Shared Streets Concept Design Survey

Introduction

Concept designs for several streets identified within Denver’s Shared Streets Program are moving forward!

These early designs will focus on big-picture ideas for the future of each street, illustrating how it could generally look and function to meet the vision and goals of the community. The concepts will prioritize people by creating comfortable spaces to move, interact, and play within the right-of-way including the street itself. As part of this effort, a cost estimate will also be developed, with detailed design and construction to follow once full funding is secured.

The following locations were identified as future shared streets. They were identified in the City’s Shared Streets Program over the last two years with assistance from key neighborhood stakeholders and through assessment of physical conditions, alignment with other city plans, and community priorities laid out for these streets and the surrounding neighborhoods. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure now needs your help to determine what improvements to include on these future shared streets:

South Gaylord Street (East Tennessee Avenue to East Mississippi Avenue)
North Fairfax Street (29th Avenue to 28th Avenue)
East 29th Avenue (Quebec Street to Roslyn Street)
East 12th Avenue (Syracuse Street to Yosemite Street)*
Larimer Street (25th Street to 30th Street) and 26th Street (Walnut Street to Lawrence Street)
North Sherman Street (East 14th Avenue to East 7th Avenue)*
Tremont Place (21st Street to North Washington Street)*
East 16th Avenue (North Humboldt Street to North Gaylord Street)

* These concepts include a ‘Typology A’ and ‘Typology B,’ which apply to longer streets spanning several blocks. These typologies are used to describe how different design approaches are applied in different sections of the corridor.

Take this anonymous survey to tell us how you currently use these streets, explore concept design ideas for each street, and share which design elements you like or don’t like.

Estimated time to complete: Approximately 5 minutes per street
Survey closes Monday, December 22, 2025.

Please visit the project webpage to learn more.

¡Para responder la encuesta en español para cualquiera de las calles mencionadas arriba, haz clic aquí!

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What is a shared street?

Most people are familiar with traditional streets: cars in travel lanes, sidewalks for people walking, and curbs dividing the two. A shared street is different. It’s designed so that people walking, biking, rolling, and driving can comfortably share the same space. Shared streets are intended to be both destinations and throughways for people moving on foot or bike. Shared streets are about making neighborhoods safer, more welcoming, and more flexible. They create public spaces that are not just roads, but also destinations. Shared streets become places to linger, play, and connect.

Shared streets often include:

Flexible design that supports temporary closures (e.g., farmers’ markets, block parties, festivals).
Curbless or partially curbless layouts to create a seamless, more inclusive space.
Traffic calming and design cues (pavement treatments, plantings, signage, street furniture) that signal the priority of people over cars.
Occasional vehicle travel diversions to improve safety and reduce total through-traffic (such as prohibiting left turns onto the shared street at a busy intersection)

See below for some images that describe what a shared street can be:

Shared Streets Concept Design Survey

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