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Developing Bikeways in South Denver Southeast Denver, Council District 4 October 24, 2018 1 Denver Moves: Bicycles Citywide Bikeway Master Plan: 2011 2015 State of the practice Enhanced Bikeways (2015) Identified major issues,

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Developing Bikeways in South Denver

Southeast Denver, Council District 4 October 24, 2018

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Denver Moves: Bicycles

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Citywide Bikeway Master Plan: 2011 – 2015

  • State of the practice – Enhanced Bikeways (2015)
  • Identified major issues, opportunities and

constraints

  • Developed a conceptual network of enhanced

bikeway corridors in Downtown Denver and Citywide

  • Explored conceptual roadway cross-sections/lane

configurations for arterial corridors

  • Identified challenging intersection transitions

associated with enhanced bikeways and brainstorm possible treatments

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Denver Moves Bicycle Plan Goals: Current State

Goal 1 Achieve a 15% bicycling and walking commute mode- share by 2030. 2017 Status Combined walking and biking mode-share is 11.8% Downtown and 6.8% Citywide. Goal 2 Every household in Denver within 1/4 mile of a High-Ease-of-Use Bicycle Facility. 2017 Status 34.7% of Denver’s households are within 1/4 mile of a High- Ease-of-Use Bicycle Facility. This is toward the goal of 100%. Goal 3 Implement 20-25 miles of bikeways annually. 2017 Status Installed 24 miles.

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Strategic Alignment: Mayor’s Mobility Action Plan

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Transportation Equity

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Who Rides Bikes?

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What’s a High Ease of Use Bikeway?

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What’s a High Ease of Use Bikeway?

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Completing a Local Bikeway Network

September 2018

Existing Bikeways:

  • Ulster/Princeton/Monaco
  • Tamarac
  • Union
  • Happy Canyon
  • Goldsmith Gulch

Future Bikeways:

  • Mansfield/Rosemary Way*
  • Princeton*
  • Quincy/S. Monaco Parkway (WEST)
  • Yosemite Street

* 2019 Design Project

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Project Overview

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Project Overview

  • S. Monaco Parkway/E. Princeton Drive
  • S. Quebec Street/S. Ulster Street
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Road Diet Traffic Feasibility

The US Department of Transportation’s Road Diet Informational Guide, indicates that road diets are feasible and unlikely to result in any safety issues or additional delay if less than 20,000 vehicles pass through daily and below 750 vehicles pass through each direction during the peak hour.

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Capacity Assessment

Count unts a at vari rious us intersecti tions ns a along ng the c corri ridor i r in 2015 and 2 d 2016 i indi dicated d fea easib ibilit ity for a road diet

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Typical Benefits of a Road Diet

Increase road space for biking and walking Speed reduction Crash severity reduction

  • S. Monaco Parkway/E. Princeton Drive
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Crashes on the Corridor: 2013 to 2018

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  • naco Parkway (30 m

(30 mph h limit)

  • 2 Safety zones (school, park)

25 crashes (1.1 miles)

  • 7 Side Swipes: careless, hit and run*
  • 3 Broadside: car in next lane, parked*
  • 7 Rear End: distracted, lost control
  • 3 Light Pole: lost control
  • 3 Tree: lost control
  • 2 DUI*

*crashes involved parked cars Ul Ulster (35 m (35 mph h limit)

  • Denver Tech Center

22 crashes (1.2 miles)

  • 7 Rear end (distracted, careless)
  • 6 Broadside (red light running, DUI)
  • 2 Median (DUI)
  • 2 Light pole/signal pole (hit & run, careless)
  • 1 Bicyclist (Driver: “sun in my eyes”)
  • 1 Side Swipe (driver hit bus at bus stop)
  • 1 Tree (DUI)
  • 1 Everything (speeding, loss control)
  • Head on collision
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What We’ve Learned - Traffic

Northbound traffic delays at Magnolia are related to the intersection with Hampden Avenue October 3, 2018 5:15 PM

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What We’ve Learned - Traffic

Northbound traffic queues from Hampden (PM Peak period) extend south towards Magnolia. The extent of these traffic Queues are not directly Related to the bikeway project. CDOT is currently studying the Hampden, I-25 and I-225 Corridors October 3, 2018 5:15 to 5:45 PM

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Lack of notification to CM Black and local community Policy Update: Notification of Operational Changes to the Public Right of Way. Including:

  • Bike Lanes
  • Parking loss
  • Road diet
  • Lane diet

What We’ve Learned - Communications

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Work zone notification

  • Variable Message Boards

Method of Handling Traffic

  • Lane closures, traffic cones

What We’ve Learned - Construction

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Next Steps

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Additional Traffic Counts Traffic Signal Warrant Studies:

  • Princeton at Oneida
  • Princeton at S. Olive

Sign and Striping Adjustments Monitoring Corridor Traffic

  • Video Studies
  • Acceleration Lane: Princeton at S. Olive

Results to be presented in early 2019

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Questions and Answers

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Q& Q&A

Planning Lead: Dan Raine, AICP, LCI Senior City Planner Dan.Raine@denvergov.org Engineering Lead: Michael Koslow, PE Senior Engineer Michael.Koslow@denvergov.org