Developing Bikeways in South Denver

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1 Developing Bikeways in South Denver Southeast Denver, Council District 4 October 24,

2 Denver Moves: Bicycles Citywide Bikeway Master Plan: State of the practice Enhanced Bikeways (2015) Identified major issues, opportunities and constraints Developed a conceptual network of enhanced bikeway corridors in Downtown Denver and Citywide Explored conceptual roadway cross-sections/lane configurations for arterial corridors Identified challenging intersection transitions associated with enhanced bikeways and brainstorm possible treatments 2

3 Denver Moves Bicycle Plan Goals: Current State Goal 1 Achieve a 15% bicycling and walking commute mode- share by Status Combined walking and biking mode-share is 11.8% Downtown and 6.8% Citywide. Goal 2 Every household in Denver within 1/4 mile of a High-Ease-of-Use Bicycle Facility Status 34.7% of Denver s households are within 1/4 mile of a High- Ease-of-Use Bicycle Facility. This is toward the goal of 100%. Goal 3 Implement miles of bikeways annually Status Installed 24 miles. 3

4 Strategic Alignment: Mayor s Mobility Action Plan 4

5 Transportation Equity 5

6 Who Rides Bikes? 6

7 What s a High Ease of Use Bikeway? 7

8 What s a High Ease of Use Bikeway? 8

9 Completing a Local Bikeway Network Existing Bikeways: - Ulster/Princeton/Monaco - Tamarac - Union - Happy Canyon - Goldsmith Gulch Future Bikeways: - Mansfield/Rosemary Way* - Princeton* - Quincy/S. Monaco Parkway (WEST) - Yosemite Street September 2018 * 2019 Design Project 9

10 Project Overview 10

11 Project Overview S. Monaco Parkway/E. Princeton Drive S. Quebec Street/S. Ulster Street 11

12 Road Diet Traffic Feasibility The US Department of Transportation s Road Diet Informational Guide, indicates that road diets are feasible and unlikely to result in any safety issues or additional delay if less than 20,000 vehicles pass through daily and below 750 vehicles pass through each direction during the peak hour. 12

13 Capacity Assessment Counts at various intersections along the corridor in 2015 and 2016 indicated feasibility for a road diet 13

14 Typical Benefits of a Road Diet S. Monaco Parkway/E. Princeton Drive Increase road space for biking and walking Speed reduction Crash severity reduction 14

15 Crashes on the Corridor: 2013 to 2018 S. Monaco Parkway (30 mph limit) - 2 Safety zones (school, park) Ulster (35 mph limit) - Denver Tech Center 25 crashes (1.1 miles) - 7 Side Swipes: careless, hit and run* - 3 Broadside: car in next lane, parked* - 7 Rear End: distracted, lost control - 3 Light Pole: lost control - 3 Tree: lost control - 2 DUI* *crashes involved parked cars 22 crashes (1.2 miles) - 7 Rear end (distracted, careless) - 6 Broadside (red light running, DUI) - 2 Median (DUI) - 2 Light pole/signal pole (hit & run, careless) - 1 Bicyclist (Driver: sun in my eyes ) - 1 Side Swipe (driver hit bus at bus stop) - 1 Tree (DUI) - 1 Everything (speeding, loss control) - Head on collision 15

16 What We ve Learned - Traffic Northbound traffic delays at Magnolia are related to the intersection with Hampden Avenue October 3, :15 PM 16

17 What We ve Learned - Traffic Northbound traffic queues from Hampden (PM Peak period) extend south towards Magnolia. The extent of these traffic Queues are not directly Related to the bikeway project. CDOT is currently studying the Hampden, I-25 and I-225 Corridors October 3, :15 to 5:45 PM 17

18 What We ve Learned - Communications Lack of notification to CM Black and local community Policy Update: Notification of Operational Changes to the Public Right of Way. Including: - Bike Lanes - Parking loss - Road diet - Lane diet 18

19 What We ve Learned - Construction Work zone notification - Variable Message Boards Method of Handling Traffic - Lane closures, traffic cones 19

20 Next Steps Additional Traffic Counts Traffic Signal Warrant Studies: - Princeton at Oneida - Princeton at S. Olive Sign and Striping Adjustments Monitoring Corridor Traffic - Video Studies - Acceleration Lane: Princeton at S. Olive Results to be presented in early

21 Questions and Answers Q&A Planning Lead: Dan Raine, AICP, LCI Senior City Planner Engineering Lead: Michael Koslow, PE Senior Engineer 21