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Street and Highway Safety

Updated: Dec 6

A major concern


Vehicle speeding, pedestrian walking safety, and Highway 36 interactions are major concerns for residents in our neighborhood.


The 2025 Community Survey surfaced many concerns and ideas to address the issues:


Neighborhood speeding & safety


Survey Findings

Speeding is a frequently mentioned issue. Residents describe certain roads as a "drag strip" and report specific incidents of dangerous speeding. The survey proposal for speed bumps was the most polarizing with 40% of residents strongly against usage of speed bumps.

There is an interest to address the larger issue of safety on Highway 36.

Note: our roads are owned by the county, so we have reached out to Boulder county for potential speed reduction methods.


Potential Goals, Solutions & Projects

We want to encourage a cultural shift from within, avoid the deep division caused by some suggestions, and leverage high-feasibility, low-cost solutions.

Work with boulder county traffic engineer on potential speed reduction methods:

  • Deployment of a lighted speed monitor sign to show drivers their actual speed


  • Deployment of a lighted speed monitor sign to show drivers their actual speed

  • For Hwy 36, board has no legal leverage. There are still measures that can be taken via various feedback forums, see how to take action below.



Pedestrian safety & walking paths


Survey Findings

Directly linked to the speeding is the concern for pedestrian safety. Many residents who walk in the neighborhood feel unsafe due to the speed of traffic. Building a walking path was a popular idea.

Another specific safety concern was unleashed dogs running into the road, creating hazards for walkers, other pets, and drivers.


Potential Goals, Solutions & Projects

  • With ~ 2.7 miles of roads, assuming sidewalk only on 1 side, including land prep, grading, gravel, drainage, permits, etc, the rough online estimated cost would be $480,000 to $945,000. Unfortunately a walking path is cost prohibitive not to mention private property access for a path 

  • Reminders and education via notices and the new website to share reminders, guidelines and laws regarding pedestrian, biker, and pet safety.


How you can take action!


Your voice is critical. We encourage everyone to share individual feedback on speeding and safety issues on Highway 36. A high volume of community feedback is essential for these agencies to take action.

  • CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation

    • For issues directly related to the highway, submit your feedback to CDOT

    • To your specific comment about advocating for our local stretch of the road, Middle Fork Rd. is basically Mile Marker 28 on HWY 36 (Nebo Rd. is MM 28), a "CDOT owned segment”. A positive note is our stretch of road is on the Action Plan radar. A negative is we are classified as “priority 3”

  • Boulder County Sheriff

    • To request a patrol car to monitor speeding and risky driving, contact the Sheriff's Office

    • Phone: 303-441-4605 or email, or find details on the website

  • Boulder County Elected Officials
  • Vision Zero
    • Boulder county has an active program to address the macro issue — called Vision Zero: Eliminate serious injuries and fatal traffic crashes
      in unincorporated Boulder County by 2035.

    • Traffic deaths have a permanent impact on those affected by the loss. We need to work together to reach our Vision Zero goal and put safety first for everyone traveling on our roads, whether they choose to walk, bike, ride transit, or drive

    • Explore the program, and sign up for updates and dig into the action plan

 
 
 

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