Federal Boulevard Pedestrian Safety Improvements

Mayor Mike Johnston, representatives of the City and County of Denver and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will join advocates for safer streets and local business leaders to celebrate the completion of a project that improves safety for pedestrians crossing North Federal Boulevard and makes it easier to access and enjoy local business destinations.

The project, funded by the voter-approved Elevate Denver Bond and Colorado Department of Transportation’s Safer Main Streets Program made pedestrian safety improvements on Federal Boulevard between West 23rd and West 27th avenues and on West 25th Avenue between Federal Boulevard and Eliot Street, including:
· Installing a new HAWK signal on Federal Blvd. at West 25th Avenue. People on foot and on bikes can activate the signal to stop vehicles and cross Federal more safely and easily.
· Transforming West 25th Avenue between Federal Blvd and Eliot Street into a more pedestrian-friendly street with a narrowed and curved design to slow vehicle speeds; installing green infrastructure on the block to provide water quality and natural plantings to beautify and cool the environment
· Upgrading pedestrian ramps
· Adding concrete bulb-outs at multiple corners in the area to shorten pedestrian crossing distances and slow vehicle turns