Southeast Denver Station Area Mobility Hubs Study
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Request for Proposal: Southeast Denver Station Area Mobility Hubs Study Date of Release: January 6, 2020 All information provided in this RFP will be maintained as confidential by Transportation Solutions Foundation Your proposal must be emailed to arrive by 5 PM on February 14, 2020 Late proposals will not be accepted for consideration Please submit your response via email to: Stuart M. Anderson, Executive Director Transportation Solutions Foundation Email: [email protected] SOUTHEAST DENVER STATION AREA MOBILITY HUBS STUDY INTRODUCTION Transportation Solutions Foundation, in cooperation with Denver South, City and County of Denver, and RTD, is extending invitations to qualified firms/teams to formally submit proposals for completing the Southeast Denver Station Area Mobility Hubs Study. The study requires expertise in transportation, land use, financial and economic planning, as it relates to Light Rail Transit (LRT) station-area plans and studies. Additionally, direct experience in Transportation Demand Management (TDM), First and Last Mile (FLM) services, and bike planning and implementation is desired. The three station-areas for this study include: • RTD Yale Station • RTD Southmoor Station • RTD Belleview Station Transportation Solutions will lead this study, in cooperation with Denver South, City and County of Denver, and RTD. Transportation Solutions is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization formed in 1997. See: transolutions.org. Stuart Anderson, Transportation Solutions Foundation (primary contact); Daniel Hutton, Denver South; and Chris Nevitt, City and County of Denver will serve as the Project Management Team (PMT). A Steering Committee for the project will be established by Month 3 and may include representatives from RNOs, businesses, developers, commuters and others. This effort is a local planning project, which has been awarded regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) funding, allocated for transit station planning, through the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG). SCHEDULE The intended procurement schedule is shown below but is subject to change. • RFP published and available – January 6, 2020 • Pre-Bid Meeting – January 14, 2020 (not mandatory, but recommended attendance in person) o Location and time will be sent separately once secured. • Last day to submit inquiries – January 24, 2019 • Proposal due – 5 PM on February 14, 2020 • Interviews – To be determined. Potentially March 2nd or 3rd. BUDGET The contractor budget is not to exceed $170,000 for the 14-month period of the study. Note that the contractor budget is intended to cover all activities and deliverables for Tasks B through G. See scope of work for descriptions. Task A is funded separately and relates to work of the PMT only. TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION 2 SOUTHEAST DENVER STATION AREA MOBILITY HUBS STUDY BACKGROUND Metro Vision calls for the provision of multi-modal facilities, combined with efficient land development design, to help reduce the growth of motor vehicle travel and lead to reductions in air pollutant emissions and energy consumption. RTD Yale, Southmoor and Belleview Stations can evolve into multi-modal facilities (mobility hubs) through both planning and implementation of efficient design, enhanced connectivity and active promotion of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies. Both RTD Southmoor and Yale Stations are in a suburban context. Southmoor has opportunities being explored for near-term development. The need for creating a TOD strategy is imminent given development pressure. The station has 788 parking spaces and has over 6,000 ridership. But access to the station, by means other than a car is challenging. The station is not designed to support a multi-modal environment. There is a strong need to make the station a mobility hub and as such, working with the surrounding residential groups will be critical in securing support for needed improvements. Figure 1 RTD Southmoor Station Tunnel A Technical Advisory Panel of ULI Colorado prepared a report entitled Southmoor TOD, June 8-9, 2017 which describes many of the considerations needed to improve the station-area. See: Southmoor TAP ULI Colorado RTD Yale Station has seen new development around the station, but the station is isolated from the community. The walk and bike shed amenities are poor. The station area has become a point of contention with the surrounding neighborhoods because of its poor design and lack of connectivity. Pedestrian improvements for the area include a new traffic signal near the station. See: Yale Station Pedestrian Improvements RTD Belleview Station is an urban center with significant surrounding development. The Denver TOD Strategic Plan (2014) underscores the lack of supportive infrastructure around the station limiting access. The station has a ridership of around 2,000. All three RTD stations are called out in the TOD Strategic Plan as medium to low TOD. See: Denver TOD Strategic Plan TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION 3 SOUTHEAST DENVER STATION AREA MOBILITY HUBS STUDY Figure 2 RTD Belleview Station This effort focuses on those elements needed to energize and strategize the stations and advance the connectivity between activity points/centers within the influence areas. Needs to be addressed in the study include: • Facilitating TOD implementation and financing to ensure transit supportive investment; • Supporting efficient design; • Creating multi-modal amenities (i.e., bike station, micro-transit loading bays); • Increasing first/last mile services; • Enhancing wayfinding; • Improving pedestrian facilities within the walkshed; • Creating better bike facility connectivity; • Incorporating active promotion of alternative transportation options through TDM (in cooperation with Way to Go and Transportation Solutions); • Improving environmental justice (where/if applicable); and • Addressing other related considerations identified through a collaborative stakeholder and public input process. This study will also allow for integration of key findings for RTD Belleview Station and recommendations of the I-25/Belleview NEPA Study now underway by Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County and the City and County of Denver. See: I-25 and Belleview Interchange Study. The study can also reflect findings of the Belleview Corridor Multimodal Study recently completed by the City and County of Denver. The Belleview Corridor study is intended to identify pedestrian and bicycle connectivity improvements within the entire north DTC area and connecting to the RTD Belleview station. The team will need to use the ending point of the multi-modal study, as the starting point for this study. Both were intentionally coordinator to avoid duplication of efforts and data collection. See: Belleview Corridor Multimodal Transportation Plan TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION 4 SOUTHEAST DENVER STATION AREA MOBILITY HUBS STUDY This study would employ concepts and direction provided from Metro Vision, Blueprint Denver, RTD FLM Study, Denver Moves: Bike, Denver Moves: Transit, Denver Moves: Pedestrian and Trails along with all relevant neighborhood plans. Key items that support the need for this study currently include: • Completion of the Denver TOD Strategic Plan; • Strong potential new development around RTD Southmoor Station; • Significant development around RTD Belleview station without all the supportive infrastructure and TOD to support multi-modal access to the station; • Strong market potential for both high density residential and commercial development; • Renewed interest from RTD in being “more proactive” and “facilitating TOD outcomes” at station areas. (RTD TOD Assessment Status Report, July 2015); • Recent success in the development and implementation of Station-Area improvements at RTD DU and CO Stations; • Transit rider feedback regarding the sense of isolation at all three stations and both a lack of support amenities and a sense of place (including noise considerations at RTD Belleview Station); and • Building a network of mobility hubs in southeast Denver and Glendale wherein there is a consistent set of services, wayfinding and support amenities. Potential Impact of the Study - The plan will have significant impact on the area in that the findings of this study can be incorporated into neighborhood plans. The concept of mobility hubs is a priority for the City and County of Denver. The study would outline the improvements needed to make the sites more accessible and multi-modal friendly. These three stations are the next stops after RTD DU and Colorado Stations going south from downtown. RTD DU and Colorado stations are in the process of converting to mobility hubs. See: DU and CO Station Study RTD DU station launched through DU both micro-transit and dockless bikes in 2018 with tremendous success. Additionally, $8.4M has been secured through Denver’s General Obligation Bond (2017) to implement some of the infrastructure improvements recommended. At the completion of the study, we will have mobility plans for all five stations in a row. The synergy between the stations will create a more cost-effective approach to mobility. For example, RTD Colorado Station stakeholders might consider a driverless shuttle (EV10) that would bring nearby residents to the station. The service could easily serve both RTD Yale and Colorado stations by weaving through the North University Hills neighborhood. Additionally, extending the dockless bikeshare to all TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION 5 SOUTHEAST DENVER STATION AREA MOBILITY