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Aurora seeks $4 million to design bridge at 13th Avenue RTD site to unlock housing
Summary
City staff said two grant applications totaling $4 million were submitted to design and construct a bridge at the 13th Avenue RTD light-rail station area to enable housing, including potential affordable units.
Janine Restad, Aurora’s director of planning and business development, told the PED Committee that staff moved two grant applications last year seeking a combined $4,000,000 to design and construct a bridge at the Thirteenth Avenue RTD light-rail station.
Restad said the bridge is intended to open the area near the station for housing development, noting the project could include affordable housing at the RTD site.
Why this matters: transit-adjacent parcels are often priorities for denser housing and affordable-housing strategies; staff said the bridge would be a necessary piece of infrastructure to make the site buildable.
Restad placed the grant applications among other 2024 items that moved forward to council. She also noted the broader UDO housing work and other area planning efforts that relate to transit-oriented development.
Less critical details: Restad mentioned other area projects (Lowry former base, Fitzsimmons innovation community) in the same summary of 2024 work. The grant-application figure — two grants totaling $4,000,000 — was presented by staff; no funding award or council vote was reported during the meeting.
