Carlisle

Project Case Study:

Overview
The Carlisle Road Diet
LETORT REGIONAL AUTHORITY
TRAIL/URBAN GREENWAY
FEASIBILITY STUDY
 Carlisle’s “Road Diet”

A Presentation For:
South Mountain Trail Summit
November 3, 2010
 Overview of Road Diet Project
High & Hanover Street – Reduction from 4 lanes to 3
 (Includes continuous center turn lane)
Bike lanes on each side of High and Hanover Streets
Curb extensions at intersections
Traffic signal technology enhancements
Truck traffic education program
Revised Street Configuration
Revised Street Configuration
Relationship to Urban Greenway Plan
 Purpose/Benefits of the Project
Calm traffic & enhance small town feeling
Promote walking and bicycling
Reduce accidents – vehicles, bikes, & peds
Improve parking access & safety
Reduce truck traffic in downtown
Maximize downtown business success
 Project Funding: Transportation Study
Dickinson College - $50,000
Borough of Carlisle - $20,000 plus $11,500 of in-kind
services
Carlisle Area Health & Wellness Foundation - $2,000
Clean Air Board of Central PA - $400
Project Funding: Design & Construction

Design & Engineering (Dewberry Goodkind) -

$225,000 from Borough of Carlisle

Construction - $2.8 million from PA Community

Transportation Initiative, Round I
 Successes of Project
Community funding for traffic study
Stakeholder committee
Commitment of public officials to something new,
“risky,” and unique
Success in obtaining PCTI funding
 400 applications requesting over $600 million
 50 funded at total of $59 million
 9th largest award in state (avg award = $1.18 million)
 Challenges of Project
Public Skepticism/Lack of Understanding
 Emergency vehicle access
 Delivery vehicles
 I-81 Shutdowns
 Bike lanes
 Concrete Median
 Change!!!!!!!!!