GV Newsletter 10-2021 web

GOVERNMENT
MAKING A difference
CHERRY CREEK CAMPUS
CIRCULATION STUDY
The Cherry Creek campus is the largest K-12 public school
campus in Colorado. There are three schools located on the
Cherry Creek Campus: Belleview Elementary, Campus
Middle School, and Cherry Creek High School, with a total
campus enrollment of approximately 5,632 students in 2021.
In 2020, Greenwood Village identified a need to study this
area to improve circulation within the Cherry Creek campus
and for the surrounding roadway network with the goal to
reduce congestion and improve safety for all roadway users.
The surrounding roadway networks are constrained with
limited available capacity due to both commuter and school
traffic during school pickup and drop-off hours.
The existing roadway network consists of arterial, minor, and
private streets with traffic signals at major intersections and
stop sign control on minor streets. Bike lanes are located on
Union Ave. and Dayton St. which are often used by
recreational bicyclists accessing Cherry Creek State Park.
The Cherry Creek Campus Circulation Study examined
alternatives for transportation circulation using roadway
infrastructure improvements, low-cost safety improvements,
and innovative technology solutions. In total, 34
improvements were identified for the Cherry Creek Campus
area along with a toolkit of programs in which the school
district may choose to implement and/or apply for grant
funding. Included in the report is a strategic planning
document, the Infrastructure Alternatives Evaluation, which
identifies high-level cost estimates, positive and negative
impacts, safety considerations, and implementation impacts
for each of the alternatives discussed in the study. This
document will assist Greenwood Village in future planning
and implementation efforts.
The Study took approximately six months to complete and
consisted of several meetings between the consultant team,
Project Management Team, and Stakeholder Working Group.
Stakeholder involvement was utilized during the development
of study goals, evaluation criteria, and screening of
improvement alternatives.
The Stakeholder Working Group consisted of representatives
from Belleview Elementary School, Campus Middle School,
Cherry Creek High School, Cherry Creek State Park, Army
Corps of Engineers, City & County of Denver, South Metro
Fire, City of Greenwood Village Safety Resource Officers, as
well as the Project Management Team, which consisted of
representatives from City of Greenwood Village staff,
Greenwood Village Council Member Dr. Hilton, and Cherry
Creek School Transportation Division staff.
The final report can be found at greenwoodvillage.com under
the Public Works Department Traffic and Transportation
Page, Transportation Studies and Projects.
For more information, please call Jessica Stemley, Project
Manager, Public Works, at 303-708-6132 or email
jstemley@greenwoodvillage.com. GV
PG. 10 GV NEWSLETTER | OCTOBER 2021