This public meeting presentation summarized the history and current conditions of Harmony Road in Fort Collins, Colorado. It discussed how Harmony Road has evolved over time from a rural road to an important regional corridor. Today, it carries high traffic volumes and experiences congestion. There are also safety issues at intersections along the corridor. The presentation outlined population and job growth projections that will increase demands on the road. The goal of the meeting was to engage the community and discuss planning for Harmony Road's future.

1. May 3, 2012
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2. Harmony Road is an important
corridor for regional and local travel.
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3. Fort Collins Corridors
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4. Harmony Road has evolved over
time and this study is the next step
in planning for the corridor’s future.
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5. Agricultural community: “Harmony” (1870)
Construction of I-25 (1950s and 1960s)
Harmony Road became State Highway 68 (1968)
Harmony developed as divided highway (early 1970s)
Designations
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Original Harmony Corridor Plan (1991)
Harmony Road Bicycle Project : Concept Plan (1996)
Harmony Corridor District Land Use Established (1997)
Harmony Access Control Plan (2000)
Planning Efforts
Harmony established as Regionally Significant Corridor
by NFRMPO (2003)
Harmony established as ETC in TMP (2004)
Harmony turned over to City of Fort Collins (2005)
Construction Projects Update to Harmony Corridor Plan (2006)
Timberline to Technology Pkwy widened to 6 lanes (2007)
Technology Pkwy to I-25 widened to 6 lanes (2009)
Boardwalk to Timberline widening to 6 lanes (Summer ‘12)
Corridor History and Previous Planning Efforts
Timeline

6. The cross-section along Harmony
Road varies.
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7. Physical Characteristics
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8. Typical Cross-Sections
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9. Today, Harmony Road carries the
second highest level of traffic in the
City.
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10. Existing Daily Traffic Volumes
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11. The Harmony Road intersections
with College Avenue and with
Timberline Road currently
experience congestion during the
afternoon peak hour.
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12. Traffic Operations
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13. The City’s top two intersections with
the highest crash totals in the City
are along Harmony Road (at
Timberline Road and at Lemay
Avenue).
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14. Intersection Crash Summary (2007 – 2011)
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15. Current bus service along Harmony
Road is discontinuous.
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16. Transit Service
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17. The City has an extensive bike
network, including existing bike
lanes along Harmony Road; but the
bicycle use on Harmony is low.
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18. Existing and Proposed Bicycle Facilities
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19. Sidewalks along Harmony Road are
relatively continuous, but there are
barriers to crossing the street and
accessing corridor land uses. Pedestrian
activity in the corridor is low.
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20. Existing Sidewalk Conditions and Barriers
Sidewalk Conditions
Barriers to Crossing
Barriers to Accessing Land Use
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21. 5,800 new households are expected
along the Harmony corridor by 2035
(42% increase).
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22. Household Growth
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23. 14,900 new jobs are expected along
the Harmony corridor by 2035 (71%
increase).
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24. Employment Growth
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25. Thank you for your interest in this
project!
For more information join us at a fun, interactive
open house to discuss the future of Harmony Road
on Thursday May 3, 4-7 PM at the
Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church, 4501 S. Lemay Ave.
For more info, visit fcgov.com/harmony.
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