HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201100064 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2011-09-30AUNT
September 30, 2011
Ellie Carter Ray, CLA
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
Dear Ms. Ray,
Thank you for the opportunity to review the preliminary site plan for SDP201100064 - Senior
Center. JAUNT has the following advisory comments.
1. This area is in the urban fare zone for JAUNT, where we provide trips primarily for
people with disabilities. Charlottesville Area Transit would be the main transit option for
the general public. The closest current CAT stop is over a mile away on Hillsdale Drive.
a. Consider contacting CAT about the possibility of adding on- street bus stops (in
place of some on- street parking) for a future bus route.
b. Especially if bus stops are possible, work with VDOT to consider adding a
crosswalk.
2. The parking lot layout appears to be sufficient to allow JAUNT to serve the facility.
a. What is the vertical clearance of the covered entry?
b. JAUNT would like to identify where drivers can deploy wheelchair lifts if needed.
Will the sidewalk next to the covered entry be ramped, flush, or raised at curb
height? A ramped sidewalk can interfere with the lift; if ramped, consider
widening part of the adjacent 6' sidewalk to 8' to allow lift deployment.
3. Pedestrian /bicycle connections:
a. There is an area designated as a building in a future phase. Consider extending a
temporary walkway through this area to provide a more direct pedestrian
connection to the building entrance from Belvedere Boulevard.
b. For the many active seniors living nearby, there may be a need for bicycle
parking, which I didn't see on the plan.
c. Consider narrowing the on- street parking width to 7' or 8' and providing a 1' or
2' buffer or "door zone" between parking and bike lanes.
Please contact me with any questions.
Peter Ohlms, JAUNT Mobility Manager - petero @rideiaunt.org - 296 -3184, ext. 120
104 Keystone Place, Charlottesville VA 22902 www.rideiaunt.org info @rideoaunt.org (434) 296 -3184