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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Gary <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>I can't open this attachment in this format. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Please send the attachment in word? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Joe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Colorado-Talk [mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gary Van Dorn via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 05, 2019 8:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> Sabndy Schleich via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Cc:</b> Gary Van Dorn<br><b>Subject:</b> [Colorado-Talk] Denver announces plans for 3 miles of Broadway bike and bus lanes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:14.55pt'><span style='font-size:23.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>Denver announces plans for 3 miles of Broadway bike and bus lanes<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h2 style='margin-top:0in;mso-line-height-alt:15.25pt;color:rgba(27, 27, 27, 0.65098);max-width: 100%'><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";font-weight:normal'>The project is only partially funded<o:p></o:p></span></h2><div style='margin-bottom:17.4pt;max-width: 100%;caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27)'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/author/andrew-kenney/" title="Posts by Andrew Kenney"><b><span style='text-decoration:none'>Andrew Kenney</span></b></a>October 4, 2019 at 6:00 am<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:4.8pt;margin-bottom:4.8pt;max-width: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal>City and County of Denver<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>A rendering of the planned bike and bus-lane project on Broadway. <span class=converted-anchor><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>11</span></span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>Denver Public Works is moving forward with a project that is meant to make one of Denver’s busiest roads friendlier for buses, bikes and pedestrians.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;max-width: 100%;caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27)'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>The newest plans for Broadway include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;max-width: 100%'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif"'>Protected and “high comfort” bike lanes<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;max-width: 100%'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif"'>A 24-hour transit-only lane<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;max-width: 100%'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif"'>Loading zones<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#1B1B1B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;max-width: 100%'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif"'>Pedestrian ramps, better visibility and raised pedestrian islands<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;max-width: 100%;caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27)'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>Those changes would reduce the number of automobile travel lanes from four to three lanes for the length of the affected section. The bike lanes would run between on-street parking and the sidewalk.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;max-width: 100%;caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27)'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>The city already has installed “pilot” bike lanes along <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/15/denver-expanding-broadway-bike-lanes/"><span style='color:#416ED2;text-decoration:none'>a half-mile stretch of Broadway</span></a>. They drew objections from business owners who feared they would drive away consumers, as well as complaints that the bike lanes saw low use — in part because they weren’t connected to other lanes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=converted-anchor><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>The pilot was meant to test the configuration, not the number of cyclists, wrote public works spokesperson Nancy Kuhn in an email. “The goal of the pilot was to evaluate our ability to implement and operate a two-way protected bike way on Broadway to inform the corridor-long project,” she wrote.</span></span><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;max-width: 100%;caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27)'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>A <a href="https://www.denvergov.org/content/dam/denvergov/Portals/Transportation-Mobility/documents/broadway/Broadway_Bikeway_Evaluation_%202018.pdf"><span style='color:#416ED2;text-decoration:none'>city study</span></a> found that automobiles’ travel times were only a few seconds slower after the change. The final project will include a “small reduction” to on-street automobile parking and an increase to bike and scooter parking, according to Kuhn. It won’t affect permitted parking for neighborhoods.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;max-width: 100%;caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27)'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>The first area to go under construction will be the southern stretch, from Speer Boulevard south to Broadway Station, a distance of about two miles. That already is funded by $12 million from voter-approved bonds and could be ready for construction in 2020. The final cost will likely be higher than that, Kuhn said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;max-width: 100%;caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27)'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>But the city hasn’t yet set aside any money for the northern segment, from Speer Boulevard to Civic Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;max-width: 100%;caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27)'><span style='font-family:"-apple-system-font","serif";color:#1B1B1B'>The city is collecting input through <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BroadwayDesignSurvey"><span style='color:#416ED2;text-decoration:none'>an online survey</span></a>, and a recent meeting brought a mix of comments: While bicyclists and neighbors were excited, city staff also heard concerns about automobile travel delays, Kuhn said. Detailed design documents are available at <a href="http://denvermovesbroadway.com/"><span style='color:#416ED2;text-decoration:none'>denvermovesbroadway.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>