Diving into New London Sub Base Parking

Diving into New London Sub Base Circulation

It's only one square mile in size, but the New London Submarine Base is really like a small town.

It is home to more than 70 naval and defense commands and activities, including multiple school, training and research organizations. Coming and going are:

3,000 military personnel assigned to the submarines
1,500 civilian and military personnel employed at the base shore commands
1,000 contractors are employed on base
2,100 students attending various schools

In addition to all this activity, at the end of the day, some 2,000 residents make the base their home.

FHI is working with architects and planners from AECOM to create a long-term Master Plan for the Submarine Base under an On-Call contract with the U.S. Navy.

FHI’s role is to improve vehicular and pedestrian circulation and parking. The recommendations will address confusing signals at intersections as well as congestion and the safer accommodation of pedestrians.

Improving base-wide parking is also part of the plan. Due to security issues, access to the working wharf area of the base has created a high parking demand that is not adequately met by the existing supply in nearby lots.

To help understand and address the parking issues, FHI observed the nearly 7,000 parking spaces on the base, where parking supply and demand varied widely. Some outlying lots were just half-full, while those near the waterfront were over 90 percent full, leading to backups in this already constrained area.

The findings are being compiled into an overall Master Plan which will provide a blueprint to the Navy guiding development through the year 2025. To better accomodate pedestrians, the Master Plan calls for connecting sidewalks and adding new walkways, extending a pedestrian plaza and creating a campus-style quadrangle.

A new two-level parking deck is proposed, along with suggestions to improve auto circulation, such as:

Signage, landscaping and a new set of roadway design standards
Revised traffic controls
Realignment of problematic intersections
Closure of an extra side-street to simplify traffic flow along a busy artery

Final approval of the Master Plan is expected by the end of the year.


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In this Issue: From Susan: Autumn change... Newtown Access Management - It's Not Just About Driveways! New Jersey Notes Helping ODOT Get the Word Out! Diving into New London Sub Base Circulation FHI Staff Notes	Diving into New London Sub Base Circulation It's only one square mile in size, but the New London Submarine Base is really like a small town. It is home to more than 70 naval and defense commands and activities, including multiple school, training and research organizations. Coming and going are: 3,000 military personnel assigned to the submarines 1,500 civilian and military personnel employed at the base shore commands 1,000 contractors are employed on base 2,100 students attending various schools In addition to all this activity, at the end of the day, some 2,000 residents make the base their home. FHI is working with architects and planners from AECOM to create a long-term Master Plan for the Submarine Base under an On-Call contract with the U.S. Navy. FHI’s role is to improve vehicular and pedestrian circulation and parking. The recommendations will address confusing signals at intersections as well as congestion and the safer accommodation of pedestrians. Improving base-wide parking is also part of the plan. Due to security issues, access to the working wharf area of the base has created a high parking demand that is not adequately met by the existing supply in nearby lots. To help understand and address the parking issues, FHI observed the nearly 7,000 parking spaces on the base, where parking supply and demand varied widely. Some outlying lots were just half-full, while those near the waterfront were over 90 percent full, leading to backups in this already constrained area. The findings are being compiled into an overall Master Plan which will provide a blueprint to the Navy guiding development through the year 2025. To better accomodate pedestrians, the Master Plan calls for connecting sidewalks and adding new walkways, extending a pedestrian plaza and creating a campus-style quadrangle. A new two-level parking deck is proposed, along with suggestions to improve auto circulation, such as: Signage, landscaping and a new set of roadway design standards Revised traffic controls Realignment of problematic intersections Closure of an extra side-street to simplify traffic flow along a busy artery Final approval of the Master Plan is expected by the end of the year.