CSU

Master Plan Committee

(MPC) Meeting

September 13, 2017

Agenda

1. Hughes Stadium Property Redevelopment (Fred

Haberecht)

2. Summary of On-Campus Stadium Game Day 1 (Fred

Haberecht)

Informational

Hughes Stadium Property

Redevelopment

Hughes Stadium Redevelopment –

Upcoming Listening Sessions

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Neighborhood Listening Session – Sept. 20

ICON will facilitate a Listening Session for those residents who live in neighborhoods in close proximity to the

Hughes property. Attendance at this session is by invitation only. Residents were invited via letters and email

correspondence, and were asked to RSVP interest in attending the session.

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017

Time: 6-8 p.m.

Location: Drake Centre, 802 W. Drake Rd., Fort Collins (Parking is free)

General Public Listening Session – Oct. 18

ICON will facilitate a Listening Session for the general public and all stakeholders who have an interest in the

redevelopment of Hughes.

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017

Time: 6-8 p.m.

Location: Drake Centre, 802 W. Drake Rd., Fort Collins (Parking is free)

Hughes Stadium Redevelopment –

Informational Website

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www.hughes.colostate.edu

Hughes Stadium Redevelopment –

Online Comment Form

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Informational

Summary of On-Campus Stadium

Game Day 1

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9-12-17

CSU Game #1 Update

Laurie Kadrich, PDT & Lt. Jim Byrne, Police Services

Inaugural Game in On-Campus Stadium

August 26 - CSU held its first

on campus football game

since 1967:

• Over 37,000 fans and workers

converged on campus

• Culmination of many years of

planning and collaboration

• Significant City Staff role:

Police, Traffic, Neigh. Services,

Code Enforcement,

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Game Day – General Observations

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Successful first event:

• Relatively few problems and

complaints

• Effective multi-modal

transportation plan

• Still a work in progress

• CSU 58-27 Victory

(Go Rams!)

Game Day – Public Safety

Fort Collins Police:

• 30 Fort Collins officers working

the game (100+ total officers)

• Minimal calls for service: traffic,

parking, complaints about

people walking through

neighborhoods

• Responded to some accidents

• Over 100 open liquor container

contacts

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Game Day – Public Safety

Emergency medical

services:

• Responded to 100 medical

calls on campus

• 60 inside the stadium

• Most related to heat and

alcohol consumption

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Game Day – Traffic Overview

• Manageable congestion

• Significant bicycle and

pedestrian traffic

• Strong transit ridership

• Early and steady arrivals

• Significant Uber, Lyft,

party bus traffic

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Game Day Traffic Impacts

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Travel Times Along NB Shields – Prospect to Mulberry

Game day travel times

Typical Saturday travel times

Game Time

Game Day – Transportation By Mode

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Game Day - Transfort

Strong Transit presence:

• Almost 8,000 game day riders

• Strong MAX usage: 4,857

• Light W. Elizabeth ridership

• Long queues post-game but

moved well

• ADA and south campus shuttle

service

• PnR at capacity, especially

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Game Day – New Traffic Challenges

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Drop off traffic Some pedestrians not using

grade-separated crossing

Game Day – New Traffic Patterns

• Multi-modal concept proved to

be successful for the first

game.

• Uber/Lyft and Party Bus usage

much higher than anticipated.

• Almost 20% of attendees

utilized some type of transit

(either to the game, or shuttles

from parking lots)

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Game Day – Neighborhood Impacts

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Game Day – Neighborhood Impacts

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Neighborhood Services:

• 25 Neighborhood Ambassadors working in 12 teams

• 449 recorded contacts in 10 zones surrounding the main

campus

• Many questions related to RP3, clear bag policy, open

containers

• Staff made contact with game day private parties

• Proactive contacts by staff prevented numerous issues and

citations

Game Day – Neighborhood Impacts

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Noise:

• Few noise complaints received game day

• Noise levels readings near stadium and in nearby

neighborhoods were low to mid 60 dBa

• Stadium noise level readings were actually lower than nearby

background traffic, even when traffic was light during the game

Game Day – Neighborhood Impacts

Parking:

• Four private residences charging for parking on private driveways

• Proactive team contact:16 instances of parking on lawns

observed and corrected

• Seven follow up parking violations contacted by Code

Compliance and corrected

• 49 vehicles towed in residential areas; 69 citations issued

• Capacity available in many on campus parking lots

• Some confusion, miscommunication in RP3 neighborhoods

• More education needed re: parking restrictions

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Game Day – Continuous Improvement

Refinements:

• Improved communications between CSU and City Police

• Continued education and proactive contacts re: open container

• Continue education on game day parking restrictions, zones

• Refining traffic control plans

• Continue to have police officer presence at Traffic Ops Center

to provide direct connection between Traffic and Police

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Game Day – Continuous Improvement

Still much to learn as season progresses:

• Weather

• Night game

• Demand for transit and ride-share services

• Education and proactive contacts

CSU Commitments:

• CSU and City debrief following each game

• Community check In Mid Season

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First Game Day – A Great Start!

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• Strong collaboration with CSU

• Community excitement

• Respect for neighbors

• Everybody is learning