Washington Street Study Community Working Group #1 Kickoff - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Washington Street Study Community Working Group #1 Kickoff Meeting February 2, 2017

Agenda • Introduction • Roles and Responsibilities of CWG • Study area • Why a study • Build on past and current studies • Coordinating projects • Process • Outreach • Schedule • Q&A 2 Washington Street Study

Consultant Team 3 Washington Street Study

Community Working Group • Represent the community • Bring ideas, we need your input!!!! • Respect the ideas of others • Be available • Focus on the task, we don’t want to skip steps. • Parking Lot • Be a project partner, you are part of our team. • Share information with your organization and the community • Review charter, charter will also be signed and a commitment of the project team. • Questions? 4 Washington Street Study

Why a Study? • Identified in the Globeville Neighborhood Plan as a Transformative Project • Address the changing land uses and the future vision for the corridor as a mixed use street. Washington Street has the opportunity to establish a neighborhood identity and catalyze redevelopment and reinvestment in the area. • Some of those changes include:  A main street to the Globeville Neighborhood  New entrances to the National Western Center  A connection to I-70 and Brighton Boulevard and the 38th & Blake Station  Link to Adams County • Design and technical elements in realizing the vision for improvements for implementation 5 Washington Street Study

Build on Past and Current Studies 6 Washington Street Study

Process Phase 1 - Winter/Spring 2017 Phase 2 - Summer 2017 Phase 3 - Fall 2017 ENGAGEMENT Project Goals PUBLIC Creation of Alternatives Community Vision Finalization of Alternative Refinement of Alternatives Background Information PREFERRED X-SECTION KICK-OFF ANALYSIS ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVES • CORRIDOR SEGMENTS • DEVELOP • IMPLEMENTATION • DESIGN • TEST • CONNECTIVITY • PHASING • EVALUATE • LAND USE / URBAN DESIGN 7 Washington Street Study

Scope Elements • General multimodal connectivity assessment along and across the corridor including:  Bicycle  Pedestrian  Transit  Vehicular  Access & Parking • South Platte River access and connectivity • Neighborhood connections • Emphasize important community intersections 8 Washington Street Study

Scope Implementation • Define character zones along Washington Street • Prepare conceptual design alternatives • Create urban design principles and tools to strengthen the community for public and private benefit along the corridor • Develop selection criteria for Preferred Alternative 9 Washington Street Study

Community Working Group Schedule • 5 CWG Meetings  Meeting #1 - February 2 nd Introduction  Meeting #2 - March Visioning / Existing Conditions  Meeting #3 – May Review character areas / Review Visioning  Meeting #4 – September Review and discuss alternatives  Meeting #5 – November Confirmation of preferred alternative 10 Washington Street Study

Additional Resources • Website  www.denvergov.org/washingtonstreetstudy • Public Meetings  April – Visioning  August – Cross Sections / Character Areas  September – Preferred Alternative 11 Washington Street Study

Schedule 12 Washington Street Study

Thank You Karen Good, AICP Karen.good@denvergov.org

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