US 36 Mayors & Commissioners Coalition Update March 2017 WXYZú Northwest Area Mobility Study (NAMS) LONGMONT • The 2014 NAMS assessed and prioritized - Construct I-25 Bi-Directional Managed Lanes mobility improvements for the Northwest between US 36 and downtown Denver; Denver/Boulder region. - Create arterial BRT corridors for SH 119, N • Local governments achieved consensus on SH 7, US 287, South Boulder Road, 120th projects and the RTD Board endorsed them. Avenue, and add enhanced transit service • Proposed projects that would create on SH 42 and 28th Street/Broadway; an integrated mobility system for the - Complete B Line; WXYZ¤ northwest region: - Implement railroad quiet zones along WXYZí - Complete remaining elements of B Line alignment. I³ US 36 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT); • These priorities require additional federal, state and local funding. BOULDER ERIE ARAPAHOE RD !"`$ 28TH ST BROADWAY WXYZè WXYZÍ S BOULDER RD LAFAYETTE ARKWAY ST P WE TH FGr R WXYZp LOUISVILLE NO SUPERIOR I} I³ KEY ARTERIAL BRT ALTERNATIVES BROOMFIELD KEY FasTracks Commuter Rail (future construction) 120TH AVE POTENTIAL ARTERIAL BRT CORRIDORS Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks Commuter Rail (underSH 119 construction) FasTracks Flatiron Flyer/B Line Update US 287 US 36 BRT THORNTON Potential120th Arterial Avenue BRT Corridors WESTMINSTER • Flatiron Flyer BRT Service began in SHS. Boulder 119 Road January 2016. WADSWORTH PKWY USArapahoe/SH 287 7 !"`$ • The US 36 Coalition is working to identify 120thSH 42 Avenue funding for additional Flatiron Flyer vehicles S.North Boulder I-25 Road Bus on Shoulder I} Feasibility Study Arapahoe/SH 7 and service to meet current and future needs. ARTERIAL BRT ALTERNATIVES SH 42 • B Line rail service to Westminster Station FasTracks Commuter Rail North(future I-25 construction) Bus on Shoulder Feasibility Study began in July 2016. FasTracks Commuter Rail (built) • RTD does not currently have the financial US 36 BRT !"a$ capacity to complete the B Line for several decades, but is exploring the possibility of DENVER operating a few trains during peak hours. Union Station US 36 Mayors & Commissioners Coalition Update US 36 Express Lanes Project • After 20 years in the making, the construction • This multi-modal, connected corridor works! project was completed in June 2016. - Traffic speeds are 20-29 percent faster • Provides travelers with choices, including the during commute hours (comparing pre- US 36 Express Lanes, BRT, US 36 Bikeway and construction to current). Transportation Demand Management. - The Flatiron Flyer BRT service increased ridership by 70 percent. - The B Line sees over 1,400 riders per day, 800 more than projected. The US 36 Coalition is Requesting Continued Federal Support to: • Fully fund the FTA Capital Investment Grants Mile Study, including Bike-n-Ride shelters, Program in the FY 2018 Transportation wayfinding, and transit pass programs; Appropriations Bill; TO LONGMONT • Support future TIGER grant for North I-25 Boulder Junction at Depot Square BOULDER • Support grant opportunities under the Bus Bus on Shoulder implementation; Downtown Boulder and Bus Facilities Program to purchase Transit • Streamline train horn rules and quiet zone Center 63rd &Arapahoe Flatiron Flyer vehicles; implementation through the review of FRA’s • Support Small Starts Grant and funding locomotive train horn regulations; Y Downtown Louisville WA N RK for studies and capital improvements to A • Incentivize/encourage the railroads to work P Table Mesa LOUISVILLE T implement arterial BRT/enhanced bus Station S with local governments to share track for 36 E service/regional bikeways along six essential passenger/commuter rail operations; NORTHW corridors (SH 119 match funding is a priority); McCaslin • Support federal funding of safety Station • Support grant opportunities to implement improvements (including quiet zones) for SUPERIOR recommendations of the US 36 First and Final passenger/commuter rail service and Transit Flatiron BROOMFIELD Station Oriented Development area. Broomfield Station INTERSTATE 25 Church Ranch Station WESTMINSTER Sheridan Station Pecos Street Westminster Station KEY BUS RAPID TRANSIT/EXPRESS LANES REGIONAL COMMUTER RAIL For more information: Bus Rapid Transit B Line (future construction) Reversible Bus Rapid Transit B Line (built) commutingsolutions.org Compatible Express Lane Bus Rapid Transit/Mixed Traffic Commuter Rail Station (future construction) North I-25 Bus on Shoulder Feasibility Study Commuter Rail Station (built) Union Civic US 36 BIKEWAY Station Center US 36 MAYORS & Station 12 Foot Multi-purpose Path Bus Rapid Transit Station COMMISSIONERS COALITION DENVER.