Stakeholder Focus Group (SFG)

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▪ Provideinputatprojectmilestones▪ SharePELinfowithyourorganizations▪ AttendSFGmeetingsthroughoutPELprocess

SFG Roles & Responsibilities

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I-25 Central PEL Video

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What is a Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study?

Atahigh-level,planningscale:

▪ Identifiescorridorneeds▪ Performsdetailedtrafficanalysis

▪ Definesandevaluatespotentialimprovementprojects▪ Reviewsexistingenvironmentalresourcesandpossibleimpactsfrom

proposedalternatives

▪ Developsavisionandimplementationplanforprioritieslargeandsmall

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Study Overview

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CDOTisconductingaPlanningandEnvironmentalLinkages(PEL)StudyofI-25betweenSantaFeDriveand20thStreet▪ 5-milesegmentofI-25

▪ Muchofthecorridorareremainingpartsofthe1950sValleyHighwayera

▪ MosttrafficinallofColorado

Project Schedule

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Engaging the Community

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Who has been involved in the process so far?▪ Auraria Campus▪ CCD- OfficeofEconomic

Development▪ CCD- PublicWorks▪ CCD- CommunityPlanningand

Development▪ CDOT- ColoradoTransportation

ManagementCenter▪ Children’sMuseum▪ ColfaxBusinessImprovement

District(BID)▪ DenverAquarium▪ DenverBroncos▪ DenverCityCouncil:Brooks,Clark,

Espinoza,Ortega,Lopez

▪ DenverMayor’sOffice▪ DenverMetroChamberof

Commerce▪ DenverPoliceDepartment▪ ElitchGardens▪ FreightAdvisoryCouncil(FAC)▪ GreenwayFoundation▪ JeffersonParkUnitedNeighbors▪ JoshuaStation▪ MetropolitanFootballStadium

District▪ MileHighMinistries▪ PepsiCenter▪ RTD

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Data Collected

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Traffic Study Area

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▪ Thetrafficanalysisstudyareaismuchlargerthantheprojectstudyarea

Can I-25 be safer?

InfrastructureDeficiencies

HistoricalCrashData

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Need: Improve Safety

Highnumberofcrashes1,000crashesperyearwithinprojectlimits

Colfax Ave

6th Ave

Alameda Ave

Need: Improve Safety

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Roadwaydeficiencies

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Tightcurvesandchangingslopesalongthemainline

Narrowlanes Narrowshoulders Rampsaretooclosetogetherandhavetightcurves

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Morning Peak: 3 hoursEvening Peak: 5.5 hours

Typical peak travel times can be 3.5 times greater than free flow times and vary by up to 88%

Need: Reduce Traffic Congestion

Morethan250,000vehiclesperdayonsomeportionsofI-25

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Can I-25 be safer?

InfrastructureDeficiencies

HistoricalCrashData

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Need: Improve Travel Time Reliability

Breakdowntypeincidentsimpacttravelreliability

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Connectivity

Forallmodesto,from,andacrossI-25

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Environmental Resources and Constraints

SouthPlatteRiverandTrail

RailroadNumerousparksandrecreationalopportunitiesalongthecorridor

Historicresources

Environmentaljusticecommunities

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Areas of change

▪ Additionalstudiesexaminingsurroundinglandusesandthelocaltransportationnetwork

▪ MajorLandUsechanges▪ SunValley

▪ Elitches/RiverMile

▪ more

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What interactions are at play on the corridor?Safety• 3low-clearancebridges• Numerousgeometricdeficiencies

• 1,000crashesperyear

Environmental Considerations• 7majorareasofchange• ProximitytoS.PlatteRiverandrecreationalresources

Congestion• 250,000vehiclesperday• 8.5hoursofdailycongestion

Agency, Stakeholder, and Public Interests• Corridorvision• Neighborhoodconnectivity• Localaccessandlanduse

Purpose and Need

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Project Purpose

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ThepurposeoftherecommendedtransportationimprovementsintheI-25CentralCorridorbetweenapproximatelySantaFeDriveand20thStreetistoreducecongestionandimprovesafetyandtravel-timereliabilityforthemovementofpeopleandgoods.TheimprovementswillalsoconsideraccesstoandfromI-25aswellasconnectivityacrossI-25forbicycles,pedestrians,transitandlocaltraffic.

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SFG Issues, Concerns, andIdeas for the

I-25 Central PEL

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InteractiveinputgatheringofSFGmembersusingcorridormaps

Next Steps

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