Moving People

Stout and Champa BikewaysDenver Public Works – Transportation & MobilityCurtis Park Neighbors February 17, 2016

Tonight’s Goals

Present Overview of Project Review Conceptual Designs on Roll Plots Opportunity for you to provide feedback

and ask questions

Denver’s Growth

-- 10K-15K new residents a year

-- In 2015, CO added 100K

-- Adds demand on a constrained transportation system

Challenge & Opportunity

# of person tripsis increasingw h i l e s t r e e tnetwork is finite(no capacity to add more lanes or more roads)

STREET NETWORK CAN HANDLE GROWTHTHROUGH MORE EFFICIENT USE OF SPACE . . .

Max # ofcars on st reet

Distribution ofpeople in cars

Same # of peopleon a bus

Same # of peopleon pedest rian &bicycle friendly

street

2014 Population: 663,862

DURING THE WORK DAY, DENVER’s POPULATION INCREASES BY 180,000

Day Population: 843,104

Mayor’s Charge“Cars are no longer the only ones using Denver’s roads. We need more sustainable choices to safely and efficiently move you around this great city of ours.” Mayor Hancock, 2015 Inaugural

Transportation Goals

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Transportation Goals

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Transportation Goals

Transportation Goals

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Denver Moves – BicyclesGoals:• Denver will have a combined Walk and Bike Mode Share

of 15% by 2020• Every household is within a quarter mile

(5-min walk or 2-min bicycle ride) of a high ease of use facility

• Implement 15 miles a year

Project Origins

Project Origins“Enhanced Bikeways” Addendum: Current Effort• Develop a formal network of low-stress enhanced

bikeways• Champa corridor identified for moderate ease of use

facility• Stout corridor identified for high ease of use facility

Denver Moves: Enhanced Bikeways

What is an Enhanced Bikeway?

Protected Bike Lanes

Buffered Bike Lanes

Neighborhood Bikeways

Stout St and Champa St Bikeways Limits: 19th Street to Downing Street

Project goals Enhanced bicycle connections from neighborhoods to

downtown Traffic calming Key safety improvements

Champa merge Sight distance at intersections Thru bike lane on Stout

Added bonus! ADA accessible bus stops at Stout and 25th/27th

Stout Street Bikeway

North of Park Avenue WestSouth of Park Avenue West

Existing Cross-section

Proposed Cross-section – Parking Protected Bike Lane

8’11’11’8’ 6’4’12’ 3’

Champa Street Bikeway

North of Broadway19th-20th St

Existing Cross-section

Proposed Cross-section – Buffered Bike Lane

20th St to Broadway

19th St to 24th St 24th St to Downing

Stout Street “Through bike lane” configuration at high volume right-

turn intersection (Park Ave West) Champa Street

Reconfigured striping to move the merge east of Downing/MLK Blvd

Notable Intersection Treatments

Project timelineWhere we’ve been: July 2015 - today

Jul-Aug: Data/existing

conditions

Aug-Sept: 30% design

Oct: 1st CPN meeting

Nov-Jan: Stakeholder

meetings

Jan: 60% design

Feb: PW letter & CPN steering

committee meeting

Public involvement

Project milestone

Project Stakeholders You! Curtis Park residents Gilpin Elementary Mile High United Way RTD Whittier Neighborhood Businesses on the corridors Downtown Denver Partnership

Next Steps

• CPN meeting: March 1, 2016• Final Design: Spring 2016• Construction: Summer 2016

Rachael Bronson rachael.bronson@denvergov.orgBrittany Pricebrittany.price@denvergov.org

Thank You!