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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004 Resolution No. 101• • • RESOLUTION No. /rJ/ SER I ES OF 2004 A RESO LUT ION ADOPT ING THE CIT Y OF ENGLE WOOD MASTER BI CYC LE PL AN AS AN ADDENDUM TO ROADMAP ENGLEWOOD : 2003 ENG LEWOOD COMPREl-lENSIVE PLAN . WHEREAS , the City of Englewood adopted an int ro du ctory bicycle sys tem plan in 198 1 whic h ha s not been upd ated since th at tim e; and WHEREAS , in 2002 the Cit y completed a Citywide Tran spo rt at ion Study ; howeve r, a bike pl an was not pursued at that time WHEREAS, the primary fo cus ha s been to make the bicycl e sys tem more fu nctiona l, more com prehensive and more attra ctive ; WH EREAS , the Englewood Planning an d Zoning Com mi ss ion reco mmend ed approva l of th e Englewood Mas ter Bicycle Plan ut its meeti ng of October 15 , 2004; and WHE f'_\o AS, The Englew ood Mas ter Bicycle Pl an is supported by th e goal s and objecti ves found in tltc 200 3 Englewood Co mprehensive Plan ca ll ing for the prom otio n and enhancemen t of bicycling throughout the community as an alterna ti ve means of tran sportati on; and WHEREA S, the Master Bicycle Plan is designed as a fl ex ibl e document in th e recogniti on th at slight modificati ons may be made to elemenb ◊f L' e plan through the co urse of individual proj ec t des ign pha ses; NOW, THERE FO RE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOO D, CO LORADO, THAT : Section I . The City Cou ncil of th e Ci ty of Englewood, Co lorado hereby adopt s th e Englewood Ma ster Bi cyc le Plan as an addendum to Roadm ap Eng lewood: 2003 Englewood Comp reh ensive Plan ., att ache d hereto as Ex hibit A ADOPTED AND APPROVED thi s 6th day of Dece mber, 2004. I, Loucri shia A. Elli s, Ci ty Clerk forJy Cit y of Englcw oc . above is a tru e copy of Re so luti on No. 'I) , Series of 20 CITY OF ENGLEWOOD MASTER BICYCLE PLAN December, 2004 "lllnzy time I •e• an adult OD e bicyt,le, I DO longer de•pair tor the future ot the human race." H.G. Wells FOREWORD The Master Bicycle Plan is su pported by the goals and objectives found in the 2003 Englewood Comprehensive Plan calling for the promotion and enhancement of bicycling throughout the community as an alternative means of transportation. The Master Bicycle Plan serves as an addendum to the Comprehensive Plan , presenting a more refined vision of a community-wide bicycling system to be achieved ove r the next twenty years. The Master Bicycle Plan defines a set of proje c ts , each of which will b e carefully studied. refined . and implemented according to City and departmental priorities . The Master Bicycle Plan is designed as a fle xible document in the recognitio n that sl ight modifications may be made to ele ments of the plan through the course of ind ivid ual project design phases . • • • INTRODUCTION The City of Englewood's Publi c Works ond Community De velopment Deportments take great pleasure in presenting the new City of Englewood Bicycle System Master Plan to the Englewood Transportat io Advisory Committee (ETAC), the Englewood Planning Commiss ion , the Englewood City Council, and lhe ci tizens of Englewood . The neeC: .'or a new Bi cycle System Master Plan was first made evident through the first phase of the City's Comprehensive Plannin g process, which included the Englewood Transportation Study. The study led to a number o f general conclusions about transp ortation problems facing the Cit y, and realistic solutions that tn e City can implement to meet it s needs over the next twenty yeors . .A.n especially profound co nclus ion that ca me out of the En glewood Transp or ta t ion Stu dy was the need to rai se the importance o f transportation alternatives to the sing le occupant automobile, the dominant form of transp ort ation. The City of Englewood faces major barrie rs to th e expansion o f roadway capacity, incl udin g limit ed rig ht o f way and prohibitive financial costs. The be st answe r for Engle wood is to promote the development o f alternative tran sp orta tion modes. One o f these mod~s i( the ve rsatil e bicycle . The promo tion of bicyclin g as an alternati ve mode o f lran sportation is complementary to the phil oso phy o f The Three R's: Revitalization. Redevelopment. and Reinven tion , that serves as the founda tion fo r Roadmap Englewood: 2003 Englewood Comprehensive Plan . This phil oso phy res ts on the idea of building upon the communi ty's asse ts in order to overcome community challenges. As an older first-ring su burb, th e City o f Englewood enj oys the advantages of a highly connective g rid str eet ne twork that is often characteriz ed by re la ti vely br o od, q uie t, and a ttractive residential streets that are conducive to b icycling. A bicycle- frie ndly environment is o ne o f many qualiti es that the City may use to it s advantage in attracting new residents and businesses to revitaliz e, red eve lop, and rein ven t th e community. An effort to collect intormotion regarding Englewo o d ci tiz en desi res for tran sp ortation improvements in the communi ty was mode during th e First Ph ase of th e Comprehensive Planning Proces s w ithin the Eng lewood Transportation Study seri es o f ne ighborhood meetings . The foll owing sta tem ents repres ent a summary of the public 's d es ires for bicycle improvements articulated with in the context of th e neighborhood meetings: • Enhan ce the connections to the South Platte River Trail. Big Dry Creek Trail , Little Dry Creek Trail. and connect the Northwest Greenbelt/Harvard Gulch Trail to the South Platte River Trail. • Provid e a co nnection for the Little Dry Creek Trail from th e Englewoo d Marketplace shopping center to CityCenter Englewood, Engle\.' 00d Civic Center. 0'1d E g lewood Light Roil Transit Sta tion . and the South Platte River. • Extend th e Big Dry Creek Trail to the Highline Canal Trail. • Provide bicycle amenity improvements by providing bicycle parking at destinations, bicycle signing and maps , and bicycle video detection at signals along bike rout e s. • Provide pedestrian amenity improvements by providing b e nches , tra sh receptacles, news paper kiosks. li gh tin g and bulb-ou ts o r curb extensions at interse ctions. Students from Flood Middle School, Ch errelyn. Charles Hoy , Mad dox and Cl:iyto n Elementary Schools participa te d in a survey to provide the City inpul on student pre fer ences a nd pri oriti es. The su rve y resu lt s indicate that a vast majority of students own b icycles . !he overage number of bikes per houser.0 ld is 3.6. and the majority of students ride their bicycles at least one tirr .e per w ee k. Th is is a significan t po rti on o f the bicycle population that the City is tryin g to serve . This g roup indicated a strong desire to see better connections to and from schoo ls as well a s porks, !roils and city services such as !he li brary and the recrea ti o n center. • • • • • EnQe¥«>odStudanfl EstlmdeThetrBlc)'deUsoga Lastl"CnO'w:::e.Morfh ·~ 0-c:eperMontti ·~ Public desires for transportation improvements within the Englewood community formed the basis for many of the transportation objectives found in the 2003 Englewood Comprehensive Plan. The transportation element of the 2003 Englewood Comprehensive Plan contains a number of objectives that support the development of a comprehensive bicycle system : 4 Obj . 1-2 Recognize the limitations of increasing arterial road capacity by emphasizing capacity improvements to pedestrian, bicycle transit modes. Obj. 1-4 Maximize tra vel mode c hoice opportunit ies both within and between resid ential, commercial, recreational , and civic areas . Obj. 1-7 Improve directional signage for automobile traffic , pedest rians , an d bicyclists . Obj . 2-3 Pursu e str ategies to improve air quality and reduce fo ss il fuel usage . Obj. 2-4 Support educatie,nal efforls to increase awareness e,f automobile traffic, µ~destric.n , and bicyclist safety is sues . Obj . 4-1 Create continuous transi t and non-motori zed connections between City Center and downtown Englewood, as well as the su rrounding residential and business community . Obj . 4-2 Improve bicycle facilities and infrastructure in strategic loc ations throughout the city . Obj . 4-5 Prom o te Eng lewood as one community by achieving integration between individual neigh borhoods as well as ne ighboring commercial districts through the desigr of a full transportation network. IMPLEMENTING THE BtC CLE PLAN To make bicycling more efficient , saf e, fun and practical . the implementation wil l include the following : ijik e Route System -Update th e on-street bike route system in order to aid c itizens in finding the routes that are the most advantageous both locally and regionally . Bike Lanes -Examine the existing bike lane system and future possibilities. Bike Trails -Enhance off street. trails to all ow use rs of all types an opportunity to recreate and commute safe ly without th e worries of riding w ith motorized traffic. Major Missing Links -Iden tify major bicycle facility missing links . Bicycle Amenity Improvements -Identify locatior.s 1•,hP.re bicycle ameniti e• a re needed. Bicycle amenities include air und w ater stations . bicycle parking, restrooms . and b•-~yc::le vi deo detec tors. The implementation of the above li sted bicycle ft::o tures wi ll greatly e nhance bicycling throughout the City of Engl ewood. • • • • • • BICYCLE ROUTE What is a bicycle route? In so me ways a bicycl e ro ute is not a lrue bicycle facili ly. Th ere are no stripes or other special provisions . In general , a bicycle rou te simp ly informs bic yc li sts ho .-, to g et from poinl A lo po in t B or identifies a particu larly advantageous corridor . At a minimum a bike ro ute is designated by signoge . Create a bike route pion to guide cyclis ts to loc al schoo ls. porks, librari es and o ther omenitiei wi th in the city and to aid cyclists traveling through and between adjoining cilies. The City of Denve r hos succeeded in developing a ci ty-wide bike route and numbering syste m that this pion models and is consistent w ith . Elements cf the Bike Route Plan Numbered Grid Bicycle Route -Create routes to connect park s, schools. city se rvices and reg io nal d estinati o ns using a grid format where each route is assigned a number. The route numbers correlate wi th Denve r's route numbering sys tem in o rder to help cyclis ts find destina tions when commuting between Denver and Eng lewood. The objective is to extend th is numberi ng system lhroughout the su rrou nding sou th-m e tr o subu rb s in order to create a comprehensive bicycle rou te syslem. Website -Informatio n abou t the Moster Bike Pion and a mop detailing b ic ycle ways w ill be pos ted on the Ci ty's w ebs it e . Use rs o f the C it y':, bi kew oy sys te m wi ll be able to con tribute inpu t via the websit e. Bicycle Map -A map of th e City of Englewood's bicycle routes and their designated numbers will be developed to a id cyclisls in choosing ro utes according to their own bi cycling needs , preferences . ex p eri ences and abilities. Involve local businesses by having them sp o nso r th e 6 development o f the maps in return for advertising o n the maps. Th ey w ill be available at Ci ty faci li ties , local bicycle stores, des tin atio ns cyc li sts frequent , Englewood sc hool s and on the City website. Bike Route Signage -Standard MU TCD exis ting "Bi ke Ro ut e " ID-1 1) and ne w b ike route sy mbol w ith number {M 1-8) signs wi ll be placed along the desig nated bike routes a t approx im ately every o th er bl ock, The sign s will be us ed in conjun ction with the bi cyc le map and numbering sys tem to identify se le cted rou tes. In order to provide navigat iona l information, sup pl e mental p laques will be used w ith the route signs in order to convey th e fo ll owing : • De stina tion s al on g the ro ute • Dist ances to d es ired des tinations • Direction of tra ve l. • Directi onal a ss ista nc e a t decision points w here seve ral route s come to gether. Directi onal sign age wi ll be used to guide cyclist s to key loca ti o ns, for example -parks, schools and o ther trails . The directional signs wi ll have th e same logo so that cyc li sts wi ll eventuall y b ecome familiar wi th the sig ns and recog nize them as informa ti onal signs that w ill guide th em to des tina tions a lo ng th e bik e ro utes . Information on the signs wi ll include the desti nation w ith directio nal and d ist a nce inform ation. Denver M 1-8 numbered bike route sign with directional plaque. • • • • • Bike Route -A recommended route to help gu ide cyclists from point A to point B. designated by signage . Commuter Route • Routes designated on collector streets . int;,nded for experienced bicy:::list s who are able to maneuver a bicycle, safely, on higher traffic areas. Neighborhood Route -A neighborhood route circulates riders off the main route to local amenities , it is not numbered . Analysis Analysis began with a review of the existing conditions of the limited bike route system and the determination of the current and future opportunities , strengths and weaknesses of the existi ng bike routes . The criteria used in determining the best locations for proposed bike routes are listed below: Street that hove elements that make riding safer such as : 8 o Traffic signals and crosswalks at major intersections such as Broadway or Highway 285 o Streets that provide width o Low volume streets o Streets that span the city to avoid abrupt "dead ends"· o Routes that do not simply dead-end at the city limits but continue into adjoining jurisdictions Connection to : o Ameni ti es and fac iliti es w ithin the ci ty o Existing trails o Light rail and o ther trans it o O th er bike rou tes bo th wit h in a nd ou tsid e the ci ty Existing Bike Route System : Tt1e City of Englewood fir st es tabli shed a Bi ke Ro ute and Trail Sys te m in 1 8 1. The report loo ked at a number of facte,rs to develop a basic sys tem sp •nE includ ing a djacent ro ut es and tra il s, needs o f Engle wood ci ti zens, g ood poten tial trai ls in Englewood, and safety considera tions. The system chosen was focus ed a long a primary north-sou th a xis, an d a primary east- 1,,es t axis . l he north-so uth axis started 011 Clarkso n Street at Yale Avenue and was designed lo con nect with th e Porter Ho sp ital urea of South Denver. The ro ute proceeded along Cla rkson to Ba tes Avenu e, followed Ba tes Ave nue lo She rrna n Street, c o ntinued along Sherman Str eet to Chenango Ave nue, follO\•,~:: Ch -,, ,::mgo Avenue to Lipan Stree t, contlnued on Lip an Street o ne bl ,;.:;._ .~')r :'. i(', Layton Avenue , followed Laylon Avenue l o Windermere ,l'.,•e t, .::11d proceeded a'ong Windermere Stree t to the city limi t at Bellev ie w Avenue . connecting w ith an iden tifi ed route to downtown Littl eton. A diversio nary spur lo the ea st al Sherma n Str eet and Qu in cy Ave nue connected to the Cherry Hills Vill age Bic ycl e Tra il. Th e east-west axis sta rt ed at Roma ns Park at Fl oyd Av e nue and Franklin Stre et. Th e route oroceeded al o ng Fran klin Str e et to Dartmouth Avenue , and continued along Dartmouth Ave nue lo the western c it" limit a t Zun i Stree t. The route was intended lo connect wi th iden tifi ed ro u tes to Eisen hower Park and the Highline Can al Tra il in Sout heas t Denver, and Lorreto Heigh ts College in So uthwest Den ver . An alternative spur branched o ff to the north along Zuni St reet from Dartmouth Avenue, re ach ing the c it y li mit at Evans Avenue, and conti nu ing north in to West Denver. Futu re local routes were envis ioned to branch o ff one o f the two pri m ary a xes lo connect various Englewood neighbo rhoods and community fa cilities . Un fortunate ly, due lo l•,rbulent economic time s and sub seque nt 9 • • city restructurin\,;. off-street bicycle rou te planning went into a d o rmant stage for the next twenty years. EXISTING ROUTES No rt h -Sou th Streets Seamen! Zuni Evans to Dartmouth C larkson Ya le lo Bates Sherman Bates to Chenanao Lioan Chenanqo to Layto n .. Franklin Dartmouth to F!oyd ·- ---- Ea st ~ We st Str eets Seamen! Dartmouth Zuni to Uni versity Bates Sher ma n to Clarkso n Q u incv Sher man to Clarkso n Lavton Windermere to Linan Chenanao Linan to She;man • Proposed Routes • The pro p osed route system provides signing for bicyc le routes to major d est inatio ns and provides ir.1proveLi east-w est connections and connections to adjacen t cit1 routes . PROPOSED ROUTES North -So i;:~ Streets Seam e n! Sherman. E--9 Yo le to Chenanao Elati. E-7 Yale lo Kenyo n Windermere . E-5 Kenyon to Prentice Delaware .E-7 Kenv on to Chenanao C larkson . E-9a Ya le to Belleview Franklin. D-11 Amherst to Flovd Lowell. D-3 Belle view lo Bear Cr eek Trail PROPOSED ROUTES • East • West Streets Seament Bates . E-2 0 Galaoaao to Franklin FloYd . E-24 Huron to University Kenvon, E-26 Pen nsvlvania to Windermere Oxford, E-28 De catur to Clarkson Quincy, E-30 Windermere to Clark1on Chenanao. E-34 Sherma n to Clarkson Union/Tuft1, E-32 Decatur to Lowell Blvd NEIGHBORHOOD ROUTES **Enqlewood Pkwy Little Dry Creek -Elati Huron Kenyon to Mansfield Mansfield Huron to Delaware Marioosa LaYton to Tufts Stanford Dr Stanford to Southwest Greenbelt •• Alternate route to consider is 285 from LDC to Elati • COMMUTER ROU'fES I Zuni Evans to Dartmouth I Dartmouth Zur: to University I r 1arkson Ycle to Belleview ve il Selleview to Che nanao. at Tufts J ustlficatlon for Proposed Bike Ro ·Jtes She rman • E-9 • Connects to exist ing Den ver, D-9 , ro ute • D-9 connects to Cherry Creek trail • Lowvolume • Wide street • Ac cess to Den ver, Malley Center. Cherelynn Elementary , Flood Middle School, Swedis h Medical center. Engle wood High School and Bat es Logan ~ . II • • • • Connec ts north end of Englewood to south end Clarkson -E-9o • Connects to existi ng neighborhood route in Denver to Porter Hospital and to Harvard Gulch • Access to Little Dry Creek Trail , Englewood High School and athletic fields • Tra ffic lights at Girard Avenue, Hampden SH 285 and Belleview Franklin -D-11 • Connects to Denver Route, D-11 that connects ta Washington Park and De nver Botanical Gardens • Terminates a t Roman's Park in Englewood Eloti/Delaware E--: • Good north south connection • Access to Bishop Elementa ry , Miller Field , Sou thwest Greenbelt, Clayton and Sinclair Elementary Schools • Connects north to existing De nve r neighborhood ra ule l hat extends ta Iliff and access to Park and Ride Windermere -E-5 • Access to RTD light rail train sta tio ns , Cornerstone Park, Belleview Park. Big Dry Creek Trai l and South Platte Trail • Wide stree t. good commuter route • Goad conn ections to many West -East Routes • Connects to existi ng Littleton route to the south Bates -E-20 12 • Good East West Connection • Ac cess to Bates -Lo gan Park • Acces, to future commerci al and high density residential development and Light Pail Station • Low-Volume Dartmouth E-22 • Connects lo Highline Canal frail just east of Colorado Blvd • Ke y route in Denver's bike route system connects lo Denver rout e on the east and west side • Tradi ti onally, a bicycle commuter route • Connec ts to South Platte River Floyd-E-24 • Spans city • 1 O' sidewalk built behind fence. east of Inca. designed ta accommodate pedestrian traffic at the time the City Center was developed • Access to Raman's Park on the East and Englewood Civic Center, Public library and Light Rail Station on the West side • Traffic Lights at Cherokee, Broadway, Sherman , Logan and Downing Kenyon -E-26 • St rong East -West connection • Access to Floyd Middle School and Herb Hosanna Athletic Field beh,nd Englewood High School • Wide Street • iraffic light al Brc.od woy • Existing bike lone from recreation Center to Acomu on both sides of the street • Ac cess lo Recreation Center • Wide street Quincy E-30 13 • City Limit lo City Limit east-west connection • Access lo Jaso n Park • Connects to existing b ike tra il east to Cherry Hills that leads lo Highline Canal. • Connects with D-22 route at nappy Canyon Rood. • • • • • • Chenango -E-34 • Spans city • Access to Bell eview park and Big Dry Creek Trai l • Connects to Sinclair Middle School and All Souls Sc hoo l • Low Vo lume Union/Tuf~s E-3 4 • • Cent enn ial Park co nne c tio n • Co nn ects porti on of Engl ewood wes t o f Federa l • Light and c ross walk at Union and Federal to µrovide safe Crossing across Fed eral BICYCLE LANES Whal is a bicycle lane? -Bi ke lanes ore designated lanes on a roadway that ore signed , st rip ed and marked for bicycle use. Existing Conditions Curr e ntly the on ly bicycle lane that exist s in Englewood is o n Ox ford fr o m approximately Kalomath to Acoma . The lanes ore on the north and south sides o f the street and ore 13 fee ! wide. The lanes ore designed to provide both on -street parking and a lane for b ike s. Analysis Bicycle Lan es are not a g reat tool fo r bicycling in Engle wood fo r th e fo llowi ng reasons: 14 1 . "Shore the ~cad" mentality is important When strip ed lanes ore provid ed the,e is a tendency fo r the bic \•clist to fe el thor they "own" th at p o rtion of the road . 2. Roa d w idths in Engl ewood ore not sufficien t to oro vi de for parking , striped bicycle lanes and two-way trattic . The minimum st reet wid th re quired is 48 feet flow to flo w and the majority of Engl ewood stree ts ore less than 36 fe e t fl ow to flow . Prov iding additional bicycle lanes is not recommended for the reasons listed above. If. in the fu ture , it becomes apparent that a bicycle lane could possibly be a good tool in the bicycle syster,, at a specific location, a study will be performed. If the study proves that ft .ca system would benefit by in stalli ng a bicycle lane(s) then it may be considered . BICYCLE TRAILS Regi ona l and local trails serving Englewood primarily hove been developed along water and drainage ways. The City of Eng lewood can contrit,ute to the constructi on and improvemen t of a first-rote regional trail system by assisting in the development and improvement of local collector trails that feed into the reg io nal trails system. Regional trails include : • South Platte Ri ver Trail -A big segment in the Colorado trai l system. Basically bisects the entire metropolitan area ; follows the Sou th Platte Ri ve r, origina tes at Waterton Canyon, where the riv er leaves th e foothills a nd flows onto the plains a nd continues north through metropolitan region to Brighton. The trail P.xte nd s from ci ty lim it to city limit along the Platte River alignme nt. flanks Engl ewood's western boundary. • High Line Canal -Follows a meandering path to the sout h and east of the City , originating in Highlands Ranch and ending near Buckl ey Air Force Bose in the City of Aurora. • Bear Creek Trail -Connects to the South Platte River Trail just north of the golf course. Trail extends to the west and continues to Morris o n. Local trails that are predominantly located within Engle wood city boundaries include: 15 • Little Dry Creek -begins at approximately th e 3700 block of Clar ks o n and follows the Litt le Dry Creek align ment to the City Market Pla ce where that portion of th e trail ends. The trail picks up again on the west side of Eloti. jus' nort h of Fl oyd and extends to E. South Platte Rive r Drive . The propos o,-~ bike route in th is p ion connects the two trail segments. A tr ai l head exists on W. Platt e • • • • • • River Dr ive and Dartmouth but it is difficult ta bike there from the end of the Littl e Dry Creek Trail. A critica l missing link is a pedestrian bridge over the South Platte River from E. South Platte R!ver Drive to the trail head at Dartmouth and W. South Platte River Dr ive. • Big Dry Creek Trail -Begins ju st so uth of Belleview at Progress Park and follows Big Dry Creek under Belleview through Belleview Park under Santa Fe to a pedestrian bridge that spans th e South Platte River and connects to the South Platte River Trail. Plans for th e trail to extend from Progress Park to Lehow Avenue have been comple ted and the constructi on of the trail ex ten sion began in May 2004 . • Southwest Greenbelt Tra il -Originates at Rot olo Park at Huron Street north of Stanford Avenue and follows a drainage path in a southwes tern alignment and ends Delaware Street , south of Stanford Avenue . • Centennial Park -Bike trail tha t e ncompasses Centennial Park and connects to South Platte River r,or l at two locations • West Harvard Gulch Trai l -Originates ir, Denver at Federal and follows Harvard Gulch alignment enters Englewood city limit at Zuni and continues to Raritan. The City of Denver and City of Englewood are working together to extend the trail from Raritan to the east to connect with the Sou th Platte River Trail. Key Missing Links The following have been identified as missing links in the City of Englewood's Bicycle trail sys tem. 16 • Bi g Dry Creek Tra il extension from Lehow Street uncier Broadway to City limits • Connect Northwest Gree nb e lt/Harvard Gulch Trail to the P' Jtte River Trail • Bike /Pedestrian Bridge over Pla lte River al Dartmouth . • Bike/Pedestrian Bridge over Highway 285 , adjac ent to the Santa Fe bridge, to connect City Center and light rail station with the south end of Englewo od and to provide a safe c ros sing over US 285 for bicyclists and pedestria ns. • Bridge for bicycles o nl y a t the Engl ewood Golf Co u rse over Soul h Platte River. • The Little Dry Creek Tra il C<)nnection to City Center. • Trail parallt:il le ;tairs at Pi rates Cov() connecting Big Dry Creek trail to Pirates Cove . A Platte River Open Space Plan has been developed and includes imprc.ve ments for Tho South Platte River Trail corridor. The suggested improvements are to provide a dual trail where possible and link redevelopment sit es to the trail system . BICYCLE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS Pro vidi, ,g lhe following Bicycle amenilies will promote cycling by making cycling more convenient and safe. Bicycle Amenities Bic ycle Video Defee'·~, A bicycle video detector makes it possible to sense b icycles and allo w s for signal control. Video bicycle detectors work at traffic a ctuat'c!d signal s that use vi deo detection . Bi c ycles can b e delected at a number of loc ations within the detection camera's field of vision. When needed, a 17 • • • • • • bicycle symbo l may be placed o n th e pa ve m e nt indicaling the optimum position for a bicyclist lo slop lo actu ate the sig nal. The vi d eo detector recogn izes a bicyclist just as ii wou ld on automobile . Over lime . the City will gradually repla ce traditional in-ground loop detection devices wi th video detection devices through o1i t th e City . Signalized in te rsectio ns a lo ng bicycle rout es should be considered as a facto r in pri o riti zi ng signalized in tersect io ns for conversion lo video detection. Blcycle Park ing. Air and Water Stations Bicycle Parking Objectives for p rov iding bicycle parki ng areas: I) To encourage _the use of bicycles for persona l transportation as 1Jn a lt ernative lo mo tor veh icl es. 2) To provide for bi cycle access l o employment. commercial. and other tra nsportation des ti natio ns . As part of the planning process. a survey was done lo determine what bi cycle amenities are provided in the city. The survey was broken int o three c alegories ; city fa cilities . parks and commercial areas . 18 • Ci ty Facilities -After review o f the ci ty fa ci liti es ii was dete rmined that adequate bicycle parking is p rovided al city facilities . • Parks -II was found that the only thre e parks th a t pro vide bicyc le racks are Corner Slone Park Be ll eview Park and Pira tes Cove . th e new water park. This plan recommends that bicycle racks should be insta ll ed at all of lhe parks that ha ve play areas; which include the following : o Jason Park o Centennial Park o Cushing Park o Bake r Park o Bale s-Lo gan Park o Ro man s Park Key Commercial Sit es -The Cit y's various comm ercial distri cts w ere visually surveyed as to whether the provision of public bicycle parking is warranted . These areas included the following dist ricts: • Englewood Central Bus iness District and Swedish/Craig Medical Centers • Broadway Corrid or-G ateway Distri c t (N . o f Eastmar . io ci ty limits) • Broadway Corridor-Cherrelyn and Bro o kridge Di st ri cts is . o f US 285 to city limit s} • Log a ndale Industrial District (area b etwee n Oxfo rd LR 1 Station and CityCen ter) Englewood Central Business Dl1/r<d and Swedish /Craig M edica l Centers Th e Englewood Central Bu sine ss Di strict includes City Centu Engle wood . hi storic downtown Broad way, an d various adjoining area;. The Central Business District and th e adjace0 1 "w edish/Craig Medical Cen te r District shou ld be consid e red as the City io p priority for providing public bicycle parking. These a reas will attract more business trips than any other part o f the City. The relati vely w ide sid ewalks that exist in these areas make the p rov ision of public bicycle parking feasible . The City Center. itself . has adequate bicycle parking wi th 6 bicycle racks and 2 sets o f bicycle loder1. Broadway Corridor-Gateway District This section of the Broad way car•i"'. ,r was rece:1tly improved and enhanced wi th a st re e ts co ping p 1,1n lhat provided medians. corner sidewalk buib ou ts . park benches. and trash cans. The provision of public parking infrastru cture would work well with the wider sidewa lks and various improve ments . Broadway Corridor-Cherrelyn and Brookridge Districts ,t 'his time , the nature and character of the Cherrelyn a nd Brookridge Dist ric ts does not lend itsel f to providing public bicycle parking in frastructure . due to the narrow s;dewal ks. Ho wever. the City has committed itself to ruisin g funds ta make streetscaping improvements to 19 • • • • • bo th o f 'hese sections of Broadway . An effort should be made to include p ublic bi<~ycl e parki ng as one element of this program. logandale lnci,·•trlal District The Loganda le lndusi1ioi !Ji<trict was recently analyzed for redevelopment p o te ntial as purt of th e Eng lewood Ligh t Rail Tran sit Station Area Study. At this time , the narrow widths of sidewalks in this district do not lend themselves to the provision o f public bicycle parking. However, the study calls for streetscaping enhancemen ts. Pu blic bicycle parking sho uld be includ e d in future streetscaping projects for this area . The Cit y of Engl ewood's Unifi e d Deve lopment Code states that bicycle parking w ill be re quired for all new multi-uni t reside ntia l or commercial development, including expa nsions and cha nges that would res ult in additional parking being required. Water Stations and Restrooms Mos t of the porks in En glewood and city facilities provide water fountain s and restrooms. Th e exceptions ore Duncan, Rotolo , Emers on, Clark so n - Am hers t, and Borde Por k. Th e size of th e porks and the amount of re c reational usoge does not warrant woter st ations or restro oms at these locati ons. Air Pump Station It is re commended that a '.Jib! study to provide on a ir pump station o f th e City Center Englewood Li;i ht Rail Transit Stat ion be include,d as port of this plan. Such o study wo~·:d look at va rious issue s such as pr oject logistics, capita l costs, ond o p croti onal and moi ntenonce cost s. The pilo t study would continue to monitor these factors, as well as a c tua l us e , o fter a n a i1 pump station is inst alled. If th e program is deemed success ful , more ai r pump stations coula be installed in the futu re in vario us ports of th e city. Pedestrian light Crossing Timer Disp lays a cou ntdown of ho w long it will take for th e signal to change •. 1d informs the p edestri an whe n it is safe to c ross . Currently Engi ewood has pedestrian c rossing timers at the following intersections: 20 • Broadwa y & Chenango • Broadway & Kenyon • US Hwy . 285 and In ca The intersection of Santa Fe and Oxford is a major intersect ion that experiences a high level of pedestrian and bicycle traffic. This plan recommends that a pedestrian crossing timer be installed al this lo cation . Because of the high traffic vo lume on US Hwy. 285 and also on Broadway, this plan also recommends installing the counlers al US Hwy. 285 and at Broadway bike route intersections . 21 • • SUMMARY As part o f The Bi cycle Master Plan all a .•,p ects of bicycle transp ortation in the C ity o f Englewood were examined and the strengths and weakn esses were dis covered . The following is a IU of the key a ction items th at are recommended under this plan : 22 • Sign bike routes with their assigned numbers using MUTCD exist in g D-1 1 and new M 1-8 numbered rc;·fe ,ign s. • Devel op route/trail maps to be distributed at key loc,'Jtions . • Dis play route/trail information on City websi te. • Determine what decision points need arrows and distance information and provide needed signage. • Design and construct key missing links in the tra il system as funding becomes available. • Provide bicycle racks at porks and commerc ia l areas as fund in g becomes available . • Insta ll bicycl e video detection where it is warranted • Perf orm air pump station pilot study . fl CONCLUSION This bicycle master plan was develo ped to he,p establish Englewood as a bicycle tr :endly c ommunity, with an interconnected transportation nelwork t,,at allows for the needs t'f the commuting cyclists as well as the needs of the c asual or recreational cyclist. This plan will encourage and accommodate bicycle usage and reduce the proportions of trips made by car. To accomplish this, we os a city must strive to increase the nu mber and capacity of bicycle routes, trails and infrastructure, as well as the attractiveness and aesthetics of these connections and im provements . 23 • • NOTES • • 24 ·-Existing Bicycle Routea -Existing Bicycle Lane -Exlstinl,TraMa -Arteriala and Collectm -Local S1/Mta aCityllmlta • ____ J,-=-===='::i----lllllil"'°"'"' TIANSPOITATION ..-- -Exlallng Bicycle Rouloo -Artorllll and Collecl0111 ~~· • -Exlallng Bicycle Lano -LocalSlrNla ~~ -New Englewood Blcydo Routeo • Parlcl/Recll3c:I Localiona -ExlallngTraiil * Light Rall T,onelt Stallona -NmTrallSegm-■c11ylkntl e ■ Blcydo 8lgnll Cllllllng Tlmela .i,,-f,ON .... Fftf RANSIOITATI .lN • • ADDENDUM 1: MASTER BICYCLE PLAN INTRODUCTION The need for a new Bicycle System Master Plan was first made evident through the first phase of the City's Comprehensi, e Planning process, which included the Engl ewood Transportation Study . An especially profound conclusi o n that came out of the study was th e nned to raise the importance of transportation altern ati ves to th e sin gle occupant au to m obile, the dominant fo rm of transportati on . Eng lewood face s major barriers to the expansion of roadway capacity, including limited ri ght of way and prohibitive financial costs. The bes t answer is to promote th e deve lopm ent of alternative transportation modes. O ne of these modes is the versa tile bicycle. The promotion of bicycling as an alternative mode of transportation is complementary to the philosophy of The Three R's: Reviraliwion, Redevelopment and Reinvention. This philosophy rests on the idea of bu ilding upon the com mun ity's assets in order to overcome community challenges. As an o lder firs t-ring suburb, Englewood enjoys the adv ,mtages of a high ly con nective grid stree t network th at is often rharacterized by relatively broad, quiet, and attractive residential stree ts that are conducive to bicycling. A bicycle-frie ndly environment is one of many qualities that the City ma y use to Its advantage In attra ctin g new res idents and bu sinesses to revitallze, redevelop, and rei nven t the communi ty. SUPPORTING TRANSPORTATION OBJECTIVES The transportation element of the 2003 Engle wood Comp rehensive Plan contains a number of objectives that support the development of a comprehensive bicycle system: Obj . 1·2 Recognize the limitations of increasi ng arterial road ca pa city by emphasizi ng capacity improvements to pedest rian, bi cycle transit modes. Obj. 1 ·4 Maximize travel m o de choice opportunities bo th wi th in and between residential, commercial, rec rea ti onal, and civic areas . Obj. 1-7 Improve directional signage for automobile traffic, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Obj. 2-3 Pursue strategies to im prove air qua lity and redu ce fossil fuel usage . H:\CROUP\f,!t log\2004-10 Muter Blcyde Plan\addendum 1 ma,1er bicycle plan fin,11.doc • ADDENDUM 1: MASTER BICYCLE PLAN the City's bikeway syste m w ill be ab le to contribute input via the \-\'ebsite. Bicycle Trail Sys tem -Missing Links The following have been identified as missing links in the City of Englewood's Bi cycle Trai l System : Big Dry Creek Trail -Exten d trail from Lehow Avenue under Broadway to City Limits. Big Dry Creek TraiVPirate 's Cove Connection -D evelop a more direct connection between Pirates Cove and the Big Dry Creek Trail. Uttle Dry Creek Trail -Construct bicycle/p edes trian bridge crossing the South Platte Rive · at Dartmouth Avenue. Little Dry Creek Trail -Develop a well-marked, sig ned connection between the two main s,·ctions of the Little Dry Creek Trail from the Little D ry Creek Plaza Fountain to Engl ewood Parkway. Northwest Greenbe /1/Harvard Gulch Trail -Connect existing trail to the Mary Carter Greenway/South Platte River Trail. CityCenter Englewood/Englewood Station -Construct bicycle/pedestrian bridge over U .S. Highway 285, adjacent to the light ra il bridge, and develop a trai l connection to Windermere Street o r Ke nyon Avenue. Const ru ct a bicycle/pedestri an tunnel underneath Sa nta Fe Drive, connecting the li ght rail station to th e Mary Ca rter Greenway/South Platte River Trail. Englewood Municipal Gaff Course -Constru ct a se parate, additional bridge for bicycles in o rder to separate m otoriz ed go lf ca rt and bicycle traffic. City Ditch Trail -Estab lish a forma l trail connection along the City Ditch starti ng at the Big Dry Creek Trail to Stanford Avenue. General Iran Works Trail -Constru ct a spur trail north from the I ittle Dry Creek Trail at Inca Street and Dartmouth Avenue north to the General Iron Works redeve lopment site and beyond to th e City limits at Ya le Avenue. South Platte River Open Space Plan • Provide a dual trail system along the Sou th Platte Ri ve r where possible and link redevelopment sites to the trai l system . Deve lop a pedestrian crusher !' .,es path to H:\CROUP\f ile log\2004-10 MHter Blcyde Pl•n\.addendum 1 muter biesi cle plin finill.doc • • ADDENDUM 1: MASTER BI CYCLE PLAN INTRODUCTION The need for a new Bi cycle Sys tem Master Pl an was first made evident through the first phase of the City's Comprehensive Planning process, which included the Englewood Transportati on Study. An especia lly profound conclusion that ca me out of th e study was the nee d to raise the importance of tran sportation alternatives lo the si ngle occupant automobile, the dominant form of transportation. Englewood faces major barriers to the expa nsion of roadway capacity, including limited right of way and prohibitive financia l costs. The best answer is to promo te the development of alternative transportation modes. One of these modes is th e versatile bicycle. The promotion of bicycling as an alternat ive mode of transportation is complementary to th e philosophy of The Three R's: Revitalization, Redevelop men~ and Reinvention. This philosophy rests on the idea of building upon the community's assets in o rder 10 overcome commu it, chall e,:ges. As an older first,ing suburb, Englewood enjoys the advant ages of a highly connective grid street network that Is often characterized by relativ ely broad, quiet, and attra ctive residential str eets th at are conducive lo bicycling. A b icycle-friendly environment is one of man y q ualiti es that th e City may us e to its advantage In attrac ting new resirlents and business es to revi talize, redevelop, and reinvent the community. SUPPORTING TRANSPORTATION OBJECTIVES Th e transportation elemen t of the 2003 En gle wood Comprehensive Plan contains a number of objectives that support the deve lonment of a comprehensive bicycle sys tem : Obj. 1-2 Recognize the limitations of increasing arteria l road capacity by emphasizing cap acity im provemer is to p edestri an, bicycle transit modes. Obj. 1-4 Maximize travel mode choice opportunities both within and 1:-etween residential, c<.mmercial, re creatio nal , and civic area s. Obj. 1-7 Improve d irec tional si gnage for automobile traffic, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Obj. 2-J Pursue strategies to improve air quality and reduce fossil fuel usage . H.\CROUP\File Loa\:?()()4.10 M,ut~ Blcyd e pt.11n~ddtodum I muter bicycle pl.;r,n fin.11.doc ADDENDUM 1: MASTER BICYCLE PLAN Obj . 2-4 Support edu cational efforts to incre ase awareness of automobile traffic, pedestrian, and bicyclist safety issues. Obj. 4·1 Create <.:o nlinuous tr ansi t and non-motoriz ed co1inect ions between City Center and downtown Englewood, as we ll as th e surrounding res id enti al and busin ess com munity. Obj. 4-2 Impro ve bi cycle facilities and infrastructure In strat egi c loca ti on s throu ghout th e city. Obj . 4-5 Pro mot e En glewood as one co mmunity by ac hi eving integ ratio n between individual neighborh oo ds as we ll as neighb oring commercial distri cts through the desig n of a fu ll transportation netwo rk. ELEMENTS OF THE MASTER BICYCLE PLA N Recommendations (o r im prove ments fo und in th e Mas ter Bi cycle Plan can be divi ded int o three categories : Bicycle Ro ut e System , Bicycle Tra il System , an d Bicycle Facilities and Amenities. Bicycle Route Svstem The Bi cycle Rou te Sys tem thr ough En glewood will be en han ced wi th the additi on of new routes , impro ve d signage, a route numb eri ng sys tem, and maps. Numbered Grid Bicycle Ro ute -Cr ea te ro ut es to co nn ect parks, sc hools, city services and regiona l destinations using a grid formar where ea ch route is assigned a number. Bicycle Route Signage -Standard MUTC D ex ist ing "Bike Ro ut e• (D· 1 1) and new bike route symbol with num ber (M 1-8) sig ns will be pl aced along the desig nated bike routes at ap pro xima tely eve ry ot he r block . Suppl emental info rm ati on pla qu es wi ll be used wi t,, th e rou te sig ns in ord er to conve y dest inat io ns along the rout e, di stan ces to des ired des tin ati ons, dir ec ti on of tra ve l, and dlr ec tiona l ass istan ce at decis ion point s wher e severa l ro ut es er.me tog elh e r. Bicycle Map -A map of th e City of En glewood's bic ycle ro ut es and th ei r d•,sig nated numbers wil ' be de velop ed to aid cycl ists in choosing ro utes according to th ei r ow n bi cycl ing nee ds , prefe rences, ex periences and abilities. • Website -Information about the Maste r Bike Plan an d a map • detailing bicycle wavs will be posted on the City's web site . Use rs of H;\CROUP\F lle Log\2004• IO Mu ter Bicycl e Pl.in\.addendum 1 m.ister bicycle plan fin.al.doc • • ADDENDUM 1: MASTER BICYCLE PLAN the City's bikeway sys tem will be ab le to co ntribut e input via the website. Bicycle Trail System -Missing Links Th e followi ng have been iden tified as mi ssi ng links In the City of Englewoo d's Bicycle Trail System : Big Dry Creek Trail -Ex tend trail fr om Lehow Ave nu e und er Broadway to City Limits . Big Dry Creek Trail/Pirate's Cove Connection -Dev elop a more direct con nectio n between Pirates Cove and the Big Dry Cr eek Trail . Little Dry Creek Trail -Construct bicycle/pe destri an bridge crossi ng the So uth Platte Riv er at Dart mouth Avenu e. Uttle Dry Creek Trail -Deve lop a we ll-marked, sig ned co nnectio n between th e two main sec tio ns of th e Lil le Dry Creek Trail from the Littl e Dry Creek Plaza Fo unt ai n to Engl ewood rarkway. Northwest Greenbelt/Harvard Gulch Trail -Conn ect existing trai l to th e Mary Ca rte r G•eenway/Soud, Platte Ri ve r Trail . CityCenter Englewood/Englewood Station -Construct bicycle/pedes trian brid 6e over U.S . Highway 285, adjacent lo th e li ~ht ra il brid ge, and develop a trai l co nnect ion to Windermere Stre•t or Ke nyo n Ave nue . Co nstruct a bi cy cl e/pedes trian tun ne l underneath Santa Fe Drive, connecti ng the light rail stati on to the Mary Car ter Greenway/So uth Pla tt e Rive r Trail. Englewood Wu nicipal Golf Course -Co nstruct a se parat e, addi ti onal bri dge for bicycles in ord er lo sep arate motoriz ed golf earl and bi cycle tr affic. City Ditch Trail -Establi sh a fo rm al tra il connection along th e City Dit ch starl ing at th e Big Dry Creek Tra il lo Sta nfo rd Avenu e. General Iron Works Trail -Con stru ct a spur trail north fr om the Li tt le Dry Creek Trail at Inc a Street and Dartm outh Avenue north to th e General Iron Wo rks rede ve lopm ent site and beyon d lo the City limits al Ya le Ave nue. South Platte Rive r Open Space Pla n• Pro vi de a dual trail svs tem along the South Platt e River where pos si ble an d link redevelopment si tes lo th e trail sys tem . De ve lop a pedes trian cru she r fin es path to H:\GROUP\flle lo&\2004-10 M;a11 e, Bieyd e Ph1n\i1dde ndum 1 mast er bicycle pliln flnill.doc ADDENDUM 1: MASTER BICYCLE PLAN help sep arate pedestrian and bi cycle traffic. Devel op more fo rm alized trail he ads with amen iti es . Bicycle Facilities and Amenities Providing the following bicycle facilities and am enities will enhan ce bicycl ing co nvenie nce and safety . Bicycle Video Detection • Bi cycle vi deo detection sys tems will be installed at sign alized intersections along designate d bicycle ro utes wher e warr ant i:~ by exi sting traffi c conditions . Bicycle Parking at City Parks• Bicycle ra cks should be installed in active cilv parks with designat ed play areas includ ing Ja so n, Centennial, Cushing, Bak er, Bale s-Logan , and Romans Park. Bicycle Parking in Key Commercial Districts • The City 's va riou s comme rcia l districts were surveye d as to whether the pro visi on of public bicycle parking is warra nt ed. Detail ed bicycle parking plans wi ll be created for each of the foll ow ing co mm ercia l di stric ts: • Englewood Central Bu siness Dist rict and Swedish /Crai g Medical Cen te rs • Brr,adway Corridor-Gateway Distri ct (N . of Eastman to city limit s) • Broad way Co rr idor-Cherrel yn and Brookridge Di st ricts {S. of US 265 lo city limits) • Loganda le Industrial Dis tri ct {area between O,ford LRT Sta ti on and CityCenler) Air Pump Station -II is reco mmended Iha! a pi lot study lo pro vide an ai r pump station al the City Center Engl ewood Light Rail Transit Station be hcluded a, part of this pl an . Such a stud y wou ld look al variou s is sues such as proj ec t logis tics, capita l costs, and operati ona l and maintenance costs . Bicycle/Pedestrian Signal Crossing Timer -nie intersecti on of Santa Fe Drive and Oxford Avenue is a major intersection thac experie nces a high leve l of pedestrian and bicycle traffic. This pl an recommends that a pedestrian crossing timer be Installed al thi s lo cati on. H:\GROUP\flle Log\2004-10 Millller Blcvcle P1an\add endum 1 ma ster bicyc le plan fi n.al.d oc • • • • COUNCIL COMM UNICATI ON Dale: Subj ect: D ece m ber 6, 1004 I Age nda It em: I I c i M aster Bi cycle Pl ,1 n and a socia ted Adden dum I to Roac/m,1p En glewoud: 20()3 Co mprehensive Plan Initiat ed By: Publi c \t\lorks and Com1111mit y Deve lopm en t PRE VI OUS COUNCI L ACTIO N ~taff Sou rce: Ladd Vo?·.: , , 1 ngin ec r, and John Vob ~·rn, Planner Th e M as ter Bike Plan was presented to City Co un cil at th e Ju ne 2 1" Coun c il Study Sess ion. PREV IO US BOARD AND COMMI SS ION ACT ION foe Eng lewood Transporta tion Advisory Committ ee reviewe d the Master P.icycle Plan on Feb ruary 12, 2004, a, , motion was made to approv e the Master Bike Plan di th e March 1 1, 2004 m ee ting. Th e Mas ter bi cycl e Pla n was prese nted to the Englewood Pla nnin g and Zanin. Commission stud y sess ion o n Apri! 20, 2004. Th e Englewood Parks a,,d Rec reati on Committ ee rev iewed the Master Bi cycl e Pl an on Ma1• 13, 2004. The Englew oo d Planning and Zoni ng Comm ission held a p ub lic h ea ring on the M as ter Bi cycle Plan on O c tober 5, 2004, Fo ll owing the p ub lic h ea ri ng, the Planning and Zoni ng Commi ss ion ask ed that the plan be forwarded to Ci ty Coun ci l wit h a recomm e,,dati on for approval. Sugges tio ns in cor porat ed int o th e Ma ter Bicycle Plan cl nr.um en t: • Pro vide signage geare d to childr en, as we ll as adu lt s • Pro vide signag ~ pointi ng out loca l and regio nal des tin ations • Ex plore in stall ation of pedes trian crossin g ti mers at int ers ec tions with Sant a Fe Dr ive and US H wy. 285 • Ex plore a for mal trail co nn ec tio n to Pi ra tes Cove and provide adequa te bicycle par kin g • Make bic ycle map s avai labl e to stud ents at sc hoo ls • Explor e opportunit ies for pri vate spo nsnrship of bicycl e map s and infr as tru ct ur e • Coor dinate wi th poli ce repr ese nt ative to sc hoc '., on bicycle tr affic safety REQUEST Staff req ues ts Cit y Counci l apµrove a ,~so lution adop tin g the Master Bic ycle Plan an d an asso ciated addendum to Roadm ap En glewood: 2003 Co m prehensive Plan, BACKGRO U NI The City oi Eng lewoo d fi rs t adopted an intro ductol) bicycie sy~tem pl .i n in 198 I , whic h w as ini plemenl cd soo n after. Addi tio nal bicycle plann ing ph ases\\ ere L'll\ isio ned to occur in the fu ture. The de•1elopmen1 of J n w co mprehensh e plan ,, ifh a stro ng transportation element has elevated bicyde pl annin g as a pri ority io r the City over th e nex t deca de. Roa dmap Englewoo d id ent ifi ed and di sc ussed, .ir ioll s co mmun ity asse ts an d chall enges tha t are chara cteri stic of fi rst-ri ng subur bs, such as Englewood. In li ght of the co mmun it y's asse ts and th e chall enge s th at it fa ces, th e th ree R's -revit ali za ti on, .-cd · ve lopm ent, and reinve ntion, we re pr esent ed as a co ll ec tion of st rategies des igned to all ow th e C ity to ca pitalize on it s as sets in orde r to ove rco me it s chall enges. Enh ancing Englewoo d's bi cycl e ro ut e and trail sy stem taps mt c 'h e co ne pl of build ing upon co mm un ity asse ts in ordr-r to ove rco me co mmun ity chall enge s. Roa dmap Englew ood identifi ed c urrent holes in the City's bicycl e ro ute and trail S\'S'em in th e Cu rr ent Conditi on s and In dica tors sec tio n. The visio n fo r E11 ~lewood as laid out in the cumprehensive plan, seeks l o fill in th e gap s, as w ell as expl oi t new o p p ortunities th at w ere ide nti fi ed in th e Ci~/s bicycle system . Th e pla n men ti ons a nu mber o f th ese ga ps and o p p ortun iti es by nam e, inclu ding trai ls suc h as Lilli e D ry Creek, Bi g Dry Creek, South Pl an e Ri ve r, North w es t Greenbelt/H arvard Gul ch, an d Gen era l Iron W orks trai ls. The pl an als o men tions th e gen eral expa nsion of sig ned bi cycle rou tes th ro ughout th e comm unit y, as we ll as th e developm ent of supp or ting infrastru ctur e such as \'id ea bic ycl e detec tion signals, bicycle rac ks, and air st ations. A numb er of goa ls and o bj ec tives found in Roa dm ap En glewood serve as ex pressio ns of a poli cy direc tio n towar d a visio n of a c omprehensive b icyc le ro ut e and tra il system : • Emph as izin g im prove ment s to bicycl e modes of tran sp ort dtion • M aximi 2in g travel mode choice opp or tuni ties • Improving direc ti onal sign ag e fo r l .. · ·yclis ts • Im prov in g air quality and reduci ng tos si l fu el usage • lncrea!>in g awa reness of blc y, ·~safe ty iss ues • Cr eatin g co ntinuous non-m otori ze d co nn ectio ns • lmprov inB bicyd e fa ciliti es an d in fras tru ctu :·e • Achiev in g co mmu rnt y int eg rati on th ro ugh a full tr ansport ati on netwo rk NOTED REV ISION TO MA~TER BICYCLE PLAN An err or co nce rni ng th e min imum fl ow to fl ow stree t width for bicyc lt: lan es was detec ted by th e Ci ty Traffic Enginee r and was subs equently changed fr om 4 2 fee l to ~8 fee l, out of co nce rn fo r publi c safety. FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no dir~cl cos t asso ciated with th is Resoluti on. Th e Mas ter Bicycle Pl an p resent s a c om p rehensive i;,1 of p roj ects that w,11 contrib ut e l o lh e env isioned sys tem. Proj ects w ill be submilled ove r tim e fo r inclusion in the Ci ty's capital budgetin g process and w ill co m p ete with oth er Cit y pr ojects for funding. • • • • LI ST Of ATTACHMENTS Mas ter Bicycl e Pl an Resolutio n. Ma st e r Bicycle Pl an. Ma ster Bi cycl e Plan Add end um to Roadmap Eng lew ood : 2003 Co mprehensive Plan .