Uptown Transportation Study - OKI

Planning Study ReportPart B: Interstate 71 Access Improvement Study, PID 776286. ALTERNATIVES ANALYSISA large number of conceptual alternatives for improving I-71 access were initially consideredand presented to the IP. They have been progressively narrowed down to the feasiblealternatives recommended for further study. Figure 4 details how this process wasconducted and how the conceptual alternatives were identified in this study.Figure 4: Conceptual Alternatives DevelopmentConsultant developed 26+ Interchange Concepts that were presentedto IP. The concepts included access at MLK and Taft/McMillan thatcould be implemented in a variety of combinations(See Section 9 for illustrative maps)The initial concepts were evaluated to arrive at a refined set offeasible alternatives for more detailed analysis:• Weaving distance, operations, wayfinding/complexity)• Geometrics, Cost, Impacts (social/cultural/environmental)(See Appendices G & I for information)Five conceptual alternatives with access provided at bothTaft/McMillan and/or MLK (S-2a, S-3, MLK-2 , MLK-6a and BR-1) aswell as a conceptual alternative to provide full access at Taft/McMillanonly (TM-7) were assessed utilizing the project’s Evaluation MatrixConceptual Alternatives Identified and Recommended to advancethrough Steps 5-7 of the ODOT PDP ProcessPart “B” of the Uptown Transportation Study was focused on improving access to Interstate71 from Uptown area of the City of Cincinnati. The primary needs for interstate accessimprovements approved by the project Implementation Partners are as follows:• Reduce Travel Times• Reduce Complexity of Wayfinding• Promote Economic VitalityUptown Transportation Study 58URS CorporationNovember 2006