The City of Boulder's transportation system supports safe and efficient pedestrian travel. Crosswalks and other types of pedestrian infrastructure make travel around Boulder safer for everyone.

2024 crosswalk installations

Grant-funded crosswalks are complete!

We received funding from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Community Mobility Planning and Implementation (CMPI) 2019 grant program to construct two new crosswalks and make enhancements to an existing crosswalk in 2024. These three locations were chosen based on their alignment with public input, the Neighborhood GreenStreets Program and findings from the 30th and Colorado Corridors Study. Crosswalks like these can help our community reach our Vision Zero goal of zero severe crashes on our streets.

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This new crosswalk provides significant connections to schools, including the Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies (BCSIS) and High Peaks Elementary.

The crosswalk includes:

  • State Law Yield to Pedestrians signs and crosswalk markings.
  • Concrete curb extensions.
  • ADA-compliant ramps.
  • Extending school zone further east to include the crossing at the intersection.
  • Drainage improvements.
An overhead image of the Aurora Avenue and Evans Drive crosswalk with people walking across the crosswalk. Concrete curb extensions help shorten their crossing distance as a person driving yields.

People walking across the Aurora Avenue and Evans Drive crosswalk. Concrete curb extensions help shorten their crossing distance as a person driving yields.

This new crosswalk provides key connections to CU Boulder’s East Campus, transit stops and multi-use paths.

The crosswalk includes:

  • State Law Yield to Pedestrians signs and crosswalk and Yield line markings.
  • ADA-compliant ramps.
  • Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB), also called a flashing crosswalk.
People walking across a newly installed crosswalk on Colorado Avenue east of 33rd. People driving cars and buses yield behind the yield markings. There is a flashing beacon and bright signage.

People walking across a newly installed crosswalk on Colorado Avenue east of 33rd. People driving cars and buses yield behind the yield markings. There is a flashing beacon and bright signage.

This crosswalk improves significant connections to Boulder County buildings, Iris Fields ballfields, the end of the 13th Street Neighborhood GreenStreet, and neighborhoods to the north.

Improvements include:

  • State Law Yield to Pedestrians signs and crosswalk and Yield line markings (existing).
  • A wide curb ramp on the southwest corner of the intersection to make north-south bike travel on 15th Street easier.
  • A northbound left-turn lane for people biking on 15th Street to connect to the crosswalk.
  • A flashing crosswalk, also known as an RRFB (Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon), to make people crossing more visible to drivers.
  • An extended median and right-turn in and out only at 15th Street to reduce the risk of conflicts in the crosswalk.
People walking across the Iris Avenue and 15th Street crosswalk, with a new median, as people drive yield behind the yield markings. There is a flashing beacon and bright signage.

A new crosswalk at Iris Avenue and 15th Street, with flashing lights and bright signage. 

Before and After Photos

  • Before and after photos of a crosswalk, previously dirt, now properly painted and with signage and flashing lights.

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  • Crosswalk before and after, the after photo has concrete curbs that are extended and painted crosswalks

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  • Iris Avenue and 15th Street Crosswalk before and after

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  • Before and after photos of a crosswalk, previously dirt, now properly painted and with signage and flashing lights.

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    • Map

    View the interactive map below for current improvements across Boulder.

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    Pedestrian Head Start

    Formally known as leading pedestrian intervals or LPIs, these signals improve safety and reduce pedestrian-vehicle collisions by as much as 60%.

    Since 1995, the city has installed over 80 of these signals at crossings. The signal gives people crossing a 3-7 second head start to enter the crosswalk before the light turns green for vehicles. This increases the visibility of people crossing and establishes their right-of-way.

    Report a crosswalk maintenance concern

    If urgent and safety-critical

    If you would like to report an urgent, safety-critical crosswalk maintenance problem, please call 303-413-7122 between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. At any other time, please call dispatch at 303-441-3333.

    For non-urgent maintenance concerns or other questions

    For non-urgent crosswalk maintenance issues or other questions please submit a request on Inquire Boulder.

    Request a new crosswalk or accessible pedestrian signal

    Submit your request

    Here's the process after your Inquire Boulder request:

    1. Staff collects traffic data if the location has not already recently been evaluated. Timing depends on workload and on waiting for the most appropriate conditions, e.g., for school to be in session and good weather.
    2. Staff assesses the location's conditions based on guidance in the Pedestrian Crossing Treatment Installation Guidelines (PCTIG). This document helps staff decide where and what type of pedestrian crossings, or crosswalks, to install. If a crossing treatment is warranted, staff then uses PCTIG to determine the appropriate treatment and develop the design and cost estimate.
    3. Staff assesses the benefit-cost ratio based on the number of people crossing, the vehicle volumes and the estimated cost of improvements, and then adds the project to an ongoing prioritized list for construction.
    4. Crossing treatments are implemented as resources allow, usually one to two per year if civil design and/or additional funding are needed. For crossing treatments where only signing/pavement markings are needed, improvements are typically installed within weeks.

    Accessible pedestrian signals help pedestrians with visual disabilities know when it is safe to cross.

    1. To be considered, the requested crossing must be at an existing traffic signal. The request should also explain why accessible crossing assistance is needed at this location.
    2. City staff will review the request and may consider factors such as traffic volumes, turning movements, nearby destinations, intersection complexity, signal timing, pedestrian safety, and use of the crossing by pedestrians with visual disabilities.
    3. Requests are evaluated based on need, prioritized alongside other warranted locations, and addressed as funding and resources allow.

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