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Overview
Old Hampden needs some love, both above ground, and below. This may sound familiar. The city is in the process of updating the aging underground infrastructure and you can get details here. Let’s talk about above ground!
Old Hampden runs through the Wellness District of Downtown Englewood serving Craig Hospital, Swedish Medical Center, nearby businesses and residents, office workers and visitors with its assortment of retail stores and restaurants. With a diverse mix of destinations and people in the area, it is important for Old Hampden to be safe and comfortable for all. That’s why the city is continuing its investment above ground with the design of a Complete Street. What’s that? Good question!
This project will transform Old Hampden from an auto-centric roadway with a host of safety and access issues, into a welcoming space conducive to outdoor restaurant seating, socializing, taking walks, safe crossings, easier access and a variety of other community-friendly activities. The design will improve the pedestrian and bicyclist experience by providing ADA improvements, upgraded bus stop amenities, enhanced sidewalks and traffic calming features to reduce vehicle and bike/pedestrian conflicts.
Community Voice
Residents, business and property owners and key community stakeholders will have opportunities to provide meaningful input on design elements and to help inform construction phasing to minimize impacts as much as possible.
Project Scope
Widened sidewalk to create a 10-foot wide multi use path on the north side of street
Improvements to 10 bus stops within the Old Hampden Corridor to provide cleaner, safer and more attractive bus stops to encourage their use.
ADA compliant bus stop benches, trash receptacles, lighting, transit shelters, bicycle docks/racks and in-street concrete bus pads at each bus stop
Installation of new PROWAG/ADA compliant sidewalks and CDOT standard M-608-1 ramps where necessary
Pedestrian lighting improvements along the Old Hampden corridor
Sign and pavement marking improvements (advance stop bars, advance warning signage, lighting, marked crossings, rectangular rapid flashing beacons at crosswalks, and other traffic calming measures) as needed and appropriate to encourage bicycle use and promote bicycle safety
Connectivity and wayfinding to RTD transit stops, surface parking and other area amenities and hospital facilities
Old Hampden needs some love, both above ground, and below. This may sound familiar. The city is in the process of updating the aging underground infrastructure and you can get details here. Let’s talk about above ground!
Old Hampden runs through the Wellness District of Downtown Englewood serving Craig Hospital, Swedish Medical Center, nearby businesses and residents, office workers and visitors with its assortment of retail stores and restaurants. With a diverse mix of destinations and people in the area, it is important for Old Hampden to be safe and comfortable for all. That’s why the city is continuing its investment above ground with the design of a Complete Street. What’s that? Good question!
This project will transform Old Hampden from an auto-centric roadway with a host of safety and access issues, into a welcoming space conducive to outdoor restaurant seating, socializing, taking walks, safe crossings, easier access and a variety of other community-friendly activities. The design will improve the pedestrian and bicyclist experience by providing ADA improvements, upgraded bus stop amenities, enhanced sidewalks and traffic calming features to reduce vehicle and bike/pedestrian conflicts.
Community Voice
Residents, business and property owners and key community stakeholders will have opportunities to provide meaningful input on design elements and to help inform construction phasing to minimize impacts as much as possible.
Project Scope
Widened sidewalk to create a 10-foot wide multi use path on the north side of street
Improvements to 10 bus stops within the Old Hampden Corridor to provide cleaner, safer and more attractive bus stops to encourage their use.
ADA compliant bus stop benches, trash receptacles, lighting, transit shelters, bicycle docks/racks and in-street concrete bus pads at each bus stop
Installation of new PROWAG/ADA compliant sidewalks and CDOT standard M-608-1 ramps where necessary
Pedestrian lighting improvements along the Old Hampden corridor
Sign and pavement marking improvements (advance stop bars, advance warning signage, lighting, marked crossings, rectangular rapid flashing beacons at crosswalks, and other traffic calming measures) as needed and appropriate to encourage bicycle use and promote bicycle safety
Connectivity and wayfinding to RTD transit stops, surface parking and other area amenities and hospital facilities
