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Design team shows 15% concept for Parkview Avenue sidewalk infill; MAG-funded study presented
Summary
Harrington Planning & Design presented a 15% concept design for sidewalk infill and streetscape improvements along Parkview Avenue under a MAG grant; staff identified a preferred concept that adds continuous sidewalks, bump-outs and tree pits and provided a preliminary cost estimate.
Harrington Planning & Design presented a 15% concept report for sidewalk infill and streetscape improvements on Parkview Avenue in downtown Fountain Hills, a project funded in part by a Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) grant.
Yang, a senior registered landscape architect with Harrington Planning & Design, briefed council and the public on the project assessment, the preferred concept and next steps. The study's goals are to improve pedestrian connectivity, ADA accessibility, shade and streetscape amenities in the downtown business district and to integrate placemaking features and wayfinding.
Yang described three alternatives; staff selected Concept C as the preferred direction and the consultant further refined that alternative into the 15% design package. Key elements in the preferred concept include:
- Continuous eight-foot sidewalks where feasible with a two-foot landscape strip between sidewalk and curb and tree pits to provide shade; bump-outs at intersections to shorten crossings and traffic calming;
- Retention of angled parking in most locations with selective reconfiguration (45-degree angled stalls) and modest changes intended to increase parking count in places;
- Street furniture, pedestrian lighting, bicycle racks and wayfinding.
Yang said the presentation-level cost estimate for the 15% design was in the single-digit millions; staff presented the figure as approximately $8.48 million as a preliminary, order-of-magnitude estimate and emphasized the amount is still vague at this stage.
The consultant outlined a design schedule that would advance to 30%, 60% and 90% design milestones through the winter and spring, with construction anticipated following final design and procurement. Yang noted that the team coordinated civil engineering, topographic surveys and field visits during the concept phase and highlighted private-property encroachments and ADA noncompliant ramps the design will address.
Council and staff emphasized the Parkview sidewalk study is one element of a broader downtown plan and that additional coordination and public outreach will continue as the design advances. No formal council action was required on the presentation, which was informational.
Presentation: downtown Parkview Avenue sidewalk infill (MAG-funded 15% concept design) ' action: presentation only; no formal action taken.
