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'Connecting Aurora' master plan moves toward adoption; staff outlines $45M–$65M short‑term program
Summary
Consultants and staff presented the final draft of the Connecting Aurora multimodal transportation master plan, outlining a vision, 10 goals, layered networks and a short‑term investment estimate of $45–$65 million for the next 10 years; staff will submit the plan to the Planning Commission and City Council for adoption.
Hu Liang Lu, principal transportation planner and co‑project manager, and Keith Borsheim, HDR consultant project manager, presented the draft Connecting Aurora multimodal transportation master plan and requested the committee’s input before submitting the final plan to the Planning Commission and City Council.
Staff described a four‑phase planning process (discover, synthesize, visualize, deliver) that began in late 2023, with public outreach producing more than 10,000 website visits, 2,500 survey responses and about 600 in‑person engagement interactions. The presentation emphasized safety, mobility and transit reliability as top public concerns and outlined a vision and mission to provide a complete multimodal transportation system.
The draft plan recommends layered visionary networks for streets, transit, bikes and pedestrians and includes 12 new or updated programs (safe routes to school expansion, neighborhood sidewalk retrofit program, micro‑transit, transportation demand management and maintenance continuation). Staff said the plan identifies more than 900 project elements, including about 300 miles of bikeways, 100+ new signals/roundabouts and multiple multimodal transit corridors.
Short‑term (next 10 years) capital investments were estimated at $45,000,000 to $65,000,000 (excluding ongoing maintenance). Staff emphasized that many projects will require partnerships and additional funding sources and that the plan will be updated on a recommended five‑year cycle. The draft will be transmitted to the Planning Commission and then to City Council with a target adoption in spring 2026.
Committee members probed whether short‑term projects emphasized roadway capacity over pedestrian, bike and transit improvements and asked for clarity about the form and robustness of bikeways (separated facilities vs. sharrows). Staff said the short‑term list includes many complete‑streets projects and that separated or protected bikeways are preferred where right‑of‑way allows; sharrows are not the plan’s intent for main corridor projects.
Staff will incorporate committee feedback and proceed with the planned adoption steps.
