Community Cabinet April Minutes Dist 5
Key Presentation- Changes to 13th Avenue and 14th Avenue – Please see slide presentation here
Study Boundaries E13th and E 14th Avenues from Broadway -> Yosemite St.
Percent of Vehicles Speeding by Street
East 13th Ave. 57% over speed limit, 6% speeding excessively (>10 MPH over speed limit)
East 14th Ave. 61% over speed limit, 9% speeding excessively (>10 MPH over speed limit)
Themes from Outreach
- Speeding (400 responses)
- Inadequate or missing pedestrian infrastructure (161 responses)
- Difficult Crossing to Visibility Issues (160 responses)
- Red Light Running (113 responses)
- Drivers not Yielding to Pedestrians (105 responses)
- Speeding Proposed Solutions
- Signal Coordination
Chicanes (Definition: an artificial narrowing or turn on a road or auto-racing course)
Bulbouts & Speed Cushions
Speeding Additional Solutions ▪
- Protected Bike Lanes
- Lane Reductions
- Two-Way Conversion
Near Term Implementation ▪
- Bubouts 13th Ave & Ogden, Corona, Downing and Marion
- 14th Ave & Washington, Corona, Marion and Lafayette
- Two-Way Conversion 13th & 14th from Quebec to Yosemite (Spring/Summer 2025)
Next Steps ▪ Study the feasibility of the longer-term solutions post BRT construction
- Identify Additional Funding
- Keep Collecting Data via 311 and DPD
Q&A
Kelsey Gano: asked for timeline on proposed changes/improvements and asked how RNOs and neighbors can help DOTI ▪ ML: timeline: implementation will happen by 2027, said it is unclear how many of the proposed solutions will actually be implemented.
ML: advocate to Mayor’s Office that area is important and changes are needed
Carrie O’Shea: What is the rationale behind making 13th and 14th two-way?
ML: two lane slows traffic down, prevents people from going the wrong way down a one way when a road is converted to two way
How will the changes be introduced? (phased?) ▪
ML: Not positive, but likely phased?
Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer: Red light cameras included in GO BOND requests on 13th and 14th.
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