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Transportation Master Plan TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN October 2019 2 TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN CITY MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mark Relph, City Manager CITY COUNCIL Keith Reester, Public Works Director Debbie Brinkman, Mayor Brent Thompson, City Engineer Jerry Valdes, Mayor Pro Tem Kathleen Osher, Manager of Innovation & Performance Peggy Cole Excellence Patrick Driscoll Aaron Heumann, Transportation Engineering Manager Karina Elrod Shane Roberts, Transportation Planner Carol Fey Tim Weaver, Traffic Analyst Kyle Schlachter CONSULTANT TEAM PLANNING COMMISSION Mark Rudnicki, Chair Robin Swartzbacker, Chair Pro Tem Sherri Almond David Bolt Craig Coronato Dan Miller Jason Reynolds Bruce Stahlman THANKS ALSO TO ... COMMUNITY COORDINATING Individual residents, business owners, property owners, COMMITTEE (CCC) and others who contributed their energy, insights, and Carol Borthwick, at-large community member ideas to Envision Littleton. Pat Cronenberger, South Metro Housing Options Board Kate Eckel, Fine Arts Board Littleton Museum and Arapahoe Community College for Carol Fey, City Council hosting events in the Envision Littleton Speaker Pam Grove, Historical Preservation Board Series, and all who attended to hear from: Rob Hanna, South Suburban Parks & Recreation Joe Haynes, Museum Board Chris Akers—State Demography Office, Colorado Bill Hopping, LIFT Department of Local Affairs (February 27, 2019) Randy Houchen, Building Board of Appeals Transitions—Population and Economic Trends Tom Martin, Board of Adjustment Darin A. Atteberry—City Manager of Fort Collins, Lisa Matye-Edwards, Arapahoe Community College Colorado (April 19, 2019) Mary McGlone, Littleton Public Schools Foundation Bigger Community Vision Frank Melara, at-large business community member Bret C. Keast, AICP—CEO of Kendig Keast Rich Meredith, at-large business community member Collaborative (May 22, 2019) Grace Perry, at-large community member Zoning for Community Character Mike Price, Historical Preservation Board Peter Kageyama—Author and Consultant (September Louise Richey, Library Board 12, 2019) Mark Rudnicki, Planning Commission For the Love of Cities Tammy Whitney, at-large community member TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY BOARD Kent Bagley, Chair Tom Grushka, Vice Chair Kelly Honecker Tyler Hardy Johnathan Buck Tom Grant Dan Flynn Geoffrey Selzer, Alternate 1 Dan Radulovich, Alternate 2 3 TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN Contents Contents 3 Figures 5 Tables 6 GLOSSARY OF TERMS DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1. Introduction and Planning In Context ........................................................................................................... 12 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Littleton’s Mobility Framework ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Plan Purpose ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Planning in Context ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Plan Content Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 Implementation ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter 2. Existing City ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Mode: Auto ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Mode: Transit ...................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Mode: Walk ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Mode: Bike .......................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Funding ............................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Chapter 3. Mission and Goals ........................................................................................................................................... 30 Mission and Goals .............................................................................................................................................................. 31 How did we get here? ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Strategic Framework ..................................................................................................................................................... 32 What are the City’s Mission and Goals? ....................................................................................................................... 33 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................................... 39 What it means to provide a Complete Network .................................................................................................................. 40 Level of Service ............................................................................................................................................................. 41 Street Types .................................................................................................................................................................. 41 Overlays ........................................................................................................................................................................ 44 Policies, Strategies & Projects ............................................................................................................................................ 46 Chapter 4. Auto and Freight ............................................................................................................................................... 47 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Legacy of past Planning ..................................................................................................................................................... 48 Key Issues and Considerations .......................................................................................................................................... 49 Congestion .................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Barriers .......................................................................................................................................................................... 54 Safety ............................................................................................................................................................................ 55 Parking .......................................................................................................................................................................... 57 Framework For Action ........................................................................................................................................................ 57 Goals ............................................................................................................................................................................. 57 Policies .......................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Objectives ..................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Actions .......................................................................................................................................................................... 59 State of the Practice ........................................................................................................................................................... 65 Non-Traditional Intersections
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