Broomfield staff outline multimodal projects, safety goals and transit updates

BROOMFIELD — City and County of Broomfield transportation staff on a community briefing reviewed ongoing multimodal projects, regional rail planning and a draft transportation safety action plan while answering residents’ questions about signal timing, traffic calming and transit capacity.

Sarah Grant, transportation manager for the City and County of Broomfield, said the presentation opened by reaffirming a transportation vision first adopted in 2016 that “move[s] people, not just cars,” and highlighted local projects to improve walking, bicycling, transit access and regional connectivity.

The briefing summarized regional corridor work including the US 36 multimodal corridor and Flatiron Flyer bus rapid transit, rail planning tied to the RTD Northwest Rail study and the state’s Front Range Passenger Rail initiative, and locally focused projects such as Industrial Lane, Midway Boulevard and bike/pedestrian improvements.

Why it matters: staff framed the briefing as part information and part engagement ahead of two near-term council items and plan updates. The presentation identified safety and multimodal access as priorities for managing growth, and described near-term construction and funding efforts that affect daily commutes, walking and biking access and transit-reliability for elderly and disabled residents.

Key points and supporting details

• Regional rail and transit: Grant described the state and regional planning work on rail and the Front Range Passenger Rail District created by legislation (SB 21-238). She said the state is pursuing a hybrid solution between RTD’s Northwest Rail and Front Range Passenger Rail, and that the project is being coordinated across CDOT, RTD, the Front Range Passenger Rail District and other state entities. Grant noted the…