Five Points Neighborhood Transportation Program (NTMP) Update

Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

You might have noticed a lot of traffic safety improvements in Five Points and there is more to come. 

Several mobility and safety projects are coming to the Five Points neighborhood this Fall!  These projects are a result of the Five Points NTMP Action Plan and include traffic calming, pedestrian safety enhancements, bikeway improvements, and the pedestrian plaza expansion

The Five Points neighborhood was selected as the first neighborhood to go through the NTMP Action Plan collaboration process. The neighborhood is just northeast of downtown Denver, spanning from 20th Street and 20th Avenue to the south, to the Platte River and 38th Street to the north, and Downing Street to the east. Five Points ranked highest in the NTMP prioritization model which incorporated the following factors: growth pressure, safety, transportation equity, and multimodal demand.

The Five Points Action Plan:

• Identified and will deliver specific, near-term transportation and mobility enhancement projects;

• Identified and delivered operational and safety improvements such as daylighting intersections by pulling parking back from the intersection, installing crosswalks, installing signage; and,

• Identified longer-term actions that can be delivered through future projects.

The NTMP collected and gathered community feedback and ideas on neighborhood transportation priorities, issues, and enhancements which informed the neighborhood-scale projects shown on the final report.

Action Plan Implementation

37 Operational and Safety projects – Complete!

As part of Denver’s overall effort to invest in the Northeast Downtown & Five Points neighborhoods, 7 near-term NTMP projects will be installed this Fall 2022!

See below for more details:

1. 29th Avenue & Chestnut Place – Pedestrian safety enhancements and bike lanes

2. Curtis Street from 30th to 31st Street – Traffic calming and back-in angled parking

3. 32nd Street & Champa Street – Pedestrian enhancements and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB)

4. Champa Street and Stout Streets from 24th to 32nd Street – Intersection bikeway and pedestrian safety enhancements

5. 28th Street, east of Welton Street – Convert to two-way operations

6. Five Points Intersection – Expanded pedestrian plaza and street mural

7. Welton Street from 24th to 29th Streets – Pedestrian safety enhancements