SH 7 (75 th St. to US 287) PEL Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SH 7 (75 th St. to US 287) PEL Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) Meeting June 30, 2016

PEL Technical Advisory Committee Agenda • Welcome/Introductions • Scope Summary, Schedule, Deliverables • Role of PTAC • Existing Conditions Summary • Purpose and Need Review • Alternative Development and Evaluation Process • Next Steps

Project Status • Scope Summary • SH 7 PEL Study (75 th St. to US 287) • SH 7 BRT Feasibility Study (City of Boulder to the City of Brighton) • Prior Work • SH 7 PEL (City of Lafayette to the City of Brighton)

Project Status • Scope Summary • Corridor Conditions Assessment/Project Initiation • Purpose and Need Statement • Develop and Evaluate Alternatives • Identify Recommended Alternative • Draft/Final PEL Study

Project Status • Stakeholder Engagement • PEL Technical Advisory Committee Meetings • June 2016 • September/October 2016 • November/December 2016 • January 2017 • Public Meetings • August/September 2016 • February/March 2017

Project Status • Deliverables • Corridor Conditions Assessment Report • Draft Purpose and Need • Draft Alternatives Development and Evaluation Process • Comments Due July 13, 2016 to Boulder County • Upcoming • Draft PEL Study • Final PEL Study

Existing Land Use

Future Land Use

Existing Traffic Conditions

Future Traffic Conditions (2040)

Safety

Alternative Travel Modes

Parks, Open Space, and Trails

Previously Identified and Potential Historic Properties

Floodplains, Floodways, Wetlands, and other Waters of the US

Wildlife Corridors, Threatened and Endangered Species

Hazardous Materials

DRAFT Purpose and Need Purpose • The purposes of the proposed transportation improvements in the SH 7 corridor from N. 75 th Street to US 287 are to improve safety, reduce existing and future traffic congestion, and improve multimodal mobility and connectivity.

DRAFT Purpose and Need Need These transportation improvements are needed to address: • Safety Problems: There is a higher than expected number of rear ‐ end crashes at several SH 7/N. 75 th Street, SH 7/N. 95 th Street, and SH 7/US 287 intersections along the corridor, primarily due to traffic congestion and queuing that occurs at these intersections. • Traffic Operational Problems: Traffic operations along the corridor and at the SH 7/N. 95 th Street and SH 7/US 287 intersections are inadequate today and are expected to worsen by 2040 along the corridor and at the SH 7/N. 75 th Street, SH 7/95 th Street, and SH 7/US 287 intersections due to local and regional population and employment growth.

DRAFT Purpose and Need Need • Access Problems: Access as currently provided and designed contributes to traffic operational and safety deficiencies in the corridor. • Alternative Travel Modes Problems: Infrastructure for and connectivity among alternative travel modes (transit, bicyclist, and pedestrian) do not meet the existing or future (2040) needs of the communities along SH 7.

DRAFT Alternatives Development and Evaluation Process

Next Steps • Alternatives Development • Coordination with BRT Study • Alternatives Evaluation • Next PTAC Meeting • End of August/Beginning of September