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The next phase will be a review of the TMP framework that the consultants have put together. The framework is essentially an outline of the final draft that presents the main topics that the plan will cover. The consultants will present this framework to a joint study session with City Council, Planning Commission, and MTAB (Mobility and Transportation Advisory Board). The comments generated from this discussion will be incorporated into an initial draft to be reviewed in early fall. 

On Monday, July 22 we will close Washington Ave at Hwy 93 to begin replacing a storm sewer crossing. This work will take place in advance of the completion of the pedestrian and bike lane connections that were begun last year in conjunction with the Washington Avenue Complete Streets project. This is the one part of the project that was not touched while the rest of the work was being done on Washington Avenue to allow people to still access businesses in the area. Work is anticipated to take one week to complete and business access and a detour will be in place via Iowa Street. Please contact John Hardy at (303) 384-8195 if you have any questions.

Your inquiry is timely, as the Mobility and Transportation Advisory Board  (MTAB) is finalizing a manual on crosswalk policy that would outline when a crosswalk should be marked vs being left unmarked. So once that manual is completed we can evaluate this particular intersection.  I do want to clarify that crosswalks do technically exist at every intersection, they are simply unmarked crosswalks. The point being that a driver should not be surprised to find a pedestrian crossing Iowa Drive at Rubey Drive. I would also put forth the idea that the marked and signalized crosswalk at Iowa and HWY 93 would offer a very good opportunity for bikes and pedestrians to access the HWY 93 trail. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns. Best regards, Joe Puhr

The light at the intersection of State Hwy 93 and Washington Avenue will be replaced this year by the Colorado Department of Transportation. As a part of that project, a separate defined right turn lane will be constructed on Washington. This will allow the pedestrian trail to cross the right turn lane to a pedestrian refuge before crossing the rest of Washington Ave. This will be a big improvement from the current situation where there are some cars turning and some going straight and pedestrians don’t always know what cars are doing. The project will occur this year, but we do not have a schedule at this time. The City will be replacing the culvert under Washington later this month and the CDOT project will start some time after that.

There is no established date to reopen the playground, other than ASAP! The Lion’s Park Playground safety updates are almost complete. The slide has been replaced, and the surface is scheduled to be poured – weather permitting – Friday. We have asked Mother Nature for three days of 60 degrees and higher temperatures, as the surface will need three days with higher temperatures to get the best adhesion of the safety surface layover before the playground can be reopened for use. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Hwy 93, north of Pine Ridge and north of where the Golden bike path currently ends, would be on JeffCo property or within CDOT ROW, and outside of Golden’s control. The Golden Bike plan envisions a widened shoulder to allow safer bike access, but funding for a shared use path would be a more ideal solution, to be sure.

The building at 1100 Washington Avenue was purchased in 2018 to be renovated based on its historic look and façade. The owner is considering restaurant and retail uses for the main floor and either office or residential for the second floor. The project is in the design phase, but no building permit application for the renovation has been submitted yet.

City staff agrees, and has advocated for an eventual G Line extension from Ward Road for some time now, but it has yet to appear on any official RTD expansion list. Since such an extension would be very costly, RTD takes a very cautious approach. In the meantime, staff is also lobbying RTD for a bus extension from Golden to the Ward Road station, similar to the old 44 bus route that was truncated in 2013 and no longer serves Golden. Now that the Golden Line is actually operational, there may be more traction on this idea.

Our Police Department said the vehicle on the hill incident was handled by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. You can contact them for more information via their website at https://www.jeffco.us/678/Contact. 

Traffic congestion is always considered as part of new development within the City of Golden.  With respect to a new signal being added to Highway 93 at Pine Ridge Road, it is the understanding of Golden Public Works that CDOT has studied the location for the possible addition of a signal and determined that it did not meet the warrants for signalization as set forth in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). CDOT plans to alter the intersection at HWY 93 and Pine Ridge Road to preclude left turns onto the highway. Drivers wishing to head south on HWY 93 would need to head southward through town to get to either Washington Ave or Iowa Street to then make the left to southbound HWY 93. Once the new development at Epoque and Golden Lodge are completed, drivers wishing to access HWY 93 can simply access Golden Gate Canyon Road to head either north or south via the lighted intersection.

The work at the end of Plateau Parkway is geotechnical investigative work for the Hillen property.  This is likely to be a residential development but they have not formally submitted anything yet.

The best way to track this issue is on the new Guiding Development page here on Guiding Golden. There we'll also let you know of upcoming opportunities for public input.

City Council recently enacted a temporary moratorium (until August 1^st) on building permits for new “paired homes’ (duplexes) and site plans for multi-family projects. During the period of the moratorium Planning Commission and City Council will be reviewing code amendments to improve such projects. The best way to get additional specific information is to visit the Guiding Development page on Guiding Golden.

In anticipation that the History Museum might move, the mural will be painted on a removable substrate. The surface will be comprised of six 4’ x 8’ panels of Dibond (rigid aluminum) with a beveled wooden frame to be attached to the exterior wall. If and when the museum relocates, the panels and frame can be easily reinstalled in a new location.