Stakeholder Meeting 1May 6, 2020

Welcome

• Feedback and discussion breaks

• Poll Everywhere: LET’S TALK means

it is time to text or tell us your input.

• Question and answer breaks

• E-mail from Project Manager to

share with network

• Webpage up and running

DURING THE MEETING

AFTER THE MEETING

• Microsoft Teams

• Presentation to Inform & Educate

• Chat bar

• Meeting recording

• Breaks for: polls and discussion

“MEETING” LAYOUT

• We are working from

home to save lives

• Dogs/Cats/Children may

enter

COVID-19

CULTURE OF RESPECT

Welcome

Setting up PollEverywhere

1. Text mbipoll243 to 22333

2. You will receive a notification text that you’ve joined the polling session

3. DO NOT click the link.

Please open a new text on your phone to start our text message poll session!

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions

• Study Overview

• Purpose and Study Area

• Study Schedule and Work Program

• Stakeholder and Community Engagement

• Discovery Phase

• Wrap-up Discussion

• Next Steps

Welcome and Introductions

Consultant Lead

Nancy Lambertson, PETraffic Engineer

Muller Engineering

Moderator

Beth VogelsangEngagement Lead

Mobility Planning

OV Consulting

Planning Lead & Project

Manager

Eileen YazziePlanning Manager

City and County of Denver

CDOT Lead

Piper DarlingtonBudget and Special Projects Project Manager

CDOT – High Performance Transportation

Enterprise (HPTE)

Community Outreach

Anne KuechenmeisterPlanner

Michael Baker

Placemaking

Gretchen WilsonUrban Designer

Dig Studio

Stormwater Planning Lead

Dave JulaEngineering Specialist

City and County of Denver

Stakeholder Introductions

Let’s Get to Know Each Other• Name

• Representing

Overview | Purpose and Study Area

To evaluate the possibility of transformation

and understand the needed transportation and

stormwater infrastructure

Develop a design that:

• maximizes transportation options,

• 29 acres, known as a ‘Cloverleaf’ or Partial

‘Cloverleaf’ interchange design

• responds to needed stormwater infrastructure,

• detention basins

• manage flow of stormwater

• supports future land uses, connects

neighborhoods and enhances the public realm.

Overview | Study Schedule and Work Program

Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Roles

Stakeholders will act as critical liaisons

• Expected to inform the project team throughout the process

• Expected to share project updates and opportunities for involvement with your groups, organizations and neighbors

Stakeholder rules of engagement:

• Respect everyone, even if their ideas are different than yours.

• Be brave, share your ideas even if they are different from others.

• Lean in, speak up and contribute

• And lean out, remember to allow others equal space to share.

Engagement Strategy

• Inform

• Educate

• Engage

• Coordinate with other ongoing study efforts

Virtual Platforms

• Website/Digital Hub

• Online Public Engagement and Virtual Public Meetings

• E-newsletter updates

• Other social media

Discovery | Foundation Elements

Historic Information

Master Plan

Road Alignment

Hydrology Study

Neighborhood Plan

LAND USE

& ECONOMICS

Discovery | What makes this study different?

COMMUNITY

VALUES &

PLACEMAKING

DRAINAGE &

HYDROLOGY

HISTORY

MOBILITY

& SAFETY

TRANSFORMATION

Discovery |Foundational Commonalities

Foundational Plans or

Organizations

Blueprint Denver

Decatur-Federal Station Area Plan

Stadium District Master Plan

Over the Colfax Clover

West Area Plan

Elevate Denver District 3 Projects

Denver Livability Partnership

West Colfax Plan

CDOT Mission, Vision, and Values

Mile High Flood District Mission

RTD Vision/Mission

Common Vision & Goals

Equitable, Affordable,

Inclusive

Environmentally

Resilient

Connected,

Safe &

Accessible

Strong, Healthy,

Active &

Authentic

Improve

Safety

Promote Multi-

Modal TransportationSupport Existing

Community

Maximize

Development &

Transit Oriented

Potential

Encourage Diversity /

Celebrate CultureIntegrated Parks &

Public Space

Vibrant Corridor

Economically

Diverse &

Vibrant

Land Use &

EconomicsMobility & Safety Community Values

& Placemaking

Discovery | Concurrent Planning Efforts

Discovery | Concurrent Mobility Efforts

Discovery | Concurrent Development Efforts

Core Issues | Existing Land Use & Zoning

• The site itself is a “missing tooth” in the fabric of commercial and residential uses.

• The zoning and land uses are disrupted here; community uses surround this barrier

Core Issues | Future Places and Development

• Development is changing the community one parcel at a time, and through major developments in the Stadium District, Sun Valley and along West Colfax.

• Gentrification and displacement as a result of redevelopment is a key concern for the community.

• Keeping the local, small businesses along the commercial corridors is a priority for the local community.

Core Issues | Stormwater, Water Quality and Placemaking

• Local flooding is a community concern; managing stormwater through area necessary

• Access to green space, trails and recreational opportunities is a community priority

Core Issues |Stormwater, Water Quality and Placemaking

Parks

Bioswales Roofs

Alleys

Raingardens

Green Streets

Core Issues | Pedestrian, Bicycle and Transit

• Lack of continuous sidewalks; lack of wayfinding around multiple barriers; pedestrian safety; crossings feel dangerous and uncomfortable.

• Safe pedestrian access to Decatur Federal Station and stops on Federal Blvd. (Crossing of Federal at Howard Place) Route clarity, speed, reliability and safety/comfort at stops

• Better bicycle connectivity between community and future destinations

Core Issues | Mobility Safety

• Safety for pedestrians and bicycles near the interchange (3 pedestrian fatalities near the cloverleaf within the last 5 years).

• The infrastructure no longer matches the context: encourages high speeds, presents a challenge for connectivity for all modes and is uncomfortable for active transportation users.

Let’s Talk| Mobility

Median IslandSeparate Bike Facility

Curb Extension

Wrap-up & Next Steps

•Website Launch/Digital Engagement Hub

•Virtual Public Engagement: Survey

•Next Stakeholder Meeting June: Vision Framework