RIGGIN AVENUE WIDENING MOONEY TO
CONYER – PROPOSED FRONTAGE ROAD
August 1st, 2022
Riggin Avenue at Divisadero Street looking eastRiggin Avenue at Conyer Street looking west
2 STANDARD DESIGN & EXISTING CONDITION
• Riggin Avenue is classified as a 4-lane Arterial Roadway and has been identified as a City Ring Road
• - Standard Arterial Roadway Design:
• - 4-lane roadway, center median
• curb & gutter, & sidewalk
• 4-Lane Arterial Engineering Standard
• Riggin Ave – Existing Condition
3 FRONTAGE ROAD PROPOSAL
• Why a Frontage Road?
• - Riggin Avenue is a designated
• truck route.
• - Homes fronting a high-speed arterial
roadway.
• Street View Fresno CA – Frontage Road along Shields Ave 4 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Riggin Widening project from Mooney Blvd to Conyer St • Riggin Avenue Mooney Blvd to Conyer St. - Frontage Road Depicted in Y ellow
5 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
- - Riggin Ave travel lanes are designed to be 11’-12’ lanes - - Frontage Road cross-section is10’ travel lane with 7’ parking for a total of 17ft - - Splitter median at local roads to direct traffic in the one-way direction • Riggin Avenue Cross Section – Frontage Road
6 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
- - Riggin Ave travel lanes are designed to be 11’-12’ lanes - - Frontage Road cross-section is10’ travel lane with 7’ parking for a total of 17ft - - Splitter median at local roads to direct traffic in the one-way direction • Riggin Avenue Cross Section – Frontage Road
Splitter Island
7 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
- - Riggin Ave travel lanes are designed to be 11’-12’ lanes - - Frontage Road cross-section is10’ travel lane with 7’ parking for a total of 17ft - - Splitter median at local roads to direct traffic in the one-way direction • Riggin Avenue Cross Section – Frontage Road
Splitter Island
Concrete Median
Curbing
8 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
- - “Fire Bays” to be used by the Fire department, frontage road too narrow for a fire truck - - 10’ Travel lane at “Fire Bay” locations
- - On street parking will be eliminated at “Fire Bay” locations • Riggin Avenue Cross Section – Frontage Road & Fire Bay
9 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
- - “Fire Bays” to be used by the Fire department, frontage road too narrow for a fire truck - - 10’ Travel lane at “Fire Bay” locations
- - On street parking will be eliminated at “Fire Bay” locations • Riggin Avenue Cross Section – Frontage Road & Fire Bay Fire Bays
10 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Frontage Road will begin at Divisadero Street and terminate at Conyer Street • Riggin Ave Widening – Mooney Blvd to Divisadero St
11 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Frontage Road will begin at Divisadero Street and terminate at Conyer Street • Riggin Ave Widening – Mooney Blvd to Divisadero St
Frontage Road
Begins here
12 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Frontage Road is a one-way local street parallel to Riggin Avenue • Riggin Ave Widening – Divisadero St to Rinaldi St
13 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Frontage Road is a one-way local street parallel to Riggin Avenue • Riggin Ave Widening – Divisadero St to Rinaldi St
Frontage Road
Begins here
14 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Frontage Road is a one-way local street parallel to Riggin Avenue • Riggin Ave Widening – Divisadero St to Rinaldi St
Frontage Road
Begins here
Fire Bays
15 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Frontage Road is a one-way local street parallel to Riggin Avenue • Riggin Ave Widening – Divisadero St to Rinaldi St
Frontage Road
Begins here
Fire Bays
Concrete
Median
16 FRONTAGE ROAD CIRCULATION
• - Fronting residents in green will need to go around the neighborhood to access Riggin Avenue from Divisadero St
• Riggin Ave Widening – Divisadero St to Rinaldi St
17 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Frontage Road does not have access to the signal at Giddings St and Riggin Ave • Riggin Ave Widening – Rinaldi St to Giddings St
18 FRONTAGE ROAD CIRCULATION
• - Fronting residents in purple
will need to go around the
neighborhood to access Riggin
Avenue at Divisadero St.
• Riggin Ave Widening – Divisadero St to Giddings St
19 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Frontage Road does not have direct access to the signal at Giddings St and Riggin Ave • Riggin Ave Widening – Giddings St to T urner St
20 FRONTAGE ROAD CIRCULATION
• - Fronting residents in orange will need to go around the neighborhood to access Riggin Avenue at Giddings St or Conyer St
• Riggin Ave Widening – Giddings St to Conyer St
21 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Frontage Road cannot merge into Riggin Ave with eastbound traffic • Riggin Ave Widening – T urner St to Conyer St
22 FRONTAGE ROAD CONFIGURATION
• - Frontage Road cannot merge into Riggin Ave with eastbound traffic • Riggin Ave Widening – T urner St to Conyer St
End of Frontage Road, residents
will not be permitted to merge
onto Riggin Ave
23 FRONTAGE ROAD CIRCULATION
• Riggin Ave Widening – Giddings St to Conyer St
• - Fronting residents in blue will need to go around the neighborhood to access Riggin Avenue at Giddings St
24 ADVANTAGES
• Frontage Road will Improve
Traffic Operations for the
Corridor
• - Fronting Residents will be separated
from the high-speed high-volume
traffic on Riggin Avenue.
• - Traffic along Riggin Ave will flow
smoothly with less interruptions from
driveways.
• Fresno CA – Frontage Road along Shields Ave
• Street View Fresno CA – Frontage Road along Shields Ave
25 DISADVANTAGES
• Frontage Road will Reduce
access to Riggin Avenue
• - Fronting Residents will no
longer have direct access to
Riggin Avenue.
• - Frontage road is a one-way
street.
• - Fronting Residents will lose
some on Street Parking.
• - Extended trips for northbound
traffic.
26 TRIP IMPACT ON NEIGHBORHOOD
13 homes 12 homes
12 Trips PM Peak Hour
9 Trips AM Peak Hour
13 Trips PM Peak Hour
10 Trips AM Peak Hour
One vehicle every 13 minsOne vehicle every 12 mins
Five vehicles every hourFive vehicles every hour
27 NEXT STEPS
Next Steps:
- Public Survey (1) – Mail out August 10th, 2022 (3 weeks to respond) - Public Open House (1) – September 14th, 2022
- Potential Return to City Council – October 3rd, 2022
28 RIGGIN AVE PROJECTS - STATUS
* Pending SCE Pole Relocation
29 QUESTIONS?