The 7th Street Multimodal Corridor was identified as a high priority in Windsor’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) due to crash rates, community support, staff knowledge, and Town Board input. The TMP also designated the corridor as a part of Windsor’s low stress bike network and as a corridor with substandard sidewalks that needed improvement.
The corridor provides important local and regional connectivity. Several areas are accessible by 7th Street, including downtown Windsor, Windsor Lake, the Poudre River Trail, three elementary schools, Windsor Middle School, Windsor High School, churches and the Clearview Library. In 2020, a regional bus transit service calledContinue reading
The 7th Street Multimodal Corridor was identified as a high priority in Windsor’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) due to crash rates, community support, staff knowledge, and Town Board input. The TMP also designated the corridor as a part of Windsor’s low stress bike network and as a corridor with substandard sidewalks that needed improvement.
The corridor provides important local and regional connectivity. Several areas are accessible by 7th Street, including downtown Windsor, Windsor Lake, the Poudre River Trail, three elementary schools, Windsor Middle School, Windsor High School, churches and the Clearview Library. In 2020, a regional bus transit service called the Poudre Express, began operating on the corridor.
Additionally, when staff began collecting input to inform a plan for the 7th Street Multimodal Corridor, the corridor experienced a high proportion of vehicles crashes (7.5% of all crashes in Windsor) and vehicle crashes involving bikes and pedestrians (40% of all such crashes in Windsor). The corridor did not provide a low stress environment for walking or biking as the majority of it included no bicycle facilities and narrow, attached sidewalks. And, the corridor lacked safe, convenient pedestrian crossings.
Up to 50% of the planning and engineering costs of this project are provided by a grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Multi-Modal Options Fund, with the remaining costs funded by the Town's general fund.
Initial Public Input Process
In the fall of 2020, staff and consultants worked virtually with the community to prepare design options, identify project goals, and review existing conditions. A summary of both were shared with the Windsor Town Board in November 2020 at a work session. Input from the Town Board work session were used to prepare planning options in November, and in December 2020 additional public meetings were held. Online surveys were distributed to residents at the end of 2020 as a way to gather information on proposed concepts. A few of the improvements identified during the initial round of public input were implemented in 2021.
After initial improvements were implemented, data showed a significant reduction in crashes. Public input regarding additional corridor improvements will be conducted in 2023, which will help refine and direct the vision for this important travel corridor.
2023 Efforts & Expectations
At the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023, town staff and consultants researched crash data and the potential for additional corridor improvements. There was a marked reduction in the number of crashes since the implementation of initial corridor improvements. With this, the Town of Windsor is launching a second round of public input to refine further improvements within the corridor, with an expectation to continue improving multimodal safe travel.
Public Open House - Tuesday, June 27
The Town of Windsor will be hosted a public open house to provide information and answer any questions regarding the project, including details about the installation of a dogbone roundabout from Stone Mountain Dr. and Garden Dr. The 7th St. multimodal project consists of approximately 1.1 miles of improvement along 7th St. from Main St. to Eastman Park Dr. and is intended is to improve safety and accessibility and provide greater connectivity to the Poudre River Trail and the Poudre Express bus route.
