Community Transportation Networks

The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) plans, designs, and builds the City’s infrastructure. DOTI also operates, maintains, and regulates infrastructure elements within the public right of way. Infrastructure is grouped into two core functions — utilities and mobility. Utilities deliver our City’s water and waste, as well as Denver’s green infrastructure and services. Mobility delivers transportation infrastructure, services, and initiatives for all travelers, which includes pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, commercial vehicles, and drivers. Together, DOTI is responsible for most things transportation related within the public right of way — or all the public space between private property lines.

DOTI is not responsible for Denver’s interstate highways (such as I-25 or I-70) or state roadways; the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is responsible for those roadways. In addition, DOTI does not operate regional transit in Denver, such as bus or rail service; those transit services are operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD).

The Community Transportation Network (CTN) process is a strategy to provide more transportation options for all Denverites, and safer, more efficient ways to move around town.  The CTN process first completed design concepts for priority corridors and conducted community outreach to verify the ideas aligned with community values.  Designs were then advanced and finalized after additional community input. 

Construction for the first wave of corridors is starting in Fall 2022, and this first package of projects will be completed by Winter 2023.  DOTI will then start construction of the second package of projects after the first set is complete.

More information on the CTN process and construction can be found on DOTI’s CTN website. 

To review the first package of CTN construction projects, view this map.

Construction schedules are available on DOTI’s Community Transportation Network webpage.  To find the construction schedule for a specific corridor, click the link for the corridor’s Community Transportation Network (Northwest, Central or South Central) at the top of the webpage, and then scroll down to the Construction Projects tab to see the Project Status. The Project Status column will be updated as construction begins and then again once construction is completed.

The Community Transportation Network process supports implementation of the city’s bike plan, Denver Moves: Bikes, and the city’s commitment to building 125 miles of bikeways by the end of 2023.  The city has prioritized the Northwest, Central, and South Central areas of the city for a significant buildout of Denver’s bike network.  By focusing on the city’s core where population densities are higher, our city will significantly increase the number of households within ¼ mile of a high comfort bikeway, which is a primary goal of the Denver Moves: Bikes Plan.

Denver residents decided on a vision for the city’s complete bikeway network in 2011 (Denver Moves: Bikes). In 2019, the citywide outreach process for the City’s land use and transportation plan, Blueprint Denver, confirmed this bicycle network.  These plans outline where and what types of bikeways Denver should install to create a complete, connected, safe, and comfortable bikeway system in Denver, providing a low-cost, healthy, and environmentally friendly transportation option for all residents, including those who don’t own a car.

DOTI uses its Bikeway Design Manual to identify the appropriate bikeway type for any given street in Denver.  The Manual provides engineering criteria for facility (bikeway type) selection based on variables like amount of vehicle traffic, number of traffic lanes, and vehicle speeds. These criteria represent a data-driven approach to bikeway facility selection that prioritizes the safety of bicyclists.  Through the planning and design process, DOTI determines whether the bikeway facility proposed in Denver Moves Bikes (2011, with subsequent plan updates) aligns with the facility type criteria outlined in the design manual.

Building Denver’s complete bikeway network reflects more than a decade of work, involving thousands of community members that have helped to shape the vision for a better bicycling experience in Denver.  Through Denver Moves Bikes, which DOTI completed in 2011, community feedback helped to shape where and what type of bikeways were needed to create a complete bicycling network, with the goal to make bicycling a safe, comfortable, and convenient option for all types of trips in Denver.  Then in 2015, DOTI updated Denver Moves Bikes to reflect enhancements to the state of the practice of urban bikeway design.  

Starting in 2020, each Community Transportation Network (Northwest, Central, and South Central), led focused virtual community meetings, distributed public surveys, met with community leaders, presented to Registered Neighborhood Organizations, held virtual office hours, and more to identify community priorities along the identified bikeway corridors and gather community feedback on concept and more advanced corridor designs. During each stage of outreach, DOTI collected feedback and updated the bikeway designs to best reflect community values and design standards.

Community Transportation Networks align with the community’s twenty-year vision to create a better bicycling experience in Denver, building on the work of Blueprint Denver, Neighborhood Area Plans, Neighborhood Transportation Management Plans, Comprehensive Plan 2040, and other projects that value safety, connectivity and transportation choice.  DOTI continues to work closely Denverites to refine priorities and projects.

Yes, bicycle counts have been conducted. However, bicycle counts are not prerequisite for the installation of a bikeway.  National and local studies (summarized here) consistently show that when space on the roadway is designated for people on bikes, it is used. Additionally, cities with the most miles of bikeways, all things equal, exhibit the lowest rates of all crashes. 

Furthermore, research indicates that drivers too prefer streets that are designed with space for bicyclists, as it creates more predictability for everyone, helping to reduce stress while travelling for all (Transportation Research, 2016).  Building out a network of bikeways therefore benefits all roadway users, even those who choose not to bicycle.

Anyone on a bicycle, electric bicycle, or electric scooter (including those riding a Lyft or Lime scooter) are able ride in a bike lane.

Denver has a citywide goal is to increase the number of people bicycling, especially those who do not bicycle today because they don’t feel comfortable doing so.  These “interested but concerned” riders, are the target audience for the expansion of Denver’s bikeway network by 125 miles in 5-years.

Research of metro-Denverites indicated that only about 16% of people feel comfortable riding on Denver’s streets today; the majority of people (59%) would bicycle, but only if safe, convenient bikeways are provided.  Expanding bicycle infrastructure is intended to serve the 59% of bicyclists.

Denver’s streets, which are owned and operated by the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), are the travel ways that connect our community, and are not intended to benefit one neighborhood or group of people. We frequently call streets “our streets,” or ”our parking,” but these titles overlook how streets are Denver’s largest public space, and are not owned by individuals.

Streets are a public good, which provide benefits to people beyond those who live on a particular street. It is DOTI’s responsibility to asses the use of this public good, and ensure that the highest -and-best use is maintained. Blueprint Denver and the Denver’s Mobility Plans, including Denver Moves: Bicycles, represent the vision thousands of people have provided for how places and streets should be planned and designed to operate for all Denverites.

The four types of bikeways that DOTI will build through CTN are: protected bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, neighborhood bikeways, and bike lanes.  Both protected bike lanes and neighborhood bikeways are considered high-comfort bikeways, with protected bike lanes including physical separation from vehicle traffic and neighborhood bikeways including design elements that slow traffic and prioritize bicycle and pedestrian travel.  Moderate comfort bikeways include buffered bike lanes and bike lanes, which are designed in certain situations where higher-comfort bikeways are not feasible due to roadway widths or other considerations.  Lastly, DOTI is currently working to upgrade “signed route/shared lanes” that are marked on our bike map to the four other types of bikeways so they are safer and more comfortable for bicyclists.

To attract new riders to Denver’s bikeway network, it is important to build the most comfortable bikeways possible.  Bicyclists are typically grouped into four categories: Highly Confident, Somewhat Confident, Interested but Concerned, and No Way/No How.  Research of metro-Denverites indicated that only about 16% of people fit into the Highly Confident and Somewhat Confident categories today, while the majority of people (59%) would bicycle, but only if safe, convenient bikeways are provided.  Expanding bicycle infrastructure with high-comfort facilities is intended to serve this majority of bicyclists.

Bike lanes are dedicated bikeways on streets that separate a person bicycling from motor vehicles with a striped line.  Bike lanes run next to curbs or vehicle parking. DOTI’s bikeway design also includes improvements at intersections that slow down vehicle traffic, make pedestrian crossings shorter and safer, and make it easier for all street users to see on-coming traffic at intersections, improving street safety for all. 

A bike lane with a white stripe separating the bicyclist from the roadway is seen below:

Buffered bike lanes are dedicated bikeways on streets that separate a person bicycling from motor vehicles with a striped line and physical separation between a person bicycling and where vehicles drive.  Buffered bike lanes better organize the roadway so that people who ride bikes have a wider space to travel within, and drivers have more buffer between their cars and bicyclists, which helps to reduce the stress of driving next to bicyclists.  DOTI’s bikeway design also includes improvements at intersections that slow down vehicle traffic, make pedestrian crossings shorter and safer, and make it easier for all street users to see on-coming traffic at intersections, improving street safety for all.

A buffered bike lane, with physical separation between the bikeway and the road is shown below:

Protected bike lanes are dedicated bikeways on streets that have both a horizontal and vertical buffer between a person bicycling and motor vehicles and are typically built on busier streets with higher speed limits.  A horizontal buffer is separated space between the bikeway and the roadway (typically at least three feet of space), and a vertical buffer includes either plastic bollards and rubber curbs or concrete barriers that provide a physical barrier between bicyclists and vehicles.

The image below shows a protected bike lane with plastic bollards and rubber curbs.

These facilities better organize the roadway so that people who ride bikes or scooters have dedicated space to travel safely.  DOTI’s bikeway design also includes improvements at intersections that slow down vehicle traffic, make pedestrian crossings shorter and safer, and make it easier for all street users to see on-coming traffic at intersections, improving street safety for all.

A high comfort bikeway provides a more comfortable ride for people of all skill levels on a bicycle through a variety of potential safety measures, including space to design safer intersections, crossing prioritization for bicyclists at intersections with stoplights, and vertical barriers between bikes and cars that reduce stress for bicyclists.

A high comfort bikeway is where you and your family would feel comfortable riding your bike, which means that you have space and freedom to get where you need to go.  There are criteria for maximum speed and traffic volumes which dictate where high comfort bikeways are installed.

DOTI studies each roadway carefully, and the improvements are designed to maximize safety and meet DOTI’s engineering standards. For example, DOTI has criteria that dictates how many lanes are required for a particular volume of vehicular traffic to ensure that changes do not cause large travel delays.  Overall, there is not always enough street space to accommodate all street uses , which requires tradeoffs. 

People walking and bicycling in Denver are heavily over-represented in serious injuries and fatalities occurring on our streets – making these street users more vulnerable and at greater potential risk when travelling.  With safety as DOTI’s top priority, street features such as parking, curbside use, turn lanes, or travel lanes may need to be repurposed to improve safety for the most vulnerable road users. 

Read more about the City’s Vision Zero program here.

DOTI collects street parking data when considering whether to change where and when on-street parking is allowed.  DOTI does this by counting the number of vehicles parked on each block, when anticipated use is the highest.  For example, for residential areas this means counting at 5am when most vehicles are parked overnight.  For commercial areas with an active night life, a Friday evening count captures the highest use.  If a street has a combination of uses, DOTI collects parking data during multiple periods.  For each corridor, DOTI develops a tailored approach to parking data collection to provide a broad understanding of parking use.  Once the count is complete, DOTI calculates the available parking supply and occupancy rate, and uses the results of this data collection to inform the street design.

Once parking use data is collected, DOTI also considers the availability of driveways/garages and side street parking, the needs of all road users, land use context, and the presence of businesses or institutional uses (like schools or parks).  Overall – it is DOTI’s responsibility to program the highest and best use of the public-right-of-way in order to create the safest street for all who use it.  In some instances, removing or reducing parking is necessary to create a safer street for all.

If a resident needs accessible parking on the street, please read more about the Program (link here). If you believe you meet the Program criteria, you can apply for an ADA parking space (accessibleparking@denvergov.org) so that DOTI engineers can plan for and accommodate the ADA space curbside need in the project design.  DOTI also incorporates any existing ADA parking spaces into bikeway designs, so residents can maintain access to these spaces.

If you or your business has regular (landscapers, for example) or one-time (home renovation, for example) additional parking needs, those needs should be met using driveway parking, side street parking, or as a last resort, by applying for a permit to close the bike lane (see DOTI’s Right of Way Permit website for more information).  It is not legal to park or load a vehicle in any designated bikeway.  Vehicles parked or loading are liable for tickets and towing.  Once the bikeway is installed, street users are to obey all existing and new parking signs.

Property owners should place their trash and waste bins in the buffer space (diagonally striped space between the bike lane and the vehicle lane/parking lane), or in the parking lane.  Please do not block the bike lane with your trash.

Your visitors can park on any adjacent side street where parking is permitted.

The enforcement of parking restrictions and rules is performed by the City’s Right of Way Enforcement team.  Owners of parked vehicles are responsible for following posted on-street parking allowances.  Elements are being included in the corridor concept designs to discourage illegal parking.

Neighborhood Bikeways are low-volume, low-speed streets designed to prioritize people who are biking, walking, and rolling using design elements such as signage, pavement markings, speed and/or volume reduction features, and crossing improvements.  DOTI’s bikeway design also includes improvements at intersections that slow down vehicle traffic, make pedestrian crossings shorter and safer, and make it easier for all street users to see on-coming traffic at intersections, improving street safety for all.

Neighborhood bikeways are also sometimes called bicycle boulevards or neighborhood greenways.  Neighborhood bikeways are most commonly installed along local streets, since these streets typically have less, slower moving traffic.  The design elements of neighborhood bikeways are intended to make the street into a safer place for people to walk and bike, while still allowing local vehicle traffic to access homes and businesses.

Neighborhood bikeways include two primary design elements intended to make streets safer for people – these include:

• Slowing Vehicles Down: On streets where vehicle traffic speeds are already slow, DOTI does not need to implement streets designs to further slow speeds.  However, on streets where travel speeds are higher than is deemed safe for a neighborhood bikeway, DOTI will implement street designs that are effective at slowing vehicle traffic down to the target speeds.

• Reducing Cut-Through Traffic: On streets where traffic levels are low, DOTI does not need to implement street designs that reduce the amount of cut-through traffic.  However, on streets where traffic levels are higher than is deemed safe for a neighborhood bikeway, DOTI will implement street designs that are effective at reducing the amount of cut-through traffic.  These changes to the street still enable people who live and work on the street to access their homes and businesses, and deliveries can still be made.  The changes are primarily made to make cut through trips inconvenient, motivating these people to find an alternative route.

Watch this video and see our Neighborhood Bikeway website for more information about neighborhood bikeways in Denver.

Traffic circles at intersections are intended to slow down traffic and make the street feel safer for everyone, including those who are bicycling or walking with children or those who are less comfortable bicycling in mixed traffic.  We are installing intersection treatments at many intersections along neighborhood bikeways, but they are not all traffic circles.  The type of treatment we are installing depends on whether there are existing stop signs, if it's a crossing with a bigger street or smaller street, and the distance between that intersection and other treatments designed to slow down vehicles.

DOTI’s intersection improvements, such as traffic circles and bumpouts, are designed to both reinforce an existing parking ordinance (No. 54-458) regarding how close you allowed to park to any Denver intersection (20' from a stop sign or crosswalk) and provides additional distance for people driving, bicycling, and walking to see each other and navigate the traffic circle.  This ensures people walking, bicycling, or driving have more time to react to each other.

A high comfort bikeway provides a more comfortable ride for people of all skill levels on a bicycle, and greater predictability for all roadway users, compared to traditional bike lanes or “sharrow” streets.  

A high comfort bikeway is where you and your family would feel comfortable riding your bike, which means that you have space and freedom to get where you need to go.  There are criteria for maximum speed and traffic volumes which dictate where high comfort bikeways are installed.  Traffic calming and speed reduction measures are taken to make the high comfort bikeway safer and more comfortable.

As we’ve been building out Denver’s bikeway network, we’ve modified our design standards quite a bit as we’ve learned what worked well and what didn’t on our older bikeway installations. Neighborhood bikeways are no exception. Over the past few years, we’ve updated our Bicycle Design Manual to include enhanced safety improvements and traffic calming elements at more frequent intervals as a standard piece of our neighborhood bikeways. We actually have very few neighborhood bikeways today that are up to this standard, and plan on building more of these higher-quality neighborhood bikeways starting in 2023 as our standard practice.

We’re also currently working on a study that will evaluate how our high-comfort bikeways are working, what the public thinks about them, and will recommend improvements to make our high-comfort bikeways even better for people bicycling.

In Denver, transportation is primarily funded by property taxes, general fund transfers, grants from state and regional agencies, and bond programs approved by voters.  Fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees primarily fund statewide improvements.  The share of these revenues distributed to the city account for just 7% of the citywide Capital Improvement Fund, and only a portion of those dollars are used to fund transportation improvements in Denver.  The average residential property owner in Denver contributes $50 a year in property taxes that directly support DOTI’s transportation projects (CCD, 2021).  See the figure below for more information on annual funding sources for Denver’s transportation projects.

Safety is our number one priority! Research from cities across the U.S. (including Denver) demonstrates that cities with more high-quality bike infrastructure have 44% fewer traffic deaths and injuries overall (Streetsblog.org).  In addition to enhanced bikeways, these improvements will include other types of transportation safety features where possible: intersection improvements, safer pedestrian crossings and other ways to get us closer to zero traffic related fatalities and serious injuries.

When bike lanes are installed, the vehicular travel lanes are visually narrowed (i.e. , feel narrower to a person driving). This helps slow drivers down and contributes to safety.  Other design elements (including improved pedestrian crossings and “daylighting” – increasing visibility turning to and from side streets by pulling parking back from intersections) also slow vehicle traffic, improve visibility, or both.  Additionally, Denver has a Vision Zero Action Plan with a goal of eliminating all traffic-related deaths and serious injuries on Denver’s roadways by 2030.  As part of Denver’s Vision Zero efforts, DOTI is conducting a city-wide speed mitigation study to identify streets where the posted speed limit can be lowered.  These bike paving corridors may be evaluated and selected for speed reduction during this process.

DOTI studies each intersection carefully, and the improvements are designed to maximize safety and satisfy specific design guidelines.  For example, the DOTI has criteria that dictates when turn lanes can be repurposed based on vehicle traffic volume to ensure removal does not cause large travel delays.  Overall, there is not always enough right-of-way to accommodate all street uses safely, which leads to tradeoffs.  With safety as a design priority, it may mean that street features such as parking, curbside use, or turn lanes may need to be repurposed to improve safety for the most vulnerable road users.

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will maintain the bikeways, including snow removal for protected bike lanes and debris removal.

The enforcement of traffic laws is handled by the Denver Police Department. People on bikes are responsible for following posted speed limits and traffic laws.  Colorado also recently passed the Colorado Safety Stop, which gives people on bikes and other “low speed conveyances” the legal option to ride slowly through stop signs without stopping first, as long as they are yielding right of way to pedestrians and other road users who have the right-of-way.  You can read more about this new traffic law here.

Yes, where school drop-off zones are present along the study corridors, DOTI planners and designers are working with school facilities and administration staff to design a roadway that accommodates school needs and is safe for all roadway users.

Construction on Central CTN Phase 1 Projects has begun.  Review the table below to see construction status information for projects in your neighborhood.

Traffic Impacts:

• Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• No night time work is currently anticipated.
• Construction schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change.
• Expect travel delays of up to 15 minutes. Motorists will encounter brief closures with single-lane alternating traffic to allow trucks and equipment to enter and exit the work zone. In areas where work will soon commence, “no parking” cones will be placed a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

Helpful Information During Construction:

• There may be lane closures during construction, so your access could be temporarily restricted.
• Please follow all the permanent and temporary parking signs for on street parking.
• Consider other places for you and/or your customers to park while the construction is being completed.
• For your safety, be aware of heavy equipment in the area and observe all traffic control signs and flaggers.

*What does Project Status mean?

• Planning – Team is leading analysis of existing conditions and alternatives, and generating conceptual ideas for changes to the corridor, and sharing ideas with the community to gain feedback about pros and cons of different solutions. Designs being revised to reflect feedback.  
• Design – The conceptual design has been shared with the community and confirmed. Team is advancing ideas and concepts into detailed engineering. More advanced designs are shared with the community to clearly communicate specific changes and assess modifications.  
• Construction – The project design is complete. Project is being programmed for construction, and public will be notified in advance of construction date.

Outreach

Open House #5 - March 22, 2022

At our fifth Central Community Transportation Networks Open House we discussed the second phase of bikeway projects being planned in Central Denver and shared how you can give feedback on the designs. We also highlighted recommendations for multimodal improvements that are based on your input.

• Meeting Video - English* (YouTube)
• *Note: Due to a technical issue, the English recording of the live meeting is unavailable. The presentation that was given during the meeting has been rerecorded and is available to view.
• Meeting Video - Spanish (YouTube)
• This Q&A Sheet(PDF, 89KB) summarizes the questions we received during the meeting and provides answers to those questions.

Open House #4 – May 4, 2021

At our fourth virtual open house, we presented 60% designs on bikeway projects and shared how to provide input on bikeway improvements in Central Denver.

• This Q&A sheet(PDF, 117KB) summarizes the questions we received during the meeting and provides answers to those questions.
• Meeting Video - English (YouTube)
• Meeting Video - Spanish (YouTube) 

Bruce Randolph St Virtual Corridor Tour – February 25, 2021

At the Bruce Randolph St Corridor Tour, we spoke with business owners along the corridor.  

• Meeting Video - English (YouTube)
• Meeting Video - Spanish (YouTube)

Globeville Bike Mobility Projects (E 51st, E 45th, and N Lincoln St) – February 25, 2021 

At this open house we shared how you can provide input on three new opportunities to make it easier to travel by bicycle in the Globeville neighborhood.

• Meeting Video - English (YouTube)
• Meeting Video - Spanish (YouTube)

Take the survey to provide input to help shape the design of future bikeway and mobility improvements on E 51st Street, E 45th Street and N. Lincoln Street.

• English Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LNC66MN
• Spanish Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XSZLF9Z

Open House #3 – September 30, 2020

At our third virtual open house, we shared how community input has shaped bikeway designs in Central Denver.  

• Meeting Video - English (YouTube)
• Meeting Video - Spanish (YouTube)
• This Q&A sheet summarizes the questions we received during the meeting and provides answers to those questions.

Open House #2 – June 25, 2020 

At our second virtual open house, the community was invited to provide input on the concept designs for the proposed bikeways in the Central Denver neighborhoods. 

• Meeting Video (YouTube)
• This Q&A sheet(PDF, 137KB) summarizes the questions we received during the meeting and provides answers to those questions.

Open House #1 – March 10, 2020 

At our first open house at Manual High School, we introduced the Central Community Transportation Network and collected input on multimodal concerns in the central area. See below for materials from this meeting: 

Introduction and Project Background 

• Intro Boards (English PDF)
• Intro Boards (Spanish PDF)

Community Vision For Transit, Walking, Biking and Safety 

• Modal Station Boards (English PDF)
• Modal Station Boards (Spanish PDF)

Community Input Exercise 

• Central Denver Aerial Map (PDF)
• Sticker Exercise (English PDF)
• Sticker Exercise (Spanish PDF)

Other Projects In The Study Area 

• Current and Ongoing Projects (PDF)

See how your feedback has helped us develop recommendations for multimodal improvements! 

In 2020, you gave us input on how we can make improvements in Central Denver for people walking and rolling, biking, taking transit, or driving. 
 
You can see how that input has helped us to develop recommendations for improvements here.

Construction on NW CTN Phase 1 Projects is starting Fall 2022.  Review the table below to see construction status information for projects in your neighborhood.

Traffic Impacts:

• Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• No night time work is currently anticipated.
• Construction schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change.
• Expect travel delays of up to 15 minutes. Motorists will encounter brief closures with single-lane alternating traffic to allow trucks and equipment to enter and exit the work zone. In areas where work will soon commence, “no parking” cones will be placed a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

Helpful Information During Construction:

• There may be lane closures during construction, so your access could be temporarily restricted.
• Please follow all the permanent and temporary parking signs for on street parking.
• Consider other places for you and/or your customers to park while the construction is being completed.
• For your safety, be aware of heavy equipment in the area and observe all traffic control signs and flaggers.

*What does Project Status mean?

• Planning – Team is leading analysis of existing conditions and alternatives, and generating conceptual ideas for changes to the corridor, and sharing ideas with the community to gain feedback about pros and cons of different solutions. Designs being revised to reflect feedback.  
• Design – The conceptual design has been shared with the community and confirmed. Team is advancing ideas and concepts into detailed engineering. More advanced designs are shared with the community to clearly communicate specific changes and assess modifications.  
• Construction – The project design is complete. Project is being programmed for construction, and public will be notified in advance of construction date.

Outreach

OPEN HOUSES

Open House #5 - May 18, 2022

A Virtual Public Meeting for the Northwest Community Transportation Network was held on May 18, 2022 where we discussed bikeway installations planned for later this year, the N Lowell Blvd/Meade St proposed bikeway design, and provided an update on the N Tejon St corridor bikeway.

• Meeting Video - English (YouTube)
• Meeting Video - Spanish (YouTube)

Open House #4 – April 7, 2021 

At our fourth open house, we presented 60% designs and provided information on how to provide input on bikeway improvements in Northwest Denver. 

• Meeting Video - English (YouTube)
• Meeting Video - Spanish (YouTube)

Open House #3 – September 23, 2020 

At our third open house, we heard more about how community input has shaped bikeway designs in the Northwest.  

• Meeting Video - English (YouTube)
• Meeting Video - Spanish (YouTube)

Open House #2 - June 24, 2020 

At our second open house, we discussed opportunities to provide input on proposed bikeway concept designs. 

• Meeting Video (YouTube)
• Open House #2 FAQ (PDF)

Open House #1 - April 22, 2020 

At our first open house, we gave an overview of the project, demonstrated how to use our interactive mapping survey tool (now closed to responses), and answered resident questions.  

• Meeting Video (YouTube)
• Open House #1 FAQ (PDF)

STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS 

Tejon St Virtual Corridor Tour – October 15, 2020 

At the Tejon St Virtual Corridor Tour, we spoke with business owners along the Tejon St corridor.  

• Main Room Meeting Video (YouTube)
• Breakout Room 1 Meeting Video (YouTube)
• Breakout Room 2 Meeting Video (YouTube)
• Breakout Room 3 Meeting Video (YouTube)
• Breakout Room 4 Meeting Video (YouTube)
• Meeting Documents

Online Map Survey Tool

Thank you to those of you who provided feedback on how you travel by bike, by bus, by car, and on foot in and around Denver via our online map survey tool. Go to the survey, click on a network area, and select “Show Comments” in the upper right to view the feedback your community has shared.

Construction on SC CTN Phase 1 Projects is beginning. Review the table below to see construction status information for projects in your neighborhood.

Traffic Impacts:

• Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• No night time work is currently anticipated.
• Construction schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change.
• Expect travel delays of up to 15 minutes. Motorists will encounter brief closures with single-lane alternating traffic to allow trucks and equipment to enter and exit the work zone. In areas where work will soon commence, “no parking” cones will be placed a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

Helpful Information During Construction:

• There may be lane closures during construction, so your access could be temporarily restricted.
• Please follow all the permanent and temporary parking signs for on street parking.
• Consider other places for you and/or your customers to park while the construction is being completed.
• For your safety, be aware of heavy equipment in the area and observe all traffic control signs and flaggers.

*What does Project Status mean? 

• Planning – Team is leading analysis of existing conditions and alternatives, and generating conceptual ideas for changes to the corridor, and sharing ideas with the community to gain feedback about pros and cons of different solutions. Designs being revised to reflect feedback.  
• Design – The conceptual design has been shared with the community and confirmed. Team is advancing ideas and concepts into detailed engineering. More advanced designs are shared with the community to clearly communicate specific changes and assess modifications.  
• Construction – The project design is complete. Project is being programmed for construction, and public will be notified in advance of construction date.

Newsletters

You can stay connected on what’s happening in SC CTN by reading our newsletter updates. These regular touchpoints have been created to keep you up to date on what we’re working on and how you can stay engaged.

• June 2022 Newsletter(PDF, 411KB)
• December 2021 Newsletter(PDF, 532KB)
• November 2021 Newsletter(PDF, 263KB)
• October 2021 Newsletter(PDF, 427KB)
• September 2021 Newsletter(PDF, 209KB)

Outreach

Open House #5 and #6 - May 3, 2022 and May 12, 2022

At the most recent virtual open houses we provided the community with an overview of the complete Community Transportation Network, reviewed project details for 10 projects in the South Central region and answered resident questions. We encouraged community members to continue to provide their feedback utilizing the Konveio survey mapping tool and to sign up for office hours with the project team. Representatives from DOTI’s Neighborhood Transportation Management Program and the Office of Community and Business Engagement discussed how community insights are guiding project decisions.  

Recordings of both meetings are available to view below:  

Note: Spanish-language interpretation was offered at both virtual open houses. 

• Open House #6 Meeting Video - English (YouTube)
• Open House #6 Meeting Video - Spanish (YouTube)
• Open House #5 Recording - English (YouTube)

The following phase two SC CTN projects were discussed at the meeting:  

• E 3rd Ave (N Clarkson St to N Gilpin St)
• E 2nd Ave/N Clarkson (N Galapago St to N Washington St)
• E Virginia/E Dakota (S Broadway to S Marion Pkwy)
• E Florida (S Sherman to Buchtel Blvd)
• S Sherman (E Mississippi Ave to E Yale Ave)
• S Franklin (Buchtel Blvd to N Dartmouth St)
• S Birch St (Colorado Center Blvd to E Iliff Ave)
• N Sherman/E 20th Ave (E Colfax Ave to N 19th St)
• N Delaware/5th (N Bannock St to W 9th Ave)
• N Emerson/Pearl (E 3rd Ave to E 20th Ave)

Open House #4 – April 27, 2021

At the fourth open house, the project team unveiled a new community input tool called Konveio and encouraged community members to give feedback on designs for Phase 1 projects that are anticipated to be installed in 2021. The meeting also included a review of Phase 2 project concept surveys and dedicated 1/3 of the meeting time to answering questions from the community. The meeting recording can be viewed by clicking the link below:

• Open House #4 Meeting Video - English (YouTube)
• Open House #4 Meeting Video - Spanish (YouTube)

Thank you to those that attended the meeting and provided their feedback on Konveio.  The survey is now closed.

Open House #3 – September 24, 2020 

At our third open house we heard more about how community input has shaped bikeway designs in South Central Denver. More than 200 community members attended via live web stream or telephone, with live Spanish-language interpretation offered. A link to the meeting recording and results of the Project Concept Surveys are provided below: 

• Open House #3 Meeting Video (YouTube) 

Thank you to those of you who provided feedback on how you travel by bike, by bus, by car, and on foot in and around Denver.

Open House #2 - June 24, 2020 

At our second open house we discussed opportunities to provide input on proposed bikeway concept designs. 

• Open House #2 Meeting Video (YouTube)

Open House #1 - April 21, 2020 

At our first open house we gave an overview of the project, demonstrated how to use our interactive mapping survey tool, and answered resident questions. More than 400 community members attended via live web stream or telephone, with live Spanish-language interpretation offered. We also advertised network verification surveys, to make sure we were making investments in the right corridors. A recording of the meeting and results of the network verification surveys are below: 

• Open House #1 Meeting Video (YouTube) 
• Bannock St and W 5th Ave/S Delaware St
• E Kentucky Ave and E Tennessee Ave
• E Virginia Ave and E Dakota Ave
• N Williams St/N High St and N Franklin St
• North/South Connection through Capitol Hill Neighborhood
• S Sherman St, S Pennsylvania St, and S Pearl St

Corridor Feedback Summary

Review community feedback on bikeway corridors here.