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Job Name, Job #, Date
City of AuroraENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OFENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF
6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION
(SH30 TO E-470)(SH30 TO E-470)
14-046 12/3/14
NORTH
Sand Creek
Murphy Creek
Coal Creek
1Triple Creek Greenway Corridor (TCGC) includes the ecosystem elements associated with the existing creeks/streams within the corridor such as:
the natural habitat including wetlands, Sand Creek riparian corridor, migratory bird habitat, wildlife corridors, and recreation opportunities.
1
Provides additional access and circulation for properties
along the alignment
Provides access to planned and potential development
within the study area and to potential economic activity
centers
Requires one short bridge span crossing of the floodway
Minimizes impacts to the TCGC1 due to crossing at a narrow
section of the creek
Adds delay to motorists and
life/safety response due to a
"T" Intersection at
6th Pkwy.
Impacts several properties
requiring mitigation and
leaves undevelopable
portions of the property
Impacts parks and trail
properties
Potential noise impacts to
residents and trail users
PROS CONS
The western portion of this alternative is recommended to moveforward for further analysis
ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENT 1
LEGEND
Study Area Limits
Parks, Recreation,and Open Space
Coal Creek Arena
Bridge Structure
Floodway
Floodplain
Noise SensitiveAreas
6th Ave.
Pica
dilly
Rd.
Tow
er R
d.As
pen
St.
Gun
Club
Rd.
6th Pkwy.
Bayaud Ave.
Valda
i St.
Alameda Ave.Buckley
Air Force Base
30
Alternative 1
Job Name, Job #, Date
City of AuroraENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OFENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF
6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION
(SH30 TO E-470)(SH30 TO E-470)
14-046 12/3/14
NORTH
Sand Creek
Murphy Creek
Coal Creek
2
1Triple Creek Greenway Corridor (TCGC) includes the ecosystem elements associated with the existing creeks/streams within the corridor such as:
the natural habitat including wetlands, Sand Creek riparian corridor, migratory bird habitat, wildlife corridors, and recreation opportunities.
Reduces delay to motorists and life/safety response due to
direct connection at 6th Pkwy.
Provides additional access and circulation for private
properties along the alignment
Provides access to planned and potential development
within the study area
Provides access to potential economic activity centers
Requires one short bridge span crossing of the floodway
Minimizes impacts to private properties and leaves minimal
undevelopable portions of the property
Minimizes impacts to the floodplain and floodway with a
short bridge span crossing
Minimizes impacts to the TCGC1 due to crossing at a narrow
section of the creek
Impacts parks and trail
properties
Noise impacts to residents
and trail users
PROS CONS
This alternative is recommended for advancementand/or further study
ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENT 2
LEGEND
Study Area Limits
Parks, Recreation,and Open Space
Coal Creek Arena
Bridge Structure
Floodway
Floodplain
Noise SensitiveAreas
6th Ave.
Pica
dilly
Rd.
Tow
er R
d.As
pen
St.
Gun
Club
Rd.
6th Pkwy.
Bayaud Ave.
Valda
i St.
Alameda Ave.Buckley
Air Force Base
30
Alternative 2
Job Name, Job #, Date
City of AuroraENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OFENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF
6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION
(SH30 TO E-470)(SH30 TO E-470)
14-046 12/3/14
NORTH
Sand Creek
Murphy Creek
Coal Creek
1Triple Creek Greenway Corridor (TCGC) includes the ecosystem elements associated with the existing creeks/streams within the corridor such as:
the natural habitat including wetlands, Sand Creek riparian corridor, migratory bird habitat, wildlife corridors, and recreation opportunities.
3
Reduces delay to motorists and life/safety response due to
direct connection at 6th Pkwy.
Provides additional access and circulation for properties
along the alignment
Provides access to planned and potential development
within the study area and to potential economic activity
centers
Minimizes impacts to properties requiring minimal
mitigation and leaves minimal undevelopable portions of
the property
Requires one long bridge
span crossing the floodway
Impacts floodplain,
floodway and the TCGC1 due
to a long bridge span
Impacts parks and trail
properties
Potential noise impacts to
residents and trail users
PROS CONS
This alternative is recommended for advancementand/or further study
ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENT 3
LEGEND
Study Area Limits
Parks, Recreation,and Open Space
Coal Creek Arena
Bridge Structure
Floodway
Floodplain
Noise SensitiveAreas
6th Ave.
Pica
dilly
Rd.
Tow
er R
d.As
pen
St.
Gun
Club
Rd.
6th Pkwy.
Bayaud Ave.
Valda
i St.
Alameda Ave.Buckley
Air Force Base
30
Alternative 3
Job Name, Job #, Date
City of AuroraENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OFENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF
6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION
(SH30 TO E-470)(SH30 TO E-470)
14-046 12/3/14
NORTH
Sand Creek
Murphy Creek
Coal Creek
1Triple Creek Greenway Corridor (TCGC) includes the ecosystem elements associated with the existing creeks/streams within the corridor such as:
the natural habitat including wetlands, Sand Creek riparian corridor, migratory bird habitat, wildlife corridors, and recreation opportunities.
4
Reduces delay to motorists and life/safety response due to
direct connection at 6th Pkwy.
Provides additional access and circulation for properties
along the alignment
Provides access to planned and potential development
within the study area and to potential economic activity
centers
The alignment crosses a narrow section of the floodway
Minimizes impacts to properties and leaves minimal
undevelopable portions of the property
Minimizes potential noise impacts to residents and trail
users
Requires crossing a wide
section of the floodplain
Potential impacts to the
floodplain and to the TCGC1
due to a crossing of the
creek
Impacts parks and trail
properties
PROS CONS
This alternative is recommended for advancementand/or further study
ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENT 4
LEGEND
Study Area Limits
Parks, Recreation,and Open Space
Coal Creek Arena
Bridge Structure
Floodway
Floodplain
Noise SensitiveAreas
6th Ave.
Pica
dilly
Rd.
Tow
er R
d.As
pen
St.
Gun
Club
Rd.
6th Pkwy.
Bayaud Ave.
Valda
i St.
Alameda Ave.Buckley
Air Force Base
30
Alternative 4
Job Name, Job #, Date
City of AuroraENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OFENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF
6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION
(SH30 TO E-470)(SH30 TO E-470)
14-046 12/3/14
NORTH
Sand Creek
Murphy Creek
Coal Creek
1Triple Creek Greenway Corridor (TCGC) includes the ecosystem elements associated with the existing creeks/streams within the corridor such as:
the natural habitat including wetlands, Sand Creek riparian corridor, migratory bird habitat, wildlife corridors, and recreation opportunities.
5
Reduces delay to motorists and
life/safety response due to direct
connection at 6th Pkwy.
Minimizes impacts to properties
requiring minimal mitigation and
leaves minimal undevelopable
portions of the property
Avoids impacts to parks and trails
Minimizes potential noise impacts to
residents and trail users
Requires substantial improvements to Picadilly Rd.
due to the floodway and requires improvements at
the intersections of SH 30 and Valdai St./6th Pkwy.
Limits access to properties along the alignment
since most of the alignment will be on bridge
structure
Limits access to planned and potential
development within the study area due to most of
alignment will be on bridge structure
Requires one very long bridge span crossing of the
floodway
Severely impacts the floodplain and floodway due
to a very long bridge span crossing
Substantial impacts to the TCGC1 due to crossing at
a very wide section of the creek
PROS CONS
ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENT 5
This alternative is recommended for removal from furtheradvancement and/or study
LEGEND
Study Area Limits
Parks, Recreation,and Open Space
Coal Creek Arena
Bridge Structure
Floodway
Floodplain
Noise SensitiveAreas
6th Ave.
Pica
dilly
Rd.
Tow
er R
d.As
pen
St.
Gun
Club
Rd.
6th Pkwy.
Bayaud Ave.
Valda
i St.
Alameda Ave.Buckley
Air Force Base
30
Alternative 5
Job Name, Job #, Date
City of AuroraENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OFENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF
6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION
(SH30 TO E-470)(SH30 TO E-470)
14-046 12/3/14
NORTH
Sand Creek
Murphy Creek
Coal Creek
1Triple Creek Greenway Corridor (TCGC) includes the ecosystem elements associated with the existing creeks/streams within the corridor such as:
the natural habitat including wetlands, Sand Creek riparian corridor, migratory bird habitat, wildlife corridors, and recreation opportunities.
6
Provides additional access and circulation
for properties along the alignment
Avoids impacts to parks and trails
Adds delay to motorists and life/safety
response due to "T" Intersection at
6th Pkwy.
Provides minimum benefit since most of the
adjacent land is already developed
Requires two short span bridge crossings
Impacts several properties requiring
mitigation and leaves undevelopable
portions of the property
Potential impacts to the floodplain and
floodway due to two short bridge crossings
Potential impacts to the TCGC1 due to two
creek crossings
Potential noise impacts to residents
PROS CONS
ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENT 6
This alternative is recommended for removal from furtheradvancement and/or study
LEGEND
Study Area Limits
Parks, Recreation,and Open Space
Coal Creek Arena
Bridge Structure
Floodway
Floodplain
Noise SensitiveAreas
6th Ave.
Pica
dilly
Rd.
Tow
er R
d.As
pen
St.
Gun
Club
Rd.
6th Pkwy.
Bayaud Ave.
Valda
i St.
Alameda Ave.Buckley
Air Force Base
30
Alternative 6
Job Name, Job #, Date
City of AuroraENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OFENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF
6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION6TH AVENUE PARKWAY EXTENSION
(SH30 TO E-470)(SH30 TO E-470)
14-046 12/3/14
NORTH
Sand Creek
Murphy Creek
Coal Creek
6
4
3
21
5
LEGEND
Study Area LimitsParks, Recreation,and Open SpaceCoal Creek Arena
Bridge Structure
Floodway
Floodplain
Noise SensitiveAreas
6th Ave.
Picad
illy Rd
.
Towe
r Rd.
Aspe
n St.
Gun C
lub Rd
.
6th Pkwy.
Bayaud Ave.
Valda
i St.
Alameda Ave.
Buckley
Air Force Base
30
Alternative Alignments