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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful observations and suggestions regarding Lions Park. We greatly appreciate your care and long-standing connection to our community.

Currently, there are no conceptual plans for Lions Park, but we are in the process of bringing a consultant on board and hope to share concepts with the public by the end of 2025 or early 2026.

In addition, the Parks Department will be assessing restroom needs across all facilities in 2026 and will certainly keep Lions Park in mind when considering potential increases.

Thank you again for your input and for helping us maintain and improve the spaces that make Golden special.

City of Golden Parks

Thank you for sharing your concern. We have recently replaced the signal controllers for the signals downtown and are continuing to monitor and tweak our timing schemes and coordination between signals. We are also at the tail-end of larger summer pedestrian volumes and will be switching to a different timing for the winter months. As we make that change, we will evaluate to see if the through movement on Ford Street can be improved. Again thank you for the comment.

Thank you for your comment. We understand the likely frustrations and impacts due to proximity to the highway and offramp. The decision to close or keep open the Boyd Street exit rests with the Colorado Department of Transportation. They have authority over the State highway and the on/off ramps. There have been past discussions on the matter between the City and CDOT, but they have not yielded any decision to close the exit to date. The City is committed to minimizing the impacts of the offramp to the extent practicable and within our authority. Staff will review the signage you have indicated is potentially confusing to drivers and alter signage along the corridor to make it clear to drivers the best route to 7th and Ford Streets for those intending that route. Thank you again for your comment.

The dog park can be accessed from the newly expanded parking lot on the northeast end of the park. Then entrance to that lot is located on Ulysses Street. Parking in the lot then taking the sidewalks from the upper end of the lot to the north (right) will lead you to the new dog park. Once the complex's south parking lot, located off of 10th Avenue, reopens, visitors can park there and follow the sidewalk through the complex to the dog park as well. Thank you for reaching out.

We understand that traffic noise is a significant concern for your neighborhood, and we appreciate your patience as we work through a number of projects already in our noise-wall priority queue.

Currently, we are moving forward with two high-priority locations:

• Construction of a wall north of Highway 58.
• Design and construction of a wall south of Highway 58.

As with many projects in CDOT right-of-way, even small segments can take time to approve and coordinate. The first wall project, which involves a portion in CDOT’s ROW, is moving forward and we anticipate completion next year. The second project, located almost entirely in CDOT ROW, is expected to take about two years for design and construction.

Looking ahead, we anticipate your neighborhood will rank high on our list during the next budget cycle discussions in the spring. The most effective location for a noise wall here would be entirely within CDOT’s I-70 right-of-way, along a much more heavily traveled corridor, which will require additional coordination and time.

While we don’t plan to hold another community meeting on noise at this point, please know that we have a priority list developed through an extensive noise study and analysis, and we will be adding your neighborhood to that list. Your concerns are heard, and we are committed to keeping you informed as your project moves forward in the process.

Thank you for reaching out and expressing your concerns.

Thank you for your interest in this important project. Please visit the Roadmap to Net Zero Buildings page under Current Projects here on the Guiding Golden site for more information.

Thank you for your inquiry. Our staff regularly walk the creek path and thus far have not observed an oily sheen on the water. The pond levels do fluctuate depending on the City’s water treatment plant demand. We appreciate your concern.

Thank you for your comment. We agree that South Golden Road would benefit from formalized pedestrian crossings. State law recognizes the existence of unmarked crosswalks at every roadway intersection, so it is legal to cross in those locations, but unmarked crossing would not afford the same level of notice to drivers and therefore safety as compared to a marked crosswalk. 

With respect to the bike lanes, there is proposed funding in future years of 2027 and onward for a project to improve South Golden Road in the section you reference. This is future year budgeting, so it is not guaranteed until the budget-year approval, but it is a project that City Planning and Public Works is intending, and City leadership is aware of. This project could address the issues you mention on vehicle speed, bike improvements, and crossings. Again, thank you for your comment.

Thank you for your comment. The City does encourage ridership of public transit. The City does not have the authority to begin a new bus route within the RTD system but does promote the use of the RTD W light rail line and connection to downtown Golden via the Ore Cart Tungsten route. We appreciate your attention to these matters.