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Urban design /corridor context assessment. The urban design assessment will: Confirm the street layout in the sub -area and identify right -of -way requirements Confirm and refine sub -area guidelines for land use, building height, setbacks, parking, and service access Define the "streetscape envelope" within which pedestrian, bike, and vehicular connections will be located Evaluate the potential for land uses along Highway 42 to function as a "main street" with parking, sidewalks, and a "front door" image The Atkins team will provide Louisville an integrated issues and opportunities assessment of the Highway 42 Corridor. This multi- disciplined contextual assessment will analyze existing and forecasted multimodal circulation and land use and create criteria to screen recommendations for future improvements. We have already begun analyzing the corridor and identified some potential constraints. Our critical issues map located on page 11, highlights a number of the project area concerns. Evaluation criteria. Following the development of the contextual assessment, we will work to establish evaluation criteria that will be agreed upon by the project partners. The criteria will include agreed upon standards for traffic flow, access, parking, trip distribution, and multimodal transportation development. Task 4: Multimodal transportation analysis This analysis will provide an understanding of the multimodal transportation context in the corridor. Transit route assessment. In cooperation with RTD, a comprehensive transit route assessment will be completed to: Review existing commuter bus service and identify ways to sustain and improve it in the future Determine whether additional public transit service is warranted and viable to facilitate local travel within Louisville and Boulder County and regional travel to neighboring cities Evaluate local connections between the future RTD downtown Louisville station and existing routes in the area Traffic counts and existing and design -year AM and PM peak (micro simulation). Analysis will be conducted using SYNCHRO /Simtraffic software to establish existing conditions, service levels, and corridor and intersection delays and to provide a base condition to which all future design recommendations will be applied. We bring a wealth of experience in developing alternatives that accommodate not only future traffic needs but also provide multimodal improvements for bicycles, pedestrians, and transit. Future traffic conditions will be analyzed for each of The plan will benefit all modes of transportation Integrated Infrastructure Implementation Plan Louisville FasTracks Station Area Hwy 42 Corridor (Lock Street to Paschal Drive) Traffic Forecasting Challenge: Forecasting future traffic conditions by preparing a visual simulation model. Solution: An agreed upon future conditions traffic simulation model is the foundation for the evaluation of proposed alternatives and requires consensus among Louisville, CDOT, RTD, and DRCOG. Stacey Tschuor (D EA) will manage the traffic analysis and modeling task. Prior to beginning the analysis of any alternative, a comprehensive review of the 2035 DRCOG model, historic growth patterns, Louisville and Lafayette's more defined land -use, and recent traffic volumes will be conducted. 6