Colerain Avenue Corridor Study

An open house style public meeting was held at the Colerain Township Administrative building on March 12^th, 2019, from 6-8:30 pm. 

At the meeting, residents placed comment stickers on a scaled map of the entire corridor, specifically pointing out positives and negatives of the corridor. They also ranked project objective, or goals, in order of importance to them (listed below). 

Staff from Colerain Township, Ohio Department of Transportation and KZF Design were in attendance to help answer any questions or take additional feedback. Approximately 30 residents and business owners showed up to voice their opinions about the corridor. 

In July, the Colerain Township revealed several possible improvements to Colerain Avenue. The core concepts of the recommendations including:

• Landscape medians and median U-turns, which eliminate the need for left-turn lanes at intersections and drastically reduce collisions.
• Sound access management principles intended to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles
• Streetscape design strategies and gateway elements which promote a cohesive look and feel along Colerain Avenue, but also reflect the unique character of different segments of the roadway.
• Redevelopment of Northgate Mall into a mixed-use, “Towne Center” style development with single and multi-family housing and outdoor mall corridors with dining, pedestrian spaces, and plazas.

Median U-turns would eliminate left turns at Colerain Avenue’s signaled intersections. This type of U-turn can reduce congestion and severity of crashes by up to 60 percent, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

The condition right now is concrete sidewalk and paved parking lots. By adding landscaping, we can soften that and make it easier to navigate.

A possible redevelopment of Northgate Mall into a mixed-use “towne center” was also presented and would include single- and multi-family housing and outdoor mall corridors with dining, pedestrian spaces and plazas.

Project Objectives (Goals) ranked

• Safety
• Cleanliness
• Beautification
• Access Management
• Character Zones
• Redevelopment
• Comprehensive Vision

ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS