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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/20/2024 - Active Modes Advisory Board - AGENDA -5/20/2024 Agenda Page 1 Active Modes Advisory Board Meeting SUMMARY AGENDA Monday, May 20, 2024, 6:00 PM Online via Zoom or in Person at 281 N. College Avenue This hybrid Active Modes Advisory Board meeting will be conducted in person at 281 N College Ave, 1st floor conference rooms or you may join on-line via Zoom. Participants should join at least 5 minutes prior to the 6:00 p.m. start time. ONLINE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: You will need an internet connection on a laptop, computer, or smartphone, and may join the meeting through Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 867 2891 9681, Passcode 569578. Keep yourself on muted status. For public comments, the Chairperson will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to comment. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BY PHONE: Please dial +1-719-359-4580 and enter Meeting ID 867 2891 9681; Passcode 569578. Keep yourself on muted status. For public comments, when the Chair asks participants to click the “Raise Hand” button if they wish to speak, phone participants will need to press *9 to do this. Staff will be moderating the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address the Transportation Board. When you are called, press *6 to unmute yourself. Documents to Share: Any document or presentation a member of the public wishes to provide to the Active Modes Advisory Board for its consideration must be emailed to lnagle@fcgov.com at least 24 hours before the meeting. Provide Comments via Email: Individuals who are uncomfortable or unable to access the Zoom platform or participate by phone are encouraged to participate by emailing comments to lnagle@fcgov.com at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. If your comments are specific to any of the discussion items on the agenda, please indicate that in the subject line of your email. Staff will ensure your comments are provided to the Active Modes Advisory Board. 5/20/2024 Agenda Page 2 Active Modes Advisory Board Meeting SUMMARY AGENDA Monday, May 20, 2024, 6:00 PM Online via Zoom or in Person at 281 N. College Avenue AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES PROCESS 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Active Modes Plan overview & discussion (Cortney Geary | 60 min) b. Strategic Trails Plan community working group recruitment (Lauren Nagle | 15 min) c. Initial BAC Work Plan review & discussion (Lauren Nagle | 30 min) 8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS 9. OTHER BUSINESS a. Staff Liaison Report: Transportation Board liaison, easy fun active modes event ideas 10. ADJOURNMENT Headline Copy Goes Here Active Modes Plan 5/15/2024 Cortney Geary Active Modes Manager Headline Copy Goes HereOverview 2 •Background •Implementation progress •15-minute city Council priority •Letter of support request Headline Copy Goes HereVision & Goals Vision Active transportation is an integral part of daily life and the local cultural experience. Fort Collins is a place where walking, bicycling, and using other active modes are safe, accessible, convenient, joyful, and desired by people of all ages and abilities. Goals •50% active modes share of all trips by 2032 •Eliminate active modes fatalities and serious injuries by 2032, in support of Vision Zero Headline Copy Goes Here 4 Big Moves & Next Moves •Complete and Connected Network •Provide direct connections •Fill network gaps •Comprehensive Access to Destinations •Upgrade facilities to meet ADA standards •Repair sidewalks and bikeways •Reevaluate snow removal procedures •Safe and Comfortable Travel •Support Vision Zero implementation •Increase street lighting (that is Dark Sky compliant) •A Healthy and Equitable Community •Increase diverse community involvement •Improve network equity •A Supportive and Inclusive Culture •Coordinate with Shift Your Ride •Build active modes awareness Headline Copy Goes Here 5 Policy & Program Recommendations 1.Prioritizing active modes •transportation hierarchy •funding allocation 2.Updating land use policies to support active modes •15-minute communities •development practices •parking policies 3.Aligning standards with active mode goals •Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards •Multimodal Levels of Service framework •maintenance/asset management 4.Expanding and creating programs that support active modes •Safe Routes to School •Shift Your Ride travel options •Engaging communities authentically around active modes 5.Equitable engagement with historically underserved groups •Open Streets and asphalt art •Increase visibility and importance of walking Headline Copy Goes HereProgram Implementation 6 •Shift Your Ride neighborhood program •City employee walking program •Asphalt art program Headline Copy Goes HerePolicy Implementation 7 •Update street design standards •Operationalize active modes maintenance Headline Copy Goes HereInfrastructure Recommendations 8 •Miles of bike facilities = 144 •Spot improvements = 165 •Total cost estimate = $158.7 million Headline Copy Goes Here 9 Infrastructure Implementation •Laporte Corridor Project •Fishback to Sunset •Sidewalks and raised separated bike lanes •Grants: CDOT TAP, MMOF, and RMS •Construction: 2024 •Laporte Ave. •Fishback to Wood •Buffered bike lanes •Seeking 2050 tax funding •Construction: 2024 •Canyon/Magnolia/Sherwood •Asphalt art curb extensions •Grant: Bloomberg •Construction: 2024 •Centre Ave. •Street Maintenance Program •Centre Dr. to Worthington Cir. •Separated bike lanes •Grant: Safe Streets/Roads for All •Rolland Moore & Spring Creek Trl. •Median refuge islands •Seeking 2050 tax •Construction: 2024 •Zach Elem. crossings Kechter /Jupiter – convert to full signal •Kechter/Cinquefoil – RRFB & median refuge island •Grant: CDOT Safe Routes to School •Construction: ~2024 •William Neal/Ziegler •Pedestrian hybrid beacon •Grant: MPO TAP •Construction: ~2025 •Prospect Rd/Prospect Ln •Pedestrian hybrid beacon •Grant: CDOT HSIP •Construction: ~2025 •CDOT HSIP Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) •Laporte/Impala (2024) •Sharp Point/March Ct. (~2025) •Lake St./Aggie Trail (~2025) •Kechter /Old Mill (~2025) •Elizabeth/Overland Trail •Protected roundabout •Grant: RAISE •Construction: ~2025 - 2026 Headline Copy Goes Here 10 Laporte Projects Headline Copy Goes Here 11 Canyon / Magnolia / Sherwood Draft curb extension design Headline Copy Goes Here 12 Centre Ave. Area Transportation Improvements Headline Copy Goes Here 13 Zach Elementary Crossings •Kechter/Jupiter •Convert to full signal •Kecther/Cinquefoil •RRFB •median refuge island Headline Copy Goes Here 14 Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons William Neal/Ziegler Prospect Rd/Prospect Ln Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Headline Copy Goes Here 15 Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons •Sharp Point Drive / March Court •Lake Street / Aggie Trail •Laporte Avenue / Impala Drive •Kechter Road / Old Mill Road Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Headline Copy Goes HereElizabeth / Overland Trail Protected Roundabout 16Draft design Headline Copy Goes Here15-Minute City 17 Vision •Fort Collins is a “15-minute city” where every resident can walk, bike, or roll within 15 minutes of their home to their daily needs and services. 2024 – 2026 Council priorities •Advance a 15-minute city by igniting neighborhood centers •Advance a 15-minute city by accelerating our shift to active modes Headline Copy Goes HereCouncil Feedback 18 •Interest in more easy, fun events promoting active modes •What ideas does AMAB have for easy, fun events that could encourage a shift to active modes? •How can we spread the word about these events effectively? Headline Copy Goes HereLetter of Support Request 19 •Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program •Planning and design grant •Focused on creating safe and connected active transportation networks and spines Headline Copy Goes Here Questions? Cortney Geary | Active Modes Manager | cgeary @fcgov.com 20 May 20, 2024 As the Chair of the City of Fort Collins Active Modes Advisory Board (AMAB), I am providing this letter of support from the AMAB for the 2024 Active Transportation Investment Infrastructure Program (ATIIP) planning and design grant application being submitted by the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. The requested grant funding under the new ATIIP program will support planning and preconstruction activities for future implementation to connect the North College community with Fort Collins’ bicycle and pedestrian networks. The largely Hispanic/Latino North College community includes Hispanic businesses, mobile home communities, social services providers, and it is economically disadvantaged. Fort Collins has achieved Platinum level Bicycle Friendly Community, the highest designation awarded by the League of American Bicyclists, due to a rich trail network and state of the art on-street bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Still, there are barriers that prevent those that live in the North College Community from accessing schools, businesses, and Fort Collins’ bicycle and pedestrian networks. Barriers include US Highway 287 (College Ave), the Union Pacific railway, the Larimer and Weld Canal, and the Cache la Poudre River. This grant would allow the City to develop preliminary designs to connect the North College community with the input and coordination of all the major stakeholders, including AMAB. 5. We acknowledge that it will take a concerted effort from all sectors of our diverse community to achieve zero active modes fatalities and serious injuries and 50% active mode share. We are committed to sharing resources, knowledge, and support to meet these important goals. The AMAB respectively requests that the U.S. Department of Transportation consider the City’s proposal under the 2024 ATIIP grant program. Sincerely, Headline Copy Goes Here May 20, 2024 Active Modes Advisory Board Strategic Trails Plan UPDATE Headline Copy Goes HereAgenda 2 1.PROJECT SCOPE AND SCHEDULE 2.PLAN LEADERSHIP 3.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN 4.OUR CITY WEBPAGE a.Visual Brand and Theme b.Questionnaire c.Interactive Map d.“History of FC Trails” StoryMap e.Result of April 15 Open House Event 5.NORTHERN COLORADO TRAILS SUMMIT 6.NEXT STEPS Headline Copy Goes HereProject Scope and Schedule – 3 Phases 3 1.Vision & Needs (March – May) •Assessing community needs (Phase I community engagement) •Plan congruence •Inventory & maintenance assessment •Gaps & future trails 2.Proposed Connections & Policies (June – October) •Community reactions to proposed new connections & trail experience enhancements (Phase II – community engagement) •Gaps and future trails (cont.) •Level of Service •Irrigation Ditch Compatibility •Development Review – Code Refinements •Design and Construction Standards •Safety, Mobility, and Accessibility •Funding & Implementation 3.Draft Plan & Recommendations (October – March 25’) •Public review, incorporate input (Phase III community engagement) •Prepare final plan •Council adoption (March 2025) Headline Copy Goes Here 4 Plan Leadership: Community Working Group, Boards & Council •Community Working Group •Sounding board for ideas and recommendations, identify gaps and priorities, review proposed routes, and policies •At-large representation •CSU students and staff •Chicas en Bicicletas •PRAB & AMAB representatives •*AMAB represented needed! •Larimer County Natural Resources •North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization •City Boards •Review and advise project team on concepts, policies, and plan recommendations •Parks and Recreation Advisory Board •Active Modes Advisory Board •Disability Advisory Board •Land Conservation Stewardship Board •City Council •Review and provide direction to project team on concepts, policies, and plan recommendations. Headline Copy Goes HereCommunity Engagement Plan 5 •Community Driven (Plan Leadership) •Community Working Group •City Boards •City Council •Reaching Underrepresented Communities •Three phases of engagement (coincides with phases of project) •Phase I – Vision and Needs •Phase II – Proposed Connections & Policies •Phase II – Draft Plan •Web-based & In-person engagement opportunities •Schedule Headline Copy Goes HereThree Phases of Engagement 6 Headline Copy Goes HereOur City Project Webpage 7 •Background & purpose •Goals •Shaped by Community Working Group) •Plan Focus Areas •Timeline of Key Events •Link to Questionnaire •Link to Interactive Map •Link to “History of Trails” StoryMap •As of April 17: •1,900 total visits, with 643 visitors engaging with the project. Headline Copy Goes HereVisual Brand and Theme 8 Headline Copy Goes Here 9 Questionnaire Purpose (closed May 1) •Gauge community satisfaction, attitudes, and perceptions •Identify barriers to trail use •Understand mode type and frequency of use •Understand what factors may increase trail use •As of April 17: •650 responses Questions: 1.What are your top motivations for using the paved trails in Fort Collins 2.If you have not used the paved trails, why not? 3.How do you travel to access the paved trails? 4.What is your primary activity when using the paved trails? 5.Which trails do you use the most? 6.What factors would increase your use of the paved trails? 7.What suggestions would you offer the city to better balance the needs of various types of trail users? 8.With an understanding that certain locations will remain protected for their natural and cultural resources, are there areas of the city (including parks) where trail connections are missing that you think would be valuable? Headline Copy Goes HereInteractive Map 10 •First of three map phases •Closed May 1 •Location-based public commenting on: •Safety •Personal security •New trail connections •Trail amenities •Maintenance •Other observations •Total Interactions: •348 individual comments/pins w/158 replies, •1,053 "likes" Headline Copy Goes Here 11 StoryMap Headline Copy Goes Here 12 Northern Colorado Trails Summit (Public Meeting #3) •SAVE THE DATE! •Thursday, September 26 •4:30-8:00 pm •The Agave Room •“Exhibit” Hall & Networking (4:30-6:00pm) •Private Sector Partners/Vendors •Non-profit Organizations •Related University Departments •Related City Departments/Projects •Regional Presentations (6:00-7:00pm) •Three 10 to 20-minute presentations with Q&A •Keynote Speaker (7:00-8:00) •Chuck Flink,The Greenway Imperative Headline Copy Goes HerePublic Open House - Meeting #1 13 •DATE & TIME: April 15, 5:00-7:00 pm •LOCATION: Northside Aztlan Community Center, Eagle Rooms •Purpose: •Introduce the community to project goals & objectives •Gauge community needs, preferences, challenges, and satisfaction with paved trails •Identify gaps and potential new trail connections •Engagement Tracking: Where do you live? Map with City Council districts •Informational & Interactive stations •Write-in activities •Giant floor map: opportunities, challenges, new connections •Public Participation Level – Medium Headline Copy Goes HereNext Steps 14 •Synthesize public input collected through May 1 •Share information gleaned in Phase I •Seek community reaction to proposed new connections & trail experience enhancements •Web-based: •Interactive Map: Proposed connections, opportunities for improvement •In-Person: •CWG meeting -*AMAB represented needed! •Public meeting •NoCo Trails Summit •Focused stakeholder/neighborhood meetings •Review results of tasks and other policies in development Headline Copy Goes Here 15 Questions? Taylor Broyhill, AICP Project Manager Logan Simpson,Inc. tbroyhill@logansimpson.com Rachel Eich Community Engagement Lead Park Planning & Development Parks Department reich@fcgov.com Dave “DK" Kemp Senior Trails Planner Park Planning & Development Parks Department dk@fcgov.com DRAFTActiveModesAdvisoryBoard 2024 Work Plan Draft Recommendations Purpose The purpose of the Active Modes Advisory Board (AMAB)is to address issues related to active modes of transportation and to seek guidance from active modes-focused stakeholders to achieve the City’s climate,mode shift,safety,and equity goals.Active modes of transportation include walking,biking, micro-mobility (such as scooters and skateboards),and wheelchair use.Active modes may also include human-powered and small electric devices. Objectives 1.Work Plan Development:Update and finalize 2024 draft work plan. a.Conduct annual review of AMAB Work Plan,Objectives,and operational procedures. 2.Boards and Commissions Coordination:Define relationship with the Transportation Board to jointly create a strategy for a balanced Transportation network. a.Opportunities could include an annual joint meeting between the AMAB and T-Board, liaison roles,and/or work plan integration. b.Reach out to and participate with other City boards and commissions to solicit input and provide information on issues related to active modes of transportation as appropriate. 3.City of Fort Collins Support:Advise City Council and Staff in the following areas by reviewing progress and providing feedback as needed.For example: a.City plans and studies such as the Active Modes Plan,Pedestrian Needs Assessment, 15-minute City Analysis,Vision Zero Action Plan,Strategic Trails Plan,Our Climate Future,Shift Your Ride Travel Options Plan,Transportation Master Plan,and Master Street Plan. b.City active modes programs such as Safe Routes to School,adult education and outreach,shared micromobility,asphalt art,neighborhood traffic mitigation,traffic safety education and enforcement,and the Shift Your Ride Travel Options program. c.Other City departments and programs such as (but not limited to)capital projects,street improvements,trails,traffic signal projects,parking facilities,parks,and recreation programs. d.Actively participate in and provide input during the City’s Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process. 4.Community Coordination:Consult with other organizations that have a role in supporting active modes of transportation in Fort Collins such as the Colorado Department of Transportation,North DRAFTFrontRangeMetropolitanPlanningOrganization,Larimer County,Colorado State University, Poudre School District,Downtown Development Authority,and active-modes advocacy organizations such as Bike Fort Collins,the FC Bike Co-Op,Overland Mountain Bike Association, and others as appropriate. a.The AMAB may consider ex-officio membership of other organizations in concert with City of Fort Collins policies and procedures. 5.Policy Opportunities:Define AMAB priorities and action items as needed or on an annual basis. For example: a.Review progress and provide support for the 50%mode share goal as part of the Active Modes Plan. b.Promote equitable access to active modes of transportation,with an emphasis on expanding access for the most marginalized community members. c.Support recreational facilities and infrastructure for active modes to help community members,particularly youth and historically excluded groups,develop skills and confidence,and build a culture of support for active modes. 6.Experiential Opportunities:Facilitate tours and site visits for the AMAB to experience the active modes system as a group and on an individual level. a.AMAB members should be a conduit for community feedback through data-informed recommendations and experiential learning.