WEST COLFAX PEDESTRIAN CROSSING & TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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WEST COLFAX PEDESTRIAN CROSSING & TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT Community Open House June 25 th , 2019 BACKGROUND Elevate Denver Bond Program approved by voters in 2017 to enhance roads, sidewalks, parks, recreation centers, libraries,

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WEST COLFAX PEDESTRIAN CROSSING & TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

Community Open House June 25th, 2019

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BACKGROUND

  • Elevate Denver Bond Program

approved by voters in 2017 to enhance roads, sidewalks, parks, recreation centers, libraries, cultural centers, public-owned buildings, health and safety facilities.

  • Included: Funds to construct

pedestrian c n crossing ng e enhanc ncement nts

  • n West Colfax, and funds to

improve speed eed a and r rel eliability o

  • f

transi sit along the corridor

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PROJECT AREA

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PROJECT BACKGROUND

West Colfax has been identified as needing pedestrian safety and transit improvements in various studies and initiatives

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2015 REIMAGINE WEST COLFAX COLLABORATIVE

  • Community led outreach, data

collection, and collaboration

  • Included one-day pop-up

demonstration of pedestrian and bicycle enhancements along West Colfax

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What three elements of today’s demonstration do you think would have the most positive impact on West Colfax if they were made permanent?

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WHY?

SAFETY

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DENVER’S HIGH INJURY NETWORK

  • High Injury Network

includes Colfax

  • Corridors with the

highest number of fatal and injury crashes.

  • 14% of all crashes

between a motorist and pedestrian occurred on Colfax between 2011- 2015.

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WHY?

IMPROVED TRANSIT EXPERIENCE

  • Denver Moves Transit
  • RTD West Colfax Study
  • High RTD ridership corridor

6, 6,00 000 d 0 daily weekday RTD riders

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CURREN ENT T CONDITI TIONS

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  • Crash Data
  • Speed Data
  • Parking Data
  • Existing Roadway Width
  • Vehicle Traffic Counts
  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts
  • Land Use Data
  • Existing Signal Spacing

Considerati tions t that w t went t into o

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analysi sis: s:

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DESIG IGN ALTER TERNATIVES ES

What can we do to improve safety and transit speed and reliability on West Colfax?

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MEDIANS

  • Discourage speeding
  • Provide safer crossings

EXAMPLE LES

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PEDESTRIAN BULBOUTS (CURB EXTENSIONS)

  • Decrease crossing distance
  • Make pedestrians more

visible to vehicles

  • Slow down turning vehicles

EXAMPLE LES

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SIGNALIZED & MARKED CROSSINGS

  • Requires vehicles to fully

stop to allow for pedestrians to cross

EXAMPLE LES

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IMPROVE TRANSIT SPEED & RELIABILITY

  • Bus Bulb-outs
  • Consolidated stops
  • Transit Signals
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Construction is dependent on bond funding and availability, and is to be determined.

PROJECT TIMELINE

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THANK YOU!

  • Ask q

quest stions s of any people wearing a badge around the room

  • Provid

ide in input at the map and board activity stations

  • Learn

rn m more re about the project by reading the boards

  • Share t

this is in information: www.surveymonkey.com/r/WestColfaxPublicMeeting