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Kevin Nichols, Senior Planner, City of Arvada, CO discusses planning in anticipation of FasTracks light rail expansion with several stops of differing urban character within the City of Arvada.
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Preparing for Transit Preparing for Transit in Arvada Coloradoin Arvada Colorado
Presented ByPresented ByKevin NicholsKevin NicholsSenior PlannerSenior Planner
City of Arvada ColoradoCity of Arvada Colorado
So, Where Is Arvada?So, Where Is Arvada?
10 miles west of Denver
A first tier suburb
Arvada FactsArvada Facts
Founded in 1870; incorporated 1904Founded in 1870; incorporated 1904
Once the “Celery Capital” of USOnce the “Celery Capital” of US
Site of first Colorado gold discoverySite of first Colorado gold discovery
Latest population estimate- 107,500 with most of Latest population estimate- 107,500 with most of growth coming after WWIIgrowth coming after WWII
25% work in city; 75% commute elsewhere 25% work in city; 75% commute elsewhere
Regional Transportation Regional Transportation DistrictDistrict
FasTracks PlanFasTracks Plan Region wide transit planRegion wide transit plan
122 miles rail122 miles rail 18 miles BRT18 miles BRT 57 new stations57 new stations
Denver votes approved Denver votes approved sales tax increase in sales tax increase in 2004 to fund2004 to fund
New budget challenges New budget challenges create need for create need for additional revenue additional revenue (2010 vote planned for (2010 vote planned for more sales tax)more sales tax)
Gold Line CorridorGold Line Corridor
Links Northwest Denver, Links Northwest Denver, western suburbs to western suburbs to Denver Union StationDenver Union Station
Three stations in ArvadaThree stations in Arvada One of two FasTracks One of two FasTracks
corridors that qualifies corridors that qualifies for New Starts fundingfor New Starts funding
Part of PPP pilot project Part of PPP pilot project with East Corridor to DIAwith East Corridor to DIA
Arvada’s Position in SystemArvada’s Position in System Gold Line is inherently Gold Line is inherently
a commuter oriented a commuter oriented corridorcorridor
Challenge is how to Challenge is how to create community in create community in face of market face of market pressure toward pressure toward commutercommuter
Not all stations are Not all stations are equal in terms of equal in terms of capacity to create capacity to create communitycommunity
Arvada Station Planning Arvada Station Planning ProcessProcess
Community based Community based processprocess
Plan adopted in Plan adopted in August, 2007August, 2007
Conscious effort to Conscious effort to plan plan beforebefore Gold Gold Line EISLine EIS
Not All Stations Are EqualNot All Stations Are Equal
Stations play different rolesStations play different roles Not always possible to create Not always possible to create
community, TOD at each stationcommunity, TOD at each station Important to focus your efforts, Important to focus your efforts,
understand role of stations, how they understand role of stations, how they support each other.support each other.
Sheridan StationSheridan Station
Existing industrial area- short term market wants more low rise industrial
Major chemical processing plantlimits residential potential
Substantial part of transit influence area located in Clear Creek floodway
Sheridan Station PlanSheridan Station PlanFocus on employment, but more intensity
Residential is subordinate
Use part of transit influence area for large scale retail (sacrificing some TOD for sales tax revenue)
Olde Town StationOlde Town Station
Olde Town Olde Town already has already has good bonesgood bones
Challenge is how Challenge is how to allow greater to allow greater intensity and intensity and preserve historic preserve historic charactercharacter
Olde Town Station PlanOlde Town Station PlanOur best opportunity for goodtransit-oriented development
Selective intensificationof Olde Town proper- upto four stories
Greater scale south of trackswhere grade drops off
Preserve “Grand View”
Allow high density east of Wadsworth now zoned forIndustrial
Kipling StationKipling Station
Substantially vacant
One owner of vacant land
Mainly residential potentialand limited office/retail
Red Rocks Community College nearby
Realizing TOD potential requires cooperation withCity of Wheat Ridge
Kipling Station PlanKipling Station Plan
Mainly residential- supportsthe employment role of Sheridanand mixed-use role of Olde Town
Encourage Red Rocks College togrow toward station to connect transit and education
How Stations Support Each How Stations Support Each OtherOther
Olde Town is our heart, our focus. It Olde Town is our heart, our focus. It provides support to other stations provides support to other stations and receives support from themand receives support from them
Sheridan and Kipling are the arteries Sheridan and Kipling are the arteries to the heartto the heart
Issues/ChallengesIssues/Challenges
Maintaining our vision over timeMaintaining our vision over time Developing acceptance for increased Developing acceptance for increased
densitydensity FinancingFinancing Dealing with development in interim- short Dealing with development in interim- short
term market forces often conflict with long term market forces often conflict with long term goalsterm goals
Marketing our TOD opportunities-having Marketing our TOD opportunities-having people see Arvada in a new waypeople see Arvada in a new way
Arvada’s Strategy for Transit Arvada’s Strategy for Transit Oriented DevelopmentOriented Development
Be clear on what is most important- Olde TownBe clear on what is most important- Olde Town
Continued work on placemaking- nice Continued work on placemaking- nice streetscapes, public spacesstreetscapes, public spaces
Regulatory changes- mixed-use zoning and Olde Regulatory changes- mixed-use zoning and Olde Town Design Guidelines, new street standards Town Design Guidelines, new street standards more equitable park and school feesmore equitable park and school fees
Connect community with stations- bike and Connect community with stations- bike and pedestrian connectionspedestrian connections
Arvada’s Strategy for Transit Arvada’s Strategy for Transit Oriented DevelopmentOriented Development
Parking/transportation demand strategy for Olde Parking/transportation demand strategy for Olde TownTown
Olde Town Market Demand and Infrastructure Olde Town Market Demand and Infrastructure Finance StrategyFinance Strategy
Market our opportunities Market our opportunities
For More InformationFor More Information
Kevin NicholsKevin NicholsSenior PlannerSenior Planner
City of Arvada ColoradoCity of Arvada ColoradoEmail: Email: [email protected]@arvada.org
Phone: 720-898-7464Phone: 720-898-7464
www.arvada.orgGo to “Transportation”, then “Projects”
then “Arvada Transit Station Framework Plan”
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