Five Points Business District Streetcar Coordination Plan
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Platform height and ADA accessibility
The range of passenger amenities provided at a stop
Systems issues, including:
Overhead catenary (and the location of power poles) vs. alternative power sources (such as battery power or underground power sources
Electrical substations throughout the route
Signaling and communications
Fare collection techniques, ranging from on-board fare collection to offvehicle ticketing
Maintenance and storage facility requirements, including:
Land acquisition needed for a facility
Urban design considerations including the option of integrating a facility into a neighborhood as an urban amenity (such as a museum or educational facility)
Agency Working Group Assumptions on Vehicles Based on the discussions and conclusions of the Agency Working Group, the following initial assumptions have been made related to streetcar vehicles in Five Points: I
Modern low-floor streetcar vehicle with sufficient length to carry anticipated ridership (100% low-floor preferable)
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Maximum ADA accessibility
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Curb-side loading for maximum urban design integration and promotion of the walkable environment
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Overhead electric power with well -designed and integrated electrical substations and off-vehicle ticketing to promote efficient passenger loading and unloading
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A maintenance and storage facility that is minimally intrusive and that is, if possible, a community asset and urban amenity
Alignment Issues As noted in Chapter 6, a number of key issues surround local decisions on the exact alignment of the system, including: I
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Could a streetcar option use part of all of the existing RTD tracks/infrastructure on Welton? If so, what are the cost implications? What are the traffic and