Greenwood Village Transportation Master Plan | Draft October 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The City would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their involvement in the development of the plan:

Mayor Ron Rakowsky

City Council Members Dave Bullock - District 1 Jerry Presley - District 1 Anne Ingebretsen - District 2 Dave Kerber - District 2 Steve Moran - District 3 George Lantz, Mayor Pro Tem - District 3 Tom Dougherty - District 4 Dr. Judith Hilton - District 4

City Staff John Jackson - City Manager John Sheldon - Deputy City Manager Jeremy Hanak - Public Works Director Zeke Lynch - Senior Project Manager Transportation Josie Ortiz - Former Transportation Planner

Community Working Group District 1: Steve Olson and Carlton Jennings District 2: Steve Goldman and Dave Kerber District 3: David Seserman, John Kucera, and Randy Davis District 4: Dean Buttorff, Jacaranda Palmateer, and Matt Brown Business Participants: John Caprio (Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater), Lindsey Sousa (AECOM), Randy Givan (Charter Communications Holding), and Gregory A Friedman (Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC) School District Representatives: David Strohfus (Cherry Creek), Bradley Carriveau (Cherry Creek), and Mike Hush (Littleton).

Consultant Support 1 Fehr & Peers and GBSM CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introduction...... 3 1.1 Background and Purpose...... 3 1.2 Process...... 3 Chapter 2: Transportation Vision...... 5 2.1 Related City Council Resolutions...... 5 2.2 Roadway Hierarchy...... 5 2.3 Comprehensive Plan Transportation Goals...... 5 Chapter 3: Existing Conditions...... 7 3.1 Roadway Classifications...... 7 3.2 Traffic Volumes...... 7 3.3 Intersection Level of Service...... 7 3.4 Travel Times...... 10 3.5 Crash History...... 13 3.6 Transit...... 15 3.7 Bicycle Network...... 17 3.8 Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress...... 17 Chapter 4: Public Outreach (Greenwood Village Connects)...... 20 4.1 Public Engagement Audiences...... 20 4.2 Community Working Group...... 20 4.3 Meetings...... 21 4.3.1 Public Meetings...... 21 4.3.2 Events...... 21 4.3.3 City Council, Boards, and Commissions...... 22 4.4 Communication and Media...... 22 4.5 Existing Conditions Feedback...... 23 4.6 Future Conditions Feedback...... 24 4.7 Ongoing Outreach...... 26 Chapter 5: Future Conditions...... 27 Chapter 6: Implementation Plan...... 31 6.1 Project Categories...... 31 6.2 Project Criteria, Ranking, and Weighting...... 31 6.3 Discussion of Recommendations...... 32 6.3.1 Roadway Infrastructure Improvements...... 32 6.3.2 TDM...... 34 6.3.3 Technology...... 35 6.3.4 First/last-mile...... 37 6.4 Recommendations...... 39 6.5 Performance Measures...... 39 Appendices...... 39 2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background and Purpose demand management, technology, and first/last-mile. The City of Greenwood Village (City) is located just The TMP offers a framework for regular updates south of the City and County of Denver, north of the that will ensure that recommendations from the Plan City of Centennial, and borders Cherry Hills Village, are progressing toward achievement of the City’s the City of Aurora, the City of Englewood, the City of transportation goals. Littleton, and Unincorporated Arapahoe County. The City encompasses 8.3 square miles and has a population 1.2 Process of approximately 16,000 residents. Interstate 25 (I-25) The TMP process began in early 2017. The last city- bisects the City, with the Denver Tech Center located wide Transportation Plan was completed in 1998. Since on the east side of the Interstate and Greenwood Office that time, the list of recommendations provided in that park on the west side. This unique position within the previous plan have largely been addressed. Regional Denver Metropolitan Area brings several transportation projections from the South I-25 Urban Corridor Study challenges and opportunities. showed additional demand on the transportation system in the coming 20 years (see Exhibits 1 There are 2,700 employers within the City, bringing 45,000 and 2)