Cherry Creek South Drive – Phase 3

February 24, 20155:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Welcome

• Charlie Brown, Council Member• Dennis Ohlrogge, Project Manager CCD

Agenda

• Welcome • Background and context for Cherry Creek

South Drive • Overview of this project - Phase 3• Construction information• Other planning considerations

Background and Context for Cherry Creek S. Drive• Pat Noyes, Pat Noyes & Assoc.• Dennis Ohlrogge, CCD

Cherry Creek South Drive CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

Master Plan Purpose + Vision• Do not encroach into Cherry

Creek• Cherry Creek South Drive will

remain a two-lane road • New sidewalk should be

detached • Provide additional on-street

parking• Raised Landscape medians

should be minimized• Road must be designed to meet

minimum lane widths and clearance requirements of fire department and emergency vehicles.

• Provide a signal at Alameda Avenue

Cherry Creek South Drive CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

Cherry Creek South Drive History

• Master Plan– 2002-2003

• Phase 1 – Construction Completed 2009

• Phase 2 – Construction Completed 2011

• Phase 3 – Construction 2015 - 2016

Detached Sidewalk

Railing

Stamped ConcretePlanted Median/Traffic Calming

Brick Details

Cherry Creek South DrivePHASE 1 DESIGN FEATURES

On-Street Parking

Detached Sidewalk (North)

Detached Sidewalk with Parking

Pedestrian Crossing/Traffic Calming

Planted Median/Traffic Calming

Detached Sidewalk (South)

Left Turn Lane

Cherry Creek South DrivePHASE 2 DESIGN FEATURES

This Project – Phase 3

• Rick Coldsnow, SEH Inc.• Billy Gregg, Studio CPG

1 - Lane Termination

2– Alameda Intersection

4– North Side Unfinished

5– North Side Pedestrian

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Cherry Creek South Drive EXISTING CONDITIONS

3 - Pedestrian Crossing

• Authorization to Proceed with 80% Design June 2013• Meet with adjacent residents and stakeholders July -

October 2013• Alternative Analysis and Preliminary Design Oct 2013 -

February 2014• Environmental Investigation and 85% Design• February 2014 – June 2014• Begin Final Design – Nov 2014• Complete Construction Documents – March 2015

Phase 3 - Design Process

Phase 3 – DesignCROSS SECTIONS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR PHASES

Phase 3 – DesignSTREET DESIGN ELEMENTS

Landscaped median for traffic calming

Pedestrian crossings

On street parking

Traffic signal at Alameda Avenue

• 33 new on-street parking spaces• New spaces on northeast side of street• Spaces on southwest side of street in front of

the Citadel Building will remain

Phase 3 - Design PARKING

Phase 3 – DesignURBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS

Phase 3 - Design PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

Analysis• Maximize plaza width

to accommodate bike/pedestrian interaction

Design Strategies• Direct bike/pedestrian

traffic to crossings at traffic calming medians

• Prevent ‘shortcuts’ at plaza

Design Concept• Plaza crossings at

traffic calming medians

Section A Plaza Crossing at Traffic Calming Median

Typical Cherry Creek Greenway Rail

Phase 3 - Design INTERSECTION AT SOUTH STEELE STREET

Phase 3 - Design PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

Phase 3 Construction

• John LaSala, CCD

Phase 3 Construction

• Schedule• Funding• Public Information during Construction

Other Planning Considerations

• Cindy Patton, CCD

Other Planning Considerations

• Future Planning

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Questions?