Regional Nonmotorized Pikes Peak Area Council of Transportation System Governments Plan Approved by the PPACG Board of Directors on July 8, 2015 Contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Plan purpose, goals and objectives ........................................................................................ 3 1.2 The study area ........................................................................................................................ 4 1.3 Planning process ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Community and stakeholder outreach ................................................................................... 6 1.5 Structure of the Plan ............................................................................................................... 8 2 Existing Nonmotorized Conditions .......................................................................................... 10 2.1 Climate .................................................................................................................................. 11 2.2 Nonmotorized Mode-Share .................................................................................................. 11 2.3 Physical Barriers to nonmotorized travel ............................................................................. 11 2.4 Pedestrian conditions ........................................................................................................... 12 2.5 On-road biking conditions .................................................................................................... 13 2.6 Nonmotorized urban trail conditions ................................................................................... 15 2.7 Other nonmotorized modes ................................................................................................. 16 2.8 Nonmotorized signage and wayfinding ................................................................................ 17 2.9 Nonmotorized travel in rural areas ...................................................................................... 17 2.10 Bicycle parking ...................................................................................................................... 18 2.11 Nonmotorized accidents ....................................................................................................... 18 2.12 Nonmotorized transportation issues and opportunities ...................................................... 19 3 Regional Nonmotorized Improvement Corridors ..................................................................... 21 3.1 Improvement corridor criteria .............................................................................................. 21 3.2 Description of improvement corridors ................................................................................. 24 4 Regional Nonmotorized Improvement Corridor Prioritization .................................................. 96 4.1 Improvement corridor prioritization criteria ........................................................................ 96 4.2 Improvement corridor prioritization results ........................................................................ 99 5 Regional Routes ................................................................................................................... 101 5.1 Improvements across all Regional Routes .......................................................................... 101 5.2 Regional Route Network ..................................................................................................... 102 5.4 Regional Route 12 ............................................................................................................... 104 5.5 Regional Route 13 ............................................................................................................... 109 5.6 Regional Route 18 ............................................................................................................... 115 5.7 Regional Route 23 ............................................................................................................... 119 5.8 Regional Route 29 ............................................................................................................... 124 5.9 Regional Route 33 ............................................................................................................... 132 5.10 Regional Route 35 ............................................................................................................... 137 5.11 Regional Route 41 ............................................................................................................... 143 5.12 Regional Route 43 ............................................................................................................... 148 5.13 Regional Route 44 ............................................................................................................... 153 5.14 Regional Route 71 ............................................................................................................... 158 6 Implementation ................................................................................................................... 164 6.1 Implementation timeframe ................................................................................................ 164 6.2 Funding sources .................................................................................................................. 167 6.3 Complementary programs and initiatives .......................................................................... 169 Figures Figure 1.1: PPACG Nonmotorized Regional Transportation Planning Area........................................ 4 Figure 1.2: Planning Process ............................................................................................................... 5 Figure 2.1: No sidewalk at a transit stop – Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs ............................... 11 Figure 2.2: Wide crossing distances at intersection of Milton E Proby and South Powers Boulevard near Colorado Springs Airport, Colorado Springs ............................................................................. 12 Figure 2.3: Manitou Springs Pedestrianization, Manitou Springs .................................................... 12 Figure 3.1: Regional Improvement Corridors ................................................................................... 25 Figure 4.1: Regional Priority Improvement Corridors .................................................................... 100 Figure 5.1: Regional Route Map ..................................................................................................... 103 Figure 5.2: Regional Route 12 ......................................................................................................... 104 Figure 5.3: Regional Route 12: Improvements reference (1 of 3) .................................................. 106 Figure 5.4: Regional Route 12: Improvements reference (2 of 3) ................................................. 106 Figure 5.5: Regional Route 12: Improvements reference (3 of 3) ................................................. 107 Figure 5.6: Regional Route 12: Barrier to development ................................................................. 108 Figure 5.7: Regional Route 13 ......................................................................................................... 109 Figure 5.8: Regional Route 13: Improvements reference (1 of 3) .................................................. 111 Figure 5.9: Regional Route 13: Improvements reference (2 of 3) .................................................. 112 Figure 5.10: Regional Route 13: Improvements reference (3 of 3) ................................................ 112 Figure 5.11: Route 13: Barriers to development (1 of 2) ................................................................ 113 Figure 5.12: Route 13: Barriers to development (2 of 2) ................................................................ 114 Figure 5.13: Regional Route 18 ....................................................................................................... 115 Figure 5.14: Regional Route 18: Improvements Reference (1 of 2) ............................................... 117 Figure 5.15: Regional Route 18: Improvements reference (2 of 2) ................................................ 117 Figure 5.16: Regional Route 18: Barriers to route development ................................................... 118 Figure 5.17: Regional Route 23 ....................................................................................................... 119 Figure 5.18: Regional Route 23: Improvements reference (1 of 3) ................................................ 121 Figure 5.19: Regional Route 23: Improvements reference (2 of 3) ................................................ 122 Figure 5.20: Regional Route 23: Improvements reference (3 of 3) ................................................ 122 Figure 5.21: Regional Route 23: Barrier to route development ..................................................... 123 Figure 5.22: Regional Route 29 ....................................................................................................... 124 Figure 5.23: Regional Route