Denver committee advances $1.05 million state grant for Stanley British school crossing project
The June 10 vote backs a CDOT-funded project at Quebec Street and East 4th Avenue that would add a pedestrian hybrid beacon and evaluate ADA access near Stanley British Primary School.
Denver City Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 10 approved a $1,047,556 grant agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the Stanley British Ped Safety Improvements project in Council District 5, centered on Quebec Street and East 4th Avenue near Stanley British Primary School, according to committee minutes.
The project would include a pedestrian hybrid beacon at the intersection and an ADA accessibility evaluation, with the agreement running through Oct. 12, 2035, the committee agenda says.
CDOT said in its 2025-26 Safe Routes to School award announcement that Denver’s award would improve the Quebec Street and East 4th Avenue crossing by adding the beacon, curb ramps, a pedestrian refuge island and school-zone upgrades including signs, striping and flashing beacons.
The school-crossing work appears to be separate from a broader Quebec Street sidewalk project. Denver says on its Quebec Street Pedestrian and Mobility Improvements page that Quebec Street is one of 27 streets on the city’s High Injury Network and that the corridor has missing sidewalks and ADA needs. The city’s page describes separate sidewalk-gap and ramp work between 12th Avenue and Montview Boulevard, north of East 4th Avenue.
The committee action also aligns with Denver’s broader pedestrian-safety efforts. Denver’s Vision Zero statistics page says 27 people had died in traffic crashes in the city as of June 10, following 93 traffic deaths in 2025.
Some details remain unclear in the public record. CDOT’s Safe Routes to School grant page lists Denver’s award at $838,045, while the city council item approved this month totals $1,047,556. The reviewed records do not publicly itemize that difference or show whether Denver is providing a local cash match.
The committee vote does not mean construction is immediate, but it clears Denver to move ahead with design and implementation steps for a school-access and ADA-focused crossing project on a corridor the city has already identified as a broader safety concern.