Denver Moves: Pedestrians & Trails Task Force #3 Mar. 17, 2017 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Denver Moves: Pedestrians & Trails Task Force #3 Mar. 17, 2017

Today’s Agenda • City Council Sidewalk Working Group update • Progress Update and Existing Conditions report • Small group breakouts • Questions/comments 2 March 17, 2017

Progress Update Prioritize and Develop standards, Understand Analyze develop typologies and community’s existing implementation Complete vision and goals conditions plan Networks * We are here 3 March 17, 2017

Existing Conditions • Task Force and MPAC draft completed March 10, 2017 • Examines existing performance of pedestrian and trails system according to community vision and goals 4 March 17, 2017

Community Goals • For the pedestrian system: • For the trails system: – Accessibility – Connectivity – Connectivity – Destination access – Destination access – Equity – Equity – Health – Health – Safety – Safety 5 March 17, 2017

Pedestrian Connecting Goals with Performance Measures Goal Performance Measures Accessibility Sidewalk complete ≥4 ft • WALKscope ped. environment rating • Connectivity Frequency of crossings of arterials and major barriers • Destination access Sidewalk complete ≥4 ft near grocery stores, parks, schools, rail stations and • bus stops Equity Sidewalk complete ≥4 ft in low-income areas • Health Sidewalk complete ≥4 ft in areas with a high rate of childhood obesity • Safety Sidewalk complete ≥4 ft on the High Injury Network • Frequency of crossings on the High Injury Network • 6 March 17, 2017

Trails Connecting Goals with Performance Measures Goal Performance Measures Connectivity Gaps in the trails network • Connectivity of on-street bikeways to trails • Proximity to trails • Sidewalk complete ≥4 ft near trail access points • Destination access Density of destinations (grocery stores, parks, schools, rail stations and bus • stops) combined with distance to nearest trail access point Equity Sidewalk complete ≥4 ft and connectivity to on-street bikeways near trail • access points in low-income areas Health Sidewalk complete ≥4 ft and connectivity to on-street bikeways near trail • access points in areas with a high rate of childhood obesity Safety Percent of trails that meet trail design standards • Trail counts • 7 March 17, 2017

Pedestrian Goal: Accessibility % of sidewalks meeting existing City standards 8 March 17, 2017

Pedestrian Goal: Accessibility % of sidewalks meeting minimum ADA continuous width (4 ft) 9 March 17, 2017

Where do sidewalks meet the 4 ft minimum? 10 March 17, 2017

Trails Goal: Safety % of trails meeting proposed trail standards 11 March 17, 2017

Trails Goal: Safety % of trails meeting proposed trail standards 12 March 17, 2017

Next Steps • Mar.-Aug. 2017 – draft Complete Networks and prioritization • Aug.-Sept. 2017 – public outreach • Sept.-Oct. 2017 – draft plan 13 March 17, 2017

Questions on Progress, Existing Conditions report March 17, 14 2017

What Goes Into a Complete Network? • For pedestrians: • For trails – A complete sidewalk – New trail segments network built to the desired – Upgrades to existing trail typology segments – Crossings of major – New trail connections roadways – Upgrades to new trail – Grade-separated crossings connections of major barriers – Other items – Other items 15 March 17, 2017

Small Group Breakouts • 20 minute facilitated conversation with note taker – Trails – Pedestrian typologies – High Pedestrian Demand Areas March 17, 16 2017

Trails • Provide feedback on proposed trail design standards • Suggest potential new trails and connections and upgrades 17 March 17, 2017

Pedestrian Typologies • Pedestrian typologies describe the functional dimensions of the pedestrian realm; they inform standards • Provide feedback on proposed pedestrian typologies 18 March 17, 2017

High Pedestrian Demand Areas Places with the potential for high pedestrian demand should have • greater functional dimensions than typical High Pedestrian Demand Areas will guide where a corresponding • typology will apply These are derived based on • – Population and employment density – Land use diversity – Roadway network connectivity (intersection density) Provide feedback on High Pedestrian Demand Area analysis • 19 March 17, 2017

Questions & Comments Thank you 20 March 17, 2017