Colorado Boulevard Corridor Plan

About the Plan

CDOT, in collaboration with the Regional Transportation District (RTD), the City and County of Denver, and the City of Glendale, is working on a corridor plan on Colorado Boulevard from East 52nd Avenue to East Hampden Avenue. The plan will analyze multimodal infrastructure needs and identify necessary improvements that will benefit all travelers and support a future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route. Public input is key to the planning process.

Colorado Boulevard is a state highway and predominantly a commercial corridor connecting people to jobs, schools, healthcare, open spaces, and many other key resources and destinations. Colorado Boulevard is the only major arterial on the city's east side that moves people between the northern and southern boundaries of Denver and connects to the city of Glendale. It is, without a doubt, a significant backbone of activity for both Denver and Glendale. And yet, Colorado Boulevard can be a difficult street to travel by any means other than an automobile.

Over the last century, Colorado Boulevard has evolved to move significant levels of daily traffic as efficiently as possible. However, what has resulted is a busy and congested corridor that doesn’t work well for all road users. Colorado Boulevard is a part of Denver's high-injury network, with nearly 90 serious injury crashes in the past five years. Thirteen of these crashes resulted in someone losing their life, and three of these deaths were someone walking or riding a bike.

To improve conditions and travel on Colorado Boulevard, CDOT and partner agencies are launching the Colorado Boulevard Corridor Plan. The project team will assess existing conditions, engage people using the corridor to better understand individual experiences, and develop a strategy for making improvements in the short and long term. This project will also begin discussion on the development of BRT service, which is projected to be operational by 2030.

This webpage will include communication, knowledge sharing, and feedback opportunities for the Colorado Boulevard Corridor Plan project. As the project progresses, you will be able to use this webpage to find information about the project history and background, learn about potential project elements, review findings from outreach activities, and stay up to date on upcoming public events and project progress.