Bring Back Broad: A City of Mobile Complete Streets Initiative

Bring Back Broad: A Complete Streets Initiative The City of Mobile is applying for a 2015 TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Grant. A merit-based award from the federal Department of Transportation; Will fund a complete rebuild of Broad Street in order to create a “Complete Street;” and, The implementation of the recommendations of the Downtown Mobility Study along the Broad and Beauregard Streets. Estimated cost of project: $20.5 million Grant request: $13.6m Local and State Match: $6.9m

Bring Back Broad Proposed Route Complete rebuild begins at Beauregard at Water Alternate 1 provides bike / pedestrian path through Downtown Renaissance to the Wave Bus Transfer Station. Leg 1 creates a bike path along Dr. MLK, Jr. avenue to connect to the Three Mile Creek Greenway. Continue south along the corridor to Broad at Baker to tie into the recently renovated Broad Street at the Brookley Aeroplex.

Bring Back Broad: Creating Ladders of Opportunity & Linking People to Jobs The Broad Street improvements are imperative in order to link downtown to three of the City’s significant economic engines and employment centers. 1) Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley The southern leg of Broad Street arrives at the aerospace industry developing at the former Brookley Airfield, now the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley. An improved, direct and appealing, surface route will reemphasize the physical link between downtown Mobile and the Brookley Aeroplex. With this investment, Broad Street will become a dominant street for both employers and employees, travelling between downtown Mobile and Brookley. 2) Alabama State Port Authority Broad Street, which parallels the Mobile River, necessarily parallels the Alabama State Port Authority’s many terminals along the Mobile River and adjacent to Downtown Mobile. The northern terminus of the corridor correlates with the entry to the Alabama State Port Authority's northern terminals while the southern terminus of the corridor provides an entryway to the Garrows Bend ICTF and the Choctaw Point Container Terminal. 3) The Central Business District Broad Street is the western border to the Downtown Mobile Central Business District and, therefore, adjacent to the economic heart of the City and the many employment opportunities to be found therein.

Bring Back Broad: Supports Ongoing Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts Two HUD Neighborhood Choice Planning Grants Four City of Mobile Neighborhood Renewal Program areas Two Bloomberg Innovation Team focus areas (overlap with NRP target area) HOPE VI Redevelopment Project Adjacent TIF District

Trail Connectivity: Complete Street along Broad will connect to Existing and Proposed Bike and Pedestrian Paths Bike path along Dr. MLK, Jr. Ave will connect to Three Mile Creek Greenway Broad at Beauregard will connect to Three Mile Creek Park Route terminates at the Crepe Myrtle Trail and the Bay Front Road Bike Path