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SECflONXI RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE XI-2 !NTRODUCTION A reaCh by reach de.crl~t ion of the con.ul tont' s rec()ll'llWnded pi ans for tne up~"r CI ear Cre"k Study Area is presented herewi tho In add ition, we recom- mend that a basin wide flood warning system be considered for Cl"ar Creek, due to the canyon-type character of tile u~~"r b..,in area and the location of the City of Golden at the moutllof tlli,canyon. This sy,temcould be imp\e- mented along with the ,peciiic rt!Commendations for eacll st\ldy reaclldes- cribedbelow. Tlleca>tsattributableto the Clear Creek-Youngfleld tllroll9h Go 1 den study area for a flood warn ing sy. tem Ila~ e been i nc 1 uded wi th the sunmary costs presented in tllis section_ Because of the difficulty in pl ac ing d doll ar ~al ue on the benefi ts of a flood warning system, none have been dttributed to the system, althOugll there \oQuld be some d<i'llage redu ction in tr.e event of a floOd on Clear Creek_ The long term plan combines bridge improvl1J1ent, at Ford Street andW ashing- ton A~enue wi th a 100-year c apac ity grass- 1 ined chdnne I. In add i t ion, o~ er- flow and riprap protectionwvuld be provided along the water treatrne ntplant berm just down,trecllfl of U. S_ 6. Fl gur~ X 1-2 i II ustrates Mil' thl ~ a Iter- nativewvuld effectively reduce tne flood hazard through tile reach by con- fining the 100-year flOw to tr.e Channel area and reducing tne backwHer effects at Ford Street and l<IasllingtonAvenue, ; " The Propo,ed Growth and DevelOilllent Plan for the City of Goloen (Reference 36) po ints out that thi s Ci ty' ~ nous ing ana popul at ion growth rate is fore- cast to increase substantially by the yedr 2000. kCOl1panying this lncrease in popul ation wi II be a demand for more par~s and recreation area. In add i_ tion, Golden isoneoftne fewcOIl1l1unities in the Denver Metropolitan Area witllacentrdlly located downtown area that is the focus of the community. Tnecreationof a downtown Golden revitalizdtiondistrict ha,been recom- mended as the means for tne City to maintain its retail market share in the face of increased regional ,nopplng cent~r competition. Figures Xl-l, X!-2 ano XI-3 ,how the recommended plans for each redCh along with tll~ effect upon tne lOO-year fl oodpl ain I irnlt,. Table XI -1 pre,ents a so.rnmary of the bene1'lt!cost analysis for the recommended phn~. The staffs of the City of Golden, Jefferson CountY<lnd the Urban Drainage a~d FlOOd Co~trQl DIstrict shoul d r<?v i..w thlS report, inc I ud in~ Tabl e IX-3 wllichpresentsthebenefltcost anolysis, ondTableX-lwnichsl.l' IITIarize,the impacts of each alternative on Cl ear Creek_ Tne review process ~hould con- ,ider ho..each pidfl w'Jula conform witn local goals, policies dna funding capabilities. Local need, and financing opportunities may fa,'or an alter- nathe that does ~ot rldve the hlghe,t be~enflt/cost ratio. Tnerecommended Long Term Alternative for ReachlofCledr Creek addresses botnoftnt:dbovedescribedgoals. It wvuld provide additional recreational rlppn ~pac e for the growino popu 1 at ion and prov ide a pedestr ian! b ICyc I to transportation link to tne futurtO Tucker GulCh trail and the entire Regional Trdil System for the Denver Metro~l1tan Area_ Because of CI ear Cree~'~ c lo,e prox imity to downtown Go Iden, Cln Clttractive wclter front par~ Which attracts peopl e can al,o llenefl t the revital iZdtion of th~ central ous,nes, di,trict. REACH 1 (UPSTREAM GOLDEN C1TY LIMIT TO TUCKER GULCH) The consu I tant recoiTWllend~ il dUd I a 1 ternat i ~ e for thi s red~ h; d long ter'll plan and a,hortterm,or interim plan. lne :-Ii tcl1€ll ~cnool property has been 0 I~cu~,,,d "', d ""b' ib it: \OCCI' j"n for a ne.... Coors Ho,pitality center. Tni,\\Ould seem to be a favordble utlliution of the site because tne site grading could be incorlXlratedwitnthe recom- mended CleM Creek imprQ~e-nenh to create an attractive water front plaza for v i~HQr, to enjoy_ II ne.... Hospital ity Center '....:luld i1lso increa~e dO""'- town retail develo~ent potentials.