The City of Littleton began an effort in Fall 2021 to identify and design transportation improvements in the area along Mineral Avenue east of Santa Fe Drive to approximately Windermere Street. Mineral Avenue is an important east-west corridor providing access to many local and regional destinations, including RTD's Mineral Light Rail Station to the west and businesses and services to the east. Although the area has some multimodal facilities, such as the High Line Canal Trail and some on-street bike lanes, additional improvements are needed to create safer and more convenient and comfortable options for bicyclist and pedestrian travel in this area.
Littleton's Transportation Master Plan used input from community members to identify a primary goal of providing safe multimodal options for vulnerable cyclists and pedestrians. Public engagement in 2022 helped identify improvements to encourage and safely accommodate active travel within this area of the one-mile travel shed of the Mineral Light Rail Station. The Mineral Mobility East Improvements project will be funded through a Colorado Department of Transportation Safer Main Streets grant, a Denver Regional Council of Governments Transportation Improvements Program grant, an Arapahoe County Open Space grant, and South Suburban Parks and Recreation District funding. As discussed below, the project will be completed in two phases and implement enhancements at multiple locations to encourage and safely accommodate year-round active travel within this area of the one-mile travel shed of the RTD Mineral Light Rail Station. By focusing on providing key improvements, this project will provide safe travel options to regional transit and trails, as well as employment and services to the east. This is one of many projects in the Mineral Station area that will be constructing high comfort bike and pedestrian facilities. The other projects include improvements west of the RTD Mineral Station, and the Santa Fe and Mineral Intersection Improvements.
The Mineral Mobility East Improvements Project is divided into two phases. Design of the phase 1 elements is complete as described below and shown in yellow on the map. Construction of the first phase will begin in spring 2025 and completed in fall 2025. Design of the phase 2 elements, described below and represented by the purple on the map , is underway and anticipated to be completed in late 2025, with construction anticipated to begin in 2026.
Comments regarding existing transportation concerns and desired improvements in the area were accepted via a survey and comment map between December 17, 2021 and January 7, 2022. The summary available through the link below outlines the outreach conducted and lists comments received. The input received was used by the city to develop a list of improvements to be considered.
A small group video conference was held to present alternatives pre-screening results and gather feedback from those who live nearby or travel through the project area.
A virtual open house meeting was held to present the improvement alternatives considered(PDF, 371KB) and alternatives screening results. Feedback was gathered to inform preliminary design.
A virtual meeting provided information about roadway improvements coming to the area around the Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Avenue intersection.
In addition to this project, there are two additional projects occurring within the larger study area. Learn more about the projects and provide your input by following the project name links below.
Santa Fe Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study: This study will identify future transportation and safety improvements for an 11-mile stretch of Santa Fe Drive between C-470 and Alameda Avenue.
Santa Fe & Mineral Improvements Project: This project aims to reduce congestion and improve safety at the Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Avenue intersection by constructing a new roadway in the southwest quadrant of the intersection. The quadrant road concept will remove left turning movements from the intersection to prioritize east-west and north-south travel.
Mineral Avenue from S. Windermere Street to Jackass Hill Road, Mineral Avenue Trail, and Jackass Hill Road, Littleton View Map
Mineral Avenue from S. Windermere Street to Jackass Hill Road, Mineral Avenue Trail, and Jackass Hill Road , Littleton