NEW YORK AVENUE CORRIDOR STRATEGY
CONNECTIONS
To better understand the community ’ s perceptions of the infrastructure improvements needed to support the future corridor vision , the community was asked how the corridor should use connections to make it a location of choice for businesses and organizations . Responses included :
• Put bike facilities in place to connect UT Arlington to this corridor ( Prefer offstreet trail . Students would visit businesses .)
• Wide sidewalk on New York Avenue
• Left turn lanes
• Pedestrian crossing signals
• Street lighting
• Improve sidewalk quality
• Improve roadway quality ( specifically Abram !)
• Smooth area where driveways meet streets ( cars often hang over sidewalk and users have to go in street )
• Greenway Street – traffic speeding - speed bumps might be good solution
• Trolley system from hotels to this area as a destination … And also to events at stadiums
• Sidewalks to Berry Elementary On Browning and New York could be improved
• Young population – transit to keep them here
• Crumbling sidewalks on side streets
• Pedestrian signals with count down timers ( at big intersections )
PHYSICAL AMENITIES
Finally , to better understand the community ’ s desires related to amenities that had the potential to enhance future development , the community was asked what amenities would make the area a more appealing place to spend time . Responses included :
• Family oriented entertainment
• Vocational school – training
• Outdoor movies
• Medical facilities
• Median on NY Ave w / landscape
• Open space that can be used for parks , trails that can be used for other purposes later
• More retail stores – Hallmark , Drug Store , Grocery , Bookstore
• Art and Theater for kids / adults
• Community outdoor area – replace concrete in parking lots
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FINAL REPORT | SEPTEMBER 2013