Resident urges city to fix icy stretch of bike path near Wheat Ridge cemetery

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — At the Feb. 24 Wheat Ridge City Council meeting, resident Lisa Wilson urged the council to address a persistent drainage and icing problem on a stretch of the bike path from Cody to near Dudley adjacent to a cemetery retaining wall.

Wilson, who identified herself as a Wheat Ridge resident, said the area receives little sunlight because of a high retaining wall at the cemetery and “every snowfall and every snow melt, it ices over.” She described multiple falls, noting “my husband's fallen there. I've had a penguin walk there. I've seen other people get out into the street there to go around it.” Wilson said an ambulance once responded after a fall and called the condition a recurring hazard that presents a safety concern for cyclists, pedestrians and runners.

Wilson asked the council to consider drainage improvements for that section of the path. No formal staff response or action was recorded at the public comment time; the item was submitted as a public-remarks concern to be handled through public works channels.

Why it matters: The complaint raises pedestrian and bicycle safety on a city-maintained off-street path, and cites a specific location and repeated incidents. City public works staff were thanked earlier in the meeting for snow-clearing work; Wilson’s request seeks a longer-term drainage fix rather than routine snow clearing.

Next step: City staff typically route public-safety and infrastructure requests from public comment to the appropriate department for inspection and follow-up; the resident asked for a drainage fix and cited the specific location and recurring winter hazard.