All,
Jonathan and Jing dug up some old information on the Campus Connector that may be of use going forward. I am attaching Jing's mockup from the University Ave Corridor study. Seems like the estimate is a bit more than we'd originally thought!
Best, Drew
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jonathan Rosenbaum jr@wvcompletestreets.org Date: Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 1:40 PM Subject: Campus Connector To: Drew Gatlin johngatlin@gmail.com
Hi Drew,
Here is the information about the Campus Connector. What is written below was pasted from a previous email I sent to Stan Cohen on 11/07/2011 who was exploring the CC on behalf of the Pedestrian Safety Board. Yes, it has been an ongoing saga, keep in mind, that the Jones Avenue Greenway http://osenergy.org/cc/presentations/Michael_Bomford/Campus%20Connectors%20pamphlet.pdf was built into the whole concept of connecting the University with the City; and that the "Citizens for Responsible Development" is the Green Space Coalition, although now defunct as an organization, there has been talk about reviving it. Currently, the WV Land Trust is handling the previous and new funds for GSC, and hosts a yearly fundraiser. This includes funds that will be used for the Suncrest rail trail connector:
I have compiled data at http://osenergy.org/cc/ .
You will see these directories:
[image: [DIR]] Dec-19-2007-Hike-presentation/ http://osenergy.org/cc/Dec-19-2007-Hike-presentation/ 11-Nov-2009 19:43 - [image: [DIR]] Earth-Day-2008-Hike/ http://osenergy.org/cc/Earth-Day-2008-Hike/ 17-Nov-2009 17:44 - [image: [DIR]] NEW/ http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/ 07-Nov-2011 12:20 - [image: [DIR]] maps/ http://osenergy.org/cc/maps/ 04-Dec-2009 02:37 - [image: [DIR]] minutes/ http://osenergy.org/cc/minutes/ 11-Nov-2009 19:53 - [image: [DIR]] presentations/ http://osenergy.org/cc/presentations/ 10-Jan-2008 14:57 - I chaired a CC committee where several stakeholders (SGA, BB, WVU, Sunnyside Up, City Council, etc.) were brought together around a table. I recommend looking at the minutes/ http://osenergy.org/cc/minutes/ because they provide a good overview of the type of infrastructure the members desired, as well as the ultimate reason why the CC didn't materialize.
maps/ http://osenergy.org/cc/maps/ shows some proof of concept designs from various sources.
presentations/ http://osenergy.org/cc/presentations/ has early presentations from the originators of the CC concept, Michael Bomford and Greg Good.
The Dec-19-2007-Hike-presentation/ http://osenergy.org/cc/Dec-19-2007-Hike-presentation/ directory shows a hike we took of the location. If you have the firefox browser, I highly recommend clicking on http://osenergy.org/cc/Dec-19- 2007-Hike-presentation/ccexploration.xul to view the presentation.
The Earth-Day-2008-Hike/ http://osenergy.org/cc/Earth-Day-2008-Hike/ directory shows our last real world hike; you may click on the photos to view that hike.
I just added NEW/ http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/ today, and it has the most important information you will need:
[image: [ ]] Campus Connector-Layout.pdf http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/Campus%20Connector-Layout.pdf 07-Nov-2011 12:19 1.7M [image: [ ]] CampusConnector0001.pdf http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/CampusConnector0001.pdf 07-Nov-2011 12:19 1.0M [image: [ ]] Campus Connector Memo to Traffic Commission-FINAL.doc http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/Campus%20Connector%20Memo%20to%20Traffic%20Commission-FINAL.doc 07-Nov-2011 12:19 22K [image: [ ]] Campus Connector Properties.xls http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/Campus%20Connector%20Properties.xls 07-Nov-2011 12:19 28K [image: [ ]] Ken-Martis-and-SGA-Mollohan-funding.doc http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/Ken-Martis-and-SGA-Mollohan-funding.doc 07-Nov-2011 12:19 15K
The Campus Connector-Layout.pdf http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/Campus%20Connector-Layout.pdf shows the MPO proof of concept map that we often used in earlier meetings, it's also in maps/ http://osenergy.org/cc/maps/. At the December 2009 TC meeting, the Bicycle Board sought help from the City to resolve the property line issues. A letter, Campus Connector Memo to Traffic Commission-FINAL.doc http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/Campus%20Connector%20Memo%20to%20Traffic%20Commission-FINAL.doc was presented to the Traffic Commission. As a result, Ken Martis from the TC took over researching the issue. Damien Davis put together property information in the Campus Connector Properties.xls http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/Campus%20Connector%20Properties.xls and Campus Connector-Layout.pdf http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/Campus%20Connector-Layout.pdf file. The last thing we heard was from the PSB shown in the Ken-Martis-and-SGA-Mollohan-fu nding.doc http://osenergy.org/cc/NEW/Ken-Martis-and-SGA-Mollohan-funding.doc , in particular look at http://www.thedaonline.com/new s/sga-members-discuss-new-pedestrian-path-textbook-prices-in-dc-1.1608594 . That was last September, 2010. We haven't heard anything since. Personally, I would like to be brought up to speed about whether Ken ever resolved the property issue, and whether he is still pursuing funding.
Make sure to keep the Bicycle Board in the loop! Thanks for doing this.
-Jonathan
