Denver Regional Council of Governments 2050 Metro Vision

Denver Regional Council of Governments 2050 – Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan Candidate Project Proposals Eileen O. Yazzie – DOTI Planning Manager

Presentation & Discussion Overview • • • DRCOG Request Schedule & Collaboration Approach to Candidate Project Proposals Prioritized List of Candidate Projects Next Steps

Who is DRCOG and What is a Regional Transportation Plan?

Why is the DRCOG 2050 MVRTP Important to Denver? Identifies projects to be evaluated for future federal funds, and other funding sources • As the years of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) move forward, projects can be pulled from the MVRTP Identifies projects that are regional priorities • Supports needed partnerships with other agencies Confirms changes to the transportation network • Evaluation related to air quality, movement, and congestion

Will the 2050 MV – RTP Help the Current CIP Needs? No – Grant Opportunities & TIP funding can support the near term needs. Examples: 16 th Street Mall, East Colfax BRT, I-25/Broadway Upgrade, etc. Denver CIP & DRCOG Transportation Improvement Program – Defined: • Project Limits • Project Scope Elements • Budget & Funding Sources • Phasing Schedule 2020 -2023 2050 MV-RTP • Location • General Project Description • High Level Cost Estimate Ranges • Identified General Time Periods • 2024 -2029 • 2030 -2039 • 2040 -2044 • 2045 -2050 2024 -2029 2030 - 2039 2040 -2044 2045 -2050

Timeframe & Collaboration Candidate Project Proposals – Submitted to DRCOG - August 21 st Denver Internal Work Group • July 24 th & 29 th • Will be updated throughout August DOTI Executive Team • July 27 th & 30 th • Will be updated throughout August Denver EDC • August 4 th & 19 th Denver Subregional Forum Technical Committee* • *Required by DRCOG • August 6 th & 13 th Denver Subregional Forum * • *Required by DRCOG • August 20 th

Approach to Candidate Project Proposals 1. Plan Base Inputs • Denver Plans • CIP: 3, 6 and 12 Yr. Plans • DOTI • DPR • CPD • DEN • Consideration of: • CDOT • RTD • DRCOG 2. Corridor/ Project Identification from Plans • High Level • Location/ Corridors • GENERAL Project Description • Project Period 3. Internal Filtering and Evaluation • Based on Goals Identified through CPP Plans & DOTI • Input from Denver Sub-Regional Forum - Technical Working Group & Leadership • Identify projects in initial period: 20242029 • DRCOG Metro Vision Goals 4. Sub Regional Forum & Project Proposal Development • Cost Estimate Range • Connections to MV RTP Objectives • Finalize staging period 5. DRCOG MV Evaluation

Step 1 & 2 – Plan Base Inputs Transportation Plans - The Citywide plans envision a safe and connected transportation system where it’s possible to travel by walking or rolling, biking, taking transit or driving. Plan Mayors Mobility Action Plan Denver’s Capital Planning and Programming – Six Year Plan – 12 year project list Denver Moves: Transit Denver Moves: Bicycles Denver Moves: Pedestrian & Trails Denver Moves: Downtown RTD – BRT Feasibility Study DRCOG – Regional Multimodal Freight Plan (partial) DEN – Denver Airport Studies Vision Zero Plan DOTI Bridge Replacement Denver Elevate Bond – Transportation DOTI 3 Year Program Priority Projects Did not specify projects Prioritized List - Top 25 Projects High Capacity Transit Corridors Regional bikeways Tier 1 Grade Separations Signature Projects Tier 4 Of the information available - corridors/projects identified in Denver, not prioritized Corridor Studies Highes fatal and SBI total crashes between 2017 and 2019 by block and selecting the corridors with the greatest totals in the equity index areas High Priority Alignment Projects shifting after 2024 and qualify

Approach to Candidate Project Proposals 1. Plan Base Inputs • Denver Plans • CIP: 3, 6 and 12 Yr. Plans • DOTI • DPR • CPD • DEN • Consideration of: • CDOT • RTD • DRCOG 2. Corridor/ Project Identification from Plans • High Level • Location/ Corridors • GENERAL Project Description • Project Period 3. Internal Filtering and Evaluation • Based on Goals Identified through CPP Plans & DOTI • Input from Denver Sub-Regional Forum - Technical Working Group & Leadership • Identify projects in initial period: 20242029 • DRCOG Metro Vision Goals 4. Sub Regional Forum & Project Proposal Development • Cost Estimate Range • Connections to MV RTP Objectives • Finalize staging period 5. DRCOG MV Evaluation

Screening & Evaluation Results Screening – Regional System Input – 174 projects Result = 131 projects • 83 projects on regional system • 38 major bikeway/pedestrian projects • 10 RR grade separations Evaluation -High Priority from Denver Plan Input – 131 individual projects Result = 31 Combined Projcts • Duplicates • Combined multiple projects into a ‘corridor projects’ – example – Colorado includes high capacity transit and vision zero improvements. • Removed 2 projects – scope is not of regional significance • 2 projects – they are CDOT coordination efforts • Identified 9 projects as non-prioritized/need further input. These are freight related projects DOTI Evaluation Process

DOTI Evaluation Process Tier 1 Scoring Data Driven Analysis • safety • congestion mitigation • state of good repair • multimodal connectivity • environmental stewardship • equity Tier 2 Scoring DOTI Mission Alignment • providing safe movement, • reducing transportation delays, • providing accessibility and mobility, • preserving the existing transportation system, • Supporting vulnerable populations Tier 3 Screening City Wide Vision Alignment Denverright Planning process for final screen 31 Ranked Projects Please review table for details.

Next Steps August 13 th – 2 nd Technical Subcommittee meeting • Input & Feedback August 20 th – Subregional Forum August 14 – 18 th – Cost Estimate Ranges and Notation of Periods August 21 st – Candidate Project Submittals August 19 th - Denver Executive Directors Council DRCOG Process • September – December 2020 Candidate Projects • Spring – Summer 2021 formal approval 205 MV RTP

Discussion & Input Eileen O. Yazzie – DOTI Planning Manager eileen. yazzie@denvergov. org