Summary of 7 Highway Sidewalk - South

Blue Springs, MO

Contact Information

Organization: Blue Springs, MO
Contact person: Jeff Sell
Title: Assistant Director of Public Works
Phone: (816) 220-0121
E-mail: jsell@bluespringsgov.com
Organization address: 903 Main Street
  Blue Springs, MO    64086

Pre-Application Information

PA Project title/name: 7 Highway Sidewalk - South
PA Agency type: City
PA Agency Name: Blue Springs, MO
PA Primary project mode: Bike/Pedestrian
PA Secondary project mode: Bike/Pedestrian
PA Project type: Road & Bridge - Roadway Capacity
PA Project description: The Highway 7 corridor is a regional spine for the City and the Kansas City region with numerous commercial businesses located along the corridor. A missing component in revitalizing the corridor and remaining economically viable is safe accessibility for non-motorized forms of transportation. The project includes providing a safe path for pedestrians and upgrading traffic signals to accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians. Connections at intersections will be upgraded to meet ADA standards and dead-end sidewalks on side roadways will be tied into the Highway 7 sidewalk. If the vision of future transit service along the corridor and/or a commuter rail connection at downtown Blue Springs becomes a possibility, pedestrian access could be provided via a connection to the proposed Highway 7.
PA Connected KC 2050 Project Number: Yes
PA Connected KC 2050 underlying strategies selected
PA Strategies Description: Highest-intensity and Most Walkable Centers The entire project corridor is a high-intensity activity center. The sidewalk improvements support safe pedestrian mobility along the Highway 7 to access destinations within the activity centers. There are many businesses, public library, parks and existing and future transit stops along the corridor. It is important for nearby residents to have the ability to walk safely along the corridor, particularly those without vehicles, those who cannot operate vehicles, and those wishing to use alternative transportation options. The project has the potential to directly serve thousands of Blue Springs residents.
PA Complete Streets Description: Highway 7 is a north-south principal arterial through the City of Blue Springs that connects multiple commercial areas and adjacent residential neighborhoods. The corridor currently accommodates vehicles, trucks, buses, and bicyclists. However, Highway 7 generally lacks pedestrian facilities, which limits an important transportation choice across and along the commercial corridor. Therefore, the City of Blue Springs will construct pedestrian improvements including sidewalks, ADA ramps, crosswalks, and traffic signal modifications along Highway 7 from US-40 to Liggett Road..
PA Safety: In 2001, the City completed the Highway 7 Corridor Study to address the need for safety improvements. A major strategy in the study included constructing continuous sidewalk along Highway 7, providing adequate crosswalks at signalized intersections, and encouraging pedestrian cross-connections between businesses. This strategy continues to be supported by the Comprehensive Plan (2014), Sidewalk and ADA Transitions Plan (2015), and Capital Improvements Program (2020), The Highway 7 (North Phase) project from Pink Hill Road to I-70 is included in the Transportation Improvements Program.
PA Air Quality: The sidewalk improvements provide transportation choices beyond the use of a personal vehicle, which helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the use of carbon-based fuels. Safe pedestrian paths and crossings will encourage further pedestrian activity. Additionally, transit users will have improved access to existing and future transit stops along Highway 7.
PA Conservation: Route 7 has limited ROW that is under MoDOT control and, combined with the constraints of numerous underground and overhead utilities, restricts the ability to implement additional conservation efforts. That said, this project is seen as a catalyst to promote quality development and redevelopment along the corridor. City code requires such redevelopments to conduct stormwater enhancements.
PA Environment: Route 7 has limited ROW that is under MoDOT control and, combined with the constraints of numerous underground and overhead utilities, restricts the ability to implement environmental enhancements to reduce urban heat islands. That said, this project is seen as a catalyst to promote redevelopment along the corridor. City code requires such redevelopments to add additional landscaping, including trees and potentially native plantings, that will in turn enhance the environment.
PA Funding
CMAQ
STP/STBG
TAP/STP Set Aside
PA Travel Lane: False
PA Congestion Management Measures Selected:
Access Management:
Active Transportation
Highway
Land Use
Parking
Regulatory>
TDM
Transit
Transportation Operations and Management
PA CMT Description: As outlined in the Blue Springs Comprehensive Plan, the percentage of older adults and persons with disabilities is expecting to increase. The sidewalk improvements will enable safe access to destinations such as grocery stores, shopping centers, government offices, and schools. Additionally, the pedestrian facilities will provide a safe route for transit users to access transit stops along the corridor, thereby providing access to the greater Kansas City region via the RideKC network. Therefore, the increase in safe transportation choices will positively impact transportation disadvantaged populations (low income, minority, older adults, persons with disabilities, zero car households, and veterans) that may more heavily rely on transportation options other than a personal vehicle. If the vision for commuter rail to downtown Blue Springs becomes feasible, pedestrian access could be provided via a connection to the proposed Highway 7.
PA SOV Capacity: N/A
PA Pre-application Statement: Changes made
PA Pre-application Statement Text: Clarifications on secondary benefits to conservation and environmental impacts have been provided. While there are limits within the ROW, this project is seen as a catalyst to promote quality development and redevelopment along the corridor which will address these issues.
PA Pre-Application Staff Alignment:
PA Pre-Aplication Policy Concerns:

General Information

G1. TIP Number:
G2. State: Missouri
G3. Multiple agencies / jurisdictions? No
G4 Project contact: Jeff Sell Asst. Public Works Director Blue Springs, Missouri 816.228.0121 jsell@bluespringsgov.com
G5 Purpose and need: To provide pedestrian and bicycle accommodations along this corridor, providing much needed multimodal connectivity.
 
G6. Origin and ending
  Route:
  From:
  To:
  Length (Miles): 		Route 7
US 40
Liggett Road
1.90000
G7 Functional Classification: Principal Arterial
G8 Connected KC 2050 Decade? --Select--
G9 Muli-Agency Plan? No
G10 Included in a CIP? Yes
It is included as an unfunded project in the Citys CIP plan.
G11 Planning stage: Conceptual Plan
G12 Reviewed by state DOT? No
G13 Right-of-Way acquisition: Not started
G14 ROW by local public agency process manual? Yes
G15 Other unique local goals and objectives? No
G16 Transportation Disadvantaged Population: The multimodal improvements will provide much needed connectivity to all users along the corridor, including the transportation disadvantaged populations.
G17 Relevant Public Engagement: Public involvement activities occurred as part of the Route 7 Corridor study, including public meetings.
G18 Planned Public Engagement: A public meeting will be held prior to construction.
G19 Sustainable Places Criteria: ----Active Transportation/Living----------- Complete Street Design--------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------
G19.1 Describe PSP relationship: This project will provide multimodal facilities along Route 7 where there are significant gaps in sidewalks and limited connectivity.
G20 Implements Sustainable Places Initiatives? Yes
In 2013, the Highway 7 and US-40 intersection was included in the Creating Sustainable Places (CSP) 40 Highway Corridor and Focus Area Plan. The Plan highlights that the Highway 7 and US-40 intersection is intended to be a potential redevelopment area with pedestrian-scale features, mixed-use development, and an enhanced gateway to the city. This project supports the recommendation by providing sidewalk, ADA ramps, crosswalks, and traffic signal modifications to offer pedestrian scale features at any important activity center. The City has embraced many of the sustainable development criteria.
G21 Serves Regional Activity Center? Yes
High-Intensity and More_Walkable Centers It will provide bicycle and pedestrian access along the 7 Highway corridor.
G22 Environmental justice tracts? No
G23 Reduces greenhouse gas emissions? Yes
By providing multimodal connectivity, this project will provide safe alternatives to vehicular travel, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emmissions.
G24 Natural Resource information: Route 7 has limited ROW that is under MoDOT control and, combined with the constraints of numerous underground and overhead utilities, restricts the ability to implement environmental enhancements to reduce urban heat islands. That said, this project is seen as a catalyst to promote redevelopment along the corridor. City code requires such redevelopments to add additional landscaping, including trees and potentially native plantings, that will in turn enhance the environment.
G25 Community Links at Watershaed Scale: N/A
G26 Explain local land use or comprehensive plans: This project meets the objectives of the citys comprehensive plan to provide a balanced transportation network.
 

Project Financial Information

STP Federal amount: 1600000 
STP Match amount: 400000 
STP Year requested: 2024
Source of Local Match: City general revenue funds
 
Explain:
 
Scope Change: Limits of project reduced
 
Cost by area:
Engineering: 200000
Equipment Purchase: 0
Right-of-Way: 0
Other: 0
Utility Adjustment/Relocation: 0
Program Implementation/Construction (including Construction Engineering/Inspection): 1600000
Contingency: 200000
Total Estimated Project Cost: 2000000
 
Cost Breakdown by mode:
Highway:   %
Transit:   %
Bike: 10  %
Pedestrian: 90  %
Other:   %

Supporting Documents

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