STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DECEMBER 21, 2016 BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 MERCADO LINEAL Project j Summary: y STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Like many commercial strips developed in the 1960s, Morrison Road suffers from being an arterial road for vehicles only. To help change this function, we propose a Street Implementation Plan that’s purpose is to attract businesses and customers, making Morrison Road a destination. The Morrison Road Streetscape Implementation Plan is an actionable document that addresses the major infrastructure issues and impeding economic development and safety along the Morrison Road Corridor. It provides clear steps for achieving a healthy community destination, and supports the development of more local businesses. It provides overall placemaking guidelines and recommendations that give clear steps for achieving a healthy urban built environment. The Morrison Road Streetscape Implementation Plan is designed to be a tool used by the City and County of Denver, Westwood residents, The Consolidated Morrison Road Local Maintenance District, business and property owners, special interests groups, policy-makers, developers, designers and city staff to move towards improving the visual and pedestrian quality of Morrison Road; therefore, improving the economic viability of the neighborhood safety and well-being. The Morrison Road Streetscape Implementation Plan is meant to provide a framework that can effectively guide full street reconstruction, corridor development and maintenance over the next 20 years while kick-starting investment with targeted implementation within the next 2 years. Most recently, The City and County of Denver adopted the 2015 Westwood Neighborhood plan that highlights Morrison Road as the heart of the community and where opportunity of public spaces should be implemented. Together with the implementation plan, stakeholders will have one of the most cohesive public efforts, within the City of Denver, ultimately guiding the transformation of their neighborhood for many years to come. After three public and technical committee meetings, 21 individual stakeholder meetings, and 68 surveys, together with community design consultant StudioCPG have proposed preferred design for the corridor that is shovel ready. The full 1.4 miles corridor has been studied and surveyed leading to a design that can be fully implemented with 2017 general obligation bond. We need 2017 Go bond funds to be invested in creating a Morrison Road corridor with thriving local businesses. BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 2 MERCADO LINEAL SUBAREAS STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN N TO M EW ED N A S. LO W EL L S. M EA DE ST . ST . AV E. BL VD S. ST . RR Y PE ARTISTA AR ARTIS A R IST STA TA A PLAZA PLA P LA AZ AZ AZA ZA A S. AV E NE W TO N ST . S. Q UI TM AN ST . LE RA S. LA POTEN POTENTIAL P OT PLAZA PLAZA ZA Z L LO OCATIO O OC C CATIO ATIO A TIO ION ON N LOCATION BUS B US US S SHELTER SH SHE HELTE HELT HELTER H LT TER ER ST . W .C U ST ER E E ESTE EST PLAZA PLAZA A PL . S. O SC EO LA AV E TEJIDO TEJIDO TEJID EJ EJID JD DO O PL PLA PLAZA LAZ AZ ZA A CT . O PA TT O N ST . LF F HI DETENCIÓN DETENCIÓ DETENC TENCI SANTO SA SA ANTO AN TO O PLAZA PLA P LAZA AZA A W O W .O S. L S LOBOS A PLAZA W. WALSH PL. MORRISON ROAD S. W. TENNESSEE AVE MORRISO ON ROAD ON MORRISON UCU WEST UCU BUCU ZA A PLAZA IG H ST . RT UA ST BUS S SH SHELTER SHELT HELTER HELTER R S. YA TE S. S. UTICA ST. COMMUNIDA COMMUNIDAD OM D PARQUE E W .A ST . ST . S. PE RR Y ST . UI Q ST . W .V IR G IN IA S . PL CAM MINO MINO O CAMINO P AZA ZA A PLAZA DA A W. POTENTIAL OTENTI L PLAZA A LOCATION O OCATIO S. S. S. ST RA UA TM AN ST . LE IG H ST . RT ST . A IC UN YA TE S. E. AV S. ST . S ID ER Y SH K C S. TU AN EN BL VD .K W WESTWOOD PARK COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ARTS DISTRICT COMMUNITY CORE S. ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT W .N W .T EN NE W .O SS EE EV AD O AV E S. YATES ST Intersection A HI S. WOLFF ST Intersection W. OHIO AVE Intersection PL . AV E S. PATTON CT Intersection W. KENTUCKY AVE Coordinated with CED Wastewater W. VIRGINIA AVE/ S. NEWTON ST Intersection W. NEVADA PL Intersection S. OSCEOLA ST/ W. CUSTER PL Intersection INTERSEC CTIONS IMP PROVEMEN NTS Intersection Reconstruction Intersection Reconstruction and Drainage Improvements coordinated with CCD Wastewater Plaza - Intersection Closure BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 3 MERCADO LINEAL SUBAREA SITE PLANS STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN YA TE ST . ST . AV E S. M EA DE S. N EW TO N ST . ST . Q UIT IT M AN S. RA LE IIG G H S. PL . W .A LA M ED A W .N EV AD A BL VD ST . CT . S. O SC EO LA ST . PA TT O N S. W .C U ST ER S. LO W EL L S. S. PE RR Y W O LF F S. IA A ARTS DISTRICT W. WA W. WAL LSH L LS SH PL. SH L. ST . W T W. TE ENN NNE ES SS S SEE EE AV VE ST . F W .V IR IR G IN I COMMUNITY CORE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT LF ST UA RT ST . UN IC CA S. YA TE S S. ST . N BL VD E. AV S. SH ER ID ID A Y W. TENNESSEE AVE K L. AP AD W. C TU EN .K W E. AV WESTWOO WESTWOOD W E ESTWOOD ESTWOO STWO W D PARK P PA ARK ARK Existing Ex Existi Existing xis xistin i ng g ST . Y K S. C TU S. SH ER ID AN ZONE KEY MAP EN S BL VD .K W ST . ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AV E. PL . S. W O COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ST . ST . AN H UI Q S. RA TM IG LE UA ST S. AP DETENCION Under Construction S. S. UN AD W. IC A RT ST . ST . COMMUNITY CORE RR Y PE S. COMMUNIDAD PARQUE Under Construction SANTO PLAZA Under Construction ST . W. WALSH PL. L. BUS SHELTER Existing EO SC O S. S. PA TT O N LA CT . ST . EL L LO W S. BUS SHELTER Existing M EA AV E NE IA W IN S. G DE TO IR BL VD ST . N TEJIDO PLAZA Proposed Street Closure ST . W .V S. S. PE RR Y ST . ARTS DISTRICT W .N EV AD W .C A U ARTISTA PLAZA ER Proposed Street PL Closure ST REVISION PLAZA Under Construction PL . . BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 4 MERCADO LINEAL STREET SECTIONS STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 5’ 5’ CONCRETE AMENITY ZONE GUTTER 8’ PARKING LANE 11’ SHARROW TRAVEL LANE + EXISTING: TYPICAL SECTION 11’ SHARROW TRAVEL LANE 8’ PARKING LANE BACK OF CURB EXISTING BACK OF CURB (PROPOSED) GUTTER MA WA IN TER LIN E G NI AS TA RY SA 5’ CONCRETE 5’ 5’ AMENITY CONCRETE ZONE BUILD 8’ PARKING LANE CURB 5’ BIKE LANE CURB 12’ TRAVEL LANE BUILD 12’ TRAVEL LANE ON ROAD MORRIS BACK OF CURB (PROPOSED) BACK OF CURB EXISTING BACK OF CURB 5’ BIKE LANE CURB & GUTTER CURB & GUTTER SA G NI AS TA RY 8’ PARKING LANE R.O.W. R.O.W. R.O.W. PROPOSED SECTION: MORRISON ROAD S RY GA NITA SA 5’ CONCRETE S RY GA NITA SA MA WA IN TER LIN E BACK OF CURB R.O.W. EXISTING SECTION: MORRISON ROAD + PROPOSED: TYPICAL SECTION Amenity Zone includes pedestrian lights, planters, street trees, stormwater streetside planters, gateway/ arches, benches, bike racks, trash & recycling BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 5 MERCADO LINEAL STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ILLUSTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE: LOOKING NORTH EAST TOWARDS DOWNTOWN DENVER PROPOSED STREET RECONSTRUCTION AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS EXISTING BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 6 MERCADO LINEAL PUBLIC ART, LIGHTING, FURNISHINGS STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ENTIRE CORRIDOR PALETTE MORRISON ROAD Twinkle Lights and Banner Eye Bolts Planters with integrated seating; Stormwater Streetside Planters Public Art Opportunities: Color, Culture, and Community Gateway Trash Receptacle Benches Circular Bench at Trees Bollards and Bike Racks Tree Guards* Pedestrian Lighting with Banner and Planter Arms BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 7 MERCADO LINEAL ARTS DISTRICT ENLARGEMENT W .A N ST . EA L EL W SC O LO EO ST PL S. S. . M ED A BL VD ST . U ER LA AV E . W .C LA CT . AV E S. S. IA EW IN M G DE TO N IR N PA TT O S. ST . PE RR Y W .V S. ST . STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN W .N EV AD A PL . REVISION PLAZA Under Construction TEJIDO PLAZA Proposed Street Closure ARTISTA PLAZA Proposed Street Closure BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 CDOT Under Construction DECEMBER 21, 2016 8 MERCADO LINEAL ARTS DISTRICT: NEW PLAZAS AT STREET CLOSURES STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN STREET CLOSURE #2: ARTISTA PLAZAS AT VIRGINIA AVE. AND S. NEWTON ST. E. PALOMAS III REVISION ST . LA EO SC O D EA MORRISON ROAD MORRISON ROAD S. E N TO M AV S. IA N POTENTIAL FIRE ACCESS IN EW IR G ST . ST . W .V S. STREET CLOSURE #1: TEJIDO PLAZA AT S. OSCEOLA ST. AND W. CUSTER PL. W .C U ST ER PL . TEJIDO PLAZA (PROPOSED) ARTISTA PLAZA (PROPOSED) SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL (MONROE ELEMENTARY) BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 9 MERCADO LINEAL ILLUSTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE: TEJIDO PLAZA STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROPOSED NEW PLAZA at CLOSURE OF S. OSCEOLA ST. and W. CUSTER PL. - TEJIDO PLAZA in the ARTS DISTRICT SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL (MONROE ELEMENTARY) PALOMAS III MORRISON ROAD S. O SC EO LA ST . TEJIDO PLAZA W .C US TE R PL . LOCATION EXISTING BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 10 MERCADO LINEAL ILLUSTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE: ARTISTA PLAZA STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 11 MERCADO LINEAL COMMUNITY CORE STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN COMMUNIDAD PARQUE Under Construction SANTO PLAZA Under Construction RA S. UA ST DA S. LE IG RT H ST . ST . A IC UN S. A W. S. PE RR Y . ST . PL MORRISON ROAD CT . W WALSH PL. W. O BUS SHELTER Existing AV E PA TT O HI N W .O S. WESTWOOD PARK Existing ST . COMMUNITY CORE DETENCION Under Construction BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 12 MERCADO LINEAL ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WESTWOOD PARK Existing SH S. E AV S. Y K YA TE ER C S ID TU ST . AN EN .K W BL VD ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT . MORRISON ROAD ST . W .T LF F EN O NE AV E S. EE W SS W. KENTUCKY AVE Coordinated with CED Wastewater BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 13 MERCADO LINEAL STREETSCAPE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ILLUSTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE: ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT BUCU WEST 4200 MORRISON ROAD #3 DENVER, COLORADO 80219 DECEMBER 21, 2016 14