Developing Bikeways in South Denver Southeast Denver, Council - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Developing Bikeways in South Denver Southeast Denver, Council District 4 October 24, 2018 1

Denver Moves: Bicycles Citywide Bikeway Master Plan: 2011 – 2015 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

Denver Moves Bicycle Plan Goals: Current State Goal 1 Achieve a 15% bicycling and walking commute mode- share by 2030. 2017 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. 2017 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 20-25 miles of bikeways annually. 2017 Status Installed 24 miles . 3

Strategic Alignment: Mayor’s Mobility Action Plan 4

Transportation Equity 5

Who Rides Bikes? 6

What’s a High Ease of Use Bikeway? 7

What’s a High Ease of Use Bikeway? 8

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 * 2019 Design Project 9 September 2018

Project Overview 10 10

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

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 12

Capacity Assessment Count unts a at vari rious us intersecti tions ns a along ng the c corri ridor i r in 2015 and 2 d 2016 i indi dicated d fea easib ibilit ity for a road diet 13

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 14

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

What We’ve Learned - Traffic Northbound traffic delays at Magnolia are related to the intersection with Hampden Avenue October 3, 2018 5:15 PM 16 16

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, 2018 5:15 to 5:45 PM 17 17

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

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

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 2019 20 20

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