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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
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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!
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