NEWPORT/119th - Bellevue Transportation

NEWPORT/119th DESIGN BOARD A

TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

SE 56th St/119th Ave SE Intersection Enhancements: To improve safety for people walking and biking

N

Sidewalk

(see Design Board B)

Coal Creek Natural Area

New Crosswalks Planned Neighborhood Bikeway Route

48 ST

Future Planned Bike Lanes

SE

119 AVE

SE

SE 56th St Existing Intersection (Looking North)

SE 52 ST

E SE

E SE

118 AV

PL

117 AV

SE

54

Future Planned Bike Lanes Parking

11 9 t h A v e S E

Curb Extensions and Ramps on all Corners

Newport Heights Elementary School

Newport Hills Swim & Tennis Club

SE 56 ST

Example of Enhanced Crosswalks

Focus Area

Proposed Intersection Improvements

Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community

Community Concerns • Drivers roll through the stop signs • Safety of pedestrians in crosswalk

Proposed Concept • Narrow the roadway with curb extensions to slow traffic and reinforce desired travel speeds • Shorter street crossings with improved crosswalk striping for people walking • Striping for future planned bike lanes and Neighborhood Bikeway route on SE 56th/117th Ave SE

Design Elements: • Curb, sidewalk, and curb ramps • New marked crosswalks with opportunity for creative/artistic crosswalks for increased visibility • Striping for bike facilities • Landscape plantings where feasible • Opportunity for raised intersection

Construction Cost: $75,000 - $250,000 Curb extensions

Full Intersection Reconstruction

3.06.2018

NEWPORT/119th

119th Ave SE sidewalk:

To improve safety for pedestrians between Newport Heights Elementary School and SE 56th St

N

SE 54th

Pl

DESIGN BOARD B

TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Bus Stop

Curb Extensions and Ramps

Designated Walkway (see Design Board C)

Mailbox Cluster

Driveway Approach

Sidewalk

Existing corridor (Looking North)

E S e v A h t 9 1 1

Existing Road Striping to Remain

Coal Creek Natural Area

SE 56th St Intersection

SE 52 ST Newport Heights Elementary School

118 AV E SE

E SE

• Curb, sidewalk, and curb ramps • Restoration along private property for sidewalk installation

SE

PL

• Provide new sidewalk for improved access along 119th Ave SE to school • Curb extensions at SE 54th Pl for traffic calming and provide a connection to designated walkway on SE 54th Pl

Design Elements:

54

• No sidewalk on west side of the street • Some motorists don’t yield to people crossing at the mid-block crosswalk at school

Proposed Concept

117 AV

Community Concerns

119 AVE

SE

48

SE

ST

(see Design Board A)

Newport Hills Swim & Tennis Club

SE 56 ST

Construction Cost: $425,000-$475,000 Focus Area

Proposed Improvements Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community

3.06.2018

NEWPORT/119th DESIGN BOARD C

TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Designated Walkway:

To improve walkability near school parking lot exit Community Concerns

N

School Parking Lot exit

• People feel vulnerable walking without sidewalks • Irregular parking patterns reduce visibility and safety during school pick-up/drop-off

Sidewalk along School Property (parking on both sides of street)

Designated Walkway

SE

(no parking on this side of the street)

Pl th 54

Designated Walkway

Example of designated walkway

Coal Creek Natural Area

Ave SE

(no parking on this side of the street)

E S e v A 119th

Proposed Concept • Provide designated walkways along SE 54th Pl (north side) and 118th Ave SE (west side) to improve safety for people walking • Remove parking on walkway side of the street • Connect walkways to existing and/or planned sidewalks

48

SE

• Concrete sidewalk at back of existing curb along school property • Creative/artistic pavement markings combined with walkway delineator along SE 54th Pl and 118th Ave SE • Ramps to connect to existing sidewalks

ST

118th

Design Elements:

SE

119th Ave SE Sidewalk

(see Design Board B)

119 AVE

See Street Cross Section

SE 52 ST

PL

118 AV

SE

54

117 AV

Newport Heights Elementary School

E SE

5 4t h P l E SE

SE

Newport Hills Swim & Tennis Club

SE 56 ST

Street Cross Section

Focus Area Proposed Improvements

Construction Cost: Designated Walkways: (900’ length) $65,000 - $80,000 Concrete Sidewalk Along School: (160’ length, behind existing curb) $35,000 - $40,0000

Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community

3.06.2018

NEWPORT/119th DESIGN BOARD D

TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Enhanced crosswalk at SE 52nd St and 119th Ave SE: Improve crosswalk for students going to/from school

N New Enhanced Crosswalk

New Sidewalk

Existing Mid-block Crosswalk

E S ve A th

Example of Enhanced Crosswalks

9 1 1

(see Design Board B)

Example modified raised crosswalk on SE 22nd St, east of 148th Ave SE

Community Concerns • Poor compliance with crosswalks near school on 119th Ave SE (drivers don’t consistently stop for students)

Proposed Concept • Enhance crosswalk at SE 52nd to improve safety and compliance of drivers stopping for pedestrians • Coordinate with school for preferred crossing guard locations with new enhanced crosswalk at SE 52nd St and new sidewalk on west side of 119th Ave SE

Potential Design Strategies: • Enhanced crosswalk with creative/artistic pavement markings for increased visibility • Modified raised crosswalk • Advance pavement markings (e.g. zigzag markings) for increased awareness

Construction Cost: $10,000 - $75,000

Example pavement marking on SR 9 in Arlington, WA

3.06.2018

123 PL SE

NEWPORT/119th

TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Newport Heights Elementary school zone signs: DESIGN BOARD E Improve safety New location of school zone beacons combined with radar sign on same post

N

12 7

SE 5 E

1 ST

120 AVE S

SE 51 ST SE 52 ST

L

SE 118 AVE

54 P

117 AV E

SE

SE

Existing school zone flashing SE beacons 5

123 AVE SE

116 PL S

E

Newport Heights Elementary School

4

ST

School Zone Sign with Flashing Beacon

SE Community Concerns5 3 125 AVE SE

E S E V A 119TH

Existing radar sign to be relocated

SE

SE 52 ST

Existing school zone beacons to be relocated

PL

SE 50 ST

• Travel speeds near andSaround T school • Safety of pedestrians in the crosswalks SE(also see Design Board D 5for enhanced 4 crosswalk at SE 52nd S St)

Example school zone beacon/radar sign combination

Proposed Concept • Relocate southbound school zone flashing beacons and radar sign to the north for better visibility • Combine on same post

T

Design Elements: • Flashing beacons • Radar speed sign

SE 56 ST

Construction Cost: $15,000 - $20,000

3.06.2018

NEWPORT/119th DESIGN BOARD F

TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Speed cushions:

To reduce excessive speeding along 119th Ave SE

N

Speed Cushion Extruded Curb Example speed cushion on NE 30th St near 164th Ave NE

E S e v A 119th

Advance Warning Sign

E SE

118 AV

Construction Cost: $25,000-$75,000

Newport Heights Elementary School

SE

PL

• Survey adjacent households to determine if support exists to install speed cushions as a pilot along 119th Ave SE • Speed cushion design will aim to reduce excessive speeding without impeding emergency access • Cannot be installed on grades over 8%

SE 52 ST

54

Proposed Concept

• City split speed cushion with associated signing and pavement markings • Precast concrete mountable curb • Additional radar sign for southbound traffic

E SE

• Excessive speeding observed along corridor and documented in speed studies (50% of motorists recorded driving over 29mph)

Design Elements:

117 AV

Community Concerns

119 AVE

SE

48

SE

ST

Coal Creek Natural Area

Newport Hills Swim & Tennis Club

SE 56 ST

Potential Area for Speed Cushions When Feasible

Focus Area Potential Area for Southbound Radar Sign

Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community

3.06.2018

NEWPORT/119th

TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

SE 48th St/119th Ave SE Intersection:

DESIGN BOARD G

Potential future bike improvements

N Coal Creek Natural Area

Worn Crosswalks 48 ST

E S e v A h t 9 11

Safety Enhancements

No curb on west side of road Existing intersection (looking north)

119 AVE

Se 48th St intersection

SE

SE

E SE

117 AV

118 AV

t hS

SE

PL

48t

Newport Heights Elementary School

54 Newport Hills Swim & Tennis Club

SE 56 ST

SE

Planned Neighborhood Bikeway route

E SE

SE 52 ST

Example raised intersection

Focus Area Proposed Intersection Improvements Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community

Community Concerns • Drivers roll through the stop signs • Stop sign visibility • Safety of pedestrians in the crosswalk

Proposed Concept • Enhance the intersection to improve safety and compliance with stop signs • Possible improvements include a raised intersection or traffic circle

Potential Design Strategies: • Reconstruct with landscaped traffic circle or as enhanced intersection to reduce speeds and improve accessibility • Construct curb on west side of street to narrow road and reinforce desired travel speeds • Raise pedestrian awareness with creative/ artistic crosswalks

Construction Cost: TBD

(based on preferred design strategy)

Example traffic circle 3.06.2018