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Fine Tuning Boulder’s transportation system

Fine Tuning Boulder’s transportation system. making infrastructure work for biking and Walking. Presented by: Marni Ratzel GO Boulder/ city of boulder. Biking trips in Boulder. About Boulder. 101,500 people 25 square miles County seat Home of CU-Boulder serving 29,000 students

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Fine Tuning Boulder’s transportation system

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  1. Fine Tuning Boulder’s transportation system making infrastructure work for biking and Walking Presented by: Marni RatzelGO Boulder/ city of boulder

  2. Biking trips in Boulder

  3. About Boulder • 101,500 people • 25 square miles • County seat • Home of CU-Boulder serving 29,000 students • Gateway community to the Rocky Mountains

  4. Pearl Street Pedestrian Mall

  5. Boulder’s Greenway System • a series of corridors along Boulder Creek and six of its tributaries

  6. Greenway paths Bear Creek Path Boulder Creek Path

  7. On-Street bike facilities

  8. Multi-use Side Path

  9. Biking System • Underpasses • 67 built • 55 more proposed • Multi-use path miles • 105 built • 65 more proposed

  10. Biking System • On-street lanes miles* • 192 built • 110 more proposed *Includes bike shoulders • 95% of arterial streets have bike facilities • Bike racks on all buses

  11. Three Projects Making Connections • Enhanced Pedestrian Crossings • Multi-use path crossings • On-street bike facility improvements

  12. Enhanced Pedestrian Crossings • “State Law - Yield to Pedestrians” signing • Pedestrian Actuated Flashing Beacons at Crosswalks • Raised Crossings at right turn by-pass islands Enhanced pedestrian crossings

  13. Enhanced pedestrian crossings State Law Yield To Pedestrian Signing

  14. Enhanced pedestrian crossings Flashing Beacon Warning Signs

  15. Raised Crossing at Right Turn By-Pass Island Enhanced pedestrian crossings

  16. Arapahoe Avenue and 13th Street“State Law - Yield to Pedestrians” signage • 140 Pedestrians in 3 hours. • Volume = 14,000 vpd. • Original Compliance - 34% • New Compliance - 65% • No Significant accident trends Enhanced pedestrian crossings

  17. Walnut Avenue and 9th Street“State Law - Yield to Pedestrians” signage • 190 Pedestrians in 3 hours. • Volume = 10,000 vpd. • Original Compliance - 54% • New Compliance - 93% • Fewer X-walk accidents after pedestrian treatment Enhanced pedestrian crossings

  18. Canyon Boulevard & 11th StreetPed-actuated flashing beacons with in-pavement lighting • 460 Pedestrians in 3 hours. • Volume = 20,000 vpd. • Original Compliance - 38% • New Compliance - 76% • Fewer X-walk Accidents after pedestrian treatment

  19. Pearl Street & 29th StreetPed-actuated flashing beacons (No in-pavement lighting) • 70 Pedestrians in 3 hours. • Volume = 22,000 vpd. • Original Compliance - 26% • New Compliance - 54% • No significant accident trends Enhanced pedestrian crossings

  20. Broadway & Pleasant AvenuePedestrian-actuated flashing beacons • 500 Pedestrians in 3 hours. • Volume = 35,000 vpd. • Original Compliance - 16% • New Compliance - 70% • MORE X-walk accidents after pedestrian treatment Enhanced pedestrian crossings

  21. Foothills Parkway off-ramp to Table MesaRaised Crossing at right turn by-pass island • 110 Pedestrians in 3 hours. • Volume = 6,000 vpd (right turning traffic only). • Original Compliance - 69% • New Compliance - 92% • Accident Trends? Enhanced pedestrian crossings

  22. ADOPTED GUIDELINES Enhanced pedestrian crossings

  23. Enhanced pedestrian crossings Standard Crosswalk Treatment isState Law Yield to pedestrians Sign

  24. Enhanced pedestrian crossings Pedestrian Crossing Thresholds • 20 in one hour • 18 over 2 hours • 15 over any three hours • Young, elderly, and disabled pedestrians count 2x toward thresholds

  25. Enhanced pedestrian crossings All Roadway Multi-use path crossings of Roadways are Marked

  26. Enhanced pedestrian crossings Bike Actuated Flashing Beacon Sign

  27. Multi-Use Path Crossings

  28. South Broadway Bikeway Study Multi-use path crossings

  29. Outbound Driveway Crossing Before After Multi-use path crossings

  30. Inbound Right Turn into Driveway Crossing Before After Multi-use path crossings

  31. Demonstration: Driveway Crossing Multi-use path crossings

  32. Multi-Use path Crossings Typical treatments for: • Unsignalized Intersections • Signalized intersections • Signalized intersectons with Right turn By-pass islands • Driveways

  33. Typical Unsignalized intersection Multi-use path crossings

  34. Typical Signalized intersection Multi-use path crossings

  35. Typical Signalized intersection with Right Turn By-Pass Island Multi-use path crossings

  36. Raised Crossing at Right Turn By Pass Intersection Multi-use path crossings

  37. Typical Driveway Crossing Multi-use path crossings

  38. On-Street Bicycle Lane improvements

  39. Bikeway Corridor Signing • Bikeway Corridor Sign Plans • System Identification • Corridor Naming • Facility Type • Directional arrow

  40. Bike facility improvements Bikeway Corridor Signing

  41. Bike Lane Marking at intersections On-street bike facility improvements

  42. Stripe Bike Lane Marking to intersection On-street bike facility improvements

  43. On-street bike facility improvements Shared lane Marking South Broadway bike Route

  44. Shared lane Markings for Downtown arterial bike Routes On-street bike facility improvements

  45. Contact Information Marni Ratzel Bike & pedestrian Transportation Planner GO Boulder/city of Boulder Ratzelm@bouldercolorado.gov www.goboulder.net 303-441-4138

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