Neighborhood GreenStreets

Slower vehicle speeds reduce the frequency and severity of collisions and increase safety for people biking and walking. To support this goal, the city lowered the speed limit for all residential streets to 20 mph.

Green pavement markings improve the visibility of people on bicycles. They emphasize places where paths intersect between the vehicle travel lane and the bike lane.

Green wayfinding circles, pavement markings and signs help people walking and biking navigate the corridor. Wayfinding also notifies people driving of the increased presence of people biking and walking on GreenStreets.

Curb extensions and additional posts and paint help slow turning cars and shorten crossing distances for pedestrians.

Two-stage turn boxes provide a way for people biking to wait outside of the vehicle travel lane and crosswalk when making a left turn from the right lane. Learn about Boulder's first two-stage turn box or watch the video to see it in action.

Traffic calming tools like speed humps and medians reduce vehicle speeds and can divert traffic onto streets with higher volumes of vehicle traffic.

13th Street is in a central location, connecting key destinations including the North Boulder Recreation Center, Community Plaza Shopping Center, Casey Middle School and Downtown Boulder. It was an already well-known corridor that many people of all ages and abilities choose to walk and bike on.

Sections of 13th Street were identified through the Low-Stress Walk and Bike Network Plan as areas where improvements would significantly enhance the comfort and safety of pedestrians and bicyclists.

This finding, along with the street's low level of vehicle traffic, low speed and existing signal timing for bicycles made 13th Street a great fit for becoming a Neighborhood GreenStreet.

The Grove Street GreenStreet provides a safe and comfortable connection for travel between the downtown area and the shopping centers along Folsom Street. This GreenStreet improves our Low-Stress Walk and Bike Network by enabling people of all ages and abilities to safely get where they want to go by foot or bike.

The 23rd Street GreenStreet builds on the Grove Street GreenStreet connection between downtown and Folsom Street by adding north and south connections. Together, these GreenStreets contribute to the city's Low-Stress Walk and Bike Network, creating safer and more comfortable streets that encourage a broader population of people to walk and bike.