Englewood Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting March, 20 2024

The Englewood Transportation Advisory Committee meeting, identified in the title as March 20, 2024, focused on transportation safety and infrastructure. Public Works outlined a Safe Routes to School grant application for improvements around Clayton and Maddox schools, including crosswalks, bike lanes on Fox, sidewalk widening, ADA-compliant curb ramps, signage, and possible traffic signals. The application is due in August, and the grant would cover 80% of eligible costs, with the city responsible for a 20% match. Staff said they would collect current traffic data and develop a sufficiently specific project and budget proposal; no grant award or vote occurred at the meeting.

Staff also reported that Logan and Downing roundabouts have grant funding and are expected to begin construction later in the year, and that a citywide street-overlay project is expected to go out to bid within about a month before proceeding to City Council. Increased sales-tax funding may support additional road work. A traffic-calming program was being developed, but a request for 2024 funding was not approved and staff planned to seek funding again in 2025. The city will retain its traffic-engineering consultant contract while reassessing its scope in 2025 after a city traffic engineer starts. No contract award or spending motion was reported.