INTEGRATION PLAN Harvard Gulch August 31, 2016 Related Projects - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

INTEGRATION PLAN Harvard Gulch August 31, 2016

Related Projects and Partners

Tonight’s Agenda 1. Welcome & Meeting Purpose 2. Other Project Updates • Floodplain Study • Urban Waterways Study 3. Purpose of the Integration Plan 4. Integration Plan Ideas 5. Gather Feedback/Open House

Study Area Harvard Gulch Federal Blvd Iliff Ave Colorado Blvd Harvard Ave University Blvd Broadway For discussion purposes only

Related Projects Floodplain Study

Related Projects Denver Urban Waterways Study Study Update: • Project team is evaluating the range of options • Recommend a preferred option based on selection criteria • Release report of proposed preferred plan and review at public meeting – Late 2016 / Early 2017 • Army Corps & City of Denver selection of plan – Mid 2017 www.denvergov.org/DenverWaterways

Integration Plan What is the purpose? • Build upon and complement the technical Army Corps study by envisioning neighborhood place-making benefits and connections • Identify neighborhood enhancements that will better connect and activate your community

Integration Plan How will it be used? • Used to inform potential enhancements to Army Corps work • Used to prioritize future complementary City investments within your neighborhood • The neighborhood enhancements have the potential of happening regardless of the timing of the Army Corps study Why now? • We want your input on the greater vision early in the process

Other Denver Projects in the Area Harvard Gulch • Harvard Gulch and Dry Gulch Tributary Floodplain Study • Overland Neighborhood Plan • Evans Station Area Plan • South Broadway Corridor Study • University Park Neighborhood Plan

Public Input to Date From Urban Waterways Study • Desire for quality parks, urban gardens and open channel within the neighborhood • Maintenance of the parks and open spaces • Desire for comfortable connections to Harvard Gulch • Concern about property impacts

Harvard Gulch Existing Conditions Broadway Colorado Blvd Evans Ave University Blvd Yale Ave For discussion purposes only

Goals of Integration Plan Harvard Gulch • Establish clear connections from Gulch to neighborhood • Establish clear visual and physical linkages between trail segments • All trail/road crossings should have clear striping and should be signalized or grade separated • Gulches should be amenity spaces

Integration Plan Terms Harvard Gulch Bike/Ped: bicycle and pedestrian Grade-separated: pedestrian/bike underpass or bridge Enhanced Crossings: comfortable street crossing for pedestrian/bikes that have striping and possibly a pedestrian signal Shared Street: Street where cars, bikes and pedestrians all share the same space making cars go slower Green Street: Street that is multi-modal and incorporates water quality into the streetscape design

Harvard Gulch Overall Plan Iliff Ave Colorado Blvd Harvard Ave University Blvd Broadway For discussion purposes only

Harvard Gulch - Reach 1 Ideas Iliff Ave Delaware St Bannock St Sherman St Wesley Ave Broadway Harvard Ave 1. Convert Wesley Ave into a green street with a trail connection to the South Platte River and traffic signal at Wesley and Broadway. 2. Minimize impact to Denver Urban Garden’s Rosedale Gardens. For discussion purposes only

Harvard Gulch Reach 1 – Ideas Wesley Ave. Green Street Concept For discussion purposes only

Harvard Gulch – Reach 2 & 3 Ideas Iliff Ave Downing St Emerson St Ogden St Sherman St Harvard Ave Pearl St Logan St 1. Realign open channel along southern edge of park. 2. Between Ogden and Downing, realign channel with Harvard Ave creating a shared/green street. Coordinate improvements with Porter Hospital. For discussion purposes only

Harvard Gulch Reach 3 – Ideas Shared/Green Street Concept at Porter Hospital For discussion purposes only

Harvard Gulch – Reach 4 Ideas Wesley Ave Humboldt St Lafayette St Downing St Williams St Franklin St Marion St Gilpin St Race St High St Harvard Ave 1. Provide street crossings at Lafayette, Franklin and High St. Further study traffic patterns to confirm proposed crossing locations. 2. Align the channel to take advantage of existing, city-owned properties and minimize property impacts. For discussion purposes only

Harvard Gulch – Reach 5 Ideas Columbine St Josephine St Harvard Ave Clayton St Race St Vassar Ave Gaylord St University St Vine St York St 1. Study feasibility of providing a pedestrian underpass at University. If not feasible, then study best way to provide signalized crossing. 2. Remove street crossings at Race, York and Columbine but allow Josephine St to cross Gulch. 3. Provide ped/bike only crossing at York and Gaylord. For discussion purposes only

Harvard Gulch – Reach 6 Ideas Harvard Ave Madison St Jackson St Garfield St Monroe St Adams St Cook St Colorado Blvd Milwaukee St Fillmore St St Paul St Clayton St Steele St Harvard Ave 1. Work with YMCA and other property owners to extend trail connection to Colorado Blvd at the signal. 2. Preserve Adams and Vassar intersection by providing a culvert. For discussion purposes only

Feedback & Open House We want to hear your likes, dislikes and top priorities. Visit the stations tonight, write comments on the plans and place dots next to your top priorities Comment online at www.denvergov.org/denverwaterways

Next Steps & Schedule Urban Waterways Study Public Meeting #3 Winter 2016/2017 Propose preferred plan at public meeting

Q & A

Contact Information To contact the project team, please Call 311 and reference Denver Waterways www.denvergov.org/DenverWaterways Tiffany Vanosdall‐ Army Corps Study PM Selena Klosowski / Karen Good ‐ Denver Study PM Jeremy Hamer – Denver Floodplain Manager