The Denver City Council will consider spending millions on infrastructure projects and transit options at its meeting Monday.
Denver’s Jewell/Evans pedestrian and bike bridge project is set to receive a $2.6 million contract that will kick start construction. The project will offer pedestrians and bikers a route across south Santa Fe Drive and generally connect the area just off Broadway with the Overland Park Golf Course.
In the same vein of connectivity, councilmembers will consider a $750,000 grant agreement with the Regional Transportation District for continuing “microtransit” options in some of Denver’s northernmost neighborhoods. Denver will match the grant with $3.5 million.
The city is also considering expanding the service to neighborhoods along the Interstate 25 corridor, but that is not expected to launch until November, according to a city webpage.
“Microtransit is defined as ‘a privately or publicly operated, technology-enabled transit service that typically uses multi-passenger/pooled shuttles or vans to provide on-demand or fixed-schedule services with either dynamic or fixed routing,” a city webpage on the topic said. “This means that microtransit vehicles are often smaller than full sized buses, use an app-based or call-in reservation system for on-demand trips and often serve a smaller geographic area vs. regional fixed-route transit.”
Here are other items of note on Monday’s agenda:
Contracts and resolutions
24-1241: Approves a grant agreement with the Regional Transportation District (RTD) for $750,000, with City and County of Denver matching funds of $3.5 million, and through the end of 2026 to continue the Denver Connector Microtransit Program in Montbello, Globeville, Elyria, Swansea, and Gateway neighborhoods.
24-1244: Approves a contract with Hamon Infrastructure, Inc., for $2.6 million through 2026 for materials purchase for the Jewell/Evans bicycle and pedestrian bridge project.
24-1126: Approves a funding agreement with Atlantis Community Foundation for $3 million to finance the construction of 60 income-restricted units to be leased at rents affordable to qualifying households at 313 W. Bayaud Ave. and 90 S. Elati St.
24-1250: Approves a contract with Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc., doing business as Eckerd Connects, for $6.9 million through 2025 to provide comprehensive workforce development services citywide.
24-1263: Approves a contract with The Gathering Place for $1.2 million through April of 2025 to provide site operations and services for transgender and non-binary people, and women living in the micro-community site in Council District 10.
Bills
24-1142: A bill approving a development agreement with Kroenke Sports and Entertainment obligating the developer and assigns certain requirements for the development of approximately 64 acres at 1000 Chopper Circle, bounded by the Consolidated Main Line to the north and west, Speer Boulevard to the east, and Auraria Parkway to the South.
24-1251: A bill rescinding $8 million from the general fund contingency and authorizing a cash transfer to and an appropriation in the affordable housing fund property tax and other local revenue special revenue fund for the temporary rent and utility assistance program.
Public hearings
24-0916: A bill approving a map amendment to rezone 0.14 acres of property at 1920 S King St. that will allow the construction of an accessory dwelling unit.
24-0732: A bill approving a map amendment to rezone property at 3821-3897 Steele St., and 3800-3840 York St., to allow construction of mixed use construction and adaptive reuse of former Army supply depot administrative structures.
24-0878: A bill approving a map amendment to rezone property at 3801 E. Florida Ave. allowing construction of a five story mixed-use building.