Concept & Design of Maple Street, West Street to McLean Boulevard

The City desires a consultant to develop concepts of improvements along Maple from West Street to McLean
Boulevard. Concept development will require substantial data collection, evaluation, and significant public
engagement with stake holders to present concepts that may not satisfy all stake holders’ special interests
but reaches a recommended concept that best serves the corridor.
Public outreach and engagement will be a critical element of the project. The public engagement during the
concept design process shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
a) Creating and maintaining a website for the project
b) Engaging with key stakeholders; e.g. Transit, Wichita Police Department (WPD), Bicycle and
Pedestrian Advisory Board, Downtown Wichita, Wichita Sedgwick County Access Advisory Board
(WSCAAB), Wichita Public Schools, universities, residents and businesses along the corridor, etc.
c) Hosting open houses
d) Presenting at District Advisory Board (DAB) meetings
The aim of the project is to improve safety and includes, but is not limited to, the following elements:
a) Lane configurations, assessment of lane configuration options with public input to determine final
concept configuration
b) Geometric improvements
c) Crosswalks, including mid-block crosswalks
d) Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) in accordance with Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA)

Our Mission as an exceptionally well-run city, we will: Keep Wichita safe; Grow our economy; build dependable
infrastructure; Provide conditions for living well.
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e) Traffic signals, signage and pavement markings
f) Bicycle facilities, including evaluation of bike lanes along the corridor
g) Path connections
h) Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and communications network (e.g. fiber, modems, etc.)
i) Streetlights
j) Drainage
k) City utility enhancements, including large diameter water main installation west of McLean Boulevard
l) Streetscape
Coordination is key and will involve incorporation of multiple plans including, but not limited to, the following:
a) Transit Network Redesign (publicly available)
b) Bicycle Master Plan (publicly available)
c) Delano Neighborhood Plan (publicly available)
d) Community Investments Plan (publicly available)
e) Pedestrian Master Plan (publicly available)
f) West Arkansas River Floodplain Drainage Study (attached)
The schedule for the project is critical to target construction in the 2030-2031 timeframe. The firm shall
propose a schedule for public engagement and concept approval. The following completion timeframes for
design milestones shall specifically be included in the proposed schedule:
a) Design Concept & Estimate Due:
“X” Days Following Notice to Proceed
Once a final concept has been approved, the City and consultant may enter into a supplemental agreement
to move the concept through field check, office check, and final design. The City is projecting construction
of the project to begin as early as 2030.