Harmony Open House Presentation May 4, 2012
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Transcript of Harmony Open House Presentation May 4, 2012
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FELSBURG HOLT & ULLEVIG
PUBLIC MEETING #1May 3, 2012
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FELSBURG HOLT & ULLEVIG
Harmony Road is an important corridor for regional and local travel.
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FELSBURG HOLT & ULLEVIG
Fort Collins Corridors
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Harmony Road has evolved over time and this study is the next step in planning for the corridor’s future.
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Corridor History and Previous Planning EffortsAg
ricul
tura
l com
mun
ity: “
Har
mon
y” (1
870)
Cons
truc
tion
of I-
25 (1
950s
and
196
0s)
Har
mon
y Ro
ad b
ecam
e St
ate
Hig
hway
68
(196
8)
Har
mon
y Ac
cess
Con
trol
Pla
n (2
000)
Har
mon
y de
velo
ped
as d
ivid
ed h
ighw
ay (e
arly
197
0s)
Har
mon
y tu
rned
ove
r to
City
of F
ort C
ollin
s (2
005)
Orig
inal
Har
mon
y Co
rrid
or P
lan
(199
1)
Upd
ate
to H
arm
ony
Corr
idor
Pla
n (2
006)
Har
mon
y es
tabl
ishe
d as
ETC
in T
MP
(200
4)
Har
mon
y es
tabl
ishe
d as
Reg
iona
lly S
igni
fican
t Cor
ridor
by
NFR
MPO
(200
3)
Har
mon
y Ro
ad B
icyc
le P
roje
ct :
Conc
ept P
lan
(199
6)
Har
mon
y Co
rrid
or D
istric
t Lan
d U
se E
stab
lishe
d (1
997)
Designations Planning EffortsConstruction Projects
Timeline
Tim
berli
ne to
Tec
hnol
ogy
Pkw
y w
iden
ed to
6 la
nes
(200
7)
Tech
nolo
gy P
kwy
to I-
25 w
iden
ed to
6 la
nes
(200
9)
Boar
dwal
k to
Tim
berli
ne w
iden
ing
to 6
lane
s (S
umm
er ‘1
2)
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The cross-section along Harmony Road varies.
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Physical Characteristics
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Typical Cross-Sections
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Today, Harmony Road carries the second highest level of traffic in the City.
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Existing Daily Traffic Volumes
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The Harmony Road intersections with College Avenue and with Timberline Road currently experience congestion during the afternoon peak hour.
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Traffic Operations
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The City’s top two intersections with the highest crash totals in the City are along Harmony Road (at Timberline Road and at Lemay Avenue).
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Intersection Crash Summary (2007 – 2011)
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Current bus service along Harmony Road is discontinuous.
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Transit Service
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The City has an extensive bike network, including existing bike lanes along Harmony Road; but the bicycle use on Harmony is low.
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Existing and Proposed Bicycle Facilities
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Sidewalks along Harmony Road are relatively continuous, but there are barriers to crossing the street and accessing corridor land uses. Pedestrian activity in the corridor is low.
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Existing Sidewalk Conditions and BarriersSidewalk Conditions
Barriers to Crossing
Barriers to Accessing Land Use
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5,800 new households are expected along the Harmony corridor by 2035 (42% increase).
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Household Growth
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14,900 new jobs are expected along the Harmony corridor by 2035 (71% increase).
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Employment Growth
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FELSBURG HOLT & ULLEVIG
For more information join us at a fun, interactive open house to discuss the future of Harmony Road
on Thursday May 3, 4-7 PM at the Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church, 4501 S. Lemay Ave.
For more info, visit fcgov.com/harmony.
Thank you for your interest in this project!