The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About04-25-12 Public Comment - Delaney re Main and Haggerty i REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Transportation Coordinating Committee APR 19 2012 DEPARTMENT CF PANNING AND COtdh7UNI iiY pEWLCPMENT Subject: East Main Street Enhancement -- Dear Board Members, Today, we ask that you please review and comment upon a long overdue major enhancement to the eastern gateway entrance from Interstate 90 into Bozeman. This proposed roundabout and/or traffic signal will be at or slightly east of the intersection of Haggerty Lane and East Main Street. Front Street Extension: Eventually this proposal will serve as a necessary, easy to build and develop, direct access to Oak Street(Walmart)thru the development of the existing Front Street right-of-way which is presently owned by the City of Bozeman. Phase One: The initial phase one will be the development of the East Main Street single lane roundabout into the proposed"East End"development which will terminate at the Village Downtown. Phase Two: The next phase of development would continue the extension of Front Street due west to the intersection of Front Street and Broadway. This alignment was approved by this Board, the City of Bozeman, and MDT with the former"Cupola PUD"project back in 1995. Phase Three: The next phase of development would be from Oak Street at Rouse directly east along the Front Street right-of-way to Wallace Avenue. Phase Four: The last phase of development would be to "connect" Wallace and Broadway via the Front Street right—of--way. Big Picture: Each phase of development will serve to enhance critically needed access points at key intersections via measured and staged development. As each phase is completed, the north east neighborhood and the citizens of Bozeman will be better served with a simple and easy to build and develop road connection. This bypass will ultimately connect Walmart and North Seventh Avenue to the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital and East Main Street via a roundabout and/or traffic signal as deemed appropriate by the City and MDT. Cost Analysis: The majority of the Phase One cost for the extension of Front Street thru the Village Downtown will be developed at no cost to the City or the State. The Village Downtown developers will pay these construction costs. The only costs to the City/State would be the construction of the proposed single lane round-about on East Main Street. 101 East Main Street ♦ Bozeman, Montana 59715 ♦ (406)586-3132 ♦ Fax(406)586-8692 Traffic Anal enclosed are some historic comparable traffic volume numbers for the Boards information and discussion. Four Legged Stool: We view the four(4) major entrances into the City of Bozeman(East Main, North 7th, North 191h and West Main Street) are each serving the City of Bozeman as one (1) major leg of a four(4) legged stool. Today, one leg of our stool (East Main Street entrance)is much shorter and inadequate to the other three(3) legs, resulting in an"imbalance"and negative commercial energy in Downtown Bozeman. It is our firm belief and analysis that each leg of this stool must be of equal length. Downtown Bozeman is the direct beneficiary of enhancing the East Main entrance to Bozeman as evidenced by the historic traffic numbers. As we improve the East Main corridor and promote development, so will we immediately enhance critical and needed traffic into and thru historic Downtown Bozeman. Conclusion: If the City of Bozeman and the TCC can support this plan, we will attempt to obtain the support of MDT for this project. Very truly yours, Michael W. Delaney Delaney & Company • (406)586-3132 Bozeman Historic Traffic Volumes 30,000 25,000 -- - - - - - 20,000 - - ~ East Main Street c15,000 -West Main Street d m --North Ah d 10,000 -- ----.- - --.. -North 19th 5,000 0 - n r`�. n °r.° nmmmmmmmmma°fommmmmm � mmmpp� `oOioo `opO� 000pOmo East Main Street West Main Street North 7th North 19th P-50 P-50 U-1207 U-1201 East of Highland West of College South of 1-90 North of Oak 1975 8,320 6,350 1976 8,500 6,580 13,860 1977 8,910 7,710 13,890 1978 8,500 7,800 15,000 1979 7,890 7,940 17,400 1980 7,880 7,810 17,000 1981 7,320 8,650 16,420 1982 6,970 9,040 16,680 1983 6,570 9,620 18,730 1984 6,420 9,930 19,110 1985 7,310 11,300 20,000 1986 6,400 9,840 20,690 1987 6,500 10,000 21,440 1988 6,610 10,110 18,980 1989 8,980 11,250 19,860 1990 8,960 11,430 21,470 1991 8,590 11,530 22,520 1992 9,850 13,040 24,400 1993 7,171 13,023 23,850 1994 6,128 14,080 26,180 1995 5,700 13,150 28,380 1996 7,185 12,491 21,140 10,925 1997 6,295 14,954 20,160 15,180 1998 7,815 16,100 20,390 16,199 1999 8,000 15,840 22,190 16,589 2000 8,200 16,360 20,190 16,650 2001 8,700 17,680 19,360 17,807 2002 8,160 17,570 19,040 19,010 2003 8,910 20,910 19,450 24,300 2004 9,990 20,700 21,820 22,040 2005 91990 23,790 21,820 23,090 2006 9,990 23,790 21,820 23,090 2007 9,920 23,860 21,890 23,160 2008 10,960 19,480 22,320 23,290 2009 11,160 19,870 23,380 23,710 2010 11,920 18,990 22,630 22,950 SOURCE:Montana Department of Transportation 'Data in RED is estimated by ATS Downtown Bozeman Historic Traffic Volumes 18,000 _ - --- - 16,000 14,000 12,000 - m >10,000 - - --- -- - Main Street a -Mendenhall m8,000 - �-- Babcock d Q 6000 East Main Entrance 4,000 - 2,000 0 -- m m m ea m m m rn m m m m m rn m m m o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. H rl r1 rl � 'i -1 rl t1 N N N N N N N N N N N Main Street Mendenhall Babcock East Main Entrance P-50 U-1206 U-1208 P-50 West of Bozeman Av West of Bozeman Av East of Willson Av East of Highland 1983 12790 5460 8280 6,570 1984 13930 5890 8530 6,420 1986 15860 5500 8500 7,310 1986 12230 5250 8410 6,400 1987 12400 5580 8200 6,500 1988 12530 5510 7960 6,610 1989 12000 6000 8000 8,980 1990 11820 6200 8050 8,960 1991 12810 5720 8790 8,590 1992 12800 6290 8800 9,850 1993 12750 6200 8830 7,171 1994 13110 6230 8800 6,128 1995 13920 6320 8390 5,700 1996 14410 6890 9250 7,185 1997 13550 5470 7790 6,295 1998 11980 6000 7780 7,815 1999 12530 6080 7140 8,000 2000 11770 S590 7330 8,200 2001 11600 5290 7400 8,700 2002 11500 5920 7600 8,160 2003 12750 5230 7500 8,910 2004 12680 4820 7480 9,990 2005 12680 4820 7480 9,990 2006 12680 4830 7490 9,990 2007 13321 4670 7240 9,920 2008 12520 4530 6380 10,960 2009 12750 4120 6510 11,160 2010 10890 4360 6320 11,920 SOURCE:Montana Department of Transportation `Data in RED is estimated by ATS a J er .v � Jo ��.. i• . 1 4 u1 qA •r . z,ILL -- a \ + I 07 115 All \ 3na +5nc, ; �• 1 co �.� • �. �"—R i9... in`',�C.:r,-�-.� .r.-�-+_�-�-- E'I�:clt.i' •r �„ -.— , v I Y �\' •SI 1i•l 1 r" � `'• •'�� I f i"r.T' •� � W F � �� ! . I I CnJill