{"id":9812,"date":"2020-06-17t15:53:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-17t20:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.dicovercards.com\/?post_type=snyder-projects&p=9812"},"modified":"2022-04-21t10:35:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21t15:35:17","slug":"corridor-traffic-study-recommends-complete-street-solutions","status":"publish","type":"snyder-projects","link":"\/\/www.dicovercards.com\/projects\/corridor-traffic-study-recommends-complete-street-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"corridor traffic study recommends complete street solutions for cedar falls"},"content":{"rendered":"

reinventing roadway corridors to meet future demands<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

once a primary north\/south iowa highway through cedar falls, the main street corridor no longer experiences the traffic demand that it did before the construction of the relocated iowa 58 freeway in the early 1990s. this four-lane mostly undivided roadway does, however, still serve local traffic to residential and business areas in the downtown and to other adjacent land uses within the corridor. as the pavement along main street had reached the end of its useful life, in addition to other underground utility maintenance needs, the city of cedar falls<\/a> requested snyder & associates perform a traffic study on the corridor<\/a> from 6th<\/sup> street to university avenue to determine the appropriate design alternatives for the corridor<\/a> moving into the future.<\/p>\n

with funding to reconstruct the roadway<\/a> already included in the capital improvement budget, the primary goal of this study was to identify potential design alternatives for safety and traffic operation improvements along the main street corridor with enhanced pedestrian and bicycle mobility<\/a>. additionally, it entailed the creation of a corridor plan incorporating those improvements while considering all modes of transportation and is fully consistent with current and future land uses<\/a>. finally, this analysis allowed our engineers to provide recommendations for the most efficient configuration of the reconstructed roadway that was congruent with the complete streets policy previously adopted by the city.<\/p>\n

corridor data analysis guides alternatives<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

the goals of the corridor study were accomplished through the examination of multiple information channels, including; traffic volume history, crash history, pedestrian and bicycle needs, the collection of 世界杯足球比赛预选赛 input<\/a>, and forecasted traffic demand. the analysis of this data allowed our traffic engineers to evaluate and develop intersection and corridor alternatives<\/a>. these alternatives were then evaluated based on their ability to meet complete streets objectives, the minimization of right-of-way impacts, and creating a measurable improvement to safety and traffic efficiency along the corridor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

alternative lane configurations for safer travel<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

after evaluating the data, several alternatives for lane configurations through the corridor were developed that not only create a safe and efficient roadway<\/a> but also considered accommodations for all modes of travel. this included the possibility of on-street bike lanes to address the recommendations of the cedar falls bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee. the other primary consideration was to minimize any right-of-way needs and, if possible, work within the same (or even narrower) back-of-curb width that already exists in the corridor. three alternatives were considered after the evaluation:<\/p>\n