Otak Wins Transit Design Services Contract with City of Longmont

November, 2020

Otak has been chosen by the City of Longmont, Colorado, to lead the Design Services for the Coffman Street Busway transit project. With the northern terminus of the busway tying into the SH 119 BRT project, the Coffman Street project will have a significant impact on multi-modal transportation in the region.

The Coffman Street Busway project was first introduced in 2016 when the Longmont City Council adopted Envision Longmont, a comprehensive multi-modal plan that provides strategic direction and guidance over the next 5 to 15 years. Stemming from Envision Longmont was an effort to better define enhanced multi-use corridors and, in 2018, the Enhanced Multi-Use Corridor Plan was completed, identifying Coffman Street as one of the key corridors in the process.

 Initially tasked with providing 60% design documents, Otak is working with the CIty of Longmont to design a world-class multimodal corridor incorporating robust public transit (local, regional, and BRT buses), strong bicycle connections, and more adequate space for pedestrians, while maintaining the existing traffic flows, and upgrading the existing utilities. Design is anticipated to begin in November/December of 2020, and be completed and ready for construction by Spring 2022.

Otak’s Colorado team, under the leadership of Chris Bisio, Colorado Regional Manager, will work with additional Otak transportation experts located in the Redmond and Portland offices. Working together in a cohesive, cross-office collaboration, Otak will bring the collective vision for Coffman Street, from 1st Avenue to 9th Avenue, to life.