1. October 15 th, 2013 The City of Akron SUM – Exchange Street / Cedar Street Corridor Safety Study

2. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION PROJECT LOCATION & DESCRIPTION Exchange Street / Cedar Street Corridor Rhodes Avenue to Broadway Street Distance – 1.12 Miles on Exchange Street 1.3 Miles on Cedar Street (10.53 Lane Miles Total) Approximate ADT – Opening Year 2016 – 23,300 Design Year 2036 – 25,500 Certified Traffic Obtained & Used for Analysis

3. SUM – EXCHANGE STREET / CEDAR STREET STUDY AREA SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION

4. HISTORIC SAFETY LISTINGS #2 – Segment – Exchange Street from Maple Avenue to Dart Avenue – AMATS High Crash Segments #18 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Maple Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections #19 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Dart Avenue – AMATS High Crash Intersections #29 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Dart Avenue – AMATS High Crash intersections #31 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Wabash Avenue – AMATS High Crash Intersections #34 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Locust Street – AMATS High Crash intersections #49 – Segment – Exchange Street from Dart Avenue to Main Street – AMATS High Crash Segments #56 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Rand Avenue – AMATS High Crash Intersections

5. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION HISTORIC SAFETY LISTINGS (CONTINUED) #60 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Rand Avenue – AMATS High Crash Intersections #101 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Bowery Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections #103 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Maple Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections #122 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Locust Street– AMATS High Crash Intersections #165 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Broadway Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections #201 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Bowery Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections #222 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Main Street – AMATS High Crash Intersections #225 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Wabash Avenue – AMATS High Crash Intersections

6. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION HISTORIC SAFETY LISTINGS (CONTINUED) #363 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Broadway Street – ODOT HSP Safety Priority List #410 – Intersection – Exchange Street / Maple Street – ODOT HSP Safety Priority List #416 – Intersection – Cedar Street / Maple Street – ODOT HSP Safety Priority List

7. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CRASH ANALYSIS SUMMARY 585 Crashes Reported in Study Area from 2010 – 2012 317 Sideswipe – Passing / Improper Turning 144 Angle 82 Rear-End 21 Fixed Object 7 Pedestrian 7 Backing 5 Left Turn 1 Parked Vehicle 1 Sideswipe – Meeting *Note the High Number of Sideswipe – Passing Crashes

8. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CRASH ANALYSIS Much Higher than Average Sideswipe – Passing Crashes Confusion Over Travel Lanes and Parking Lanes Conclusion – Excessive Lane Capacity and Parking Area Confusion

9. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CRASH ANALYSIS No On-Street Parking (Exchange Street Between Rand and Maple)

10. CRASH ANALYSIS Exchange Street / Locust Street Intersection (Existing Conditions) SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION

11. CRASH ANALYSIS Exchange Street / Locust Street Intersection (With Proposed Improvements)

12. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION PROPOSED COUNTERMEASURES Perform a Road Diet Along Exchange Street from Main Street to Rhodes Avenue (the entire length of one-way operation) Perform a Road Diet Along Cedar Street from its split with Exchange Street to Broadway Street Install a Supplementary Signal Head at the Cedar Street / Dart Avenue Intersection Reconstruct All Existing Traffic Signals

13. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION PROJECT COST ESTIMATE AND RATE OF RETURN Total Cost Estimate of All Improvements, Right-of-Way, Construction and Construction Inspection: $10,781,623 Rate of Return on Project: 12.25% Total Safety Funding Request: $5,000,000 Rate of Return of HSP Funding Request: 26.65%

14. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CURRENT PROJECT FUNDING PLAN *$2,400,000 of CMAQ funding has already been acquired for the reconstruction of the traffic signals. Depending Upon Funding Received from Safety and AMATS, the project May Need to be Broken into Phases for Construction. Safety Funding Request:$5,000,00046.4% Secured CMAQ Funding:$2,400,000*22.3% Future AMATS Request:$1,780,85416.5% Funding Type Dollar Amount % of Total Total Project Funding:$10,781,623 Local Funding:$1,600,76914.8%

15. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CURRENT PROJECT COST ESTIMATE Total Project Cost:$10,781,623 Design, S.U.E. and Construction Inspection:-$1,852,742 Traffic Signals and Interconnect:-$3,683,680 Road Diet Components:-$1,730,793 Inflation and Contingency:-$811,017 Cost of Roadway Portion Only: $2,703,391 Cost Per Lane Mile (10.53 Total):$256,733 CUY-322 Resurfacing Bid July 2013 Cost Per Lane Mile:$272,500

16. SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CORRIDOR SAFETY STUDY QUESTIONS CHRISTINE JONKE, P.E. CITY OF AKRON PROJECT MANAGER MICHAEL A. HOBBS, P.E., PTOE GPD LEAD TRAFFIC ENGINEER MARK R. GROSSMAN, P.E. GPD CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER