GV Newsletter January 2017

CONSULTANT IDENTIFIED RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS
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the existing Arapahoe park-n-Ride,
the Ulster/Tufts Transfer Station,
and the Orchard and Arapahoe
Light Rail Stations.
• Encourage shared parking when
peak periods of demand are
staggered for adjacent uses.
Encourage parking structures, with
wrap-around retail, wherever
possible within the district.
Discourage parking areas between
primary, “front” building facades
and the street.
AREA PLANNING
In 2009, the Village completed the
I-25 Corridor Transportation Plan, a
study for the two commercial areas in
the Village along the I-25 Corridor. In
2011, a study was completed on the
south I-25 Corridor. Both of these
studies further refined the Village’s
Transportation Plan for specific areas
of the Village to identify potential
transportation improvements based on
future land use demands in the area.
Transportation Impact Study Process
While the Comprehensive and
Transportation Plans and area studies
look at the Village or larger areas of
the Village when a development is
considered, a detailed analysis of
transportation is required.
Transportation planning in the Village
requires a transportation impact study
(TIS) for proposed development. A
TIS is a study which assesses the
effects that a development’s traffic will
have on the overall transportation
system and the community. The study
assesses the traffic impacts of a
proposed development, and
determines necessary improvements to
accommodate the new development
minimizing impacts to the Village
transportation network and
neighborhoods. The study also
evaluates the existing traffic within the
Village and its surrounding
communities. The Village generally
requires TIS studies if the proposed
development generates more than
100 trips per day or more than 40
trips during peak hours; proposes
new access for an arterial street,
indicates safety/capacity concerns;
and/or has the potential to impact
adjacent neighborhoods.
PG. 30 GV NEWSLETTER | JANUARY 2017