. Agenda • Project Summary • Existing Conditions • Neighborhood Profile • Recommendations 2 Photo courtesy of Connect the 9
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- 4. Methodology • Survey (Connectthe 9, Tulane and SCBSAC) • Bike and pedestrian counts (Connect the 9, with SCBSAC) • Bridge-opening logs (Port of New Orleans) • Bridge vehicle traffic counts (Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development) • Crime stats (5th District Police and New Orleans interactive crime maps) • Vehicle and bicycle and pedestrian crash statistics (Regional Planning Commission) • Census data • Land-use survey • Case studies (Morrison Bridge, Portland, OR; Bay Farm Island Bridge, Alameda, CA) • Site visits and user interviews • Attendance at SCBSAC committee meetings 4
- 5. Existing Conditions 5 Photo courtesy of Connect the 9
- 6. 1. narrow shared-lanes Photos courtesy of Connect the 9 6
- 7. 2. narrow walkways Photos courtesy of Connect the 9 7
- 8. 3. unsafe stairsand railings 8 Photos courtesy of Connect the 9
- 9. dangerous access Photos courtesy of Connect the 9 4. 9
- 10. 5. accident-prone Lower Ninth Ward Crashes Reported to DOTD 2007-2009 New Orleans, LA t. N. Ro . y St ps S b e r ts Orleans on St Urqu . tuck t. hart S e Less S t. nica Ken . Ave N. Vi llere Japo Mara S t. St. dan St. St. St. Bernard r rd is St. Jefferson Parish Jefferson f ff Parish ss e e n es Jour Urqu L Legend d Rey 78 hart S e Tenn t. Crash Number St. C laude Mara Ave. is St. 1 St. C laude . 2 Ave N. Ra Bridg mpar e t St. nd 4 Pola Burg undy 5 St. N. Ra mpar t St. 7 t. er S t. all S 10 Sist t . Fors e St Burg undy t. 32 rdi S lond S t. Study Area Liza Des Industrial Canal Water ¯ Created April 20, 2012 0 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 Sources: 10 Miles New Orleans Metro Regional Planning Commission LA DOTD 2009
- 11. Despite the dangerousconditions, during a 20 hour period, we observed 479 people crossing the St. Claude Bridge on foot or by bicycle. Photo courtesy of Phys.org Photo courtesy of Connect the 9 271 biked. 208 walked. 11
- 12. Jobs and Amenities Major Employment Centers within5 miles ofof the Lower Ninth Ward Major Employment Centers within 5 miles the Lower Ninth Ward Lower Ninth French Quarter/Marigny Ward (17,073 jobs) CBD (39,293 jobs) 12 Employment data provided by Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. miles 3
- 13. Neighborhood Profile Photo courtesyof Kathy’s Remodeling Blog 13 Photo courtesy of Make it Right Photo courtesy of The New York Times Magazine
- 14. demoGRaPHics Population by Racefor the Lower 9th Ward (2010) Population by Race for New Orleans (2010) African American Afr African American Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Ce Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94 White only Wh White only American Indian and Am American Indian and Alaska Native alone Ala Alaska Native alone Asian alone Asian alone 57.17% As 91.09% Native Hawaiian or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone Pacific Islander alone Na Pa Some Other Race Alone So Some Other Race Alone 14 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table P1.
- 15. income Median Household Income for the Lower 9th Ward and New Orleans (2010) $40,000 $35,000 $35,024 $30,000 $25,256 $25,000 Lower Ninth Ward $20,000 New Orleans $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $0 15 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, C2010 Census Data.
- 16. equity Lower 9th Ward Maurepas Foods Photo courtesy of Maurepas Foods Photo courtesy of Connect the 9 Bacchanal Photo courtesy of Dinah Rogers, Times-Picayune archive 16 Upper 9th Ward Photo courtesy of Connect the 9
- 17. Recommendations 17 Fremont Bridge, Seattle, WA Photo courtesy of Kate Montana
- 18. immediate actions • AddShared Lane Markers (Sharrows) at 200-Foot Intervals • Improve Signage • Improve Pedestrian-Scale Lighting • Improve Lighting in Tunnels • Additional Garbage Cans • Improve Railings on Stairs and Walkways • Improve Grating on Bike Lane Portion of Bridge 18
- 19. eXistinG Pedestrian/Bicycle Path St. Claude Avenue Bridge Staircase Staircase Staircase + Bus stop Rail PRoPosed Paths continues to Poland Paths continues to Reynes Pedestrian/Bicycle Path St. Claude Avenue Bridge ADA Ramp Rail Ramp ADA Ramp + Bus stop 19
- 20. 1. widened walkway } Existing 20 } Proposed
- 21. 2. improved visibility Visible non-motorized access parallel to St. Claude Avenue. Steel Bridge, Portland, OR Bike/Ped sidewalk Photos courtesy of Jonathan Maus Street 21
- 22. 3. improved access Replacing steep stairs with ADA accessible ramps. 22
- 23. Costs and Funding Morrison Bridge, Portland, OR Photos courtesy of Jonathan Maus Estimated cost of construction is $1.75-$2.25 million. Potential funding sources: • Transportation Enhancement Activities http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_enhancements/ • Recreational Trails Program http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/index.cfm • TIGER Grants http://www.dot.gov/tiger/
- 24. SAFETY ACCESS EQUITY MURP6720 | Instructor: Earthea Nance, PhD, PE, CFM | April 24, 2012. Shani Armbruster | Emilie Bahr | Molly Brackin | Jonathan Dodson | Lawrence Guimont IV | Kirk Hunter | Kimberly Hymel | Mariana Marmol | Sophie O’Neill | Nikolaus Richard | Jonathan Rutherford | Aaron Ryan | Melanie Sand | Scott Weston. 24 Photo courtesy of Connect the 9