Building a Safer, More Connected Littleton

Building a Safer, More Connected Littleton

Littleton’s Safer Streets initiative continues to make progress toward creating more comfortable roadways for all users. During a recent city council presentation, staff shared updates across the program’s core pillars: Resources & Collaboration, Culture Change, Data‑Driven Decision-Making, and People-First Streets. Here are the key takeaways:

The Safer Streets Strategic Plan guides 29 actions across multiple work areas, with the program aiming to be fully integrated into the city’s Project Management Information System. Staff continues to collaborate with regional partners, schools, community organizations, and internal city departments, and a 2025 Report Card tracks progress and key performance indicators.

The Safer Streets Practice Park remains a popular community space, offering free “Learn to Ride” and bike safety classes through a partnership with Bicycle Colorado. The city has also hosted e-bike safety events with Littleton Police Department and South Metro Fire Rescue. Annual events, including Bike to Work Day in June and the upcoming Move to School Day (October 7), continue fostering an educational culture around transportation.

With nearly 436 Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program requests submitted over the past year, data remains essential for evaluating locations and prioritizing improvements. A new Data Collection Protocol is in development to help standardize how the city measures speeds, users, and crash trends.

Several traffic-calming projects are in the works, including curb extensions, speed cushions, and crossing enhancements at locations like West Caley Avenue, South Datura Street, and South Gallup Street near the High Line Canal.

Phase 2 of the Euclid Avenue Multimodal Improvements project is nearing completion. Both project phases deliver wider sidewalks, a shared-use path, raised crosswalks, and additional traffic-calming features to support safe school access and daily travel. The city also continues progress on building out the bike network and coordinating with the Pavement Management Plan.

Recently, Littleton City Council heard an Elati Street Corridor Study update and supported the staff recommendation to move forward with traffic-calming measures and an incremental implementation approach to improving the corridor.

Residents can expect more traffic-calming projects, corridor-striping improvements, and continued educational programming next year. The city will also begin the process of updating the Transportation Master Plan.