Transportation Project Questionnaire

Resiliency and State of Good Repair Questionnaire

Project Information

Agency Name	City of Galveston
Project Title	Seawall Blvd: Pedestrian Safety & Traffic Calming Measures (61st to 103rd Streets)
Facility/Street/Highway	Seawall Blvd
Limits	61st to 103rd Streets
Description	This proposed project will add: 1) a new low linear barrier along the north side of Seawall Blvd. between 61st & 103rd Streets to separate the at grade sidewalk from the adjacent on-street vehicle parking, and 2) new traffic calming measures incorporating medians, curb bump outs and high visibility crosswalks at give (5) intersections along Seawall Blvd. to reduce speeds along the corridor and enhance pedestrian safety.
Timeframe	Short Term (0-5 Years)
Estimated Cost	$1,984,900.00

Investment Category-Focused Criteria

1. Is the project a Roadway Project or a Transit Project?

Roadway

1a. For Roadway projects, this project is located on a facility functionally classified as a:

Principal Arterial or Higher Functional Class

2. Please provide a narrative explaining how proposed project reduces inoperability for significant periods of time due to damaged infrastructure.

The goal of this project is to construct a multi-use trail along Seawall Blvd, and FM3005 from 61st to 103rd Streets along the gulf side of the island.

3. Please provide total estimated daily users served by the proposed project. AADT for roadway project (total users=AADT*vehicle occupancy) or daily total ridership for transit project.

12653

4. What is the age of the facility where proposed project is located?

30 years

4a. What is the existing condition of the facility.

Good

5. Does the project sponsor maintain an approved and regularly updated asset management plan?

Yes

5a. If yes, please provide a link to the existing asset management plan.

A new pavement condition assessment was performed in 2023. The final report is in DRAFT format and has not been released to the public.

6. Is the proposed project located on a facility identified as a hurricane evacuation route in any regional or local plans?

Yes

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 and bicycle movement, access and safety.

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 project in many cases will abut many large tracts of vacant land on the island that could be developed into large residential and/or multi-use developments.

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.

This project will reduce the number of conflict points that exist between the major arterial roadways and the highly desired Gulf of Mexico beaches along Galveston Island.

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.

The overall intent of this project is to develop and engineering design that can be implemented by a physical construction project. This current project is to conduct a feasibility study and complete and engineering design package.

5. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project improves traffic conditions for transit services (local, express, signature, or commuter).

The proposed project will provide enhanced access to existing transit stops along the Seawall and provide greater protection for pedestrians all users while waiting for regularly scheduled pickups.

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.

0.16 crashes per vehicle mile traveled

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 = 1787/(5*28.422) = 12.58 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.

Moving pedestrian and bicyclists off of the roadway will reduce the potential for the type of crashes experienced in the past.

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.

Low

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.

Low

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 be graded to drain in a manner that follows the existing drainage patterns already established by TxDOT and the City/County/US Army Corps of Engineers.

Access/Connectivity

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

175

1b. Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Minorities

4137

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?

No

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

175

1b. Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Minorities

4137

1c. Household Population Under Poverty

1182

1d. Disabled Persons

1589

1e. Elderly Persons

852

1f. Limited English Proficiency

238

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.

20

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 corridor improvements will improve accessibility for all users along the corridor by reducing delays due to traffic and congestion.

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 corridor improvements will improve accessibility for all users along the corridor by reducing delays due to traffic and congestion.

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 be graded to drain in a manner that follows the existing drainage patterns already established by TxDOT and the City/County/US Army Corps of Engineers.

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 695 - BCA Calculation - Galveston.xlsm