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DOWNTOWN TRANSIT CENTER <br />SITE SELECTION CRITERIA <br />7/25/95 <br />Listed below are the various criteria that the technical task force has used to evaluate the <br />sites thus far. We've expanded the definition of each criterion to try and make them easier <br />to apply to the sites. You may think of other aspects of particular criterion that can be <br />used...coming up with your own aspects is fine, but please be sure to apply them equally <br />and consistently to each of the sites. <br />Throughout our discussions, we have been considering the potential of sites to <br />accommodate 20 to 24 buses at one time, off-street, requiring an area of at least one-half <br />block. We are asking that the full Advisory Committee use these criteria to review the <br />four sites that are remaining in consideration. <br />Customer Perception <br />- Safety...are the surrounding streets safe to cross...is the site dark and isolated...is <br />it a part of town people feel secure in...will there be other people around to help <br />make the area safe? <br />- Convenience...is the site close to shopping and work areas...are there good <br />pedestrian connections (e.g., connection to skywalks)...are there any barriers or <br />obstacles to cross, such as parking lots, crosswalk barricades, etc.? <br />- Amenities...any public facilities nearby, such as restrooms, phones, etc....are <br />surrounding areas well lit? <br />- Pedestrian facilities...are the nearby intersections signalized...crosswalks <br />available...sidewalks with curb cuts for disabled? <br />Ease of bus access/egress (traffic circulation--buses are 40' long, and up to 20 buses <br />would be entering/egiting heavy traffic in peak times) <br />- Avoid direct egress onto principal downtown arterials...does the site require the use <br />of Marion St., Center St., Liberiy St., or Front St? <br />- Minimal bus/pedestrian conflict....will buses have to cross busy sidewalks which <br />have heavy pedestrian volumes...are there site obstructions which will make it <br />difficult to see pedestriaas? <br />- Special signalization needed...will the site require any unusual traffic control <br />devices? <br />- Tuming radii/clearances...is there sufficient room at the site and on adjacent streets <br />that will be used to move buses into and out of the facility safely? <br />