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Moving People Stout and Champa Bikeways Denver Public Works – Transportation & Mobility Curtis Park Neighbors May 5, 2016
Moving People
Stout and Champa BikewaysDenver Public Works – Transportation & MobilityCurtis Park Neighbors May 5, 2016
Tonight’s Meeting
Share project update after March meeting Discuss next steps
Stout St and Champa St Bikeways Limits: 19th Street to Downing Street
Project goals Enhanced bicycle connections from neighborhoods to
downtown Traffic calming Key safety improvements
Champa merge Sight distance at intersections
Denver Moves Enhanced Bikeways• Plan to develop a formal network of low-stress enhanced
bikeways• Champa corridor identified for moderate ease of use
facility (buffered bike lane)• Stout corridor identified for high ease of use facility
(protected bike lane)
What is an Enhanced Bikeway?
Protected Bike Lanes
Buffered Bike Lanes
Neighborhood Bikeways
Project timelineWhere we’ve been: July 2015 - today
Jul-Aug: Data/existing
conditions
Aug-Sept: 30% design
Oct: 1st CPN meeting
Nov-Jan: Stakeholder
meetings
Public involvement
Project milestone
Project timelineWhere we’ve been: July 2015 - today
Jan: 60% design
Feb: PW letter & CPN steering
committee meeting
March: CPN meeting
May: Final CPN presentation
Public involvement
Project milestone
Primary Community ConcernsReceived February/March 2016 Speeding Sight distance at intersections Bike lane maintenance Parking lane too narrow
Final: Champa Street Bikeway
North of Broadway19th-20th St
Existing Cross-section
Proposed Cross-section – Buffered Bike Lane
20th St to Broadway
19th St to 24th St 24th St to Downing
Reconfigured striping to move the merge east of Downing/MLK Blvd
Final: MLK/Champa/Downing Improvement
Stout Existing(PAW – Downing St)
Proposed Parking Protected(19th – 26th St)
Proposed Buffered Bike Lane(26th – Downing St)
Final: Stout Street Bikeway
Final: Stout Street Bikeway• Meets original project goals• Based on community feedback received in
February/March 2016• Includes balanced 9’ parking lane on both sides of street• PBL addresses sight distance concerns at intersections
• Stout to be repaved in near-term• Bikeway PM’s to evaluate PBL effectiveness • Possibly build out PBL to Downing as capital project
Next Steps• Champa
• Final design: May 2016• Install: June 2016
• Stout• Final design: June 2016• Install: Late summer 2016
