Old Hampden Complete Streets

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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! Complete Streets is a planning approach that ensures streets work for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and drivers.

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 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.

October 28, 2024 Update: The Old Hampden Complete Streets team has been hard at work this fall. With a booth at the Englewood Block Party and an open house at Grow + Gather on September 25, the team was able to receive feedback from over 150 community members on which of the project goals were highest priority for individuals. View the Engagement Summary here.

Since engaging with the public, the team has taken the feedback and utilized it to help inform the final design, which is underway. The consultant design team will be submitting 90% plans to the city around Thanksgiving. After the 90% plans are reviewed and discussed, the team will head to 100% design over winter 2025.

November 26, 2024 Update: The city has received the 90% design plans. These nearly final plans detail updates to the roadway, sidewalks, bus stops, drainage, utilities, traffic flow and streetscape designs. Next, the city and CDOT staff will review the plans in December and provide feedback to the design consultant.

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

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A vibrant vision of the future Old Hampden area—showcasing enhanced sidewalks, pedestrian-friendly seating and green spaces that foster community interaction and walkability.

The future Old Hampden bus stops, designed with modern seating, greenery and improved accessibility, creating a welcoming hub for public transit users .


Mid-block view showcasing innovative water quality planters and a modern shade structure, blending sustainability with urban design to create a comfortable, eco-friendly streetscape.

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! Complete Streets is a planning approach that ensures streets work for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and drivers.

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 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.

October 28, 2024 Update: The Old Hampden Complete Streets team has been hard at work this fall. With a booth at the Englewood Block Party and an open house at Grow + Gather on September 25, the team was able to receive feedback from over 150 community members on which of the project goals were highest priority for individuals. View the Engagement Summary here.

Since engaging with the public, the team has taken the feedback and utilized it to help inform the final design, which is underway. The consultant design team will be submitting 90% plans to the city around Thanksgiving. After the 90% plans are reviewed and discussed, the team will head to 100% design over winter 2025.

November 26, 2024 Update: The city has received the 90% design plans. These nearly final plans detail updates to the roadway, sidewalks, bus stops, drainage, utilities, traffic flow and streetscape designs. Next, the city and CDOT staff will review the plans in December and provide feedback to the design consultant.

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

View Project FAQs

View Project Presentations

A vibrant vision of the future Old Hampden area—showcasing enhanced sidewalks, pedestrian-friendly seating and green spaces that foster community interaction and walkability.

The future Old Hampden bus stops, designed with modern seating, greenery and improved accessibility, creating a welcoming hub for public transit users .


Mid-block view showcasing innovative water quality planters and a modern shade structure, blending sustainability with urban design to create a comfortable, eco-friendly streetscape.

  • November Update

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    The city has received the 90% design plans from the consultant, Felsburg Holt & Ullevig (FHU). The City of Englewood Public Works Department and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) staff will review the plans in December and provide comments to FHU around the end of the year.

    90% plans include nearly final aspects of the roadway, sidewalk and multiuse path, bus stops, drainage system, utilities, traffic and streetscape designs. For example, as part of the streetscape and utility designs, the lighting plan will be submitted to the city for review. The lighting plan covers the location of lights, their heights, selection of a product, tabulation of the quantity of lights needed as well as relevant equipment, electrical drawings showing how power is to serve each light, and a cost estimate.

    Cost estimates are generated based on bid items which have a unit of measurement and a quantity. For example, a light is typically measured on an individual basis using the measurement EACH and the quantity is the number of lights installed throughout the corridor. Other forms of measurement can include linear feet (LF), square feet (SF), square yards (SY), cubic yards (CY), gallons (GAL), ton (TON), acre (ACRE), lump sum (LS) and others.

    After the city provides comments on the 90% plans, FHU will address or respond to each comment to produce the 100% plans. Typically, major design issues are resolved between 30% and 90% and we’ve been working closely with FHU throughout the entire project, so our comments on the 90% plans are anticipated to be minor.

  • October Update

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    The Old Hampden Complete Streets team has been hard at work this fall. With a booth at the Englewood Block Party and an open house at Grow + Gather on September 25, the team was able to receive feedback from over 150 community members on which of the project goals were highest priority for individuals.

    Since engaging the public, the team has taken the feedback received and utilized it to help inform the final design, which is underway. The consultant design team will be submitting 90% plans to the city around Thanksgiving. After the 90% plans are reviewed and discussed, the team will head to 100% design over winter 2025.

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