The city of Greeley will install 128 road safety features through early next year as part of its efforts to eliminate traffic deaths and injuries by 2045.
As part of the Safe Streets 4 All Vision Zero Action Plan approved in January 2025, the city has received $7.9 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation, bringing the total to $9.9 million, including the city’s $1.9 million contribution. This grant, the second largest awarded nationwide by the department, will be used to construct several quick-build road safety features across the city as part of the Safe Streets 4 All safety demonstration, letting the city know which features work best for Greeley.
Key figures and facts
Quick-build safety features are plastic and rubber safety measures that serve as placeholders for potential future changes, Interim Deputy Director of Public Works Steven Younkin said. Most of these safety measures will be installed in downtown Greeley due to the frequency of collisions there.
The city plans to install or convert 70 high-visibility crosswalks, 30 curb extensions and seven mini-roundabouts. There will also be several other varieties of quick-builds installed across the city to see which performs the best.
“All that these treatments have in common is that they reduce high-speed conflict points,” Younkin said. “(Safe Streets 4 All) is not about reducing crashes in the city, it’s about reducing fatal and severe injuries.”
A map depicting the different quick-build locations across the city of Greeley as part of the Safe Streets 4 All demonstration project. (Courtesy/ City of Greeley)The city will also reconfigure 15 miles of roads to slow traffic and curb excessive speeds. Younkin said 69 people have died in the city from 2014 to 2023 as a result of car collisions, and 269 traffic incidents resulted in serious or life-threatening injuries. The city recorded an additional 26 fatalities since 2024.
Each of these quick-builds has a maximum lifespan of five years and can be easily removed if public feedback is largely negative. The city will host a series of public workshops and send information to residents and businesses that may be affected by these changes.
The city will host up to seven workshops between March and the end of June this year. Installation will begin in the summer and is expected to be completed in early 2027.
Council, staff response
Councilwoman Deb DeBoutez asked why U.S. 85 and U.S. 34 were not included in the quick-builds despite those highways being dangerous, high-speed corridors.
Younkin said many of these quick-builds lack the durability to withstand high-speed collisions and would be less effective in busier corridors. However, the city is looking into making permanent improvements to both bypasses.
“Unfortunately, there are very few treatments that we can do,” he said. “The higher speeds and higher volumes you get, generally, the less effective these paint and plastic treatments are. They are relatively resilient, but it doesn’t take a lot of semi truck heads at 70 miles per hour to decrease their effectiveness.”
Councilman Tommy Butler asked for further clarification regarding the proposed changes to 14th Avenue and 8th Street. He also questioned the estimated effectiveness of safety features such as curb extensions.
Younkin said 14th Avenue and 8th Street are part of a larger lane reconfiguration that would remove the parking areas and reduce the number of lanes from four to three.
Younkin said several of these measures are estimated to reduce collisions by an average of 40%. The project will help the city determine which safety measures work, so the city can then make those measures permanent, he said.
Both DeBoutez and Butler advocated for additional safety adjustments along 14th Avenue and into Island Grove Park as both believe that area becomes dangerous for bicyclists trying to get to the park. Younkin agreed to look further into this possibility.
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