Category: "Campus Announcements"

City, CSU host West Elizabeth transportation focus group

June 29, 2015

The City of Fort Collins and CSU are hosting a focus group discussion about future alternative transportation on West Elizabeth Street. The discussion will help develop the vision for the West Elizabeth Enhanced Travel Corridor Plan. The focus group meeting is from 12:30-2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8 in the Lory Student Center Grey Rock Room. A light lunch is provided. The West Elizabeth corridor has been identified by the city as part of a citywide network of Enhanced Travel Corridors – uniquely designed corridors with an emphasis on high-frequency transit, bicycling and walking. The West Elizabeth plan will develop a long-term vision for the corridor based on an understanding of the transportation, land use, environmental, economic and social needs of the area.west eliz corridor map The corridor master plan focuses on West Elizabeth Street from Overland Trail to Shields Street, with an eye towards connectivity to CSU's Foothills Campus on the west, and CSU's Main Campus on the east. Registration is limited. RSVP to Emma Belmont at ebelmont@fcgov.com or (970) 224-6197 by July 6.

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Bike to Work on Wednesday

June 22, 2015

Wednesday, June 24, is Bike to Work Day. Stop by one of four stations on our main, south and foothills campuses between 6:30-9:30 a.m. for breakfast. The breakfast stops, sponsored by CSU Parking and Transportation Services and community partners, is one of many stations throughout Fort Collins. CSU volunteers will provide coffee, juice, water, fruit and continental breakfast items.bike to work 2015 resize CSU is hosting stations at the following locations:

  • Oval near Administration Building, sponsored by Colorado State University, Breakaway Bike Ads, Edge Optics, Mugs Coffee Lounge
  • Drake and Mason Streets near the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, sponsored by the CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Benjamin Morgan with Farmers Insurance, Eger CPA, Elan Yoga and Fitness, McAlister's Deli.
  • North Overland Trail and Laporte Avenue - USDA National Wildlife Research Center
  • Northeast corner of Overland Trail and West Elizabeth Street - Centers for Disease Control, Gib's Bagels, Starbucks
At the breakfast stations, you also can register your bike, a requirement on campus, for $10, get free help with minor repairs and adjustments, and get more information about biking in Fort Collins and on campus. Bike to Work Day is a biannual event to encourage people to bicycle for transportation, experience the benefits of riding a bike, highlight Fort Collins’ extensive bike routes, and demonstrate that bicycling is an easy, fun and healthy means of traveling around the city. 

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Prospect, Center traffic impacted for utility work

June 12, 2015

Starting Monday, June 15 and ending June 25, Prospect Road and Center Avenue will be impacted for utility work. Prospect Road will be reduced to one lane moving east for a short distance near the intersection with Center Avenue June 15-17. Center Avenue will be reduced to one lane for a short distance between Prospect Road and Bay Drive from June 15 -June 22. Both north-bound lanes of Center Avenue will close from Prospect Road to Bay Drive June 22 – June23. Work will conclude on June 25.  Flaggers will be in the area to assist with traffic flow, but avoiding the area is best.

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Administration Building roofing project impacts access

June 11, 2015

Updated July 15: End date for project has been extended to July 24, due to weather delays. Original text (June 11, 2015) The roof of the Administration Building will be replaced starting on June 22. Depending upon weather, the project is slated to conclude on July 17. Parking directly south of the building will be closed, impacting 11 parking spaces including reserved permit spaces, loading zones and state and service vehicle spaces.The drive providing access to those parking areas will be closed along with the south entrance of the building. These closures will accommodate a crane and provide access to the roof for contractors. This project will not affect parking lots 349 and 350 (the metered lot and the A lot) to the south of the Administration Building.

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University Avenue closed for utility replacements

June 3, 2015

Updated 9:15 a.m. June 4 University Avenue will be closed during the morning of Thursday, June 4, and again the week of June 8 for work related to utilities. Thursday, June 4 On Thursday, June 4, University Avenue will be closed in front of the Shepardson Building to set up a crane that will facilitate the installation of a cooling unit on the roof. University Avenue will close at 6 a.m. and is expected to reopen by 11 a.m. The eastern half of the Administration lot will be accessible via University Avenue, and the western half will be open via Oval Drive.  Traffic from Oval to University will be detoured to loop around the Oval to Old Main, south along Mason Street to University Avenue, and right on University to East Drive. Around the Horn will use this same detour for its southbound route, and pedestrian control officers will be on-site to direct traffic. The Around the Horn stop on University Avenue between Amy Van Dyken Way and East Drive will be temporarily closed while the crane is set up. June 8- June 15 University Avenue will be closed between Mason Street and East Drive  for a steam line replacement starting the morning of Monday, June 8. It will reopen on Monday, June 15. Mason Street, the MAX station and parking lot #440, which is directly east of the MAX station, will remain accessible via Mason Street and from University Avenue from College Avenue. Northbound traffic on Mason Street will be detoured north to Old Main Drive for access to Oval or Amy Van Dyken Way. The Around the Horn shuttle stops at Johnson Hall and Centennial Hall will be closed during this time, but the other shuttle stops on and near the Oval will remain open. university avenue closures june 2015 v2  

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