Agenda Date: 09/15/2020
Subject:
Title
Resolution 68-2020: Authorizing a grant application to the Colorado Department of Transportation for the Prince Street Link Project
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Prepared by:
Brent Thompson, City Engineer
PURPOSE:
To authorize a grant application to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for the Safer Main Street Grant Opportunity for the Prince Street Link Project in the area of Prince Street and Church Avenue. This project is focused on making safety improvements for cyclists and pedestrians at a key location where there are a high number of cyclists and pedestrians and important transit connections.
PRESENTATIONS:
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SUMMARY:
The Safer Main Streets Grant from CDOT and the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) provides up to $77 million from three different sources of funding to improve safety and transform urban spaces, especially for vulnerable users who depend on a reliable urban street network, such as pedestrians, bikers, transit users, the elderly, and those with disabilities. The grant's focus is busy arterials and practical and cost-effective projects that can be delivered relatively quickly so the project benefits are realized swiftly. According to the program website, the Safer Main Streets Program "includes both safety and economic recovery goals that include:
* Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes on the region's transportation system
* Support a transportation system that safely accommodates all modes of travel i.e. driving, taking the bus or any transit system, walking, and biking
* Improve transit access and multimodal mobility
* Support the development of connected urban/employment centers and multimodal corridors
* Provide safe access to opportunity and mobility for residents of all ages, incomes and abilities, including vulnerable users
* Help communities adjust to the "new normal" travel patterns caused by COVID-19
* Play an important and immedia...
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