Fine Tuning Boulders transportation system making infrastructure work

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 § Gateway community to the Rocky Mountains

Pearl Street Pedestrian Mall

Boulder’s Greenway System § a series of corridors along Boulder Creek and six of its tributaries

Greenway paths Bear Creek Path Boulder Creek Path

On-Street bike facilities

Multi-use Side Path

Biking System § Underpasses b 67 built b 55 more proposed § Multi-use path miles b 105 built b 65 more proposed

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

Three Projects Making Connections 1. Enhanced Pedestrian Crossings 2. Multi-use path crossings 3. 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

State Law Yield To Pedestrian Signing Enhanced pedestrian crossings

Flashing Beacon Warning Signs Enhanced pedestrian crossings

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

Arapahoe Avenue and 13 th 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 9 th 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 & 11 th Street Ped-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 & 29 th Street Ped-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 Avenue Pedestrian-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 Mesa Raised 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

Standard Crosswalk Treatment is State 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 2 x toward thresholds Enhanced pedestrian crossings

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

Bike Actuated Flashing Beacon Sign Enhanced pedestrian crossings

Multi-Use Path Crossings

South Broadway Bikeway Study Multi-use path crossings

Outbound Driveway Crossing Before Multi-use path crossings After

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

Demonstration: Driveway Crossing Multi-use path crossings

Multi-Use path Crossings Typical treatments for: § Unsignalized Intersections § Signalized intersectons with Right turn Bypass 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

On-Street Bicycle Lane improvements

Bikeway Corridor Signing § Bikeway Corridor Sign Plans § System Identification § Corridor Naming § Facility Type § Directional arrow

Bikeway Corridor Signing Bike facility improvements

Bike Lane Marking at intersections On-street bike facility improvements

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

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

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