GONDOLA PLAZA PEDESTRIAN CROSSING | CITY OF ...
OPTION 2A| RAISED INTERSECTION with CONTINUOUS PLAZA PAVING, RAIN GARDENS and BULB-OUTS
Hunt er St .
Ajax Mountain Building
Aspen Square Condominiums
Dura
nt Av
e.
North of Nell
Little
Gondola Plaza
Nell G
uest
Drop
-off
Proposed Improvements include: * Raised intersection so Gondola Plaza and sidewalks on north side of intersection are flush with each other
PLAN 0 10 20 SCALE: 1”=20’
SECTION/PERSPECTIVE
Hunter Street
CONCEPTUAL SKETCH SIMULATION
40
Bulb-out expansions to each corner and Gondola Plaza to narrow road cross section to 24 ft. width
Raised Intersection 5% Ramp Rain Garden
* Rain Gardens at bulb-outs to promote “green” stormwater management of runoff
Durant Avenue
* Brick paving and colored concrete bands to carry pavement character of Gondola Plaza throughout intersection and announce that this is a pedestrian zone
Sidewalk
Parallel Parking
Drive Lane
Drive Lane
Angled Parking
Hunter Street
Durant Avenue
* Low bollards/disks to delineate edge of vehicular way, minimize vertical visual obstructions, promote unabated connectivity, and allow for emergency vehicle access and programming flexibility
EXISTING CONDITION PHOTO
Bike “Sharrows” along Durant Avenue to designate this as a bicycle-friendly street and for motorists to share road Bus stop becomes a “winter-only” stop and is relocated to the west side of intersection to better direct riders behind bus and to safer crossing at intersection
Parallel Parking
Drive Lane and Bus Stop/Shared Bike Lane
Drive Lane/Shared Bike Lane
Angled Parking
* Unique to alternative
GONDOLA PLAZA PEDESTRIAN CROSSING | CITY OF ASPEN
OCTOBER 15, 2012
Hunt er St .
Ajax Mountain Building
Aspen Square Condominiums
Dura
nt Av
e.
North of Nell
Little
Gondola Plaza
Nell G
uest
Drop
-off
Proposed Improvements include: * Raised intersection so Gondola Plaza and sidewalks on north side of intersection are flush with each other
PLAN 0 10 20 SCALE: 1”=20’
SECTION/PERSPECTIVE
Hunter Street
CONCEPTUAL SKETCH SIMULATION
40
Bulb-out expansions to each corner and Gondola Plaza to narrow road cross section to 24 ft. width
Raised Intersection 5% Ramp Rain Garden
* Rain Gardens at bulb-outs to promote “green” stormwater management of runoff
Durant Avenue
* Brick paving and colored concrete bands to carry pavement character of Gondola Plaza throughout intersection and announce that this is a pedestrian zone
Sidewalk
Parallel Parking
Drive Lane
Drive Lane
Angled Parking
Hunter Street
Durant Avenue
* Low bollards/disks to delineate edge of vehicular way, minimize vertical visual obstructions, promote unabated connectivity, and allow for emergency vehicle access and programming flexibility
EXISTING CONDITION PHOTO
Bike “Sharrows” along Durant Avenue to designate this as a bicycle-friendly street and for motorists to share road Bus stop becomes a “winter-only” stop and is relocated to the west side of intersection to better direct riders behind bus and to safer crossing at intersection
Parallel Parking
Drive Lane and Bus Stop/Shared Bike Lane
Drive Lane/Shared Bike Lane
Angled Parking
* Unique to alternative
GONDOLA PLAZA PEDESTRIAN CROSSING | CITY OF ASPEN
OCTOBER 15, 2012
