University Neighborhoods Safer Streets

• BIKE PROJECTS: UNSS prioritizes comfortable, safe, and accessible bicycle connections to allow greater mobility choice for Denverites. Many bike improvements also include multimodal benefits, helping to create a safe, connected transportation network for all road users.
  
  Buchtel Protected Bike Lane (Corona to University Blvd) (Paving and Construction, 2022)
  
  Birch Street Neighborhood Bikeway (Iliff to the Colorado Station Area): Design 2022; Community engagement in the spring of 2022 as part of the South Central – Community Transportation Network effort
  
  South Franklin Street Neighborhood Bikeway (Buchtel to Dartmouth): Design 2022; Community engagement in late spring/early summer 2022 as part of the South Central – Community Transportation Network effort.

• SIDEWALK PROJECTS: UNSS will include new sidewalk in select locations to provide safe, continuous, connected pedestrian connections. Complete pedestrian connections were identified as a priority in Denver’s Pedestrians and Trails Master Plan and is funded by the 2017 voter-approved Elevate Denver Bond Program.
  
  University Park Neighborhood Gaps - Completed 2021
  
  New Sidewalk Construction webpage

• ELEVATE BOND PROJECTS: UNSS will include the Elevate Denver Bond project known as Buchtel & Colorado Blvd Intersection Improvements (includes Colorado Station Bike/Ped). Specific project elements include:
  
  Buchtel Boulevard Complete Street (Design: 2021-2024, Construction: TBD)
  This entails making Buchtel Boulevard, from University to Colorado, a more complete street making it safer to cross the street, walk to shops, jobs, schools, bicycle to work, transit stops and move actively with assistive devices.  Improvements include:
  
       º Safer intersections
       º Safer pedestrian and bicycle crossings
       º Bicycle facility improvements
       º Street signage and lane markings
       º Traffic signal replacements

  Find specific draft designs for the following intersections:
  
       º Colorado Center Dr and Birch St(PDF, 3MB)
       º Buchtel Blvd and Monroe St(PDF, 2MB)
       º Buchtel Blvd and St Paul St(PDF, 4MB)
       º Buchtel Blvd and University Blvd(PDF, 5MB)
       º Buchtel Blvd and Colorado Blvd(PDF, 3MB)
       º Evans Ave and Colorado Blvd(PDF, 15MB)
       º Evans Ave and University Blvd(PDF, 3MB)
       º RTD Colorado Station at Colorado Center Dr(PDF, 6MB)

Timeline

Due to additional funding and need, a full signal rebuild at the St. Paul and Buchtel intersection is also expected.

Major intersection improvements at University/Buchtel, University/Evans, Colorado/Buchtel, and Colorado/Evans intersections (Design: 2021-2024, Construction: TBD).

This entails safer intersection and operational improvements including:

          º Safer pedestrians and bicycle crossings
          º Bicycle facilities and potential bicycle signals (Buchtel Complete Street)
          º Street signage and lane markings

Near Southeast Area Plan (Goldsmith, Indian Creek, University Hills North, Virginia Village and Washington Virginia Vale neighborhoods, including Colorado Station Area).

Denver Moves Everyone 2050 (Citywide): Community engagement throughout 2022, get involved at denvermoveseveryone.com.

Self-Guided Online Public Meeting

April 1, 2024 - April 19, 2024

The City and County of Denver's Department of Transportation & Infrastructure invited the community to explore the final transportation design plans for the University Neighborhood Safer Streets project area, which includes Buchtel and Evans street improvements. The meeting is now closed.

• Archived Online Meeting

Self-Guided Online Public Meeting

June 15, 2023 - July 6, 2023

The City and County of Denver’s Department of Transportation & Infrastructure is ready to advance the Buchtel Complete Street and Evans Intersection Improvements project forward into the final design phase. The community was invited to provide input on the final design concepts. The meeting is now closed.

• Archived Online Meeting

A virtual public meeting was held November 3, 2021 to discuss Buchtel Complete Street and Evans Intersection improvements and a meeting video can be viewed below.

• Meeting Video (YouTube)
• Meeting Slides(PDF, 14MB)

A virtual public meeting was held March 4, 2021 and a meeting video can be viewed below.

• Meeting Video (YouTube)