Less Successful example of an Abstract/Project Description:
This project will provide safety improvements along South 3rd Street between Market Street and Castle Street in downtown. The project will include pedestrian safety improvements to the intersections of South 3rd Street at Market Street and South 3rd Street at Castle Street, including sidewalk bulb-outs and new decorative crosswalks. This project will also install new landscaping along the median of South 3rd Street with improvements to drainage. Decorative street lighting will be installed along the entire six-block segment of roadway. All elements of the project will comply with DOT policies, as the roadway is state-maintained.
This project benefits the byway traveler by fulfilling the following byway goals identified in the Byway Corridor Management Plan:
Goal #1: Encourage visitors to get out of their cars and safely explore the corridor by alternative means of transportation
such as on foot, bike, trolley, horse carriage and even boat.
Goal #7: Improve the visitor experience along the byway through future development.
Goal #8: Unite all communities along the byway corridor in an inclusive manner.
Goal #11: Increase pedestrian and biking safety along the byway corridor, particularly on 3rd Street.
This example is less successful because it:
- Does not demonstrate that the improvements are necessary to accommodate increased traffic and changes in the types of vehicles using the road as a result of byway designation
- Does not establish a clear relationship between the proposed project and the byway. It is important to remember that a project's proximity to the byway or its inclusion in the byway's corridor management plan does not necessarily make it eligible for NSBP funding
- Appears to primarily benefit the local community. Please keep in mind that streetscaping and local sidewalks, routine road construction and maintenance and routine landscaping are not typically eligible for NSBP funds
