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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 making infrastructure work for biking and Walking Presented by: Marni RatzelGO Boulder/ city of boulder
About Boulder • 101,500 people • 25 square miles • County seat • Home of CU-Boulder serving 29,000 students • Gateway community to the Rocky Mountains
Boulder’s Greenway System • a series of corridors along Boulder Creek and six of its tributaries
Greenway paths Bear Creek Path Boulder Creek Path
Biking System • Underpasses • 67 built • 55 more proposed • Multi-use path miles • 105 built • 65 more proposed
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
Three Projects Making Connections • Enhanced Pedestrian Crossings • Multi-use path crossings • On-street bike facility improvements
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
Enhanced pedestrian crossings State Law Yield To Pedestrian Signing
Enhanced pedestrian crossings Flashing Beacon Warning Signs
Raised Crossing at Right Turn By-Pass Island Enhanced pedestrian crossings
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
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
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
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
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
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
ADOPTED GUIDELINES Enhanced pedestrian crossings
Enhanced pedestrian crossings Standard Crosswalk Treatment isState Law Yield to pedestrians Sign
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
Enhanced pedestrian crossings All Roadway Multi-use path crossings of Roadways are Marked
Enhanced pedestrian crossings Bike Actuated Flashing Beacon Sign
South Broadway Bikeway Study Multi-use path crossings
Outbound Driveway Crossing Before After Multi-use path crossings
Inbound Right Turn into Driveway Crossing Before After Multi-use path crossings
Demonstration: Driveway Crossing Multi-use path crossings
Multi-Use path Crossings Typical treatments for: • Unsignalized Intersections • Signalized intersections • Signalized intersectons with Right turn By-pass islands • Driveways
Typical Unsignalized intersection Multi-use path crossings
Typical Signalized intersection Multi-use path crossings
Typical Signalized intersection with Right Turn By-Pass Island Multi-use path crossings
Raised Crossing at Right Turn By Pass Intersection Multi-use path crossings
Typical Driveway Crossing Multi-use path crossings
Bikeway Corridor Signing • Bikeway Corridor Sign Plans • System Identification • Corridor Naming • Facility Type • Directional arrow
Bike facility improvements Bikeway Corridor Signing
Bike Lane Marking at intersections On-street bike facility improvements
Stripe Bike Lane Marking to intersection On-street bike facility improvements
On-street bike facility improvements Shared lane Marking South Broadway bike Route
Shared lane Markings for Downtown arterial bike Routes On-street bike facility improvements
Contact Information Marni Ratzel Bike & pedestrian Transportation Planner GO Boulder/city of Boulder Ratzelm@bouldercolorado.gov www.goboulder.net 303-441-4138