Longmont Transportation Mobility Plan

The City has requested bus service from Longmont to the Denver International Airport since the airport opened to the public in 1995. Over the years – and still today – we continue to hear that the demand does not warrant bus service at this time. Luckily, the City does have a private provider that does provide direct home-to-DIA/DEN service. The City is also hopeful that, with the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to be implemented between Longmont and Boulder by 2027, our citizens, workers, and visitors will have better transit service to RTD’s AB bus service between Boulder and DIA/DEN very soon.

UPDATE – 19 July 2024: A more detailed explanation of this issue appears in the City’s response dated 15 Feb 2024.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on CO/SH66. The City’s future plans do show the need for bicycle/pedestrian underpasses on CO66 both east and west of Main St/US-287. The City will continue to work with the Colorado Department of Transportation, as the State is the owner of this facility, to develop safer crossings as Longmont grows to the north.

Thank you as this suggestion comes up regularly and RTD does not currently have the resources available to provide this service for Longmont. The City will continue to pursue other options, beyond the private providers that currently provide this service, to provide a public option for direct transit service to the Denver International Airport.

The various transportation modes all work together to create a complete transportation system for the City. The TMP works to provide more travel options for people in Longmont, beyond having to own their own vehicle. Additionally, the TMP works to create a safe and equitable transportation system, which means a combination of travel options sometimes using the same space. The key to a successful TMP will be how future transportation projects in the City combine to provide an integrated system where people can travel efficiently, safely, and comfortably by any mode they choose.

The section of St. Vrain Greenway trail between Price Road (the bike/ped and railroad bridge) to Sunset Street is planned to be opened to the public toward the end of 2025. After this section is opened, the section of Greenway trail under Sunset will be closed for channel improvements for up to 2 more years. Once the channel improvements are complete, work will begin on the “Hover Reach” which will impact the Greenway trail from Hover to the bike/ped bridge on the east side of Rogers Grove Nature area.  All work is planned to be complete in 2029. All future detours will be more direct than what was required for the Boston Avenue bridge replacement.

City staff is currently undertaking a project to replace the current adaptive traffic signal system. This will involve replacing the traffic signal detection and other hardware improvements. The adaptive traffic signal network will adjust signal timings throughout the day to improve travel times and minimize vehicle stops.

The City of Longmont recently adopted a new program called Vision Zero. The goal of the program is to improve multimodal safety, pedestrian crossings, and city policies to expedite requests for additional infrastructure like marked crosswalks. The Transportation Master Plan and Vision Zero Action Plan will work as commentary documents to guide future safety improvement projects. The City staff will add this location as a desired location for new, safer infrastructure for pedestrians (and bicyclists). Hopefully you’ve also been able to add this location to the interactive map (or “like” other’s comments) as well.

Thank you for your input. We’ll add this comment as a suggestion for speed limits on our Greenway trails within our TMP process.

Thank you for your interest in taking the survey. When I visit the Transportation Mobility Plan page on Engage Longmont (https://engage.longmontcolorado.gov/longmont-transportation-mobility-plan) I see the survey right above the Ask a Question section where you posted your question. If you’re not seeing the survey, this could be caused by slower internet connection loading the page more slowly on your device. If trying it again after restarting your device doesn’t help, nor does waiting a bit longer for the page to draw, you might try a different device/connection (such as using a computer at the Longmont Library). I will do some research to see if other are experiencing this problem or if our consultant has any alternative suggestions.

If you'd like to complete the survey on paper, please contact me directly at Phil.Greenwald@longmontcolorado.gov and I will send you a hard copy. 

I'm sorry to hear that the survey didn't work for you. I just took the survey myself to test it, and I did not experience any problems. I have not heard from others who have run into difficulty. I'd suggest restarting your device and trying again. If problems persist, please email me with the details including what device (iPhone, Windows desktop, etc..) you are using and any error messages you receive. scott.yoho@longmontcolorado.gov