Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional engineering services contract with Michael Baker, Jr, Inc.
The City of Columbus has developed a Bicentennial Bikeways Plan (BBP) which was adopted by City Council on June 2, 2008. The Plan identifies specific bikeways improvement projects located throughout the City. The Division of Mobility Options is responsible for the management of these improvement projects.
There are a variety of individual projects to be analyzed and designed as part of this contract. These improvements consist of projects identified in the Columbus Bicentennial Bikeways Plan such as shared use paths, bike lanes, and shared routes as well as communications and public involvement related to project development. Potential projects (tasks) include, but are not limited to, the following:
Bikeways:
Sullivant Avenue Corridor - (Georgesville Road to Scioto River)
North Hague Avenue Shared Route - (W. Broad Street to Camp Chase RR)
Whitethorne Avenue Bike Boulevard - (W. Broad Street to Eakin Road)
Trabue Road-Renner Road Corridor - (Riverside Drive to Alton Darby Creek Road)
Spot Improvements:
Olentangy River Road and 5th Avenue
Morse Road and Indianola Avenue
E. North Broadway and I-71
Ackerman Road and Kenny Road
South High Street and Whittier Street
Neil Avenue and West Lane Avenue
Morse Road and North High Street
Morse Road and Sharon Avenue
Railroad Crossing Improvements:
McKinley Avenue and Harrison Road
Mound Street West, west of Central Avenue
Edgehill Road South, south of Fifth Avenue
Hall Road, east of Norton Road
The completion of engineering design will result in improved bicycle travel at 14 spot and railroad crossing locations and 12.5 miles of roadways. Work also includes conducting the necessary traffic engineering analysis to refine BBP recommendations into practical “complete street” solutions. For example, road diet...
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