Recently City Council requested an additional $11 million for Vision Zero. Mayor Hancock proposed adding $800,000 to traffic signal design to add new stop lights and pedestrian crossings (RRFBs). However, this takes funding out of his proposed appropriated budgets for Vision Zero, Safe Routes to School, and the Neighborhood Management Transportation Plans.

Councilmember Sawyer is therefore going to propose an amendment to the budget, to add $2.2 million in additional funding for the RRFBs to the budget, while leaving the other programs intact to pay for other things.

Denver Bicycle Lobby along with the Denver Streets Partnership is supportive of this proposal from Councilmember Sawyer that would allow the current Vision Zero funding to remain intact while also funding better pedestrian crossings. If you feel similarly we encourage you to let your city councilor know by sending your representative an email.

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