Cory Merrill Safe Routes to School Multimodal Improvement Project

The City and County of Denver implemented multimodal safety improvements (collectively called the “Cory Merrill Safe Routes to School Project”) along E. Florida Avenue and E. Iowa Avenue.

These improvements included:

• sidewalk infill construction on E. Florida Ave., from S. Clayton St.to S. Steele St.,
• sidewalk infill construction on E. Iowa Ave., from S. University Blvd. to S. Columbine St.,
• a new bike lane on E. Florida Ave. from. S. Race Street to S. Steele St.,
• signal rebuild for the signal at E. Florida Ave. and S. Steele St.,
• a concrete bump-out to replace the paint and post-bump-out on the southeast corner of E. Florida Ave. and S. Steele St., and
• repaving of E. Florida Ave. from S. University Blvd. to S. Steele St.

Project Overview

Starting in Fall 2020, the City and County of Denver began construction to improve walkability and access along E. Florida Ave. and E. Iowa Ave. As part of the Safe Routes to School Program and the Elevate Bond Program, this project enhanced pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicular safety for residents and students traveling to and from school within the Cory Merrill neighborhood. These infrastructure improvements collectively provide enhanced safety and access while also benefiting the community in many other ways, including traffic calming, safer pedestrian crossings, safer bicycle travel, traffic efficiency, and multi-modal safety.

The Cory Merrill Safe Routes to School Project is one of the first neighborhood sidewalk infill projects in the City and County of Denver. The type and location of safety improvements were selected based on input from the Cory Merrill community as ideal locations to implement pedestrian safety infrastructure facilities.

Project Facts Sheets(PDF, 564KB)

Abutting Property Owner Presentation(PDF, 3MB)

Striping Maps