Boulder City Council approves Folsom Street journey security enhancements

Boulder City Council has formally accredited the Folsom Street Safety Improvements Project conceptual design for safer, extra related and extra comfy north-south journey on Folsom Street between Pine Street and Colorado Avenue. The metropolis will proceed to the subsequent section of ultimate design as funding turns into obtainable.

The venture balances the wants of all road customers by means of design features that cut back the danger of crashes by creating extra space for individuals — with new and widened sidewalks, in addition to added facilities, greenery, and separated areas for individuals strolling, biking and taking the bus — all whereas sustaining entry to companies and aspect streets and conserving visitors transferring. Work is supported by a grant award. The metropolis will pursue further grant funding as work transitions to remaining design and development in future years, as is typical of huge transportation tasks.

This week, Boulder City Council reviewed and approved each the design and the venture’s Community and Environmental Assessment Process (CEAP). The CEAP is a proper overview course of that considers numerous impacts of public improvement tasks, together with extensive community engagement, to tell the choice and refinement of a advisable design different. The metropolis’s Transportation Advisory Board additionally unanimously advisable council approval following their overview of the analysis and design on the July board meeting.

The venture helps Boulder’s Vision Zero Action Plan to finish critical and deadly crashes. Folsom Street is a present high crash location and on the High Risk Network — metropolis streets the place almost half of all deadly and critical harm crashes happen, or are more likely to happen. Folsom Street can also be a precedence road on the town’s Core Arterial Network initiative: a complete, data-driven roadway redesign effort that can make journey alongside Boulder’s fundamental streets safer, extra comfy and handy for all as prioritized by Boulder City Council.

“Since December, we have heard an outpouring of support for creating a safer Folsom that responds to how people actually travel on the street today, provides a direct north-south connection for walking and biking currently lacking in this part of Boulder, and is easier to navigate while being a vibrant, welcoming destination that contributes to the vitality of the street’s many commercial businesses and the University of Colorado Boulder Main Campus,” mentioned Valerie Watson, interim director of the town’s Transportation & Mobility Department. “We trust that that is the very best answer towards proactively addressing extreme crash danger and higher serving our group with a extra comfy and related road.”

Community members can view extra data on the final virtual open house and the project webpage. Sign up for updates by way of the project email or the Transportation and Mobility Department newsletter.