Tulsa Comprehensive Plan - PLANiTULSA

Appendix
TrAnsporTATIon II: UrBAN COrrIDOrS
sTep 3
Alternatives Development
High frequency bus lines are different from typical
bus lines in many ways. Frequent buses are line haul
oriented, meaning they typically stay on one major
corridor throughout the route. The headways on
these routes can be as low as five minutes depending
on the time of day. Frequent bus lines also have
features like intelligent systems operations which use
GPS technology to make transit riders aware of wait
times. Pre-emption and priority signal operation are
recommended in these corridors to increase effciency
and travel times. Figure 6 depicts locations where
signal preemption could be used in the corridor.
sTep 4
Alternatives evaluation
A formal alternatives analysis (AA) should be
performed to establish ridership estimates on these
corridors. Initial analysis conducted during the
PLANiTULSA process found the potential for
high performance transit ridership. The future AA
process should consider more than just ridership.
Incorporating the new HUD-DOT-EPA livability
principles and PLANiTULSA goals will require the
AA to consider livability, sustainability, economic
development and the leveraging of public investments
into the consideration of transit alignments,
technology and service decisions.
sTep 5
Selection of a Preferred Alternative
The preferred alternative for this corridor should
advance the six livability principles adopted by
the DOT-HUD-EPA Partnership for Sustainable
Communities and the new transportation and land
use integration goals.
Catalyst Corridor# 3:
Cherry street Conversion
to a main street
sTep 1
Identify Corridor vision
and Determine Study Area
Cherry Street is home to 21 restaurants and some of
Tulsa’s finest local and regional art galleries. With the
most locally owned businesses in town, Cherry Street
includes a variety of retail and home décor shops,
salons, and more. The vision is for this area to be the
main street of the vibrant and stable neighborhood
and further attract locally owned businesses and
appropriate urban residential development. Generally,
main street activities are concentrated along a two to
eight block area, but may extend further depending
on the type of adjacent land uses and the area served.
The Cherry Street study area extends between Utica
and Peoria on 15th Street.
sTep 2
Determine Area Context and Needs
The PLANiTULSA vision describes Cherry Street as
a Downtown Neighborhood. These are areas located
outside but are tightly integrated with the Downtown
Core. Downtown Neighborhoods are primarily
pedestrian-oriented and are well-connected to the
Downtown Core via local transit.
Cherry Street should be fully adapted into a
main street with priority placed on improving the
pedestrian realm, increasing public on-street parking,
reducing street crossing distances and frequency
and enhancing streetscape elements. The transit
connection to downtown will be provided by the
Peoria High Frequency Bus Line.
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