In
October of 2007, the Broadway Village Association held a “Design Day”
event where Broadway business and property owners, community members, and
experts in the fields of planning, architecture, and transportation gathered
to develop ideas on how to improve the Broadway Corridor. Ideas ranged from
signage, traffic safety and access, outdoor art, landscape/streetscape, and
architecture to public opinions about issues along the corridor. Shortly after
that event, the Commission was approached by members of the Broadway Village
Association including organization President Wendy Mattson and Secretary Ann
McQuillen to pursue grant funding on behalf of the organization and the City
of Placerville. After receiving approval from the City of Placerville staff
for the Commission to lead the effort, the grant was developed. In October
of 2008 EDCTC was awarded $125,000 in Community Based Transportation Planning
grant funds to develop the Broadway Village Multi-Modal Corridor Implementation
Plan.
The Broadway Village Multi-Modal Implementation Plan will
help take the Design Day ideas from concept to implementation. The Plan will
develop a long- and short-range vision for improved transportation and land
use throughout the Broadway Village Corridor. The Plan will include proposals
for improved non-motorized transportation facilities and improved landscape,
streetscape, and transit facilities that encourage transit use and bicycle
or pedestrian travel. The Plan will also propose safety, mobility, and operational
improvements to improve vehicular circulation along the Broadway Corridor
through improved access management to adjoining businesses.
The Broadway Village Multi-Modal
Implementation planning effort kicked off in February 2009 with a Technical
Advisory Committee meeting. A Stakeholders’ Advisory Committee (SAC)
was established and ratified by the EDCTC Board in March 2009. Their role
is to advise the consultants, City of Placerville, and EDCTC staff throughout
the process. Thus far there have been four SAC meetings. A community meeting
was held on September 9, 2009 at Schnell School in Placerville.
The Draft Plan was presented
to the EDCTC Board at the December 3, 2009 meeting. The Final Plan was presented
to the EDCTC Board and accepted as complete at the February 4, 2010 meeting.
Cover Page and Acknowledgements
Multi-Modal Improvement Plan
Attachment A - Recommended Improvement Maps (3.5 mb)
Attachment B - Project Information
Attachment C - Additional Designs
Appendix A - Design Day Brochure (7.3 mb)
Appendix B - Traffic Recommendations - (700 kb)
Appendix C - Parking Analysis (796 kb)
Appendix D - Bicycle Parking Analysis (787 kb)
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