1	Community Update Open House #3 Delaware County Engineer’s Office January 19, 2005
2	Tonight’s Speakers Scott Pike, Delaware County Engineer’s Office Jeff Griffin, Burgess & Niple Phil Laurien, Delaware County Regional Planning Commission Steve Thieken, Burgess & Niple
3	Tonight’s Program Presentation Questions One on one discussions at exhibit stations
4	Process Review Open House #1– General Project Information and Survey (June 29, 2004) Open House #2 – Presentation of Preliminary Corridors and Survey (September 29, 2004) Preferred Corridor Announcement - (November 29, 2004)
5	Remaining Tasks/ Estimated Timetable Open House #4 – Present feasible alignments within Preferred Corridor (March 2005) Open House #5 – Present refined feasible alignment(s) (June 2005) Announce Preferred Alignment (July 2005) Begin construction and right of way plan preparation (August 2005)
6	Remaining Tasks/ Estimated Timetable (continued) Begin right of way discussions with property owners (No earlier than August 2006) Begin construction (No earlier than 2008) Open Sawmill Parkway Extension (Approximately 18 months after construction begins – Mid year 2009)
7	Preferred Corridor Selection Process Criteria Selection and Weighting Workshop – November 1, 2004 Evaluation of Alternative Corridors Workshop – November 5, 2004 Advisory Council Input on Highest Ranked Alternative Corridors – November 10, 2004 Preferred Corridor Announcement – November 29, 2004
8	Criteria Selection and Weighting Workshop Participants were selected based on: Diversity of background Organizations they represent History of involvement with project to date Residents, local government, Olentangy Schools, and the Ohio Department of Transportation were represented
9	Criteria Selection and Weighting Workshop (continued) Consensus of workshop participants: Avoid structures representing major capital investments Minimize impact on homes and businesses Minimize public cost Minimize environmental impacts Maximize compatibility with Comprehensive Plans Public Input (Open House #2 Survey)
10	Criteria Selection and Weighting Workshop (continued) Criteria selected and weighted by the workshop participants were then used to rank each corridor presented at the September 29, 2004 Open House This ranking was done at the Evaluation of Alternative Corridors Workshop on November 5, 2004
11	Evaluation of Alternative Corridors Workshop Original four corridors were ranked Nine “hybrid” corridors were also ranked Hybrid corridors were determined using combinations of original four corridors Corridor B and Hybrid Corridors 4 and 5 were highest ranked These were presented to the Advisory Council on November 10, 2004 for input
12	Corridors and Corridor Segments
13	Summary of Corridor Evaluation
14	Advisory Council Input Hybrid 4 maximizes available area west of corridor for single family residences on lot sizes of no less than 1 acre Hybrid 4 minimizes available area east of corridor where somewhat higher densities might be considered Hybrid 4 is consistent with current zoning and Comprehensive Plan for Liberty Township
15	Advisory Council Input (continued) Within the current and projected future corporate limits of the City of Delaware, Hybrid 4 is most consistent with Delaware’s Comprehensive Plan and their plans for airport expansion Corridor B has the least amount of consistency with Liberty Township and City of Delaware Comprehensive Plans
16	Advisory Council Input (continued) Hybrid 4 was recommended by Advisory Council to be the Preferred Corridor The Delaware County Engineer’s Office selected Hybrid 4 and the Preferred Corridor was announced on November 29, 2004 Report documenting entire Preferred Corridor Selection process is on project website (www.sawmillparkway.org)
17	Preferred Corridor Hybrid 4 (H4)
18	Land Use (Liberty Township Comprehensive Plan 1995)
19	Land Use (Concord Township Comprehensive Plan 2004)
20	Land Use (Sewer Master Plan – Revised Density Map)
21	Land Use (Population Projection)
22	Land Use (Sewer Master Plan with Perry Taggart Service Area in Liberty)
23	Land Use (Build-Out Study Concord / Liberty Township)
24	Traffic
25	Key Traffic Points Significant development growth is expected for study area and surrounding area Current roadway system in the study area can’t safely handle expected traffic There is an opportunity to create a critical north-south linkage to provide a safe facility for future traffic
26	Future Traffic Volumes 2001 Thoroughfare Plan Traffic modeling for design Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
27	Land Use Analysis Analysis consistent with: Liberty Township Comprehensive Plan Concord Township Comprehensive Plan Union County Comprehensive Plan City of Powell Comprehensive Plan City of Delaware Comprehensive Plan
28	Planned Growth in “Influence Area”
29	Planned Growth within Study Area
30	Traffic Growth Significant increases on local road system
31	Comparative Locations
32	Comparative Locations
33	Anticipated Traffic Problems – Current System Highly over capacity (gridlock conditions): Liberty Road / Home Road Intersection Home Road / Sawmill Parkway Intersection Unsafe / difficult driveway access: Traffic volumes too high on Liberty Road to provide for safe access to properties
34	Impact of SPE Carries the bulk of traffic load instead of Liberty Road Provides much safer route for future traffic than current system. Reduces traffic load on other roadways Provides a better / safer alternative for trucks
35	Impact to Total North-South Traffic Parkway does not “create” traffic Total N-S trips practically unchanged (2%) Includes SR 745, SR 257, Section Line Road, Steitz Road, Sawmill Parkway, Liberty Road, SR 315, and US 23
36	Summary of Traffic Issues The existing roadway system cannot handle the anticipated traffic growth. SPE would improve north-south traffic capacity in the system. SPE would provide a safe facility for north-south traffic growth. The construction of SPE does not increase the total north-south traffic demand.
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