City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2012 03 13

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Category Classification City of Louisville LRC Boulder County •_ City of Lafayette Property Owners , CDOT RTD Threat Stoplights Strength Weakness What is the relationship between the potential of a new tight around Griffith Street and the South Boulder Road intersection? People travelling along the corridor want to move through as quickly as possible Opportunity Future connections, such as from Lee Street to Pine Street Threat Signal sharing at Pascal Drive (IGA); any changes would need to be reviewed and approved Mobility Strength Boulder County transportation does not use a capacity based approach to planning '•' Alternate route instead of 287 12' travel lane is preferred, but 11' would be considered Weakness The users of Highway 42 /residents don't have a high level of acceptance for low level of service (LOS); Recent 4 lane construction at South Boulder Road - " Opportunity There are alternative ways to measure traffic and mobility beyond LOS: desire from the City to use alternative metrics Opportunity to match the Highway design speed to the posted speed and create an attraction that draws people into Louisville - `y�• " - , Signals at Pine Street and South Boulder Road is a natural progression Threat BNSF may not allow a new vehicle crossing Working with CDOT on congestion tradeoff Regional impact on through travel and mobility Accessibility and connectivity Strength Highways relative location to baseball fields, trail networks, downtown, and new development CDOT. City, BOCO all have the same requirement that all modes of transportation need to be accounted for Having a conveniently located train as a more sustainable alternative to automobile travel Access control and RIRO for the multiple access points is a priority Weakness Uncontrolled access _ Access control for farm access ,(agricultural area closed to public) Difficulty crossing Highway 42 RTD plan shows an at -grade pedestrian crossing Number of current access points off of Highway 42 decreases. throughout Opportunity New pedestrian crossing at Miner's field Increase multi -modal travel and pedestrian friendly environment Possible north /south path along the eastern side of SH 42 to support active recreational uses south of the existing parking lot; opportunity to examine north - south pedestrian demand along full corridor; Enhancing access to transit and recreation on a regional scale Access to open space and planned soccer fields Attracting baseball field traffic and pedestrians downtown Cannon Street, when built, will serve as another N/S through street and facilitate internal movement - 9 19