Wynkoop St. Bike way Pr oje c t Allianc e Ce nte r Public Me e - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Wynkoop St. Bike way Pr oje c t Allianc e Ce nte r Public Me e ting 4/ 19/ 2017

PRE SE NT AT ION 1. Completely shared environment 1. REVIEW OF PAST EFFORTS 2. BICYCLE MOBILITY CHALLENGES TODAY 3. OPTIONS CONSIDERED 4. CONCEPT Existing 5. NEXT STEPS 2. Other two way bike options either don’t have room in certain parts, of the street so all were eventually concluded 3. Two-way cycle track wasn’t optimal for signals, which would affect transit

RE VIE W OF PAST E F F ORT S • I nitia l e ffo rt wa s mo stly to improve inte rse c tion for pe de strians • Co mple te d in April 2016 to pre pa re fo r RT D A-line o pe ning 1. Pe de strian bulb-outs/ bollards 4 2. De c orative Crosswalk 6 3. Gre e n pave me nt markings 3 5 4. B-Cyc le station 5. Inc re ase d bic yc le parking 2 6. Inc re ase d c urb spac e for loading & c ar- share 1 • Pe de stria n pro je c t vie we d a s a suc c e ss • Co ntinue to wo rk with DUS o n lo a ding a nd c urb ma na g e me nt c ha lle ng e s

BICYCL E MOBIL IT Y CHAL L E NGE S T ODAY • I mpro ve me nts to the b ic yc le fa c ility o n Wynko o p le ss suc c e ssful • Re c e ive d numb e r o f 311 c o mpla ints • Ob se rve d c o nflic ts b e twe e n ve hic le s a nd b ic yc le s • Bike la ne c o ntinue s to b e use d a s pa rking la ne Pho to Cre d it: Stre e tsb lo g De nve r

BICYCL E MOBIL IT Y CHAL L E NGE S T ODAY Wewatta St Future (2019) Vs. Wewatta St Today

NE XT ST E PS • Muc h o f Do wnto wn will b e re pa ve d in Summe r o f 2017 inc luding Wynkoop Stre e t. • Pa ving pro je c t pro vide s o ppo rtunity to re c o nfig ure b ic yc le la ne fro m 15 th Stre e t to 19 th Ave nue • Give n Unio n Sta tio n’ s ro le a s a ma jo r tra nspo rta tio n hub , impo rta nt fo r stre e t to func tio n fo r a ll mo de s inc luding bic yc le s, whic h a re a he a vily use d of the stre e t. • Co nside re d a numb e r o f to o ls to impro ve b ike wa y

BIKE WAY T OOL S CONSIDE RE D E xa mple o f Sha rro w Shar r ow • I n ne a r-te rm wo uld pro vide to o wide o f tra ve l la ne • T o o muc h tra ffic fro m lo a ding to ma ke a sa fe stre e t • Wo uld furthe r e nc o ura g e lo a ding vio la tio ns, po te ntia l sa fe ty risks Pr ote c te d Bike L ane (e ac h side ) E xa mple o f Pro te c te d Bike L a ne Ce nte r Running Pr ote c te d Bike L ane

BIKE WAY T OOL S CONSIDE RE D Wynkoop T wo Way Cyc le T r ac k T wo- way Cyc le T r ac k • I nitia lly pre fe rre d • Co nsiste nt with urb a n tra il sho wn in lo ng -te rm urb a n de sig n pla n Example of Two-Way Cycle Track

BIKE WAY T OOL S CONSIDE RE D Inadequate roadway widths to protect bike-lane in both directions • Door zone issues • Snow removal/ maintenance • Lack of buffer space • Narrow travel lane- no room for error

CONCE PT

CONCE PT Lower Downtown Union Station

L ONG T E RM VISION