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Appendix A <br />SWOT Categories and Related Comments <br />;,Category" :: <br />Classification <br />City of Louisville ' <br />LRC , , <br />Boulder County <br />; City of Lafayette °; ' <br />Property Owners':' <br />CDOT = <br />RTD', ^,,,, <br />42 as a 'gateway' <br />Strength <br />Highway serves as a <br />gateway to advertise <br />downtown and attract more <br />visitors; Highway 42 does not <br />compete with the main street: <br />there is not pressure to <br />design it like one because <br />Louisville already has one <br />Interest for context - sensitive <br />solutions, similar to the City's <br />interest <br />Ready for visible and tangible <br />change <br />CDOT's priority is throughput, <br />but still considering multi -modal <br />approaches <br />Weakness <br />The uncertainty of the <br />NW rail plan; potential <br />change to BRT <br />Opportunity <br />pp ty <br />Miner's field revitalization <br />and updates; opportunity to <br />p pp y <br />create a livable place <br />Opportunity to focus on <br />infrastructure to create a <br />sense of lace and as a <br />p <br />means to support private- <br />sector development through <br />a new gateway into town <br />.', <br />Enhancing access to transit arid;•- <br />g <br />recreation on a regional scale ' <br />�- <br />". <br />"" <br />Creating a gateway, not just an <br />underpass; Attracting baseball <br />field traffic and pedestrians <br />downtown; Creating a livable <br />community where people work, <br />shop and live <br />An opportunity to significantly <br />increase the aesthetics of the <br />corridor <br />Opportunity for <br />agencies to work <br />together for most <br />suitable gateway <br />' Threat <br />Balancing capacity with at <br />modes <br />'�' y •� <br />''� <br />Changes on 42 and the impact <br />'' " to other facilities <br />(restncting/limiting access to the <br />open space) <br />Overall corridor <br />safety <br />Strength <br />- <br />Providing safe crossing of SH 42; <br />,_ :Could improve safe access to , ' <br />open space properly for visitor <br />'use, agricultural operations, and , <br />management <br />Weakness <br />Creating a sense of safety <br />for the underpass <br />• • .. <br />,. <br />" <br />Opportunity <br />Possible consolidation of access <br />points <br />alternatives; Incorporate te more <br />RIRO intersections and medians <br />for access control <br />Threat <br />Speed <br />Strength <br />Slovaing traffic and improving <br />safety while meeting regional <br />travel needs <br />Weakness <br />People travelling along the <br />corridor want to move <br />through as quickly as <br />possible; Speed limit and <br />design speed do not match <br />- <br />- <br />Opportunity <br />Opportunity to create a <br />livable place <br />Slowing the 42 corridor, using <br />beautification enhancements <br />- <br />8 <br />18 <br />