Update to the Stadium Advisory Group (SAG) for the CSU Multi-Purpose Stadium October 16, 2017
Tonight’s Agenda • 5:30 pm - Meeting called to order • Public Comment (up to 30 minutes) • Debrief of Game Day 1 (Aug. 26) and Game Day 2 (Sept. 9) • IGA Project Updates Fred Haberecht, CSU Assistant Director of Facilities Management and Campus Planner • Discussion • 7:30 pm – Meeting Adjournment
Public Comments
Debrief of Game Days 1 and 2
CSU Stadium Mid Season Community Check in 5
Moving from Assumptions to Reality Years of Planning • Based on best practices and Collaboration • Technical expertise / analysis • Local knowledge • Community input 6
Moving from Assumptions to Reality Years of Planning and Collaboration Transportation Framework Infrastructure Improvements Game Day Operations 7
Moving from Assumptions to Reality Years of Planning and Collaboration Transportation Framework Infrastructure Improvements Game Day Operations 8
Moving from Assumptions to Reality Years of Planning and Collaboration Transportation Framework Infrastructure Improvements Game Day Operations 9
Inaugural Game August 26 CSU held its first on campus football game since 1967 • Over 37,000 fans and workers 10
Games 2,3 September 9 • Approximately 27,000 attendees • Implemented minor refinements October 14 • Sell out game! • Homecoming, first night game • Additional refinements 11
General Observations Successful first events • Relatively few problems and complaints • Effective multi-modal transportation plan • Strong neighborhood protections • Still a work in progress 12
Public Safety Off Campus Fort Collins Police • 30 Fort Collins officers working the game (100+ total officers) • Minimal calls for service traffic, parking, complaints about people walking through neighborhoods • Responding to a few crashes • Numerous (100+) open liquor container contacts 13
Public Safety On Campus Colorado State University Police • Secured Perimeter • Arrival/departure emphasis to/from north • Emergency Medical Services: 1 st game: responded to 100+ • medical calls on campus (60 inside stadium) 14
Public Safety On Campus • Open containers • Challenge for Game 1 • “Educational enforcement” for Game 2. • Tailgating has generally been successful. Some close to residence hall windows. • Facilities received calls that some campus buildings were unlocked by CSU employees and not re-secured (MRB, Aylesworth). 15
Traffic Overview • Manageable congestion • Significant bicycle and pedestrian traffic • Strong transit ridership • Early and steady arrivals • Significant Uber, Lyft, party bus traffic (drop off on arterials) 16
Measuring Congestion on Arterials Travel Times Along NB Shields – Prospect to Mulberry Game Time Game day travel times Typical Saturday travel times 17
Transportation By Mode 18
Transfort Strong Transit presence: • Almost 8,000 game day riders • Strong MAX usage: ~ 4,800 • Light W. Elizabeth ridership • Long queues post-game but moved well • ADA and south campus shuttle service • PnR at capacity, especially South End 19
New Traffic Patterns • Multi-modal concept proving to be successful • Uber/Lyft and Party Bus usage much higher than anticipated. • Almost 20% of attendees utilized some type of transit (either to the game, or shuttles from parking lots) 20
On Campus Traffic and Parking • Arrivals: Early! • 9 am for 1:30 kickoff • 3 pm for 8:15 kickoff • Departures: Spread out (dispersed traffic) • Due to hot weather • Late night, cold • General Access: refinements made • Refinements made – game 1 to 2 (Prospect / Whitcomb) 21
On Campus Drop-off/Pick-up Zone • Very heavy Uber/Lyft / Private Bus usage • Game 1 – Remington too far away • Game 2,3 - East Pitkin off of College • Still a work in progress 22
On Campus Bicycle Traffic • Mostly from north and west • Significant usage of Pitkin (and new crossing) • Bike Valet (capacity of 500) on Pitkin not yet at capacity: • Game 1 = 125 bikes, a few bike trailers, strollers, and 1 trumpet. • Game 2 = similar. • May consider moving to the north and west for future seasons. • More than 2,400 bikes parked in vicinity of the stadium (excluding Residence Hall racks) 23
On Campus - Security and Bicycles • Homeland Security requires a secure perimeter around the stadium • No bikes are allowed inside secure perimeter – • Bike racks normally in this area are moved before a game day • 18 bikes were clipped on Game 1 for being in the security perimeter (often parked to trees, temporary game day fencing, etc.) 24
On Campus Transit • MAX had heavy queues at MAX Prospect station. • Transfort staff directed people to address post game flow • Prospect Station seeing most boardings for southbound 25
On Campus Traffic and Parking • Many on campus parking lots not at capacity • Non game related parking needs (staff) 26
Neighborhood Impacts Parking • No citations issued around parking on yards for all 3 games • 39 proactive contacts/corrections • 49 vehicles towed in residential areas; 69 citations issued • Some confusion, miscommunication in RP3 neighborhoods • More education needed re: parking restrictions 27
Neighborhood Impacts Neighborhood Services Ambassador Work Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Staffing/Zones 25/10 21/8 14/5 Total Contacts 449 307 179 Main contacts/questions around: • Open containers • Stadium event/RP3 • Clear bag policy • Uber/Lyft/carpooling • Appreciation of work in the neighborhoods 28
Neighborhood Impacts Noise • Few noise complaints • Noise levels readings near stadium and in nearby neighborhoods were low to mid 60 dBA • Stadium noise level readings were lower than nearby background traffic, even with light traffic Trash • No liter issues reported/cited post game • Trash bags were provided proactively by Neighborhood Ambassadors 29
On Campus Impacts Trash • Game 1: Exterior trash cans at busiest pedestrian zones around the stadium were overflowing prior to kick-off (Meridian and Pitkin St, West Gate entry, northeast and southeast corners across from the stadium). • Game 2: Refined trash and operations plan to locate more trash containers in these areas and more frequent trash cleanups by Facilities staff. Recycling: • Game 1: Minimal exterior recycling containers next to game day trash containers. Many fans requested recycling containers, • Game 2: Many added . 30
On Campus Stadium Entry “Zone” • Original estimate was 80% of attendees would access the stadium through the North Gates (others to use southeast and west entrances) • Actual number is even higher. • The queuing creates challenges with festivities, the ticket fencing, and general pedestrian “bottleneck” • In addition, bicyclists are walking their bikes through these heavy pedestrian areas, especially from the north and the west of the stadium 31
On Campus Accessibility to the Stadium • Working on better communications about accessible drop-off and parking on-campus. New “ADA and Accessibility” webpage on the Football Game Day website was added early October. • Providing a new game day “courtesy cart” from game day shuttle stop on southeast corner of stadium to the West Gate, Ram Town and Ram Zone area. 32
On Campus Impacts Student “Repark” on Campus • 1,400 resident hall permits sold • 55% of students typically leave campus on weekends • Approximately 450 students were required to repark. • Of that, 300 consolidated into north residence hall lots and 125 relocated to the S. College Avenue Parking Garage • Approximately 25 student vehicles were towed. 33
Ongoing Refinements ADA accessibility • Ramps • Communication • ADA Shuttle for west entrance Pick up and Drop off • Uber/Lyft at Pitkin • Other attendees Shields Street Underpass • Signing, striping, mirrors • Educational outreach • Enforcement 34
Ongoing Refinements Communication (CSU / City Police) • Continue to have Police Officer in Operations Center Continued Education • Pro active contacts re: open containers • Game day parking restrictions, zones etc. • Clear bag policy Refinement of Operations Plans • Refining layouts and signal timing • Adjusting cone crews 35
Looking Forward Upcoming Mid-Season Neighborhood Meeting Monday, Oct. 23, 6-7:30 p.m. Colorado State University, Bob Davis Hall (South Concourse of Moby Arena) The meeting will begin promptly at 6 p.m. with a joint presentation by CSU and the City of Fort Collins. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. If you are unable to attend, you may email your feedback online: www.Source.ColoState.edu/GameDayFeedback or leave a voice mail for a return call at (970) 491-6777 36
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