Council members were divided over the study, with objectors pushing for more research into alternative transportation because of environmental concerns.
Just after approving a $51 million upgrade to Peña Boulevard, Denver City Council wants to study more expansion to the road.
“My concern is and has been with the scope of what DEN is choosing to study in the environmental impact statement process, and what the airport is choosing to exclude from further consideration,” Councilwoman Sarah Parady said during the meeting. “Specifically, excluding from the environmental impact study any consideration on how to move some of that traffic congestion over to the A Line that runs parallel to that corridor and is operated by the Regional Transportation District .
“The improvements include managed lanes and adjacent multi-use trail facilities to connect cyclists to DEN/adjacent developments, existing regional trail systems, and RTD A-Line stations,” the ordinance request explains. In addition to the $5 million grant, DIA will chip in $13.5 million for a total of $18.5 million going to the multi-year environmental impact study mandated by theto induce traffic demand because those roads attract more drivers, according to a study in California. Then, more greenhouse gas emissions occur along those corridors, which is a concern for project detractors.
Councilman Paul Kashmann said he could understand the need to expand Peña, but felt that DIA declining to study transportation options besides driving “simply lacks any degree of real imagination as to how we participate in mitigating what is the greatest threat of our time: climate change.”According to Lisa Nguyen, principal transportation planner for DIA, the airport plans to use $1.
Gilmore said her constituents believe it should be at least a four-lane road. However, Councilwoman Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez said she has heard from residents of Montbello and Green Valley Ranch, both of which are near Peña, and they have concerns about the lack of transit options in the area, too.
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