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TAPS approves CDOT IGA amendment to drop Yale sidewalk; roughly $1M in federal funds returned

Aurora City Transportation and Public Works Policy Committee (TAPS) · February 25, 2026

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Summary

City staff presented and the committee approved an amendment to the CDOT intergovernmental agreement for the Aurora Multimodal Access Improvements project that removes the Yale segment (Peoria–Xanadu), returns about $1,000,000 in federal multimodal funds and restores $308,000 in local match to city accounts.

Cathy Galan Sam, transportation project delivery manager in Public Works, told the committee the phase‑2 Aurora Multimodal Access Improvements project originally included three missing‑sidewalk locations (two on Havana, one on Yale). Following targeted outreach — including a Dec. 9, 2024 meeting with the Dam East HOA — staff heard strong opposition to the Yale segment (Peoria to Xanadu), with residents citing tree impacts, winter ice maintenance issues and concerns about trash being thrown into adjacent yards.

Simultaneously, the regional council (DRCOG) requested local agencies consider voluntary reductions in federally funded projects because of an anticipated federal funding gap. Galan Sam said staff negotiated with DRCOG and the Colorado Department of Transportation to revise project scope to retain the two Havana segments and remove the Yale segment. As a result, staff said the city will return nearly $1,000,000 in federal multimodal grant funds and $308,000 in local match to be used on other projects.

Committee members asked whether tree preservation resolved most resident concerns; staff said the main outstanding issues were ice accumulation and trash into private yards and that a majority of local respondents lived in the Dam East neighborhood and opposed the Yale segment. One council member described the outcome as a “great win for this neighborhood.”

The chair asked whether TAPS approved the IGA amendment and resolution to move the item to the next study session; members indicated assent and the committee passed the resolution.

Staff will forward the amended IGA and resolution for the next available study session and incorporate the revised scope in project materials.