#MDOT TRAFFIC COUNT TRIAL#

Following a public open house that was held by MDOT on September 13, 2017, concerns were expressed about the timing and duration of the first temporary lane reduction. The first step, following presentation of the Corridor Study by MDOT to City Council in March of 2017, was a three day temporary lane reduction from August 28-30, 2017 to assess the impact of reduced lanes in this corridor.

#MDOT TRAFFIC COUNT TRIAL#

Why were earlier trials conducted before the current trial was started?īoth MDOT and the City of Midland have been taking a slow, measured approach to testing the feasibility of a 2 lane street along Buttles Street from Jerome Street to State Street. Momentum Midland (now the Michigan Baseball Foundation)ģ.Midland Tomorrow (now the Midland Business Alliance).Midland Area Chamber of Commerce (now the Midland Business Alliance).

City of Midland Non-Motorized Transportation Committee.The stakeholders identified at that meeting included the following, in addition to the City of Midland and MDOT personnel: At an early meeting between MDOT and the City in June 2015, several stakeholders whose input would be sought were identified. It was not initiated by any other organization or stakeholder. The US 10 Business Route Corridor Study conducted in 2015 was initiated by the Michigan Department of Transportation with the support of the City of Midland. Who are the stakeholders that asked for this? Several community stakeholders were invited to participate as part of a stakeholders’ group during the study, but they did not initiate either the 2015 study or the road diet trial now underway.

The study of the US 10 Business Route Corridor, including Indian and Buttles streets, was initiated by MDOT with the support of the City of Midland. The study was supported by the City of Midland. This study included a corridor-wide data collection effort, review of traffic data, development of a traffic model and development of alternatives which met the project purpose. The US-10 Business Route (BR) Corridor Study was commissioned by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Who was responsible for initiating the US 10 Corridor Study in 2015? This reduction results in a corridor that is overbuilt for current and forecasted future needs. are down 28% from where they were 30 years ago. In fact, traffic volumes during the roads’ peak rush hour - between 7-8 a.m. As staffing levels have changed, and access routes have shifted into the industrial park, volumes during peak times has greatly decreased on Buttles and Indian Streets. This resulted in some very impactful trade-offs that weren’t all positiveĪdditionally, local traffic on Indian and Buttles during the 1950s - 1980s was heavily influenced by shift changes at the area’s manufacturing employers. While this approach - called “Motordom” - was efficient for vehicles, it had little to no regard for the impact that those roads would have on the surrounding neighborhoods. In 1962, the change was made to the 2 three-lane one-ways of Indian and Buttles Streetsĭuring the mid-century, traffic planners and road designers had one main goal: move as many vehicles through communities as quickly as possible with the only consideration given to cars. Prior to 1962, Ellsworth Street served as the primary route through Downtown Midland. Why are there three lanes now? If they were needed before, why aren’t they needed now?Ī traffic study conducted by MDOT in 1959 proposed the idea of 2 one-way streets to relocate the main thoroughfare that then passed through downtown.

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