Sidewalks – Installing new sidewalks and curb ramps with access for people with disabilities where sidewalks are missing or damaged on Federal Boulevard from US 285 to West Floyd Avenue.Here are some examples with descriptions from CDOT’s release: In December 2020, CDOT partnered with DRCOG to announce the initial thirty project s for the Safer Main Streets programs, totalling $59 million. The Safer Main Streets program, launched last spring, is for building out sidewalks, adding safety signals, improving intersections, and increasing safe access to transit and bikeways on main streets across the Denver metro area. The Revitalizing Main Streets program was launched in June 2020 with an initial investment of $4 million to promote public health during the COVID emergency through socially-distant active transportation and economic development opportunities in downtowns across Colorado. For example, just driving on state highways from Denver to Durango takes you straight through the heart of dozens of downtowns.įocusing dollars on main streets in urban rural areas not only puts the dollars where we have our high-injury network and can prevent deaths and serious injuries, it also supports the quality of life for millions of Coloradans.Įnter two new CDOT programs focused on main streets. In addition to these urban arterials, many of our rural highways are the literal main streets of towns across the state. As residents and businesses built up around them, they are now the equivalent of main streets for hundreds of thousands of people. These streets were originally state highways. Many of the streets that make up the Denver region’s high-injury network are urban arterials: streets like Federal, Colorado Boulevard, Colfax, and Wadsworth. ![]() Source: DRCOG 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan They account for an astounding 71% of all fatal crashes and 82% of the crashes resulting in death or serious injury for people walking. ![]() According to DRCOG’s 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan, approximately 10% of roads in the Denver metro region make up the area’s high-injury network. A handful of streets tend to make up the vast majority of the crashes that result in serious injuries and fatalities: a high-injury network. Some streets are more dangerous than others. Designed to maximize traffic throughput and vehicle speeds, many streets are barriers that unnecessarily endanger people’s lives every day. Unfortunately, too many of our streets are unsafe for people. But streets, especially our main streets, are also where people live, work, play, shop, sit outside, and enjoy the mostly sunny weather that makes the quality of life in Colorado so great. Yes, we use them to travel through a community. Sign this petition to make all our main streets people-friendly. We need streets that are safe for everyone, whether you are walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, or using a car. This new injection of money builds momentum for the kind of transformation we need to see on our main streets and downtowns: change that needs even bigger investments over the next decade. With the passage and signing of Senate Bill 21-110: Fund Safe Revitalization Of Main Streets, Colorado will add $30 million to the CDOT safe streets programs that put the safety of people first. ![]() He is on LinkedIn and Twitter Find CoPIRG on Facebook and Twitter This piece was originally published at. Danny was born and raised in Colorado and lives in NW Denver. This guest commentary is by Danny Katz, Executive Director of CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group) and Chair of the Denver Streets Partnership.
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