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First Coast MPO Regional Greenways & Trails Plan Page 23 of 56 Passively activated (no-push buttons) real-time flashing advance warning signs should be used to inform motorists that a pathway user is preparing to cross or is crossing right now. YIELD HERE TO PED (R1-5) signs placed adjacent to advance yield markings would supplement the advance flashers. This configuration is shown above. The proposed path would cross the south approach of the signalized intersection at Pickettville Road and Commonwealth Boulevard. As this intersection is already signalized, additional recommended treatments are minimal. Specifically, YIELD TO PEDS blank out signs could be added for the right and left turn approaches on Commonwealth Boulevard conflicting with the southern crosswalk, and NO TURN ON RED blank out sign on the south approach. These signs (Figure 19) would show no display until the pedestrian button on the shared path is pressed. Minor modifications are proposed for the Commonwealth Boulevard / I-295 interchange. Ideally, the pathway crossing of the eastbound to southbound ramp would be moved to near the center of the radius for the on ramp, allowing it to be signed and marked much like the crossing at Imeson Road. Unfortunately, pedestrians and cyclists are not very tolerant of detours and would most likely travel straight across the ramp as it is currently constructed. The current configuration of the sidewalk through FIGURE 19 Example Traffic Control the intersection, and the associated crosswalk markings, should adequately serve the needs of pathway users. However, to alert motorists of the presence of the pathway, a sign similar to the one shown at left could be used. (The use of this sign would require the approval of a request to experiment by FHWA.)
First Coast MPO Regional Greenways & Trails Plan Page 24 of 56 I-295 to McCoy Creek (3.2) This section of the route, from I-295 to just east of McDuff Avenue (Figure 20), is the most difficult through which to accommodate bicyclists. This area is primarily industrial in nature. The most likely roadways to use to complete this corridor are on the north side of Commonwealth Boulevard. While several of the roadways through this area could accommodate bicyclists if specific treatments were installed along the roadways, such treatments may be infeasible because of the FIGURE 20 Cyclist near Commonwealth nature of the area. These treatments include speed cushions (which would be traversable by trucks) and mini-circles (which could prevent truck through traffic). Coupled with bike route and destination signage, these treatments could allow for the development of a bicycle boulevard through this area. It is unlikely, however, that these treatments would FIGURE 21 Speed Cushions meet the approval of the local industrial and truck dependent businesses. For the same reasons, it would be difficult to divert truck traffic southward to Commonwealth Boulevard and use a low-volume facility such as 1 st Street to continue the corridor to McDuff Avenue. McCoy Creek to the Riverwalk (3.3) This section of the corridor extends from just east of McDuff Avenue at Commonwealth Boulevard to I-95 at Forest Street. This segment could largely be constructed along McCoy Creek. Much of the land adjacent to McCoy Creek (Figure 22) is publicly owned. However, there is a gap on both the north and south sides of Beaver Street. This gap could be
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