Order 202 - Brighton Avenue Sidewalks, Crosswalks, and Bus Stops

[Scsmedia]

There are two orders on tonight's agenda for first read, one is related to Brighton Avenue and the other is related to Forest Avenue.  I am posting them separately as each have five attachments.

Order 202-25/26 Approving Cooperative Agreement Between the City of Portland and the Maine Department of Transportation RE: Improvements to Brighton Avenue - Sponsored by Danielle P. West, City Manager

This project will improve approximately 0.5 miles of Brighton Avenue sidewalks, crosswalks, and bus stops from William Street to Craigie Street. The City’s recommendation is to reconstruct sidewalks to ADA compliance on both sides of Brighton Ave while also upgrading the crosswalks and the bus stops

I. SUMMARY

The City Council is being asked to approve the attached Urban Partnership Initiative (UPI) for Brighton Ave to improve sidewalks, crosswalks, and overall pedestrian accessibility and safety.

II. AGENDA DESCRIPTION

This project will improve approximately 0.5 miles of Brighton Avenue sidewalks, crosswalks, and bus stops from William Street to Craigie Street. The City’s recommendation is to reconstruct sidewalks to ADA compliance on both sides of Brighton Ave while also upgrading the crosswalks and the bus stops.

III. BACKGROUND

This section of Brighton Ave has sidewalks in poor condition including stretches that are non-ADA compliant. Along with a mismatch of sidewalk material, poor crosswalk facilities, a lack of multi-modal travel options, and with community centers such as Dougherty Field, Kiwanis Community Pool, and a community garden in the area, a reconstruction of the sidewalks are needed. Using a UPI to match up to half the costs, a larger section of Brighton Ave can be worked on at one time to provide a cohesive project, covering more facilities and reaching more

destinations than normally possible.

IV. INTENDED RESULT AND/OR COUNCIL GOAL ADDRESSED

The Brighton Ave UPI will improve pedestrian accessibility on an arterial road. This 0.5 mile long corridor, that sees 15,000 vehicles a day, has multiple community destinations that need to be accessed by all modes of transportation. This will also improve safety in a known High Crash Location and a Critical Safety Corridor.

V. FINANCIAL IMPACT

The City is obligated to pay 50% of the total project, which would be $350,000. MaineDOT, using state funding, will be paying the rest of the project costs, which would be $350,000.

Steven Scharf

207-415-4662

SCSM...@aol.com