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About the Project

• Neighborhood bikeway project
• Identified in Denver Moves: Bikes (2011)
• Neighborhood Planning Initiative

(2019) and Congress Park Study (2019)

– Prioritize multimodal North/South connections through neighborhood.

• 2 Phases with separate design and

implementation phases

– Phase 1: Cherry Creek Drive North, Dakota Ave, Alameda Ave, and 17th Ave – Phase 2: Bayaud Ave, 1st Ave, and 6th Ave, wayfinding

Strategic Goals

• Enhance Denver’s bike network citywide (Denver Moves)
• Meet strategic goals of Mayor’s Mobility Action Plan to transform and improve

Denver’s transportation system

Safety & Vision Zero Why bike lanes?

• Mobility options

Mobility options – move more people and not just more vehicles Changing population Changing population – Denver is growing, and many residents want to change how they get around Sustainability Sustainability – reduce single occupancy vehicle trips Community desires Community desires – Residents have told us they want more bike and pedestrian infrastructure so they can choose to bike/walk more often

Safety & Vision Zero

76% 60% 77% 74% Support for Denver Moves More likely to bike instead of Support increasing bike lanes Support for increasing Bikes drive if they had a protected and trails protected lanes bike lane 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Source: Poll conducted by Keating Research (2016)

Denver Wants Better Bike Infrastructure

Building the Right Bikeways

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Building the Right Bikeways

Neighborhood bikeways (NBWs) include design features that enhance bicycling and walking for a wide range of people while also supporting local vehicle traffic for residents and businesses.

Neighborhood Bikeways

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Phase 1: Dakota Avenue & Cherry Creek Drive North

• All-way stop at intersection with

Garfield

• Curb extensions
• Two-way bikeway on south side

connecting from Cherry Creek Drive North

• Reconfigure roadway at

intersection for vehicles turning to and from Dakota Avenue

• New center median refuge and

rectangular rapid flashing beacons at crossing

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Phase 1: Alameda Avenue

• New traffic signals

for pedestrian and bicycle movement

• Reconstruct the

center median

• Enhanced signage

and pavement markings for multimodal travel

• Upgraded curb and

sidewalk

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Phase 1: 17th Avenue

• New traffic signal with multimodal

traffic signals and bicycle detection

• New center median refuge on 17th Ave
• Enhanced signage and pavement

markings

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Phase 2: Bayaud Avenue

• New center

median refuge on Bayaud Ave

• Curb extensions
• Upgraded curb

ramps and sidewalks

• Enhanced bicycle

crossing markings and signing

• Drainage

improvements

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Phase 2: 1st Avenue

• Upgraded traffic

signal

• Curb extensions
• Upgraded curb

ramps and sidewalks

• Enhanced

bicycle crossing markings and signing

• Drainage

improvements

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Phase 2: 6th Avenue

• Improvements to facilitate safer bicycle

crossing the NE & SW corners

• New traffic signal with multimodal traffic

signals and bicycle detection

• Upgraded curb ramps sidewalks
• Enhanced bicycle crossing markings

and signing

• Curb extensions

Process

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Timeline

What is SUE?

• SUE stands for Subsurface Utility

Engineering

• New legislation in Colorado

which became effective January 1, 2019

• Requires more investigation of

utility location during design

• Intended to improve safety and

reliability

• New design requirements are

impacting the schedule of many projects

QUESTIONS?