Jennifer’s plan in brief: Independent school-day traffic counts, safer Colorado Boulevard and Mansfield crossings, every Franklin & Belleview option shared before a vote, and safe routes to school.
What neighbors are saying
Colorado Boulevard, Covington, Mansfield, Hampden, and Quincy. Neighbors on these streets have raised cut-through traffic and asked for traffic counts that reflect school days.
Mansfield and the bike path. Neighbors asked for traffic calming and crosswalks on Mansfield, and described cars using the Colorado Boulevard bike path to pass.
Franklin & Belleview. Residents are split on a traffic signal. At the June 2, 2026 hearing, speakers on both sides agreed on the goal of keeping people safe. The disagreement is about the tool.
Walking to school. At the November 2024 hearing, neighbors described no safe bus stop on Mansfield, with kids standing in the street or on the bike path, and kids using the Colorado Boulevard bike path to get to school.
The facts so far
Many neighbors are following the Brave Church matter.
Franklin & Belleview. Belleview is a state highway, so CDOT decides whether a signal goes in. The City’s independent study found federal signal warrants were not met. On June 2, 2026, Council said the City would not pursue a signal on its own for now, would stay engaged with CDOT, and supported more speed enforcement. In August 2026, the City Manager reported that meetings with CDOT were ongoing and that two more crashes had occurred at the intersection since the prior Council meeting, with no reported injuries.
Citywide. Staff have said the citywide traffic study will include data for the unsignalized state-highway intersections on Belleview, Hampden, and University.
Listen
Hold neighborhood meetings on Colorado Boulevard, Mansfield, and both sides of Franklin & Belleview, including Greenwood Village neighbors, before options reach a vote.
Invite residents to report problem spots by street and time of day, so counts and enforcement go where people see the problem.
Inform
Clear, accurate updates. When an issue neighbors follow closely is still pending, share what has been decided, what is still open, and what comes next, in plain language.
Share every Franklin & Belleview option as soon as it exists, from speed feedback signs and enforcement to turn restrictions and signal designs, with crash data and drawings.
Publish one simple map of walking and biking routes to school, showing crossings, sidewalks, and which paths are legal for which kinds of bikes.
Act
Independent, school-day traffic counts. Ask Council to fund City-hired counts on days school is in session, covering Colorado and Hampden, Colorado and Quincy, Mansfield, and Albion. Neighbors objected to counts taken in January and on a non-school day.
Treat Colorado Boulevard as a City corridor, not one school’s problem. Bring Council options for crosswalks and calming on Mansfield and for separating the bike path, and encourage our schools to keep coordinating start and release times.
Franklin & Belleview. Keep the City at the table with CDOT and Greenwood Village and give CDOT one informed Village answer. I won’t promise a light, and I won’t rule one out.
Speed enforcement where residents see the problem. Support targeted enforcement in school zones and on cut-through streets during the hours residents report.
Keep regional traffic on the arterials. Pursue signage, turn restrictions, and calming that keep through traffic on Belleview, Hampden, University, and Colorado Boulevard and off neighborhood lanes.
What this means for your street
Picture a school-day morning on Mansfield. A child is walking to school, and a neighbor is out for a walk. They need the same things: a crossing they can trust, cars moving at a safe speed, and a bike path that isn’t a passing lane. That is what independent counts, shared options, and steady follow-through are for. Every traffic item I bring to Council will come with the data, the options, and a date to report back, so you can see whether your street got safer.