FAQs

Fill Sidewalk Gaps: Address discontinuities in the existing sidewalk network to create a seamless pedestrian and bicycle pathway.

Widen Substandard Sidewalks: Enhance safety and accessibility by widening narrow sidewalks that fall short of contemporary standards.

Improve Multimodal Access: Prioritize critical transit corridors to fortify the multimodal transportation system.

Incorporate Recommendations: Project improvements on Havana Street will incorporate some recommendations from the 2023 Havana Street Corridor Study.

These locations were selected since they are heavily used, transit-oriented corridors where the need for safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle access to transit facilities is critical. The two Havana Street locations fall within the limits of the recently adopted Havana Street Corridor Study and incorporate several recommendations from that study, which were previously vetted with the community.

Aurora received a federal funding match from the Denver Regional Council of Governments to help pay for sidewalk construction in Adams and Arapahoe counties. The project has an estimated $6.176 million design and construction cost, with $2.224 million from the Federal Carbon Reduction Program, $3.088 million from the State Multimodal Transportation and Mitigation Option fund, and a $864,000 local match from the city of Aurora. The city of Aurora only covers 14% of the total project cost.