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Week of October 20, 2022
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
A publication of
SouthPlatteIndependent.net
VOLUME 77 | ISSUE 50
INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 26
Santa Fe corridor could be up for major funding Congestion, bike lanes to be reviewed BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Attendees at the “Stronger Together” event gathered in the parking lot of Summit Church on Oct. 9.
PHOTOS BY TAYLER SHAW
Sheriff’s office participates in National Faith and Blue Weekend Strengthening ties between police, community BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Residents, law enforcement officers and community leaders gathered at Summit Church in Centennial on Oct. 9 to discuss: How can the relationship between community members and law enforcement be strengthened? The discussion was part of the SEE EVENT, P27
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From left to right: Tyler Brown, Qusair Mohamedbhai, Omar Montgomery and Edred Bryan spoke during the “Stronger Together” event on Oct. 9 at Summit Church.
Millions in funding could soon be poured into dozens of projects aimed at alleviating traffic congestion and expanding alternate methods of commuting around Santa Fe Drive following the completion of a two-year study. The Santa Fe Drive Action Plan — which examined 11 miles of the heavily trafficked road from its southern end at C-470 to the northern junction of Alemeda Drive and I-25 — lays out a roadmap for needed improvements that could span decades, with some projects possibly beginning in 2024. “It’s yielded just a rich future on important projects,” said Littleton City Manager Jim Becklenberg during a presentation of the plan’s findings to city councilmembers Oct. 11. Though the meeting mainly focused on proposals for Littleton, the action plan was a regional effort with backing from the cities of Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan as well as the counties of Arapahoe and Douglas, the City and County of Denver and the Colorado Department of Transportation — or CDOT. The plan laid out three main goals: (1) Increase safety on the corridor by reducing crashes caused by congestion and direct access to the corridor from local roads and driveways; (2) Increase the operational performance of the corridor that currently results in poor travel time reliability SEE TRANSIT, P24
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Artists putting murals underfoot across recreation paths P16