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Arvada Bicycle Master Plan FINAL DRAFT Arvada Bicycle Master Plan SEPTEMBER 2017 ARVADA BICYCLE MASTER PLAN THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i ARVADA BICYCLE MASTER PLAN Acknowledgments Mayor Marc Williams Arvada City Council Olde Town Stakeholders Nancy Ford, District 1 Karen Miller, Interim BID President Mark McGoff, District 2 Jane Schnabel, Gold Line Advisory Committee John Marriott, District 3 Jason Dirgo, La Dolce Vita David Jones, District 4 Mike Higgins, Klein’s Beer Hall/The Arvada Tavern Don Allard, At-Large Lee Cryer, RTD Bob Fifer, Mayor Pro Tem and At-Large City Committees and Commissions Internal Advisory Team Transportation Advisory Committee Wesley Dismore – Engineering/Project Manager Planning Commission Loretta Daniel – Community Development Jake Nitchals – Community Development Consultant Team John Firouzi – Engineering/Traffic Sarah Washburn – Parks and Urban Design Toole Design Group Jessica Fields Michael McDonnell – Parks Maintenance Bill Schultheiss Christopher Yaney – Streets Ashley Haire Jessica Prosser – City Manager’s Office Geneva Hooten Yelena Onnen – Jefferson County Transportation and Engineering Jessica Zdeb Galen Omerso In collaboration with the citizens of Arvada, and: Spencer Gardner External Advisory Team Felsburg Holt & Ullevig Bob Matter, Assisted Cycling Tours Cady Dawson Cyndi Stovall, Arvada Transportation Committee Kelly Leadbetter Karlyn Armstrong, Arvada Sustainability Advisory Jenny Young Committee (ASAC) Charlie Myers, Bike Jeffco & Wheat Ridge Active Transportation Advisory Team Peter McNutt, Arvada Bicycle Advisory Committee (ABAC) Gene Palumbo, US Warriors Outdoors/MS Society Edward Rothschild, ABAC Ellis Barker, ABAC Donald Chung, ASAC ii ARVADA BICYCLE MASTER PLAN THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK iii ARVADA BICYCLE MASTER PLAN Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Goals and Targets ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Planning Approach .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Reasons to Act ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Plan Development ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Plan Organization .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 2: Bicycle Programs and Policies ...................................................................................................... 12 Education ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Encouragement ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Evaluation....................................................................................................................................................... 17 Enforcement .................................................................................................................................................. 18 Bicycle Policies ............................................................................................................................................. 19 Summary of Proposed Actions ....................................................................................................................21 Chapter 3: Bicycle Network ..............................................................................................................................22 Low-Stress Network Development ..............................................................................................................23 Bicycle Facility Toolbox ................................................................................................................................30 Proposed Bicycle Network ...........................................................................................................................32 Summary of Proposed Actions ....................................................................................................................37 Chapter 4: Olde Town Arvada Bicycle Plan .....................................................................................................38 Recommended Programs ............................................................................................................................ 41 Bicycle Network Recommendations ...........................................................................................................43 Summary of Proposed Actions ....................................................................................................................46 Chapter 5: Implementation Strategy ...............................................................................................................48 Implementation Approach ...........................................................................................................................49 Recommended Projects ...............................................................................................................................49 Investment .....................................................................................................................................................54 Funding Opportunities ..................................................................................................................................54 Summary and Next Steps .............................................................................................................................56 iv ARVADA BICYCLE MASTER PLAN Figures Figure 1: Existing Arvada Bicycle Network ....................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2: Barriers to Biking in Arvada ................................................................................................................ 6 Figure 3: Levels of Traffic Stress .....................................................................................................................25 Figure 4: Arvada Existing Level of Traffic Stress ...........................................................................................27 Figure 5: Routing Analysis Using All Road ......................................................................................................28 Figure 6: Proposed Arvada Bicycle Network s ...............................................................................................33 FIgure 7: Olde Town Proposed Bicycle Network ............................................................................................44 Figure 8: Recommended Bicycle Projects ......................................................................................................50 Figure 9: Top 10 In-House and Top 10 Capital Projects ................................................................................53 Tables Table 1: Education Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 14 Table 2: Encouragement Recommendations ................................................................................................. 17 Table 3: Evaluation Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 19 Table 4: Enforcement Recommendations .......................................................................................................20 Table 5: Policy Recommendations ..................................................................................................................21 Table 6: Summary of Proposed Actions..........................................................................................................23 Table 7: Level of Traffic Stress Descriptions and Arvada Mileage ...............................................................26 Table 8: Proposed Actions Summary for Bicycle Network Development ....................................................37 Table 9: Olde Town Program Recommendations ........................................................................................... 41 Table 10: Proposed Actions Summary for Olde Town ...................................................................................46 Table 11: Top 10 In-House Projects .................................................................................................................51 Table 12: Top 10 Capital Projects ....................................................................................................................52 Appendices Appendix A: Summary of Public Engagement Appendix B: Prioritization Process for Recommended Facilities Appendix C: State of Bicycling in Arvada v CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ARVADA BICYCLE MASTER PLAN Chapter 1: Introduction We envision a city where bicycling is a safe, convenient, and efficient option for every trip. Arvada is a livable community with good access to the While Arvada has many elements of a bicycle
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