2. 2013 DOWNTOWN
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
Sidewalks & Streets Projects Parking Facilities
• ADA Compliant Ramps • Fraser Street Garage Lighting
• Street & Alley Resurfacing Conversion
• Atherton Streetscape Project • Conversion of Meter Lots to
• Garner Street Reconstruction Kiosks
• Tree Replacements and Additions • Pugh Street Garage Sealant
• Bike Racks & Covered Bike Racks • Parking Study
Transportation Improvements Other Projects
• Downtown Signal Retiming • Organic Food Waste Collection
• Atherton/Hillcrest Overhead Signs • Video Surveillance Project
• Bicycle Ambassador Project • Downtown Master Plan
• Columbia Gasline Project*
Stormwater and Sanitary Sewer Projects
• HFL Building on Hetzel*
• No projects scheduled in the
Downtown at this year
• Inflow and Infiltration Project
Parks
• Orchard Park Playground Project
4. ADA COMPLIANCE PROJECT
• Installation of ADA
compliant ramps at the
following intersections:
Before • Calder Way/Humes Alley
• Calder Way/McAllister Alley
• Calder Way/McAllister Street
• Work anticipated to begin
in May
After
5. STREET & ALLEY RESURFACING
Streets Selected
• Patterson Street
From Foster to Fairmount
• Sparks Street
From Prospect to Westerly Parkway
• East Foster Avenue
From Locust Lane to Garner
• Fairmount Avenue
From Sparks to Patterson
Resurfacing to begin • Nittany Avenue
in late July From Sparks to Patterson
• Gill Street
From Prospect to Hamilton
• McCormick Street
From Old Boalsburg to Pugh
6. ATHERTON CORRIDOR
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
• Summer construction
schedule
• Sidewalks may be closed at
times with alternate
pathways for pedestrians
• Some temporary lane
closures
• Install handicapped ramps,
fence, wider sidewalks,
landscaping, new overhead
lane designations, new traffic
signals and new streetlight
poles, fixtures and
foundations
7. GARNER STREET RECONSTRUCTION
• South Garner Street
from Hamilton to
Easterly Parkway
• Will improve drainage
and pedestrian ramps
• Allows for adequate
pavement structure for
present and future
vehicle loads
• Work to begin in early
May; expect 2-3
months of construction
8. TREE REPLACEMENT & TREE GRATES
• 10 trees planned for
downtown
• Trees planted by end
of May
• 12 new tree grates
along College &
Beaver Avenue
• Tree grates
completed by mid-
August Tree grates are resized as trees
grow and replaced
when needed
9. BIKE RACKS
• Staff continues to look
for possible new bike
rack locations
• Demonstration
covered rack ready for
deployment
• Will be set up in different
areas of the Borough to
demonstrate
• Will be permanently
installed in front of Schlow
Memorial Library
• Additional covered racks
under consideration
11. TRAFFIC SIGNAL RETIMING
• 22 signals in the study
• Implementation is scheduled for 2013
• No interruption of
service expected
• For more information,
watch the most
recent report to
Transportation
Commission
(12-10-12) online at
cnet1.org
12. HILLCREST & ATHERTON OVERHEAD
LANE USE CONTROL SIGNS
• Installation of 2 Overhead Mast
Arms with Lane Use Control
Signs
• Implementation of Intersection
Safety Study Recommendations
In an early study conducted by Hoffman
(1969), overhead lane use signage • Hillcrest/Atherton was
identified as one of the top 5
contributed to a reduction in the total
number of accidents by 44 percent in a
1-year period
high-crash intersections
13. BICYCLE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
• Ambassador activities
for the Spring
Semester include:
• Events to encourage
safe cycling downtown
• Light giveaways
• Bicycle parking
“positive” enforcement
• Trained ambassadors 2013 Bicycle
available to give Ambassador Training
presentations and
interact with the public
15. ORCHARD PARK PLAYGROUND
PML CONFERENCE VOLUNTEER PROJECT
• Build Day: June 25
• KaBOOM, a
national non-profit,
will help coordinate
activities
• DCNR grant funding
for 50% of project
• Will need ~175
Volunteers
17. STORMWATER & SANITARY SEWERS
• No independent projects scheduled in the
downtown this year
• During street reconstruction and major roadway
projects the Public Works Department performs
preventative sanitary and stormwater sewer
maintenance
• Improves efficiency/reduces labor costs
• Minimizes future disturbances on new roadway
• Inflow and Infiltration (INI) Project
• Upon execution of the contract, the first phase of the INI
project will be to monitor for high flow areas
19. FRASER GARAGE LIGHTING PROJECT
• Project led by a PSU
student group
• Review of utility bills
• Designing a new lighting
system with occupancy
sensors, daylight
harvesting, possibly solar
and all new fixtures
Fraser Street Parking Garage
• Primarily for energy
efficiency
• Will go out for bid when
plan is complete
20. CONVERSION OF METER LOTS TO KIOSK
• Implement Pay by credit
card option
• Pay-by-plate
• Pay by mobile device
• Kiosks will replace the old
fashioned parking meters in
the following locations:
• 2 kiosks on the 1st Floor of
McAlister Parking Deck
• 1 kiosk on the roof of McAlister
• 1 kiosk in the Allen Lot New Kiosks to be installed
in metered lots
• 2 kiosks in the Beaver Ave Lot
21. PUGH STREET GARAGE SEALANT
• Placing a sealant on
the Pugh Street
Garage drive aisles
• Expect a full closure
for a week
• Planned for
May/June after Pugh Street Garage
student move out
and before Arts Fest
22. PARKING STUDY
• A comprehensive study of both public and private
on- and off-street parking in the Central Business
District will be developed in 2013
• Analysis to include
• Parking structure
placement alternatives
• Review of all policies and
ordinances related to
parking demand
• Analysis of privately
owned parking in the
Central Business District
• Last report completed in
1985
Pugh Street Garage will be at
• Kickoff planned for June the end of its useful in 2018
24. ORGANIC WASTE COLLECTION
• Phased roll-out to
downtown commercial
customers beginning in
late summer/early fall
Commercial Organic
Waste Collection
25. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE PROJECT
• Consolidate video Phase 1 Garages Early May
surveillance systems
Phase 2 Municipal Early June
• Replace and install Building
additional cameras in (Parking,
municipal garages, Police, etc.)
buildings and in public Phase 3 Downtown Early July
areas with a focus on
the Central Business Phase 4 Neighborhoods Pilot (Not
District /Highlands Funded)
• If funding allows, pilot
video surveillance in
neighborhood settings
26. DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN
• Planning document
• Phase 1: Physical and
Design Improvements
• Final draft complete
• Phase 2:
Implementation
Strategies
• Ready for review by Phase 1 meeting with municipal
staff and regional partners
March 2013
• Expect completion by
June
27. COLUMBIA GASLINE PROJECT
BELLAIRE, BURROWES & PROSPECT
• Areas affected:
• Bellaire Avenue
• East Prospect Avenue from University Drive to Burrowes Street
• Burrowes Street from Prospect Avenue to College Avenue
• Plan to complete crossing of Beaver and College
between student move out and Arts Fest
• Project permitting through PennDOT, not SCB
• Streets will be resurfaced in 2014
28. HFL BUILDING
477 EAST BEAVER
• Expected completion
in early August
• Hetzel Street closed to
traffic
• Hetzel Street expected
to reopen to at least
one lane prior to
completion date
30. 2014 – 2018
PROPOSED PROJECTS
• Streetlight Replacement (Annual)
• Pugh Street Garage Replacement (By 2018)
• Fraser Street Open Space Project (2014)
• Downtown Master Plan Infrastructure
Improvements (2015-2016)
• Pugh Streetscape Project (2014)
• College Avenue Waterline Replacement (2014)
31. STREET LIGHT REPLACEMENT
• 2013 – Integrated into
Atherton Street
Improvement Project
• 2014 – Integrated into Pugh
Street Streetscape Project
• 2015 – College Avenue
• 2016 – Beaver Avenue from
“H” Alley to Burrowes Street
• 2017 – Beaver Avenue from
Allen to McAllister
32. PUGH STREET GARAGE
REPLACEMENT
• End of useful life -
2018
• Begin to plan for
replacement
through parking
study
33. PUGH STREET
STREETSCAPE DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION
• Needs assessment
• Replacement for Elms
• Traffic control at Beaver
• Pedestrian amenities
• Design completed last
year
• Incorporated into
Downtown Master Plan
• Implementation will be
dependent upon new
garage structure decisions
34. FRASER STREET
OPEN SPACE PROJECT
• Completed concept
design includes
accommodations for:
• Pedestrian scale amenities
• A public gathering space
• Art or sculptures
• Planned for 2014
• Grant funding will be
used, if possible, for art
installations
35. COLLEGE AVENUE WATERLINE
REPLACEMENT
• State College Borough Water Authority
Project
• College Avenue from Atherton Street to Hiester
Street
• Project planned for 2014
• One-lane closure expected that will involve the
parking lane
• New service line to be installed
36. DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
• Recommendations from the Downtown Master Plan
will be incorporated into future CIP projects
• Expected to
fund projects
identified in
the approved
Downtown
Master Plan
beginning in
2015
37. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
SCHEDULE
• Proposals submitted – Early March 2012
• Published – Early April
• Presented to Council – Mid-April
• Public hearing – Early May
• Council review – May
• Council adoption – Early June
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