Connecting Investments in Downtown Cleveland

ONTARIO STreet BIKEWAY PROPOSAL

PROJECT:
Ontario Street Bikeway

ONTARIO STREET PURPOSE & NEED STATEMENT

ODOT constructed the Lorain-Carnegie Bikeway, which creates a separated bike facility from Ohio City to the downtown Gateway District. The facility currently ends at Eagle Avenue. In 2011, the City of Cleveland built the bike commuter parking station, the Bike Rack. Connecting these two facilities, and connections further north to Public Square, were identified as highly needed by the biking community through Bike Cleveland and the Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA), which operates the Bike Rack for the City. Cuyahoga County is currently repaving Ontario, and the current plan is to accommodate bicycles by painting sharrows. Given the protected accommodation on the Lorain Carnegie Bridge, along with future trail connections that will be coming from the south to the Ontario/Carnegie intersection with the Innerbelt project, making a safe connection for people on bikes of all abilities along Ontario is important.

PROJECT LIMITS:
Eagle Avenue to the Bike Rack (East 4th St. and High)

PROJECT DISTANCE:
Approximately 1500 ft.

ONTARIO STREET BIKEWAY PROPOSAL Ontario Avenue Bikeway | Purpose & Need Statement

PROJECT:
Ontario Street Bikeway

ONTARIO STREET PURPOSE & NEED STATEMENT

One potential solution is creating a bike-only facility on the east side of Ontario, utilizing the City of Cleveland right-of-way on the sidewalk. See below: Ontario Avenue has sufficient right-of-way (r-o-w) to allow for the creation of the proposed off-road bike facility, without the acquisition of any additional property. Traffic volume on Ontario is very high during many parts of the day, which currently forces the majority of casual cyclists onto the unimproved sidewalk on the west side of Ontario, which has not been designed for cyclists and may present an unsafe condition. Property owners (Indians, Cavaliers, and Gateway) along the proposed bikeway were supportive of the project if it is constructed within the City of Cleveland r-o-w. The proposed bike facility would be constructed on the east side of Ontario because of slope and hillside limitations on the west side. Ontario Avenue in other locations will be improved for bicyclists through the Cuyahoga County repaving work that is currently underway. It is assumed that less experienced bicyclists will use other lower volume, north-south connections to visit downtown amenities.
ONTARIO STREET BIKEWAY PROPOSAL Ontario Street Bikeway | Purpose & Need Statement

PROJECT LIMITS:
Eagle Avenue to the Bike Rack (East 4th St. and High)

PROJECT DISTANCE:
Approximately 1500 ft.

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ONTARIO STREET BIKEWAY PROPOSAL PRECEDENT

Existing condition

Proposed bi-directional bikeway

ONTARIO STREET BIKEWAY PROPOSAL Existing and Proposed Street Sections

Can a Drive Lane be removed? Removal of existing northbound travel lane provides sufficient curb-to-curb road width for two bike lanes

Proposed bi-directional bikeway & bike lanes

ONTARIO STREET BIKEWAY PROPOSAL Existing and Proposed Street Sections

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ONTARIO STREET BIKEWAY PROPOSAL Dimensions at narrowest bikeway section

ONTARIO STREET BIKEWAY PROPOSAL Aerial Rendering

SHARE 3 Bike/ped crossings

ADAPT 2 ADA Ramps

REPLACE 4 streetLight poles

RELOCATE 1 OMNI Kiosk

RELOCATE 1 Fire Hydrant

ONTARIO STREET BIKEWAY PROPOSAL Infrastructure Reconfigurations

1 STREETLIGHT POLE 1 STREETLIGHT POLE 1 FIRE HYDRANT 1 OMNI KIOSK

ONTARIO STREET BIKEWAY PROPOSAL Relocated Street Infrastructure

COST ESTIMATES
PROJECT RELOCATED INFRASTRUCTURE Light Pole Removed Light Pole Removed for Reerection New Light Pole, Decorative OMNI Kiosk Relocated Fire Hydrant Removed and Relocated Sidewalk Replacement

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COST PER UNIT QUANTITY EST. COST $200.00 $550.00 $4,000.00 $5,000.00 $1,500.00 $400.00 SUBTOTAL 2 2 2 1 1 3 $400.00 $1,100.00 $8,000.00 $5,000.00 $1,500.00 $1,200.00 $17,200.00

BIKEWAY AMENITIES Green Paint Bike / Ped Signage Lane Striping Bikeway Markings

$12.00 $200.00 $2.00 $150.00 SUBTOTAL

400 ft. 12 2500 ft. 60

$4,800.00 $2,400.00 $5,000.00 $9,000.00 $21,200.00

HURON PARK PATH (OPTIONAL) Asphalt Pathway Street Tree Plantings Landscape Improvements Bike / Ped Signage Bikeway Markings

$75.00 $200.00 $10.00 $200.00 $150.00 SUBTOTAL 20% Contingency GRAND TOTAL

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$18,750.00 $1,400.00 $2,000.00 $800.00 $900.00 $23,850.00 $12,450.00 $74,700.00

Source: ODOT http://www.odotonline.org/cmsportal/default.asp

ONTARIO STREET BIKEWAY PROPOSAL Preliminary Cost Estimates

Connecting Investments in Downtown Cleveland

ONTARIO STreet BIKEWAY PROPOSAL