Parks, Recreation, Greenways, and Open Space ... - Town of Apex

Intersection ImprovementsIn addition to providing a system with logicalconnections from starting points to destinations,intersections, conflict points, and transitions are alsocritical to a successful, safe travelway. Greenwayssometimes intersect roads where there are nocrossing facilities. Safe mid-block crossing treatmentsor signage routing users to the nearest intersection arenecessary. These intersections are also critical points.Safety measures include pedestrian countdownsignals, high visibility crosswalks, curb ramps,pedestrian refuge islands, and parallel connections.Community input suggest fourteen key intersectionsin need of safety analysis and planning.These intersections should be considered prioritiesfor the Town’s improvement plans. A bicycle andpedestrian plan for the Town can further identifyintersections in need of facilities, and prioritize whichfacilities should be implemented immediately andthose that can be constructed at a later date.Key Intersection Improvements• Kelly Road and Beaver Creek Commons Drive• Kelly Road and Olive Chapel Road*• Kelly Road and Beaver Creek Greenway~• Olive Chapel Road and Beaver Creek Greenway• West Williams Street and Haddon Hall Drive^• Salem Street and Williams Street^• North Salem Street and the Apex Peakway• Apex Peakway and Ambergate Station• Laura Duncan Road and the Apex Peakway• Laura Duncan Road and Hunter Street• Hunter Street and the Apex Peakway• Center Street and the Apex Peakway• US 64 and Laura Duncan Road^• US 64 and Olde Raleigh Road*Proposed pedestrian crossing from 2011 Apex Transportation Plan.^Existing pedestrian crossing from 2011 Apex Transportation Plan.This area should be studied to understand why this intersection is stillperceived as unsafe.~Proposed pedestrian bridge from 2011 Apex Transportation Plan.NEXT STEPSTo fulfill the needs of the community and providea system of greenways, multiuse sidepaths, bikefacilities and sidewalks, the Town should:1. Complete feasibility studies and designdevelopment for the top priority greenwaysystem connections:A. American Tobacco Trail to downtown Apex viathe Beaver Creek Greenway;i. Jaycee Park to Downtown (1500 l.f.)ii. Kelly Road Park to Apex Nature Park (1.2miles)iii. Apex Nature Park to the American TobaccoTrail (2.3 miles)B. Connect downtown to Apex Community parkeither byi. Old Raleigh Road Multiuse Sidepathlinking downtown, town hall, commercialscenters, the Eva Perry Regional Library,and community park orii. by making Shepherds Vineyard a publicgreenway;C. Complete the Middle Creek GreenwayConnection from existing neighborhoods alonghighway 55 to the Holly Springs Greenwaynetwork to ensure connectivity under the future540;D. Work in partnership with the Town of Cary tocomplete the White Oak Creek Greenway;E. Apex Barbecue Road Multi-use Path from ApexNature Park to Salem Street downtown;F. Bond Park Connector Greenway.2. Complete separately, or in conjunction, abicycle master plan and pedestrian master planto provide an interconnected system of facilities(including routes, bike lanes, shared use lanes,bicycle parking facilities, sidewalks, intersectiontreatments, and signalization) and prioritizeimplementation. This will augment the existingprioritization in the Transportation Plan.5-15 | Section 5