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Chelsea POP to Re-deploy Fall 2021!

On September 6, 2021 Chelsea City Council unanimously approved to re-deploy the Chelsea POP demonstration project throughout the month of October. Building on the success of last year’s project, residents will see temporary, low-cost street improvements popping up on more neighborhood streets including W. and E. MIddle Street., S. East Street, Washington Street and Madison Street. Treatments chosen during a public input period this summer included shared lane markings, medians, striped parking, weighted pedestrian cones, removable speed cushions, and wayfinding signs. These improvements are aimed at slowing traffic and increasing safety for pedestrians and bicyclists.

The City of Chelsea will be collecting feedback through an online survey to determine what improvements should be made permanent.

Chelsea POP to include Wave Bike Lane delineators along N. Freer Road in Spring 2022!

The City of Chelsea will partner with the League of Michigan Bicyclists to install trial Bike lane delineators along N. Freer Road. Under LMB’s BikeWave program, made possible by a grant provided by AARP, the City of Chelsea will test the efficacy of these lanes and have the opportunity to implement permanent separators if the trial period proves successful. The intention behind the BikeWave initiative is to make bike lanes safer for the “average biker” as a way to encourage biking for commuting and recreation. For more information on the BikeWave initiative, visit lmb.org/bikewave.

Thank you to the League of Michigan Bicyclists and AARP for Selecting the City of Chelsea to Pilot the Wave bike lane delineators!

What is Chelsea POP?

The City of Chelsea partnered with WATS on a tactical urbanism demonstration project along the Freer Rd, Railroad St, McKinley and Dewey St. Corridor in 2020. The Chelsea POP project was a low-cost 30-day demonstration project to test out traffic calming treatments that increased comfort and safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. Community engagement was used to help identify treatments used in the project, which included enhanced crosswalks, bike lanes, shared road markings, painted curb extensions, striped parking, and wayfinding signs. Click here to view a site map of the Chelsea POP corridor.

Thank you to the City of Chelsea’s DPW team for all their assistance deploying the project elements for Chelsea POP.

Thank you to our friends at SEMCOG for this video of the Chelsea POP project.

2020 Final Project Report

The final Chelsea POP report, complete with public input survey results is now available.

Chelsea POP Report

Bike lane on Freer Rd.

We are asking the public to not park in the bike lanes during the project.

A new stop bar, “Look” markings, and stop sign have been added to the B2B trail at N. Freer Road.

Chelsea DPW apply brightly colored paint to crosswalks along McKinley Street.

Painted curb extensions and crosswalks at Dewey Street and McKinley Street.

WATS planner, Emily Lake, used marking paint to apply additional safety markings to the B2B trail at N. Freer Road.

Bike Lane

Bike lanes are being applied to Freer Rd. beginning near the B2B entrance and ending south of the Chelsea High School

Painted curb extensions and crosswalks at the intersection of Railroad Street and McKinley Street.

Curb extension and painted crosswalk at McKinley Street and Railroad Street. These curb extensions are meant to notify drivers they are entering a residential area and help bicyclists correctly position themselves within the roadway.

Wayfinding signs are up!

Transportation Planner, Suzann Flowers, hangs wayfinding signs throughout the corridor.

Taylor Ln at Railroad Street

Shared lane markings along Railroad Street

Brightly colored crosswalks at the intersection of Railroad Street and McKinley Street.

Shared lane markings, or “sharrows” have been added to McKinley Street, Railroad Street, and portions of N Freer Road.

McKinley Street at Railroad Street improvements include sharrows, painted crosswalks, curb extensions, widened stop bars, and wayfinding signs.

Painted crosswalks along McKinley Street.

Sharrows, painted crosswalks, and curb extensions at McKinley Street and Dewey Street.

Share the Road signage has been added along the corridor where sharrows are present.

Intersection improvements at N Freer Road and Chelsea High School.

N Freer Road at Chelsea High School

Painted crosswalks up close

Dewey Street curb extensions and painted crosswalks.

Bicyclists are taking advantage of the shared lane markings along McKinley Street.

Bike lanes nearing crosswalk

Bike Lane along the Chelsea Pop Project Corridor

During the project, members of the public are asked to not park on Freer Rd in the bike lanes.

2020 Project Materials

Final Design Packet - This packet details the street improvements chosen to be included in the Chelsea POP project.
Project Flyer - Use this flyer to help spread the word about Chelsea POP!
Treatment Options Packet - This packet consolidates what will be discussed and presented at all the public engagement meetings.
The project survey is now closed, if you would like to submit comments please contact Project Coordinators Suzann Flowers and Emily Lake. - Survey Results
Final designs - Click here to view a presentation of the final design concepts.

Educational Materials

July 2020 Public Engagement Events

The Project Coordinators held four virtual public engagement events due to summer temperatures and due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Tuesday, July 7 - 6:30pm-8:30pm - VIRTUAL Public Engagement Meeting - Recorded meeting
Wednesday, July 8 - 6:30pm-8:30pm - Virtual Public Engagement Meeting Via Zoom
Saturday, July 11 - 9:00am - Chelsea Community Forum - Please visit the Chelsea Community Forum website to find meeting details.
Thursday, July 16 - 6:30pm-8:30pm - final design presentation webinar - Recorded meeting

Press Materials

June 15, 2020 Press Release

June 22, 2020 Press Release

June 25, 2020 WEMU Interview - Segment will run on Friday June 26

June 29, 2020 Press Release

September 18, 2020 Press Release

Dexter-Chelsea and Freer Road Safety Audit

The City of Chelsea commissioned WSP for an evaluation of the intersection of Dexter-Chelsea Rd. at Freer Rd. A Road Safety Audit is a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent, multi-disciplinary RSA team. The Chelsea Pop project team acknowledge the challenge of this intersection and due to its complexity, chose not to include this as part of the scope of the Chelsea Pop project.

The final road safety audit presentation is provided here for information to the public. Road Safety Audit Presentation