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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY March 3, 2020
City Council
STAFF
Aaron Iverson, Senior Transportation Planner
Paul Sizemore, FC Moves Senior Manager
Brad Yatabe, Legal
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 043, 2020, Adopting Revisions to the Master Street Plan.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This purpose of this item is to seek City Council approval of proposed amendments to the Master Street Plan.
The Master Street Plan (MSP) map serves as the official source for identification of street alignments and
classifications for the City. The map shows both existing and future street locations. Updates to the map are
done either through a request from a developer proposal or City initiated, based on changing plans, functions
or information. The requests are City-initiated, and include amendments to the street system, add potential
roundabout locations to the map, and update the potential railroad grade-separated crossing locations. These
requested changes are in addition to the changes approved on January 14, 2020, for Montava.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Street Amendments
The proposed amendments include street changes to the map. The bulk of the changes are updates to streets
classification as detailed in Table 1. Street reclassifications are being proposed for the following reasons:
• To match the existing configuration (LaPorte, Remington, Taft, Mulberry, Laurel, Suniga)
• Updating based on function and land use (Howes, Landings, City Park)
• Updating based on anticipated need (Trilby, Strauss Cabin, Horsetooth)
• Updating based on adopted plans (West Elizabeth)
Additionally, the future traffic interchange at Vine Drive and I-25 (shown on the map in the past) has been
removed. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has recently rebuilt the Vine Drive bridge over
I-25, with the clear intent of that location not being an interchange in the future.
Potential Roundabout Locations
Staff determined that there would be value in showing potential locations for future roundabouts on the MSP
map. Showing these locations helps with planning for intersection projects and to provide the development
community guidance if they are developing near one of these locations. The twenty locations identified on the
map are where intersection changes may be needed, and where a single lane roundabout is an excellent
candidate for intersection control. (see Table 1) The location criteria used include the following:
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• Somewhat similar approach volumes, and/or high left turning volumes
• Likely to see some level of change, areas of growth
• Not significantly limited in space that would preclude the appropriate size roundabout
• Safety concerns that could be addressed with a roundabout
• Could likely be accommodated with a single lane roundabout (Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) not
higher than 20-25k and/or circulating volumes <1,000 vehicles/hour)
• That are likely to need some type of operational change.
As needs arise, or developments are proposed, the final determination for intersection configuration will be
made based on a more detailed review. The locations shown on the map are not intended to be definitive as
there are also other locations that may be good candidates for a roundabout based on aesthetics, place
making, pedestrian comfort, development request, etc., those will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Table 1: Requested Street Amendments and Roundabout Locations
ID Street Limits
Current
Classification
Proposed
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Proposed
Classification
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1 LaPorte Howes to Wood 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reconfigured over 10 years ago to 2 lanes with bike lanes
and center turn lane.
2 Taft Mulberry to Vine 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reconfigured in 2015 to 2 lanes with bike lanes and center
turn lane.
3 Howes Laurel to Cherry 2 lane arterial Reclassify Collector
Functions as collector serving neighborhood context.
4 Remington Mulberry to Mountain 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Has not been 4 lanes since the 1990's, reconfigured with
center turn lane and buffered bike lanes in 2015.
5 Mulberry City Park to Overland 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reconfigure with 2 lanes and protected bike lanes in 2018.
6 Laurel Shields to Howes 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reconfigure from 4 lanes to 2-3 lanes with bike lanes in
2012
7 City Park W. Elizabeth to Mulberry Local Reclassify Collector
Functions as collector serving neighborhood context.
8 West Elizabeth City Park to Overland 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reclassifcation in support of the recommendations from
the W. Elizabeth Corridor Plan.
9 Horsetooth Ziegler to Strauss Cabin Collector Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reclassify to support increases in traffic function
connecting to Harmony Road.
10 Strauss Cabin Horsetooth to Harmony Collector Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reclassify to support increases in traffic function
connecting to Harmony Road.
11 Trilby College to Shields 2 lane arterial Reclassify 4 lane arterial
Reclassifcaiton to support future anticipated volumes.
12 Landings Horsetooth to Boardwalk 2 lane arterial Reclassify Collector
Functions as collector serving neighborhood context.
13 Pinon / Mason Mason to College Local Reclassify / Align Collector
Classify collector street west of College to align with
Suniga.
14 Traffic Interchange Vine and I-25 - Remove -
CD+A1:G30OT is not interested in a interchange at this
location, currently rebuilding the existing bridge over I-25.
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Potentail Roundabout Locations
ID Street Cross-Street Classification
a Turnberry Douglas Arterial
b Giddings Richards Lake Arterial
c Overland Trail Laporte Arterial
d Strauss Cabin Kechter Arterial
e Shields Willox Arterial
f Lemay Country Club Arterial
g Turnberry Mountain Vista Arterial
h Overland CR 42 C Arterial
i Overland Mulberry Arterial
j Overland Elizabeth Arterial
k Mason Troutman Arterial
l Overland Drake Arterial
m Taft Hill LaPorte Arterial
n Greenfields Mulberry Frontage Rd Arterial
o Greenfields International Arterial
p Ziegler Trilby Collector
q Redwood Conifer Collector
r Meadowlark Swallow Collector
s Worthington Centre Collector
t Stover Swallow Collector
Update to Potential Railroad Grade-separated Locations
In 2016 the City conducted a Railroad Crossing Prioritization Study to evaluate existing at-grade railroad
crossings that are candidates for reconstruction as grade separated crossings. The Study considers a wide
variety of data to develop recommendations, including traffic congestion and safety, constructability,
emergency response, adjacent land use impacts, and multimodal factors. That Study identified seven top
priority locations (out of 22 arterial roadway railroad crossings). This update aligns the MSP map with the
results of the Study. Table 2 shows the 2016 locations being added to the maps and the existing locations
being removed (or remaining).
Table 2: Potential Grade-Separated Railroad Crossing Amendments
2016 Study Priorities
(recommended)
Currently Identified RR Grade-separated Locations
Lemay at Vine Lemay at Vine (remaining)
Timberline at Vine Timberline at Vine (remaining)
Drake at McClelland Drake at McClelland (remaining)
Harmony west of Mason Mountain Vista west of I-25 (removed)
Vine east of Timberline Trilby east of Shields (removed)
Prospect west of College Trilby east of Lemay (removed)
Mulberry at Riverside Carpenter west of Timberline (removed)
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CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS
The Master Street Plan is used in part to develop the Transportation Capital Expansion Fee (TCEF). The
changes being proposed have limited to no impact on that program, as revenue from TCEF is only used to
expand the system concurrently with development.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
At its January 15, 2020, meeting, the Transportation Board reviewed this amendment and recommended
Council approve the amendments. A letter of support from the Transportation Board and meeting minutes are
attached. (Attachments 2 and 3)
The proposed updates presented to Council include one change from what was recommended by the
Transportation Board. A proposed reclassification to Mountain Ave. was removed from consideration after the
Transportation Board action. City staff will be conducting a Concept Study for Mountain Ave. over the next
several months, staff will wait for the results of that study to finalize any classification updates for Mountain
Ave.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Staff presented the proposed changes to the Chamber of Commerce Local Legislative Affairs Committee.
These changes were also presented to the public at the Transportation Projects Fair on February 27, 2020.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Master Street Plan with Updates listed (draft) (PDF)
2. Transportation Board Minutes, January 15, 2020 (draft) (PDF)
3. Transportation Board Recommendation (PDF)
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ATTACHMENT 1
Master Street Plan – 2020 Updates
Roadway link updates
ID Street Limits
Current
Classification
Proposed
Change
Proposed
Classification
Note
1 LaPorte Howes to Wood 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reconfigured over 10 years ago to 2 lanes with bike lanes
and center turn lane.
2 Taft Mulberry to Vine 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reconfigured in 2015 to 2 lanes with bike lanes and center
turn lane.
3 Howes Laurel to Cherry 2 lane arterial Reclassify Collector
Functions as collector serving neighborhood context.
4 Remington Mulberry to Mountain 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Has not been 4 lanes since the 1990's, reconfigured with
center turn lane and buffered bike lanes in 2015.
5 Mulberry City Park to Overland 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reconfigure with 2 lanes and protected bike lanes in 2018.
6 Laurel Shields to Howes 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reconfigure from 4 lanes to 2-3 lanes with bike lanes in
2012
7 City Park W. Elizabeth to Mulberry Local Reclassify Collector
Functions as collector serving neighborhood context.
8 West Elizabeth City Park to Overland 4 lane arterial Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reclassifcation in support of the recommendations from
the W. Elizabeth Corridor Plan.
9 Horsetooth Ziegler to Strauss Cabin Collector Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reclassify to support increases in traffic function
connecting to Harmony Road.
10 Strauss Cabin Horsetooth to Harmony Collector Reclassify 2 lane arterial
Reclassify to support increases in traffic function
connecting to Harmony Road.
11 Trilby College to Shields 2 lane arterial Reclassify 4 lane arterial
Reclassifcaiton to support future anticipated volumes.
12 Landings Horsetooth to Boardwalk 2 lane arterial Reclassify Collector
Functions as collector serving neighborhood context.
13 Pinon / Mason Mason to College Local Reclassify / Align Collector
Classify collector street west of College to align with
Suniga.
14 Traffic Interchange Vine and I-25 - Remove -
CD+A1:G30OT is not interested in a interchange at this
location, currently rebuilding the existing bridge over I-25.
Potentail Roundabout Locations
ID Street Cross-Street Classification
a Turnberry Douglas Arterial
b Giddings Richards Lake Arterial
c Overland Trail Laporte Arterial
d Strauss Cabin Kechter Arterial
e Shields Willox Arterial
f Lemay Country Club Arterial
g Turnberry Mountain Vista Arterial
h Overland CR 42 C Arterial
i Overland Mulberry Arterial
j Overland Elizabeth Arterial
k Mason Troutman Arterial
TRANSPORTATION BOARD
TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR
1/15/2020 – MINUTES Page 5
see more trail use and this is one way of affecting change in that regard.
Brown stated she would hesitantly oppose the motion as she is in support of
replacing car trips, however, she does not feel the paved trails are at the
infrastructure level they need to be to support more E-bikes. She also noted there
will be increased numbers of E-bikes as costs decrease.
York suggested infrastructure needs to be improved as the number of users increase
and stated the discussion of policies around all E-devices in future trail management
needs to occur sooner rather than later.
Gavaldon stated there may need to be some additional education on sharing trails.
The motion was adopted with Brown voting in the negative.
c. Master Street Plan Amendment – Action – Aaron Iverson
Iverson outlined the purpose of the Master Street Plan, discussed proposed changes
to railroad locations made since last month, and stated he is seeking a
recommendation to City Council from the Board.
Members discussed the proposed changes. York suggested using different colors on
the map for different priority levels. Members discussed whether the plan provides
potential or desired changes. Iverson replied he would not recommend illustrating
priorities on the map as the plan is not intended to show timing.
Iverson noted the large categories of changes for this recommendation include
reclassifications, the addition of roundabouts, and railroad crossing shifts.
Chair Hart asked what impact York sees for the Board providing support for the draft
as presented. York replied it could be improved by including references to the
railroad crossing study.
York made a motion, seconded by Boeke, to recommend to City Council approval of
the Master Street Plan as presented with the addition of a reference to the railroad
crossing study.
The motion was adopted unanimously.
d. Annual Report – Action – Paul Sizemore
Sizemore stated an annual report is required to be submitted to Council and
discussed the draft he provided.
York suggested including mention of the board liaisons and members' attendance at
super issue meetings.
Brown made a motion, seconded by Boeke, to approve the annual report as
amended.
The motion was adopted unanimously.
ATTACHMENT 2
Indy Hart, Chair
Nathalie Rachline, Vice Chair
Transportation Board
DATE: 10 February 2020
TO: Mayor Troxell and City Councilmembers
FROM: Indy Hart, Transportation Board Chair, on behalf of the Transportation Board
CC: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
RE: Master Street Plan Recommendation
The Transportation Board has had a number of presentations from and discussions with city staff regarding the
Master Street Plan. Throughout those meetings, the board became familiar with the Master Street Plan and
made a few suggestions. City staff was professional in their consideration of our suggestions and timely in
presenting us with any updates and revisions.
At our meeting in January 2020, we discussed the most recent proposed changes with city staff and a motion
was made to give the plan our approval. Our board voted (6-0) to recommend City Council approval of the
Fort Collins Master Street Plan as it was presented and discussed at the January 2020 meeting. We are
very grateful to city staff for including us in discussions and for considering and integrating our comments and
feedback.
Thank you for receiving and considering our support for the Fort Collins Master Street Plan.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas (Indy) Hart, Transportation Board Chair
ATTACHMENT 3
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ORDINANCE NO. 043, 2020
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE CITY’S MASTER STREET PLAN
WHEREAS, the Master Street Plan is a component of the Transportation Master Plan that
is part of City Plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Master Street Plan are for the purpose of
conforming the Master Street Plan to existing street configurations, adopted policy plans, land
uses and functions, and anticipated street needs; and
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2020, the City’s Transportation Board recommended that
City Council approve the proposed changes to the Master Street Plan; and
WHEREAS, City Council finds that updating the Master Street Plan to address existing
configuration, current plans, needs, and functions of the City’s street system is in the best interest
of the City and its citizens to promote the general health, safety, and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS, as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the City Council finds that the Master Street Plan is in need of the
proposed amendment to conform to existing streets, adopted policy plans, land uses and
functions, and anticipated street needs.
Section 3. That the City Council finds that the proposed amendment will promote the
public welfare and will be consistent with the visions, goals, principles, and policies of City Plan
and the elements thereof.
Section 4. That the Master Street Plan is hereby amended so as to appear as shown
on Exhibit “A” and City staff is directed to make such changes to the Master Street Plan.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
March, A.D. 2020, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of March, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of March, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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l Overland Drake Arterial
m Taft Hill LaPorte Arterial
n Greenfields Mulberry Frontage Rd Arterial
o Greenfields International Arterial
p Ziegler Trilby Collector
q Redwood Conifer Collector
r Meadowlark Swallow Collector
s Worthington Centre Collector
t Stover Swallow Collector