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STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP #1 JUNE 28, 2016 Project Timeline What Weve Heard The following are important: Safe streets with slow speeds Limited impacts to businesses and homes Green space such as gardens, parks, and landscaping Safe


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STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP #1

JUNE 28, 2016

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Project Timeline

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What We’ve Heard

The following are important:

  • Safe streets with slow speeds
  • Limited impacts to businesses and homes
  • Green space such as gardens, parks, and landscaping
  • Safe streets with separate spaces for different users
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Project Objectives

  • Connect Sun Valley to Downtown and surrounding

neighborhoods

  • Provide safe and convenient routes/facilities for all modes
  • Extend a gridded street network to support community

vitality

  • Enhance 13th Avenue and Holden Place as green

connections to parks and trails

  • Create a street network that supports economic

development

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Today’s Workshop

  • Overview of Alternatives Development and Evaluation

Process

  • Review of Tier 1 Design Elements
  • Tier 1 Screening Results
  • Presentation of Packaged Alternatives
  • Questions and Discussion on Packaged Alternatives
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Evaluation Process

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Tier 1 Evaluation

Considers:

  • Pedestrian connectivity,

comfort and safety

  • Bicycle comfort and safety
  • Access to trails and green space
  • Connectivity
  • Complete Street vision
  • Safety for all modes
  • Parking
  • Property impacts
  • Economic redevelopment
  • Community character
  • Green infrastructure
  • Consistency with other plans
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Tier 1 Design Elements

  • Alignment
  • Cross-section
  • Holden and Decatur intersection
  • Bicycle network
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Tier 1 Design Elements

Alignments

  • No action
  • Transition west of S. Platte River with 13th Avenue tie-in
  • Transition west of S. Platte River with 13th Avenue dead end
  • Transition west of Decatur Street
  • One-way couplet
  • Grid network completion

Alignments in red were eliminated

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Transition west of S. Platte River with 13th Avenue tie-in

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Transition west of S. Platte River with 13th Avenue dead-end

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Transition west of Decatur Street

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One-way couplet

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Grid Network Completion

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Tier 1 Design Elements

Cross-Sections

  • No action
  • Basic street with tree lawn
  • Basic street with bike lane
  • Street with parking on one

side

  • Sun Valley Master Plan

cross-section

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Tier 1 Design Elements

Holden and Decatur Intersection

  • No action
  • Realign west of

Decatur

  • Realign east of

Decatur

  • Roundabout
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Tier 1 Design Elements

Bike Network

  • No action
  • Bike route on

Holden Place

  • Bike route on

13th Avenue

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Tier 1 Screening Summary

Alignments

  • No action – RETAIN
  • Transition west of S. Platte River with 13th Avenue tie-in – RETAIN
  • Transition west of S. Platte River with 13th Avenue dead end – ELIMINATE
  • Transition west of Decatur Street – ELIMINATE
  • One-way couplet – ELIMINATE
  • Grid network completion – RETAIN

All other elements (cross-sections, Holden and Decatur intersection treatments, and bike network) – RETAIN

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Alternatives Development

Four alternatives were assembled:

  • No action
  • Grid completion
  • Green infrastructure emphasis
  • Multimodal emphasis
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No Action Alternative

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Grid Network Completion

  • Adds Riverfront Drive to

complete grid network

  • Roundabout at W. Holden

Place and Decatur Street

  • No change in roadway width
  • f W. Holden Place and W.

13th Avenue, improvements to infrastructure, reconstruction of roadway and sidewalks

  • Bike route on W. 13th

Avenue

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Grid Network Completion

13th Avenue Holden Place

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Grid Network Completion

Holden Place

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Green Infrastructure Alternative

  • Roadway transition west of

the South Platte River

  • Realign Decatur Street at W.

Holden Place intersection to the west

  • Tree lawn and bioswales on
  • W. Holden Place
  • Bike lanes with intermittent

bioswales on W. 13th Avenue

  • Bike route on W. 13th Avenue
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Green Infrastructure Alternative

13th Avenue Holden Place

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Green Infrastructure Alternative

Holden Place

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Multimodal Emphasis Alternative

  • Roadway transition west of the

South Platte River

  • Realign Decatur Street at W.

Holden Place intersection to the east

  • W. Holden Place – Modified

Sun Valley master plan cross section with protected bike lanes

  • W. 13th Avenue – tree lawn

cross section

  • Bike route on W. Holden Place;

enhanced sidewalk crossings and bus stops

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Multimodal Emphasis Alternative

13th Avenue Holden Place

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Multimodal Emphasis Alternative

Holden Place

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Next Steps

  • Fill out a comment sheet
  • Participate in the online survey
  • Spread the word about the survey!
  • Save the date:
  • Next Stakeholder Workshop is scheduled for Tuesday,

September 13th, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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Discussion

Time for brief comments from all participants and further discussion about the alternatives…