6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers

Meeting Agenda
Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6AM
Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
Send comments on any of the following topics to jpuhr@cityofgolden.net BEFORE 3PM
Provide in-person comment (limited to 3 minutes) during the meeting, at 6PM.

Comp Plan Discussion
MTAB will discuss the draft Comprehensive Plan. This is still very much a moving target, with several unfinished sections, including the REDI Action Plan, a Water Efficiency Plan, the Open Space Master Plan and Parks & Rec Master Plan. They also plan to update 2022 the Housing Needs Assessment, which concluded that Golden needed 3,100 new housing units by 2032.

The meeting packet includes summaries of the various neighborhood plans, which are also considered components of the overall Comprehensive Plan. These include:

2009 North Neighborhoods Plan (p. 22)
2012 Central Neighborhoods Plan (p. 23)
2013 East Downtown Plan (p. 24)
2014 Golden Heights/Golden Hills Plan (p. 25)
2016 South Golden Road Neighborhoods Plan (p. 26)
2017 North Clear Creek Neighborhood Plan (p. 27)
2020 West Downtown Plan (p. 28)
2023 South Neighborhoods Plan (p. 29)

The plan also includes goals for adding more affordable housing.

Streets/Bike Manual Discussion

The board will review the working draft of a Streets/Bike Manual.

Project Updates

Staff will provide updates on ongoing projects.

Minutes from Last Month

Despite considerable concern expressed by residents, MTAB approved the plan to remodel Jackson and Ford through the Central Neighborhoods. The concerns included:

Narrowing Jackson to a single lane in from of Safeway
Adding a bike lane with a concrete divider (of concern to both bicyclists and residents)
Moving travel over to run right next to front yards, with no buffer
Narrowing intersections, which will make it harder for trucks to turn the corners
Removing 121 parking spaces, which will force parked vehicles further into the neighborhood

City staff described the plan (pp. 5-20 of the 8/28 meeting) as 100% complete--too late to change it.