HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Resolution No. 038RESOLUTION No¾_
SERIES OF 2012
A RllSOLUTICJN APPROVING iHE ADOPTION OF 2011 COMPLBTESTREETS
TOOLBOX Af: A SUPPLEMENT TO THE "ROADMAP ENGLEWOOD : 2003
ENGLEWOOD r:'()MJ>Jl!'IBENSIVE PLAN".
WHEREAS, tl1• Engle\,,lo<i C11y Council approved an intergovemmenlll agreement with Tri•
County Health Oepartmt¥111111 l:ltcembcr 6, 2010, In order to receive gnwl rwui. !rum Tri-
County; and
City Cour ,,.: ,q,,.ro•<ld a cQnsuhar.t contl'ftCI with Fehr and Peers Transponation Consultants,
to complete •he project at the March 21, 2011 Council Study Session; and
WHF..REAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the Complete Streets Toolbox at
the November 24,201: Planning and Zoning Commission Study Session; and
WHEREAS, the Englewood Transponation Advisory Committee reviewed the Complete
Streets Toolboi< at the Novcmbc:r 17, 20 I I Transportation Advisory Committee Study Session;
NOW, THER.EFOR.E, BE IT R.ESOL VED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF l'J-U:: Cl'J'Y OF
ENGLi::Wl'.!l.lD, COJ.O1!.AOO, TIIAT:
~ The City Council of the City of Englewoo~ Colorado, hereby approves the
ad,,ption of 2011 Complete Streets Toolbox as a supplement to Roadmap EnRlewood: 2003
Englewood Cor •. rehensive Plan.
ADOPTED A."ll'D APPROVED this 6th day offebruary, 2012.
P. PCM, Mayor
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The Englewood Complete Stre1t1 Project 11 an
Initiative to toke .1tep1 toward a community vision
for mhr.ed -use, pedestrian o riented development
pottfllrns In Englewood's Downtown onci Medical
Center Dls1rlct1
lftlroducllon ,
Frolecl Bocl,ground ,
Whoi i, o 'Complel• Slrnl' 4
Context 5
biding Condifions 5
E.ciding Policies 7
Approach 10
Public Outreach & Consensus-Gafhering I 0
Toolbox 13
Hipl'I• Visibilil), Crcuswalln J 3
Mid-Bloc:lc Crouin91 & Curb E.cftn1ion1 14
Mtdlon1 wifh Refuge Island 15
Sidewalks 16
Dired/onal Curb Romp• 11
Traffic Sofety & Speed Monagemenf 18
Pede1frion Signao• J 9
8u1 Shel fen & Shuttle/ Bus Service ~O
8/h Rout■• & Bib Raclu 21
Benches. Outdoor Jining & Slreel Furnishings 22
lmplamenlatlon Matrix
ln1roductlon I Complete Slreets 1 oolbox
Introduction
The> FllqiP.Wl'.\r,d (wnplote St1(•f!I(. h (1je1:I i•, on
iniH(">tivc to :nkr. UH!H lnwnr rf <J c1ll'11111111' y .,,,,;1111
le., 1ni.11 e d • um, pffrhntrla,-orin111od tl t'i vt1lop111ont
p ~1ltams in ::nolo.,,,11ml's ~Jow11tnw11 nrrl Mr•dir:ol
C!t nle, Oisttic:11 . rt,e !)own1nv.·1' n11 ~ ~c,dir.al
Center DhtricB oro \Orvocl by lho 81ooclwoy and
Old He11111,cl&n A"'enuc tori ido,·~. A1 1he 1ti,tn1ical
lica1t Q{ E11glnwood's )ownlown Con11ol Buslneu
r,is trkl, Bronrlway Is a urhne candidate '°'
flodct~ttlc11'•orlenteL! publ,c lmprovemc-,t prnjecti;,
fhe Old lfomr,den corridor, In addition to
connec•illg the Medical District lo Downlow'n, nlso
~.erves as the front door to the Swodish Moditc1I
Conlar and Craig Ho5pltal campus. Due to their
nmjor prMer:ice within the dlstrlt1s cine, \1'rv'r.e to
Iha broader Englewood comml.nlty, the
Rroodwoy hlstuiicul mul11 sueet conlcJol' wlCJ 1he
Old Hampden Avenue t.o•rridor me lhtt r.Rnlrt1I
for:u1 of this study. However, the lonh r.ontulnert
In this loolbox document are c1lr.o oppllccthle 10
secondary llreets within the Uowritown and
Medical Center Dls1rlct1. I his documonl v,111 sorve
en o working toolbox fo• bolh tho Public Works
c1nd Community Development Oepet·lmen•s us 1he
Uty moves forward with tro!Hc oporollonol
r.htll'ges within the Downtown ond Metli:ol
Ceruer Districts In coming yeon.
ihi!-project Is fur,ded through o sub-grant af the
Communities Putting Prevenllon to Work
lnlllutlve, a $ I 0.5 million grant ~warded 10 ·,1.
(nunty Health L>epnrtment frnm the Centers for
IJlsm.ne Control Prevention. The lniflol
uppllcotlon Qf this document Is focuu,d on the
fnglawood Downtown and Medlcol Cenler
U1~t11ct.,. 1t1 the future, this toolho, may be
oppllcc1ble to other lt,cc1tlons in the Cil)' und t'.o .,ln
ho conslrhtred for othor :Weftt lrnprovcm_ent
projt'fct, throughout the Cty.
f'•io· lo thh project, the Chy of Englewood hir,,cl
tho Britlno De-sign Group T eom 10 conduct c
puhlic ,1,ee1scope design planning procen for
11-.e )owntown an-:1 Medkol Cfmter Diwicts. The
pro!oct develooed cun:e1 , · JUI wee.tsccpe
designs for !he Broadway and Old Hampden
Avenue corridors and idertified ci .,eq,,.ence of
\tPr,s ne<.t>ssu, y to Jlcn, r111uncl'!, design, crnd
ton~lruct ncloal st ree•scope imr,•o ... ement, bc.,e!I
n11 1tok1tholcJe1 p,<!f,r l'l.,c~s. nu, results of the
1)l11m1inu ~n:,r.w.~ me { r. 11tnint,d i11 the fit,c1I plcm
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Th ~ Enqlnwood Con1pl e 1,. 5ttt<f-'I\ p, <1 jc1 r.1 w :1~
idenllfl~d m o crltlcol nr.x1 step p1ojecl In lho
(!u;Jdy..........sat.~ planning proc.u::.s. The
Ccmplele Stroct~ pruiect cilffor, frnm the orlginul
r4 osign rharrette ir IU specific. focus on a narrow
\utuel of stree•scape improvernents that affect
1110 11n1ure and opo1·,:1tion of the street networ~.
Roth motorized 011d pttrle,trlon-oriented trattic
movetnen1, we1e sludletl in greeter detail by
t ehr and Peers tromp011o•ion con,ultants to tori,
lhe bcnls of policy rccommendatlom and
ir.hu.itructur~ improvoments to complete
F.nqlewnod'\ !.lrffeh,
A rnmplRtfl '\lrfutl nllows !.:ife nc:c&n for all users
of n ruuc.l network. Ped•,trltm,, blcycll111,
1110to1h,h, und publlc tran:;portotion users of all
mJes ur1d ubllllle~ ure con1lde1ed In the de1lg·n
w1d operation of 0 complete ,tre~t. Because
romple!e u,e .. ts may exist In a variety of forrn1
a,.d location,, th-.lf'e 11 no prescription for lhelr
r1,.,1on. HnWAYft,', t:ommon features Include,
Context
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Roed Mee Ene(twoqd· Ibt 2003 foef■waad
Cameatbcmirc Plen con101ns 1he following goal,
and objective, that support eomplete 11ree11
FJOllcles:
Seclion 8: Tramporlollon Goa& Objtcffv~; . ......
I .Enhance bolh lht moblllty and l_ho ,_ · ·· ._. 1,2. Recognize the llmlto?lons' a1:1ncr~o_1liig: ·• .
accesiibllll•l oflhe iran1po<1a!lon , •.~i,~m : ;' ·;-_:-arj~i\~! ,,,-~.d: cop_~clty by ~niP.~#~1ng·c~ppclty:--.
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' 4-2. ilriprove.blcY.cle facljltles fra,tructiJre :: :\lit~t;~:;::H~li~ .. ::··\;~iit-
. 4·.3, Desi~n iofe, attractive; ~lgh.-voluiriit, : • :-. ·
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. t!ncour~ge the attention and presence of people -: ~:'t'.;~.~! ;;_I :~~~,:~~:!}"~?'.~h/:.'._i\: f //'. '">
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ochl&vlnQ lniegrallon 'De1ween·lndlvidual:. ·
neighborhood, as vieli asnelgt:.,~,l~g ··
cOffll'nerclal districts lhrough the d1tslon of a full
transpor1atlon network.
f>:isfing Pc..Hcit-~
ftgqd Mee Enslawcad: Il!I 2003 Enal,n:,'ld
Section 8: TrumparJafia11 Goal1
l .Enhancit balh the moblllty anit "tii.
acct11iblllty· of the ll•••~ortadDn 1_yst9m
Ci,mm,ruivq.flaa contains the following goals
and obJectl•es 1ha1 ~uppon complete st,eet_s
policies:
1,2 •. Recognize the llmltatlons ol"lnc,ita1lng •
. · arte;.!_o.1 _ri>~d. c~p~clty by ~mP.~!11~1~,i c~p~clty =
· lrnprove:menh. to pedestrl_on, .blcyrle; ond .t~o~isll:.
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1-4, Ma,clmlze travel mode choice opportunities
bOtli within and betWeen rtlstdeftt1C11; cOnirrii'rCICII,
t•.•~1:bnal:,~~d ~:•1~,t~\/'.> >~:-_,.} ·•
1-S. ·Build a··transportatlon 1ysteni that ensures,·
. Mjversal aci:eis ta" hlsiorlcalli und1°rserved o,; _.-· .
···•;:,'·: :i:ilsodJa~tagJd ~ •• ~Pl lncludii(g thi old~(ly/.~---:·.·
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PhlloioP.h~Y that •leeklJO cniaflhin; ·. · ·,-·· con'noctlon1 bOtWOOn Clt)'·Cci,i8r"al'ld ~awntawn·
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' 4-2. lorip;ove:blCY.cle facllltles onaJnfr01tructure ·
·1n:\ticitegiclo/ati~ris thro\ighout 't"e·c/!y, :· ',.
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pide .. ;1a~·roUt81' C:~nn~cunQl.pt:bHc p1~cei that
. _inC~~;·oQe ;j,i{otte~iiO~ cind pr'est~e af peopie:
1:1i all houi-S ~f _tha t;!Cl,y a'~9 .. nlght.·.'·. . .... -~
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4 .5, Promote Englewood as o~e cOmmuqlty by
achle~irig lnregra1io·n betw~8n ·individual
neighborhoods 01 .-,11 us· neighb.;,l~g
cammerclol dlstrlc1s through the design of o full
lransportation network.
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1n 111ple1,e-!,lrnr.ts. af\d d<r -,ctc-ci rhC'! nuhlk to tho
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f c_i,eb'>c>k oo;iu Th& room r o,..noctPd wl•h
i y\ton-1M~n l,y ti.1lking with ranplt nt th,-Olrl
Hnn1p ·li:of1 /P9nrl nnrl Old Hompden/Ck1rk\C1n
1,1ter1eni -,m end went •·u:::-or 10 c◊o t " v•s.itir,9
""-11~ 99 bush,eues in the study area. Other
wmmunlty members were reached c,t events
im.:ludilg E-,glewoo:fs Thursday Night Summer
Cnnceri )edit~ ond the Ecm end S•!rits fe'.ilivol.
r,1e 11Jom ~o llMl~d feedboCk and diit~ibutP.d
u ve r 500 p1 ~•i e 1:1 f ly er~ cmd ,nntinuousiy
... pdt1t!•d ho1h 1hr~ w,~:.i ~ile cmd Fou~b:,ok POQP.
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Modions end refuge :,b,ds ora roisod space~ in
the middle of the roc.dw,:,y where ele~o1.ed
povomcnt provides ;pocc lor pctio stri::m~ to wvll
while crossing the street, A1eos if\ the middle o'
tht:-10odwoy tliot allow pt;.ttJe~lriom tm U q dhh
10 puvse a~c wait for o ~ale opportunity 10 cross
oulo traffic provide more mu lti-modol
:onl'le,:•ior,s :ttron m.1l1iple t ravel bn~s. .,,
rocfdwoys with nigh lrattk va ·11..nies. Me-dior n
:--.n:I re!uge island~ ca, olso provide oreos fo·
.;ommuni11 image-mo<ing and beuutiiicoti\,n.
Ir, ·egord to 'luto t r affi:1 median~ limi• the obiiit')'
of m :>1?ri ~I~ •o tu n, mic-blork, ..... hich helns d irct l
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int,er ~ectiom, medians nl~::i help cnco11rag(I
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.:hcllenge~ ro :o feiy croi: tht'I ~Ht-et
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b e con,;idered ir. cu r :::i&d secIbnt :1•
rnulti-!cir1e rcn_dw:,yi in .Jrbon end
,uburbor o rcos, pa· ti:v lo,·ly in ore,:,~
where there ore mi,:I1;~':"S of o !.ig 11ifico1n
11umbe1 u,f pcUe ~hiw1~, high volume~ ~l
1roffic (more ,hon 12,000 AOT) and
inte ·medlote or high 1r o vel ~peoat,
Medlaris,'re f uge idonds should be 0 1
lemt 4 tee1 wide {preferably 8 fee,
wide for otr.01•1moclo!ion of pec:e ~r.riori
rnmfo~t nn d 1tifetyl and of adequate
length tc, allow the on:icip~ted number
of :>edeslriors to sland ond wail fo ,
gcps ln traffic before crossing the
1e~ond holf of the Slree!, F8de,al
Hiohway Administration Guidance
Memorandum on Considerafi.on and
ln1plemenfaf1on o, Proven Salety
Countermeasures, J.i'y '2::>08
• Other svpporli'lg Q\ll~•once is found in
1he Federal Highway Adminislrali.011 Safety
Program, Sta,• 8e5f Practice Policy lo,
Medians, June, 2 0 11
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lmp'lementction
This projP.ct proYldtd o unique opportunity to
ldenllfy camplote 'slr~et fe01uros and big In a
d_lc:Ho;ue about the bo1t woys to Implement those
projects within the City c,f Englewood. The
pro)e:ts llsred in the iooibox are conslster,t wllh
pre•lous planning eflart1 and work toward gaal.s
,,., clry,has ldenilflid far mobility.
This toolba• docuonent has been designed to
serYe. c,1 on ,:,dvlso·y document to existing ond
future . tronsportat1t,n projects. Many of the
prolocts shown In the toolbox con be cost•
effecll•ely Implemented as funding becomes
avallabl• 10 tht City. each of tht projects In the
toolbox will require special conslderallon given
cdjacer t land uses, right of way constraints, and
com,-:,.,.,;iy ,upporl. II will also be necessary to
complete more detailed design prior to
recommending any of the toolhnx focUltles for
lmplementailon,
In upcoming years there may be opportunities to
fund some of the toolbox Improvements as part
of the Broadway 8uslne11 lmpro•ement District or
t rom private contributions from the medlcal
district health pro•ldars. Results from outreach
efforts 011ocla1td with this project also Indicate
some support f.·r ,ol~s tcne. lncr•ase, to Fune!
project, found In the toolbox. llkewis'-, survey
respondents favored ' grants and pubhc private
partnerships 01 the primary funding 10,,rce for
toolbox projects.
The Implementation goals of this toolbo,
dotumen1 ore1
• Identify a capital and malnlenance
financing strategy that Is responsive to
the market dynamics, political. realities,
fistal constraints that exist In Englewood.
• Continue to engage stakeholders Ir
downtown and medical districts in o
participatory process that builds
enrhusiasm and ownersh_lp in complete
streeu.
lmpltmentation I Complete Streets Toolbox
• ldenllfy prlYOle funding partnerships
and organlzottonal structure(s) that can
ensure effedh,• lmpleme-ntc:itlon a·nd
futore , sustolnablllty ol complt ·, street
lmprO\IOfflOnts.
The use of, financing products, as outlined In ot '•er
planr.ing efforts, will be o critical factor in
building complete 11r■■t1 In 'Englewood, Somo of
the financing tools that should be considered
lnducie one or sev.erol of the following:
• Statutory Special dlstrlt1s (BIO~ ODAs,
GID~ SIDs, et~,)
• Special dlstrids authorlttd by
Englewood City Charter
• Communhy development tools
• Tax-sharJng ogreomenls
• Bonds
• Grants
/mrntdiale Opportunities
Mony of the focllltlas rec~mmended In , the
toolbox will require new capital funding and o
dedicated malnlen11nce funding · suurc:e,
Howe•er, the facllilles In this toolbox will be
considered when an-going public works caplial
and maintenance projects art being conducted.
This represents an opport.unlty to cost-effectively
Implement mony of the facllliles found In the
toolbox, w11h marginal cost Increases. Examples
Include,
• street restrlplng,
• osphoh overlays,
• traffic strnol dHlgns,
• utility upyr odes, and
• on-going malntf'"'Once octMlle1
Also, the DenYer Regional Council of
Governmenh' (0RCOG) Tron1por1ation
lmpra•ements Program (TIP) has specific funding
priority for projects lhut addreu complete ilrettt
complelloo,. In the ne.t DRCOG budgeting cycle
there will be opportunities to use this document in
confunctlon with our public ou1reach summary 10
apply for capital funding for 'toolbox projects.
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C0UNCm C!OM'MUNl<cATION
Date: Agenda Item: Subject:
February 6, 2012 11 c I Resolution Adopting the Englewovd Complete
· Streets Toolbox as a Supplementary City Polic:y
Document to Roadmap Englewood : The 2003
Englewoc;,d Comprehensive Plan
Initiated By: Staff Source:
Community Development Department John Voboril, Long Range P:anner II
COUNCIL CQAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
City Council was briefed on Community Development's application to Tri-County Health
Department's Communit ies Puttint1 Prevention to Work (CPPW) anti-obesity grant (und for a
proposed Downtown and Medical District Complete Streets planning project at study sessions held
on June 21 and November 22, 2010. Council approved an Inter-Governmental Agreement with Tri-
County Health Department.on December 6, 2010 in order to re.ceive grant funds from Tri-County.
Council approved · a c:onsultant con tr.act with Fehr and Peers Transportation Consultants, a ·firm
selected through a competitive RFP process, on Marth 21, 201-1 . Colliidl was briefed on tl\e
Complete Streets planning project and resulting En~lcwood Complete Streets Toolbox policy
document at the DecPmber 5 Council study session.
RECOMMENDED AC'flON
Staff recommends that Council approve a r<'solution adopting the Englewood ComplctP Streets
Tuul/.Jux as a supplemenldry City µulicy document to Roadmap f.llglewoucl: Tl,e 200J fllglewuuu
ComprehensivP Plan.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, ANO ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
The Englewood Complete Streets Toolbox policy document dcsdbes each type of the Complete
Street lmprov~ment options that Community Development and Public Works has agreed to
consider as potential pede,-trian and traffic safety improvements in the Downtown and Medical
District are• The fogl~wnnrl Complete Streets To,~lbox will serve as a foundational policy shared by
both depan,,,ents to guide decision making for making pedestrian-oriented and traffic safety
improvements in the Downtown and Medical Districts over the .:oming years. The toolbox
document indudes •he following "kit .;f parts":
• High Visibiiity Crosswalks
• Mid-block Crossings and Curb Extensions
• Medians and Refuge Islands
• Sidewalks
• Directional Curb Ramps
• Traffic Safety Measures
• Pedestrian Signage
llu s Sh d1 r.•rs ,ind Sh11tt l<:/1!11, Sc ,v,ce
Bike Rnul (!!i ,,nd Bilc e l\~ir.:lc~
Hern . .:h es, O u td oor 0 i11 in g, :rn d 5tret>l Furnio;hi ·1Hc:
Tl 1c C:ur11plt:t e Sll t"e ,) Tuu ll >(J'< pul1 cy ci oow1ent w :1c; rt-vit:wcd '-')' tli t: i:n i_;lcw rmcl Pl.11111 11,g ,incl
l.oninc C urnmissio n s tudy ~ess10 11 0 11 Nove11 1Uc 1 2 1 ,rnd tlu.: Englewoud T r.1r 1"purtJ t1on!-Aclv ,snry
Comn,itt ee study o;ess 10 11 on N ovcml.,e • 17 . After ,e,,iew nf 1hc don nncnt, hufh gr o ups ,1p prnvetJ
m o tions :o rer.ommend City Crn uK il .l dopt io11 (I I lhP Co11 1ple 11.: ~1 1n?ts l ool b o-..; rtS il p oli cy 10 :,I l o
g1,ide (u11 1re in vestments i11 p e cl estri:1n :mprove11 1c 11t s ,:rnd tr,d fi r -.;ift l y l,,\,i \hi n th~ D<JW 'll nwn ,rnd
MP<li,·.,I f )ic;l'ricl'i .
FI NANCIAi. IMl'AC r
The f:n glewo ud Co111 p le 1e Su l!Cb p l,11111 i11g project wa) fu nd ed by Tri -Coun ty I lt;!:1hh Dt:p,1r11nent'!i,
t.PPVV g 1,1nt progra m, wh ic h .:tw.irdecl 1h e Ci ly $0G ,63 4 ft-r th e project Adop ti1n1 u l Iii !.:! E1,gh•\..vu111I
Co11 1plefi..• 51, PC•t.<, ro olbox alj J supp l e111~11tary City p olu.y docum ent to /\n.1c/m,1p f11 y/pwno,/. 1'hc
2nn J fnv /e \\'OOd Co mp,ehe n.i.ive rfa :1 wil! 11 0 I obl igi\le th i: City l o provi dt:! i1<IJi 11o nal Ci ty furHl i11g.
LI ST OF AlTAGIM f:NTS