Revitalization Commission Agenda and Packet 2012 01 09

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Louisville 42 Gateway Project Table 1: LRC SWOT Analysis Results Strengths Weaknesses Positive internal factors and views held by the Negative internal factors and views held by the LRC that further or support the project LRC that could hinder the project The City sees a lot of ‘wallets’ and economic There is not a real focus on exactly what the City opportunity for those travelling on 42 to spend wants; need to define a clear project objective and money in Louisville develop consensus Established land use from previous plans The users of Highway 42/residents don’t have a high level of acceptance for low level of service (LOS) When people are at the baseball fields, the amount of traffic is less on Highway 42 People travelling along the corridor don’t care about Louisville; they want to move through CDOT, City, BOCO all have the same requirement that all modes of transportation need to be City cannot raise the level of expectation to a level accounted for that they can’t deliver on Highway 42 does not compete with the main street; Lack of funding and budget there is not pressure to design it like one because Peoples current orientation is north/south not Louisville already has one east/west The process and opportunities for discussion The pedestrian challenge is to get people from the Natural proximity of the Highway to Old Town – use east side of 42 to the west side of the Highway redevelopment as a way to signal what Louisville is Proximity of drainage swale about Multi-jurisdictional open space Highway serves as a gateway to advertise Limited right-of-way downtown and attract more visitors Currently unsafe corridor Willingness of, and ability to partner with, Recent 4 lane construction at South Boulder Road landowners along the highway Speed limit and design speed do not match The land on east side is open space, so the west side has the opportunity to attract the commercial attention of the corridor A staff with great technical expertise, and a willingness to explore new ideas Opportunities Threats Positive external factors outside of the LRC’s Negative external factors outside of the LRC’s control that further the project control that hinder the project Opportunity to focus on infrastructure as a means to Narrow travel lanes and certain designs may not support private-sector development through a new pass the litmus test developed for roadway gateway into town development in the City The potential connection of the light rail station and There are conflicting objectives between the County bus station to downtown and CDOT and the City doesn’t have much to affect the design outcome of the road Opportunity to tie the east side of the tracks and ball fields to the rest of the community Public awareness of the project If the train is coming, bus traffic and awareness of There is a community perception that pedestrians Louisville will increase are a greater priority than automobiles Once the northern land uses fill in pedestrian access The introduction of buses can slow traffic along Highway 42 will be needed Working with CDOT on congestion tradeoff The City wants this to be pedestrian and multi-modal Fiscally constrained project and feels that CDOT wants the same; this project Disagreement on what can/should be the goal will be a discussion of details Balancing capacity with all modes Opportunity to match the Highway design speed to Too much focus on other users of Highway 42, and the posted speed and create friction that draws not the Louisville residents people into Louisville Lack of access to capital, if no one is looking to If there is consensus and clear definition of the redevelop right now project, the money can be sought after Possible soft surface trail on the east side of Highway 42 Increase multi-modal travel and pedestrian friendly environment 3