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Partnerships and Planning for Livable and Sustainable Communities and Corridors American Public Transportation Association August 2, 2011 Slide 2 Where do we start? Region-wide - 122 miles of new rail 18 miles of bus transit West Corridor: 12.1 miles from Denver Union Station to Jefferson County Golden, Colorado/ 4 stations in Denver Slide 3 New Transit in the City This is not your grandmas TOD! Value capture CITY: Higher tax revenue RTD: Joint development transit authority RTD: Increased farebox revenues RTD: lower access costs RTD: increased ridership RESIDENTS: lowers transportation costs RESIDENTS: added property value BUSINESSES: enhanced foot traffic Slide 4 NEEDS improved housing stock better access to transit and jobs opportunities for active lifestyles and access to healthy foods increasing demand for housing near transit in metro Denver (40% of this demand low income HH) Slide 5 1.provide more transportation choices. 2.promote equitable, affordable housing. 3.enhance economic competitiveness. 4.support existing communities. 5.coordinate policies and leverage investment. 6.value communities and neighborhoods. LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES Slide 6 Slide 7 housing jobs transportation Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 WEST SIDE STUDY AREA Slide 11 What does Livability mean? Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 WEST SIDE STUDY AREA Slide 15 Objective #1: Better connections to transit Objective #2: Prioritize infrastructure projects for future investment Enhanced Transit Slide 16 Bicycle boulevards are a new, innovative type of bicycle facility that optimizes low volume, residential streets for bicycle travel. The Knox Court bicycle boulevard study complements other active transportation projects occurring in the west side. Knox Court from Alameda to Lakewood Gulch would link the bicycle boulevard to the Knox Court LRT station. The completion of these facilities will create a backbone for the active transportation network in the west side Slide 17 HOUSING Slide 18 JOBS Slide 19 TRANSPORTATION Slide 20 Outcomes &Benchmarks Program OutcomeBenchmark # of affordable units preserved or created within one-half mile of transit Enable the preservation and/or development of 3,000 affordable west side units within one-half mile of transit by 2013. Increase in mode shareidentify opportunities for 5,000 new households to reduce vehicle miles traveled and increase transit/bike/ped trips Reduction in Housing + Transportation costsEnable west Denver residents to decrease their H+T costs as percentage of median household income by 2 % points by 2013 Linear feet of programmed bike/ped complete street improvements Funding for 2 miles of west side bike/ped infrastructure projects on capital improvement program lists by 2013 Street miles improved to accommodate and/or prioritize bicycles Designs in place for 2.5 miles of street to be equipped with new bicycle facilities # households benefiting from access to new bicycle facilities 1,000 households will be able to access new bicycle facilities within 1/2 mile by 2013 Slide 21 ++ = Slide 22 program schedule Slide 23 Deirdre Oss (CPD): deirdre.oss@denvergov.org 720.865.2950 Caryn Wenzara (CPD): caryn.wenzara@denvergov.org 720.865.2940 www.denvergov.org/dlp