38th & Blake Commuter Rail Station 38th St 36th St 35th St Wazee St Blake St Wynkoop St Brighton Blvd 8’ WALK 9.5’ PARK 12’ DRIVE 12’ DRIVE 2.5’ + 8’ GUTTER + WALK FUTURE EXISTING NEW 35th/36th Street Pedestrian Bridge 35th/36th Street Pedestrian Bridge Conceptual Planning Conceptual Planning Purpose + Need Fall 2013 Alternatives Evaluation Winter 2013 - Spring 2014 Design 2014 - 2015 Construction + Opening 2015 - 2016 Preliminary Design Features • Consistent with other planned structures in the area • Elevator/Stairs on both sides of the bridge • Fully-enclosed steel-framed walkway • Transparent glazing (a glass-like plastic) for visibility • Sheltered entrances • Consistent 24-hour lighting • Landings and sidewalks extending north and south Approximate Dimensions: *final dimensions still being determined • 220 feet pier to pier • 45-foot tall in the center • 55-foot tall elevator shafts Ped Bridge: Engineering Ped Bridge: Engineering Commuter rail (under construction) RTD ped/bike bridge Freight rail (multiple lines) Potential future bike/ped connection Proposed 35th/36th ped/bike bridge Proposed sidewalk connection The City and County of Denver’s 35th/36th Pedestrian Bridge Project will provide a new connection over the railroad tracks between the River North, Curtis Park and Cole neighborhoods and the future Regional Transportation District (RTD) 38th/Blake commuter rail station on the East Rail Line. The new bridge is planned to be completed in conjunction with the opening of RTD’s East Rail Line in 2016. RTD’s 41st/Fox Station Pedestrian Bridge (currently under construction on the Gold Line) provides a good visual reference of what the span of the City’s 35th/36th Pedestrian Bridge will look like. The 35th/36th Pedestrian Bridge project proposes a Wazee Street configuration that functions with the bridge landing while not precluding future reconfiguration of the roadway. The cross- section includes two 8’ attached sidewalks, two 12’ travel lanes (one AREA MAP PLAN DETAIL WAZEE ST SECTION in each direction) and on-street parallel parking on the west side. The east sidewalk will be built as part of this project.