AURORA | Arapahoe County is asking residents to weigh in on final updates to its Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, which officials say will guide future transportation safety improvements in unincorporated areas near Aurora.
The plan, known as the CSAP, identifies where safety improvements are most needed across the county’s transportation network and is intended to make travel safer for people who walk, bike, use transit or drive.
In addition to online comments, the county will host two in-person meetings in February to explain the proposed recommendations and collect feedback.
A transit-oriented communities open house is scheduled from 5p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 10, in the Thersa Dando Meeting Room at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave.
An eastern Arapahoe County open house is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 12, at the Kelver Library, 585 S. Main St., in Byers.
County officials said earlier public input helped identify locations where residents feel unsafe. Project staff are now reviewing crash data and roadway conditions to identify high-risk areas and focus on strategies aimed at reducing serious injuries and fatalities.
The updated plan follows a “Safe System Approach,” which emphasizes designing transportation systems that anticipate human error and reduce the severity of crashes.
To develop the update, the county is working with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Colorado State Patrol and the Denver Regional Council of Governments.
Residents reviewing the draft recommendations are encouraged to comment on whether any roadways or intersections are missing, whether proposed improvements are unnecessary, which projects should be prioritized and what criteria should be used to rank them.
County officials said the final public comment period opens Feb. 9 and runs through March 2. More information about the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and the public comment process is available at www.arapahoeco.gov/safetyplan.