We recently received an update from the City on the traffic study results. The conclusion from the report is below:
Reversing the direction of 24th Street from one-way southbound to one-way northbound between Lombard Street and Bainbridge Street appears to have minimal impact to operations in the study area. Per results of the analysis, this modification appears viable and will allow for simplification of the 24th Street, Grays Ferry Avenue, 23rd Street & Bainbridge Street intersections.
This is great news - the reversal of 24th street and simplification of the intersections will have minimal impact and appears viable. The analysis also looked into how much vehicles will be delayed at each intersection. This is a common analysis in traffic studies, however, we think safety is paramount even if it increases vehicle delays. Nevertheless, this street reversal would reduce vehicle delays at the intersection of 24th and Lombard. Further details on the vehicle delay are below:
24th St & Lombard St Signal
2022 current conditions: 18.5 vehicle delay
2042 no build (if things stay the same): 18.7 vehicle delay
2044 24th street reversal: 14.6 vehicle delay
The analysis also estimates traffic counts and traffic turning counts. At 24th and Lombard, only 10 vehicles per hour are estimated to turn left onto Lombard from 24th. More vehicles will turn right at 24th and South than continue northbound to Lombard Street. Traffic counts are the same on the 2400 block of Lombard and reduced on the 2200-2300 blocks of Lombard.
We're excited to share this project with the community at our first public meeting since 2019. It will be held on Zoom on February 1st at 6:30 PM. Register here to join the meeting.