TEAM 3 - A Transit Approach to I-70 corridor

GROUP 3 - TRANSIT SOLUTIONS

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STARTING POINT

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CONvenient NECessary compleTED DENsity VERacity

ASSUMPTIONS

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Regional design solutions will create a transit enriched future for the metro.

WHY? • now is the time to open up the conversation • show the possibilities for Denver to grow better and smarter OUR APPROACH: • we built on the two other groups and take it one step further, by considering the regional network.

• we propose multimodal nodes to enhance access and contiguity.

• creating desirable places for living, business, retail and recreation.

ADDING VALUE

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•$1 billion in public transit investment equates to $3.6 billion in business sales, generating nearly $500

million in federal, state and

local tax revenues.

•Every $1 in public transit investment generates $4 in local economic activity.

•Americans take public transit 35 million times each day.

•Public transit ridership has increased 38% since 1995.

•Only 53% of American households have easy access to public transit of any kind.

VALUE ADDED

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REAL ESTATE VALUES ADJACENT TO PUBLIC PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERSHIP GROWTH FROMTRANSIT 1995-2006 200% 40%

38% 167%

150% 30%

120%

100% 20%

21% 14%

50% 10%

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source: American Public Transit Association, 2012 Public Transportation Fact Book

SMART GROWTH

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What is smart growth?

•same or even more growth on less land •make use of existing infrastructure •creating better places source: 2005 Denver Regional Council of Governments, Metro Vision 2030 Plan

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

MULTIMODAL NODES

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NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY REGIONAL

EXISTING SCENARIOS

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DIA

OLD TOWN ARVADA NWSS

JEFFERSON CO.

STAPLETON

DOWNTOWN CHERRY CREEK BELMAR

GLENDALE DENVER UNIVERSTIY

PROPOSED SCENARIOS

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DIA

OLD TOWN ARVADA NWSS

JEFFERSON CO.

STAPLETON

DOWNTOWN CHERRY CREEK BELMAR

GLENDALE DENVER UNIVERSTIY

CONNECTIVITY

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NEIGHBORHOOD NODE

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SMITH ROAD

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GATEWAY BRIDGE

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WESTERN STOCK SHOW 106 YEARS OF HISTORY

... and a big economic factor: largest rodeo/stock show worldwide 31 million of visitor spending 2.2 million of annual taxes

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YEARS GONE BY

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REGIONAL NODE

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NWSS FASTRACKS STOP

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STOCKYARDS

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BRIGHTON BLVD PED / BIKE LOCAL TRANSIT DENVER COLISEUM

REGIONAL TRANSIT INNER LOOP

COLISEUM PROMENADE

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MULTIMODAL TRANSIT NODE

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PEDESTRIAN PLAZA

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GLOBEVILLE LANDING PARK

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SO WHAT?

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a transit rich denver creates potential for

smart growth resulting in economic returns on investment

I don’t look for parking.

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THANK YOU!

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