Boulder Speed Management Projects List Finalized For 2020

BOULDER, CO — Boulder's Transportation Advisory Board has announced a list of projects that aim to increase safety for pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers. The board finalized the list of Neighborhood Speed Management Program projects for 2020 after a public hearing.

The recommended projects include speed bumps, increased speed-limit enforcement and other devices to reduce speeding.

Pine Street between 20th Street and Folsom Street and Spruce Street between 24th Street and Folsom Street top the recommended list. A complete list of the projects can be viewed here.

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In September, six speed bumps were installed on 37th Street, 55th Street, South 41st Street, South 46th Street, and Kalmia and Grinnell Avenues.

The projects were chosen after an assessment of neighborhood applications and public consultations.

“Reducing speeding on neighborhood streets can help people feel more comfortable walking and biking,” Ryan Noles, a transportation planner, said in a statement. “An increase in walking and biking trips also supports the city’s Transportation Master Plan goal to reduce transportation-related emissions by 50 percent by 2030.”

The Neighborhood Speed Management Program accepts speed management applications year-round and evaluates them on an annual basis. All applications that are requesting engineering treatments, such as speed humps and traffic circles, must include a neighborhood petition with signatures from 20 neighbors or 30 percent of households on the same block, whichever is less. More information about how to apply can be found here.