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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Board - Minutes - 10/18/20171 MINUTES of the CITY OF FORT COLLINS TRANSPORTATION BOARD October 18, 2017 6:00 p.m. Community Room 215 North Mason Fort Collins, CO FOR REFERENCE: Chair: Eric Shenk Vice Chair: Annabelle Berklund Staff Liaison: Paul Sizemore 970.224-6140 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: CITY STAFF PRESENT: Eric Shenk, Chair Annabelle Berklund, Vice Chair Karl Ayers Nathalie Rachline York Indy Hart ABSENT: Councilmember Ross Cunniff Cari Brown Valerie Arnold Andrew Bondi Aaron Iverson Lauren Nagle PUBLIC PRESENT: Holly Wright, Parking Advisory Board 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Shenk called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. 2. AGENDA REVIEW Sizemore stated there were no changes to the published agenda; however, it may be altered based on the E-bike demo timing. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT Holly Wright, Parking Advisory Board, introduced herself. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES York made a motion, seconded by Berklund, to adopt the September 2017 minutes as amended to change a comment attributed to Mark Jackson. The minutes were adopted unanimously. 5. COUNCIL LIAISON Councilmember Cunniff was unable to attend. 2 6. BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT – York York reported on the last BAC meeting during which the Travel Behavior Survey Results and E-Bike presentations were discussed. 7. DISCUSSION/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS • Travel Behavior Survey Initial Results – Iverson Iverson stated the survey was sent to about 7,600 households plus 700 on-campus CSU students. The response rate was 7.1% which was lower than desired. Berklund asked if Boulder residents receive any public information regarding the survey, noting she had no idea the survey was going out in Fort Collins aside from being on the Board. Iverson replied the survey was advertised on the City’s website, Facebook page, and in the Utilities inserts. Iverson discussed the questionnaire noting part of the survey was a household survey and part was a 24-hour trip diary. The survey was available in both an app and a paper version, which seemed to be preferred. Regarding survey results, it was found most trips were made by car. Berklund noted there were only 3 on-campus CSU responses and encouraged collaboration with the CSU transportation study for additional data. Iverson discussed additional survey results including commute versus leisure trips and differences based on location in town. He stated a main goal moving forward is lowering single-occupancy vehicle trips. Boardmembers and Iverson discussed the use of public transportation. Iverson stated the intent of the survey is to help inform the Transportation Master Plan update. Berklund encouraged staff to request the lowest level of aggregated data as possible in order to garner useful information. She also requested the Board have the opportunity to weigh in on the survey itself prior to it being finalized the next time it is conducted. • E-Bike Demonstration and Test Ride – Caldwell Boardmembers participated in an E-Bike demonstration and test rides. • Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Results – Nagle Nagle noted these results are preliminary. She showed a map of the 38 count locations and discussed the count times. Berklund asked how many volunteers were used to complete the counts. Nagle estimated 80 to 95 people volunteered. Nagle stated type of device, helmet use, dogs on and off leash, and E-Bikes were counted. She stated only bicycles were counted at intersections due to a lack of resources available to count pedestrians. Nagle detailed the count results, made comparisons to last year’s data, and discussed the effects of weather on the results. 3 Berklund suggested comparing the results to those of the Remington Street electronic counter. Nagle discussed helmet use data noting it is higher during the week and higher on trails than at intersections. Regarding E-Bikes, the raw number of E-Bikes counted increased from 14 to 48, but the percentage of total bikes remained less than 1%. York noted it was sometimes difficult to determine which bikes are E-Bikes. He suggested having an E-Bike demonstration for volunteer counters to increase education about assists. Nagle stated next steps include sharing and reporting data, complete automated counter validation, and complete yearly comparisons. Hart made suggestions related to counter locations. Nagle replied she has recommended a thorough review of the counter locations but noted it is difficult to capture all users. Sizemore thanked Nagle for stepping in a taking on this project with short notice. 8. ACTION ITEMS None. 9. REPORTS • Boardmember Reports York reported on the Super Issues meeting during which the Front Range waste shed, the City’s Strategic Plan, and the land bank were discussed. The structure of affordable housing related to transit-oriented development is of particular interest to this Board. Additionally, the Community Trust Initiative was discussed. York reported on the Bike Co-op open house. Ayers reported on the Super Issues meeting and noted he asked how the land bank is considering transportation in its land acquisitions and use. Rachline noted the invitations for the last Super Issues meeting provided a very short notice and requested a change in that timing. York asked how stadium traffic has been operating. Sizemore replied things have been running smoothly. Chair Shenk reported on the Great American Beer Festival bike facilities. • Staff Report Sizemore commented on Denver’s protected bike lanes and stated Tessa Greegor is working on coordinating a trip to see the facilities. He stated the City Attorney’s Office will be coming before the Board in the next several months and Transfort will be reporting to the Board as well. Additionally, there will likely be a technology-themed meeting relating to Smart Cities initiatives. York suggested inviting the Council liaison to an upcoming meeting. 4 Rachline noted some organization should occur around cross-Board attendance and presentations. 10. OTHER BUSINESS None. 11. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m. by unanimous consent.