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

Wynkoop St. Bike way Pr

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Allianc e Ce nte r Public Me e ting 4/ 19/ 2017

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PRE SE NT AT ION

• 1. Completely shared environment
• 1. REVIEW OF PAST EFFORTS
• 2. BICYCLE MOBILITY CHALLENGES TODAY
• 3. OPTIONS CONSIDERED
• 4. CONCEPT
• 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

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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

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1. Pe de strian bulb-outs/ bollards 2. De c orative Crosswalk 3. Gre e n pave me nt markings 4. B-Cyc le station 5. Inc re ase d bic yc le parking 6. Inc re ase d c urb spac e for loading & c ar- share

• 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 1 2 3 5 6 4

BICYCL E MOBIL IT Y CHAL L E NGE S T ODAY

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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

Wewatta St Future (2019)

• Vs. Wewatta St Today

BICYCL E MOBIL IT Y CHAL L E NGE S T ODAY

• 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 15th Stre e t to 19th 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

NE XT ST E PS

BIKE WAY T OOL S CONSIDE RE D

Shar r

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n ne a r-te rm wo uld pro vide to o wide

• f tra ve l la ne
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• 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

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ane (e ac h side ) Ce nte r Running Pr

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ane

E xa mple o f Pro te c te d Bike L a ne E xa mple o f Sha rro w

BIKE WAY T OOL S CONSIDE RE D

T wo- way Cyc le T r ac k

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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

Wynkoop T wo Way Cyc le T r ac k

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

BIKE WAY T OOL S CONSIDE RE D

CONCE PT

CONCE PT

Lower Downtown Union Station

L ONG T E RM VISION