Transportation Project Questionnaire

Transit Questionnaire

Project Information

Agency Name	City of Galveston
Project Title	Downtown Streetscape Improvements
Facility/Street/Highway
Limits
Description	Phase 1 includes streetscape improvements to the downtown area of 23rd Street between Harborside and Church. Phase 2 (FY2025) includes streetscape improvements to the downtown area of 22nd Street
Timeframe	Short Term (0-5 Years)
Estimated Cost	$4,788,113.00

Investment Category-Focused Criteria

1. Is the proposed project recommended in a regional, subregional, local, transit, livable centers or other plans?

No

2. Does the proposed project provide transit service or expand transit service to locations which do not currently have a transit service?

No

3. Does the proposed project provide connectivity to other transit services?

No

4. Does the proposed project improve or provide transit connectivity to jobs?

No

5. Please provide daily ridership served by the proposed transit project.

n/a

6. Please provide narrative explaining how the transit agency (sponsor) helps to evacuate people during severe weather events (Hurricanes).

The transit agency helps usher people during emergencies to the community center on Broadway to transfer people onto busses for evacuation form the island.

Other Investment Category Focused Criteria

1. Was the project scored under Regional Goods Movement Category?

No

1a. If no, please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project improves regional goods movement. Within the narrative, please include if the proposed project is designated as a critical freight corridor or a local/regional/state truck route.

The focus of this project is pedestrian circulation in the downtown business district of Galveston Island.

2. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project benefits high growth areas. Within the narrative, please explain if the proposed project improves or provides access to new residential developments, retail stores, other land uses, or if the proposed project alleviates future congestion due to potential economic development activity such as expansion of warehouses or other freight generators.

This area is built out and periodically subject to redevelopment of a mixed-use Commercial/Residential and office space.

3. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project improves traffic operations. Within the narrative, please include if the proposed project includes construction of truck only lanes or managed truck only lanes, construction of an interchange, or intersection improvements.

Improvements are pedestrian focused with ADA accessibility and safety as the top priorities.

4. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project improves walking and biking conditions. Within the narrative, please explain if the proposed project scope includes construction of a new or improved existing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure on a project facility or in the vicinity of the project.

Barriers to entry will be eliminated as part of this project to improve ADA accessibility in the downtown business district.

5. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project will reduce inoperability for significant periods due to infrastructure damaged by a collision with vehicles such as trucks, ships, and barges.

This quest is not applicable per the planned scope of the project.

6. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project will improve state of good repair and extend the service life of the project facility.

This project will remove old infrastructure and surface features that do not meet current ADA standards. Additionally, the proposed improvements will be implemented with consideration given to reducing the amount of runoff that is routed directly to the street through the use of pervious pavement systems and bioswales.

Planning Factors Criteria

1. What is the existing fatality crash rate at the project location? Regional crash data is available online on the crash data viewer. H-GAC staff will provide assistance in calculating the crash rates upon request.

none reported

2. What is the existing serious injury crash rate at the project location? Regional crash data is available online on the crash data viewer. H-GAC staff will provide assistance in calculating the crash rates upon request.

R = 179/(5*2.935) = 12.20 crashes per mile

3. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project reduces expected fatality and serious injury crashes. Narrative must include specific improvements (work types) included in the project scope. Crash reduction factors associated with specific work types can be found in the safety benefits calculation template. H-GAC staff can provide assistance in gathering the crash reduction factors upon request.

The proposed improvements will increase accessibility for all users, increasing access along the entire corridor.

Resiliency

1. Please select the vulnerability to flooding score at the project location based on the Regional Resiliency tool. H-GAC staff can provide assistance with the regional resiliency tool upon request.

High

2. Please select the criticality score at the project location based on the Regional Resiliency tool. H-GAC staff can provide assistance with the regional resiliency tool up on request.

Medium

3. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project reduces vulnerability to flooding. The narrative must include specific improvements such as drainage improvements that are included in the scope.

This project will incorporate pervious pavement systems, bioswales and wake break structures to reduce flooding potential and protect adjacent business from damage due to vehicles passing by.

Access/Connectivity

Please enter the household population located within a quarter mile buffer of the project location: 1a. Low-Income

360

1b. Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Minorities

342

2. Does the proposed project improve or provide new connectivity to a medical facility within a quarter mile buffer of the project location?

No

3. Does the proposed project improve or provide new connectivity to a school/college/university within a quarter mile buffer of the project location?

Yes

4. Does the proposed project improve or provide new connectivity to a social services facility within a quarter buffer of the project location?

No

Environmental Justice

Please enter household population located within quarter mile buffer of the project location. H-GAC staff can assist in gathering the data. 1a. Low-Income

360

1b. Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Minorities

342

1c. Household Population Under Poverty

204

1d. Disabled Persons

183

1e. Elderly Persons

65

1f. Limited English Proficiency

0

2. What is the average Livable Center Need Index within quarter mile buffer of the project location? H-GAC staff can assist in gathering the data.

90

3. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project provides benefits to vulnerable populations. Benefits include safety improvements, construction of or improvements to ped/bike facilities, or improvements to transit stops.

The proposed improvements will increase accessibility for all users, increasing access along the entire corridor.

4. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project avoids or mitigates adverse effects to vulnerable populations. A list of adverse effects was provided in detailed criteria document.

The proposed improvements will increase accessibility for all users, increasing access along the entire corridor.

Impacts on Natural and Cultural Resources

1. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project avoids or mitigates impacts to natural (flood plains, wetlands) and cultural (historic and archeological sites) resources. H-GAC staff can provide assistance in identifying natural and cultural resources located within a quarter mile buffer of the project location.

This project will incorporate pervious pavement systems, bioswales and wake break structures to reduce flooding potential and protect adjacent business from damage due to vehicles passing by.

2. Please provide Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) reductions provided by the project. H-GAC staff can provide assistance in calculating NOx and VOC reductions.
(Optional)

Innovation

1. Does the project propose to implement new infrastructure technologies to enhance accessibility, mobility, multimodalism, resiliency, reliability, or traffic operations?

No

2. Does the project propose to implement new autonomous/connected vehicle technology?

No

Additional Documents

ProjectID 696 - BCA Calculation - Galveston.xlsm