Moving People

14th Avenue BikewayDenver Public Works – Transportation & MobilityPublic Open HouseAugust 2, 2016

14th Avenue Bikeway

Open House Goals: Present Overview of Project Review Conceptual Designs on Roll Plots Opportunity for you to provide feedback

and ask questions

Challenge & Opportunity

# of person tripsis increasingw h i l e s t r e e tnetwork is finite(no capacity to add more lanes or more roads)

STREET NETWORK CAN HANDLE GROWTHTHROUGH MORE EFFICIENT USE OF SPACE . . .

Max # ofcars on st reet

Distribution ofpeople in cars

Same # of peopleon a bus

Same # of peopleon pedest rian &bicycle friendly

street

2014 Population: 663,862

DURING THE WORK DAY, DENVER’s POPULATION INCREASES BY 180,000

Day Population: 843,104

Mayor’s Charge“Cars are no longer the only ones using Denver’s roads. We need more sustainable choices to safely and efficiently move you around this great city of ours.” Mayor Hancock, 2015 Inaugural

Denver Moves – BicyclesGoals:• Denver will have a combined Walk and Bike Mode Share

of 15% by 2020• Every household is within a quarter mile

(5-min walk or 2-min bicycle ride) of a high ease of use facility

• Implement each year:• 15 miles bike lanes• 2-3 miles protected bike lanes• 1 mile of neighborhood bikeway

Project Origins

Project Origins“Enhanced Bikeways” Addendum: Current Effort• Develop a formal network of low-stress enhanced

bikeways• 14th Avenue corridor identified for high ease of use facility

What is an Enhanced Bikeway?

Protected Bike Lanes

Buffered Bike Lanes

Neighborhood Bikeways

Denver Moves: Enhanced Bikeways

Who rides on an Enhanced Bikeway?Denverites of all ages and abilities

14th Avenue BikewayCherry Creek Trail to Main Library Branch

Bikeway Design Considerations Safety On-street parking Loading zones Access and driveways Vehicular turning movement volumes RTD bus stop Development – 600 block 14th Ave Fire Department access Intersection treatments Connections to other bikeways Special events

14th Avenue Bikeway

Proposed typical cross-section

Existing typical cross-section

Project Stakeholders You! Golden Triangle Urban Design Committee Golden Triangle Maintenance District RTD Downtown Denver Partnership Justice Center US Mint US Post Office Forum Apartments Office of Special Events Denver Police Department

2016 2017

Project timeline

May: project kick-off and

data collection

June: preliminary

design

July: 60% design

July: One-on-one meetings

and presentations

Aug 2: Open House

August: 90% design

Spring 2017: installation

Public involvement

Project milestone

We are here

Michael Koslowmichael.koslow@denvergov.orgRachael Bronson rachael.bronson@denvergov.org

Project info:www.denvergov.org/bikeprogram

Thank You!