Opening of Proposals - RAISE Planning Project – The Market District Proj No. 123-053 - American Structurepoint Inc.

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PAGE 10 CITY OF SOUTH BEND MARKET DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT lane widths, bike lanes, sidewalks, shared-use paths, landscaping areas, and lighting. Eddy St. over Lincolnway East Once we have some conceptual designs based on initial information, we will refresh the coordination and public involvement processes. We will continue conversations with MACOG and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) so that they are both informed and in agreement with the project concept. ADDED VALUE American Structurepoint has a strong working relationship with INDOT's LaPorte District that will help coordination on Eddy Street (SR 23). Their input, along with that of the city and project stakeholders, will allow us to refine the details for the project and really address key concerns such as traffic-calming typical sections with items like reduced lane widths, roadway landscaping, and roadway signing to give the network a more friendly and accommodating feel for all users. Once these sections have been further defined, we will be able to inform the public on the design concept development and present it for their input. We will take this input to develop a final conceptual design for each of these roadways. We believe these sections will ultimately replace the barrier in this area, created by the current Eddy Street ramps, with a new urban space. We understand that every public agency has limited resources to allocate to public infrastructure. American Structurepoint will assist the City in prioritizing these projects by creating two matrices —one for the east side of the St. Joseph River, "Phase 1 projects" and one for west of the river, "Phase 2 projects". The recommended parameters are safety need, multi-modal benefit, contribution to Focus Areas (Land Use), connectivity of the corridor, leverage to funding, and project support. STORM SEWER & MUNICIPAL UTILITY PLANNING With the impacts to the existing infrastructure, the stormwater drainage for the entire project limits will be analyzed and evaluated to not only improve drainage conditions, but also verify that stormwater runoff is being treated before entering the St. Joseph River. We will take into consideration not only the public infrastructure, but also the adjacent spaces that will be created when the Eddy Street ramps are removed and the public infrastructure network in this area is revamped. Having a drainage plan for the entire project area, not just the public infrastructure, means that infrastructure that goes in the ground won’t have to be changed for the foreseeable future. Our team of stormwater engineers (led by Jordan Bosse) and local water/ wastewater system engineers (led by Jordan McCormack) are familiar with the city drainage standards and specifications, which will ensure this piece of the project is addressed efficiently and thoroughly. UTILITY COORDINATION Our utility coordination will be led by our utility coordinator, Bethany Holmes, and supported by our project manager. This approach provides effective communication with the utilities. We will partner with the utilities from the start by meeting with them to show them what the long term plan is and get a real understanding of their facilities in the area along with any critical infrastructure. We will solicit their input on the plan and how it impacts their facilities. Using this information we will be able to potentially adjust the infrastructure plan to still achieve the project goals, but lessen the impacts to the utilities. Once a plan is in place, we will meet with each utility to help them master plan relocations and infrastructure upgrades needed. This includes phasing the utility work based on the city's infrastructure phasing plan. At the end of the