city council 9 17-13 19th street sidewalks
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City CouncilSeptember 17, 2013
19th Street Sidewalks
19th Street Sidewalks• Relatively heavy pedestrian traffic• Worn path on south side
• on private property• Existing sidewalk
• very limited on south side• none on north side
• Crosswalks across 19th St.• Brown Street• Bryant Blvd.
• School Zone
19th Street Sidewalks - Challenges• Rights-of-Way
• North side has no additional ROW – the property line is at the back of the curb
• South side has approximately 2’ of ROW• 10 feet of ROW appropriate for a
5-foot-wide sidewalk
19th Street Sidewalks - Challenges
Trees
Power Poles
Signs
19th Street Sidewalks - Challenges
Fences
Mailboxes
19th Street Sidewalks - Challenges
Also: planters, broken sidewalk, posts, guy wires, landscaping, driveways, etc.
19th Street Sidewalks - Cost
Side Basic Cost
R-O-W Constructability Contingency General Cost Estimate
North $93,300 $8,800 $93,300 10% $215,000
South $94,500 $5,300 $23,600 10% $136,000
Notes:1. Estimated lengths: north side = 2,259 linear feet; south side = 2,332 linear feet2. Basic Cost = basic cost of a 5’ sidewalk on unobstructed land with 8 curb ramps3. R-O-W cost based on $23,100/acre (north) and $19,600/acre (south) average land
values from TGC Appraisal District4. Constructability costs as percentages of basic cost, estimated based on type and
number of obstructions; (100% - north, 25% - south)