Talking Points

Use these talking points when speaking with or writing to City Council members or, for that matter, anyone else.

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Neighbors were not informed.
Turning restrictions severely inconvenience us.
Well over 200 households are affected.
Turning restrictions will have a negative environmental impact.

Neighbors were not informed of the new turning restrictions at 28th and Colorado until the project was ready to go out to bid. This is the case even though there was a lengthy planning process that included citizen input.

The new turning restrictions severely inconvenience residents of our neighborhood. The City suggests that we travel east on Arapahoe and then south on Foothills, through 7 traffic signals, to get onto Highway 36 headed south toward Denver. Many of us now travel only a few hundred yards and through only 1 traffic signal. The three maps below show routes from the population locus at Sundown Lane and 28th St Frontage Rd to Highway 36. If you compare them it's obvoius which is the better route.

Current route to Hwy 36 (less than 1 minute)

Route to Foothills and Hwy 36 via 36 (3 to 4 minutes)
This is the current favored route toward Denver.

Route to Foothills and Hwy 36 via Foothills (7 to 9 minutes)
This is the City's suggested route toward Denver after changes are built.

Well over 200 households are affected by the new turning restrictions at 28th and Colorado. Although it seems small, this is a neighborhood worth considering. It is really three neighborhoods: 1) Pennsylvania Avenue, 2) Gold Run condo owners and renters, and 3) Cordry Court folks.

The neighborhoods: Cordry & north, Gold Run, and Pennsylvania

Turning restrictions will have a negative environmental impact. Many vehicle trips will be in stop-and-go traffic instead of smooth-flowing, high-speed freeway traffic.