Transportation, Parking & Urban Design Study Draft Transportation Recommendations. Presented by: Bill Campie & Jeff Tumlin

Transcription

1 Transportation, Parking & Urban Design Study Draft Transportation Recommendations Presented by: Bill Campie & Jeff Tumlin June 2016

2 Town Goals Communication with Town Improve Guest Experience Get People out of Cars Improve Wayfinding Return on Investment DTJ Design, Inc. Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 2

3

4

5 Parking Greater support for managing demand Increase Capacity Manage Demand Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 5

6 Park Avenue Support for both approaches Optimize Traffic Flow Optimize Ped and Transit Mobility Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 6

7 Travel Around Town Somewhat greater support for improving bike, ped, transit options Support for increasing traffic, parking capacity focused on garage at F Lot Increase Traffic, Parking Capacity Improve Transit, Bike, Ped Options Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 7

8 Land Use Support for both approaches If parking on town parcel, support for F Lot, remote Use Town Parcels for Parking Use Town Parcels for Other Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 8

9 Comments Summary Hundreds of comments received Diverse range of opinions Major themes: Transportation improvements should be customer-friendly and benefit locals, not just visitors Whether building a garage or otherwise, it is important to preserve the town s historic character Range of opinions on parking garage, pricing Employees should be able to park, but town should limit impacts (such as taking spaces from customers) Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 11

10 Comments Summary Major themes: Transit should be more frequent and more accessible Interest in Gondola extensions if does not impact historic character Walking around town should be more like walking on Main Street More wayfinding signage needed for pedestrians, cyclists, motorists looking to park Take advantage of new technologies to provide information Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 12

11 Recommendations

12 Overview Recommendations are: Comprehensive Packaged improvements Low risk, high potential for success due to multiple elements (not all need to work exactly as planned) Think about problems holistically Solving for parking can help solve for traffic Transit, bike, ped and demand management measures can all combine to reduce traffic, parking need Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 14

13 Overview Recommendations are: Phased Near Term (0-3 years): Policy/minor infrastructure (things you can do now) Planning/design/engineering for large capital projects requiring longer lead time Longer Term (3-5 years): Major (parking structures, Gondola extensions) and medium-cost (roundabouts) investments Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 15

14 Overview Recommendations are: Performance and Outcome-based Is the point parking capacity, or parking availability? Parking availability and traffic reduction are not ends in selves (support for economic development, customer experience) Multiple traffic-reduction strategies can combine to reach congestion-reducing tipping point (~10%) Ongoing regular monitoring (of # of gridlock days, other measures) will ensure ability to course correct Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 16

15 CAPACITY Cumulative Impact of Traffic Reduction Strategies SPEED A minor reduction in traffic can result in a major reduction in congestion Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 17

16 Traffic Parking management is part of strategy to reduce traffic Reduced circling Reduced peak-period exits Roundabouts at all Park Ave intersections Including current signalized intersections Modeling needed to confirm/quantify traffic benefits, prioritize phasing Regardless of congestion reduction potential on Park, would: Facilitate lefts on, off street during peak periods Enable pedestrian crossings Village at Breck crossing: New, synced signal could maintain traffic flow, reduce manual enforcement need/cost (until S Park/Main roundabout) Alternately, ped bridge Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 18

17 Additional Parking Management Strategies Town already manages its parking supply Some paid parking 3-hr limit where free, in town Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 19

18 Additional Parking Management Strategies However, Town has only partly applied most powerful tool price incentives Point is not to make money, but to ensure availability where demand is high and other strategies have been unable to ensure availability By increasing availability, you increase effective capacity By reducing circling, you also reduce traffic Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 20

19 Additional Parking Management Strategies On-Street Spaces and Current Free Lots Paid parking where demand high (not on French, in some lots, or at off-peak times) Set rates based on demand 15% of spaces should be available (one or two per block face) Regular monitoring, rate adjustments to ensure 15% availability Escalating rate structure no time limits Pay-by-license plate customer-friendly, small number of paystations rather than meters Add time remotely using phones Restaurant and merchant validation Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 21

20 Additional Parking Management Strategies Current Paid Lots Apres-ski discounts for long-term lots deep discounts or free if leave after rush hour (requires exit-based payment) All Town Spaces Real-time availability info on displays, website, smartphone app Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 22

21 Pay-by-Plate Stations The Metropolitan newspaper Metropolitan State University Denver Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 23

22 Employee Parking & Parking Supply Employee Parking Do not recommend reserved spaces in town Instead: Town lots remain free after 3pm Free parking at remote lots + Parking Supply Late-night Free Ride connection Or, Lyft on-demand rides (see later slide) If additional capacity: Recommended: Remote (Airport Rd, Ice Rink) with Gondola connections to Main St Optional: In town, integrated into F-Lot or E. Sawmill Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 24

23 Intercept Lots Airport Road: Option 1 Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 25

24 Intercept Lots Airport Road: Option 2 Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 26

25 Intercept Lots Airport Road: Option 3 Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc

26 Intercept Lots Ice Rink Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 28

27 Increased Capacity F Lot Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 29

28 Increased Capacity E. Sawmill Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 30

29 E. Sawmill Creates Barrier to Gondola Lot Development Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 31

30 Preliminary Gondola Routing Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 32

31 Active Transportation Pedestrians Improve ped connections between downtown and bed base, Gondola Lots Bicyclists Improve ped path between Gondola Lots, Main St Add/widen/plow sidewalks within 10-min walk of Main St Add crosswalks on Park Ave (at roundabouts) Improve ped lighting Complete/enhance Blue River corridor Introduce bikeshare system Expand bike parking, including secure parking Wayfinding New directional signage for peds, bikes Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 33

32 Pedestrian Connections Improved Sidewalks (TYP.) Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 34

33 Road Sections Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 35

34 4 O Clock Pedestrian Improvements Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 36

35 Core Improvements Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 37

36 Urban Design Initiatives Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 38

37 North Gondola Lot Watson Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 39

38 South Gondola Lot Watson Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 40

39 Wayfinding/Signage Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 41

40 South Gondola Lot Watson Wellington Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 42

41 Wellington Park Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 43

42 Park Avenue Riverwalk Center Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 44

43 Pedestrian Connection to Blue River Plaza Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 45

44 Transit Near-Term Enhance passenger amenities, including real-time info Reconfigure Free Ride system Redesign transit center to reduce delay Consider transit priority at traffic signals Longer-Term Extend Gondola to Airport Rd, Blue River Plaza, Ice Rink Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 46

45 Reconfigured Free Ride System Partly dependent on discussions with Vail Resorts Integrated with other recommendations (e.g., transit connection to satellite lots would make remote parking more convenient) Designed to improve system understanding, reliability Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 47

46 Reconfigured Free Ride System Constrained scenario Realign/expand Orange Route to travel directly between transit center, Ice Rink via Main St every 15 mins Pending further analysis of stop locations, costs, make Purple (Wellington) Route run both ways, potentially go to Rec Center Potentially eliminate Black Express route, combine Blue and Brown Routes Expansion of evening/off-season service, including Orange Route to Airport Rd when Red Route not running Unconstrained scenario More frequent service (e.g., 10-min Orange) Service to Upper Warriors Mark, Tiger Rd Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 48

47 New Orange Route Key part of strategy to make remote parking lots more convenient Winter day: Direct link to Ice Rink Frequent connections from Airport Rd to transit center, then short wait to transfer Evening/off-season: Direct links to both Ice Rink and Airport Rd Dependent on parking management to reduce Main St congestion, ensure reliability Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 49

48 Other Recommendations Gondola Visitor Center with lockers Along with discount parking, will encourage apres-ski activity by day skiers Smartphone travel planning app All-in-one app for visitors, employees and residents: Real-time info on bus arrivals, parking availability, ridesharing Lyft partnership Company entering into discussions with Town re: partnership to provide greater mobility in the evening, possibly other times High-tech taxi service point-to-point, on-demand ride service Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 50

49 Decision Points

50 Cost Major capital projects (structure, gondolas) are orders of magnitude more expensive than most recommendations (e.g. parking management) Some recommendations (roundabouts) are in mid-range Traffic infrastructure is at capacity, limiting ability to add parking capacity without traffic impacts Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 52

51 Benefits and Impacts Target traffic reduction is 10% of peak volume Different measures in different categories (e.g., parking, transit, pedestrian infrastructure) can combine to reduce traffic Traffic infrastructure is at capacity, so adding parking capacity without expanding roads would increase traffic Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 53

52 Estimated Potential to Reduce Peak Traffic Volume Addt l Parking Management Real-time Parking Info (AM only) Free Parking if Exit After 7pm (incl. VR lots) Free Parking if Exit After 7pm (Town lots only) % Gondola Extensions Other Transit Improvements Ped & Bike Improvements Addt l Capacity (Remote) 0% Addt l Capacity (In-Town, 200 spaces) Addt l Capacity (In-Town, 600 spaces) % % Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 54

53 Benefits & Impacts Some recs would result in both benefits and impacts: Creating more space for cars in core would increase traffic (could be partly offset by reduced need for circling) Creating more space on periphery would reduce benefit to Main Street (Gondola connection could mitigate) Additional parking management would increase cost to park for some Pedestrian crossings at Park Ave roundabouts could have minor impact on traffic Free Ride reconfiguration could remove some stops Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 55

54 Pathways Some decisions would preclude future decisions No parking management = less traffic reduction, greater need for additional capacity in near term Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 56

55 Summary of Recommendations

56 Summary Parking More actively manage existing supply to ensure availability Add capacity as needed, after first optimizing management Traffic Address congestion by managing parking to reduce circling, peak exits Add/modify roundabouts along Park Ave to smooth flow Signal, bridge options for Village at Breck ped crossing Transit Short-term improvements to Free Ride system legibility, reliability, passenger amenities Longer-term: Gondola extensions Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 58

57 Summary Active Transportation Improve pedestrian connections between Main St and bed base, Main St and Gondola Lots Bikes: river path completion, secure parking, bikeshare Other Recommendations Gondola Skier Services with lockers (Validated passes) Smartphone travel planning app Lyft partnership Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 59

58 Conclusion Proposed Solutions Achieve Goals Communication with Town Improve Guest Experience Get People out of Cars Improve Wayfinding Return on Investment Integrated, Comprehensive, and Outcome-Driven Approach Multimodal package of improvements for 10% traffic volume reduction Phased Strategy Includes both immediate and future improvements Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 60

59 Thank You! For feedback and/or questions, the Parking & Transportation Team Shannon Haynes, Peter Grosshuesch & Tom Daugherty DTJ DESIGN, INC. NELSON\NYGAARD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES 2016