7th Street Active Transportation Corridor Study

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This project is currently paused. The page will remain visible to the public however, this portion of engagment has concluded. 

This project is currently paused. The page will remain available for the public to view, but engagement for this portion has concluded.

After community feedback and input, City staff presented updated 7th Street proposed alternatives to City Council during the Feb. 3 workshop. Review the modified proposed alternatives below or see the documents tab to the right:


Original feasibility options.

A graphic showing the four preferred alternatives along 7th Street. The four alternatives are: a raised protected bike lane in the northern most section, a raised trail in the Patterson Rd. to North Ave. section, a striped bike lane in the North Ave. to Ute Ave. section, and a raised trail in the southern most section.

The City of Grand Junction conducted a feasibility study to determine the best options for establishing and improving low-stress active transportation facilities along 7th Street, between the Riverfront Trail and Horizon Drive. This will offer a practical connection to the planned shared-use paths along 26 ½ Road (Horizon Drive to Summer Hill Way) and Horizon Drive (existing between 26 ½ Road and G Rd). Community outreach on the project included sending a press release to local media, creating and posting a Newsflash to the City website, and posting a link to the study on social media. Additional feedback was welcomed on a short online survey on EngageGJ.org which included an area for comments all of which closed on Wed., July 31, 2024.

A steering committee was also created including members of the community with a specific interest in travel along 7th Street and to help guide the study goals in relation to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan as well as recommend facilities, identify high-risk locations, review information received during the public outreach, and other tasks. The steering committee worked with the project team including the consultant, KLJ Engineering, and be supported by city staff with technical expertise in transportation, planning, emergency response, and urban forestry. Community members were also able to provide their feedback until July 31, on EngageGJ.org or by visiting pop-up booths during community events such as Market on Main.

7th Street Active Transportation Corridor

7th Street is a significant corridor for north and south travel for pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and personal vehicle traffic. This corridor provides access to Downtown Grand Junction, North Avenue, Colorado Mesa University, Tope Elementary, Grand Junction High School, Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital, several healthcare offices, clinics, businesses, Eureka Science Center, and the Art Center. With substantial dining and retail shopping within three blocks of 7th Street along North Avenue and three schools, this is a busy pedestrian area during school months. Grand Valley Transit utilizes the 7th Street corridor, providing bus service along routes three and seven. As one of the few corridors that allows the crossing of railroad tracks adjacent to downtown, 7th Street is the most popular corridor for accessing recreation and entertainment along the Riverfront Trail at Las Colonias.

Through the One Grand Junction Comprehensive Plan and Grand Junction Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan, the City of Grand Junction has identified the need to continue to develop a safe, balanced, and well-connected transportation system that enhances mobility of all travel modes along with the importance of installing low-stress, high comfort bike facilities along the active transportation corridors.

About the Steering Committee

The Steering Committee included representatives from the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Mesa University, Downtown Development Authority, Grand Junction Historic Preservation Board, Urban Trails Committee, Grand Valley Regional Transportation Planning Office & Grand Valley Transit, One Riverfront Commission, District 51, Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital, The Art Center of Western Colorado, City of Grand Junction, business/property owners along the corridor, community members, and KLJ Engineering.

This project is currently paused. The page will remain available for the public to view, but engagement for this portion has concluded.

After community feedback and input, City staff presented updated 7th Street proposed alternatives to City Council during the Feb. 3 workshop. Review the modified proposed alternatives below or see the documents tab to the right:


Original feasibility options.

A graphic showing the four preferred alternatives along 7th Street. The four alternatives are: a raised protected bike lane in the northern most section, a raised trail in the Patterson Rd. to North Ave. section, a striped bike lane in the North Ave. to Ute Ave. section, and a raised trail in the southern most section.

The City of Grand Junction conducted a feasibility study to determine the best options for establishing and improving low-stress active transportation facilities along 7th Street, between the Riverfront Trail and Horizon Drive. This will offer a practical connection to the planned shared-use paths along 26 ½ Road (Horizon Drive to Summer Hill Way) and Horizon Drive (existing between 26 ½ Road and G Rd). Community outreach on the project included sending a press release to local media, creating and posting a Newsflash to the City website, and posting a link to the study on social media. Additional feedback was welcomed on a short online survey on EngageGJ.org which included an area for comments all of which closed on Wed., July 31, 2024.

A steering committee was also created including members of the community with a specific interest in travel along 7th Street and to help guide the study goals in relation to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan as well as recommend facilities, identify high-risk locations, review information received during the public outreach, and other tasks. The steering committee worked with the project team including the consultant, KLJ Engineering, and be supported by city staff with technical expertise in transportation, planning, emergency response, and urban forestry. Community members were also able to provide their feedback until July 31, on EngageGJ.org or by visiting pop-up booths during community events such as Market on Main.

7th Street Active Transportation Corridor

7th Street is a significant corridor for north and south travel for pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and personal vehicle traffic. This corridor provides access to Downtown Grand Junction, North Avenue, Colorado Mesa University, Tope Elementary, Grand Junction High School, Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital, several healthcare offices, clinics, businesses, Eureka Science Center, and the Art Center. With substantial dining and retail shopping within three blocks of 7th Street along North Avenue and three schools, this is a busy pedestrian area during school months. Grand Valley Transit utilizes the 7th Street corridor, providing bus service along routes three and seven. As one of the few corridors that allows the crossing of railroad tracks adjacent to downtown, 7th Street is the most popular corridor for accessing recreation and entertainment along the Riverfront Trail at Las Colonias.

Through the One Grand Junction Comprehensive Plan and Grand Junction Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan, the City of Grand Junction has identified the need to continue to develop a safe, balanced, and well-connected transportation system that enhances mobility of all travel modes along with the importance of installing low-stress, high comfort bike facilities along the active transportation corridors.

About the Steering Committee

The Steering Committee included representatives from the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Mesa University, Downtown Development Authority, Grand Junction Historic Preservation Board, Urban Trails Committee, Grand Valley Regional Transportation Planning Office & Grand Valley Transit, One Riverfront Commission, District 51, Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital, The Art Center of Western Colorado, City of Grand Junction, business/property owners along the corridor, community members, and KLJ Engineering.

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  • Share DO NOT TAKE 7th DOWN TO 2 LANES INSTEAD OF 4!!! on Facebook Share DO NOT TAKE 7th DOWN TO 2 LANES INSTEAD OF 4!!! on Twitter Share DO NOT TAKE 7th DOWN TO 2 LANES INSTEAD OF 4!!! on Linkedin Email DO NOT TAKE 7th DOWN TO 2 LANES INSTEAD OF 4!!! link

    DO NOT TAKE 7th DOWN TO 2 LANES INSTEAD OF 4!!!

    by brookebray, over 1 year ago
    After the City basically ignoring all comments against 4th and 5th St. and the outrage it is causing, I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU WANT TO BRING 7TH ST. DOWN TO 2 LANES IN AREAS!!! 7th St. is a main transportation corridor and needs to FLOW!!! PLEASE STOP IGNORING YOUR CITIZENS!!! NOBODY WANTS IT TO TAKE AN ETERNITY TO GET SOMEWHERE!!! I do not agree with the plan. Please just stop wasting time and money!
    After the City basically ignoring all comments against 4th and 5th St. and the outrage it is causing, I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU WANT TO BRING 7TH ST. DOWN TO 2 LANES IN AREAS!!! 7th St. is a main transportation corridor and needs to FLOW!!! PLEASE STOP IGNORING YOUR CITIZENS!!! NOBODY WANTS IT TO TAKE AN ETERNITY TO GET SOMEWHERE!!! I do not agree with the plan. Please just stop wasting time and money!
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    There are better alternatives to solve this need

    by Guywithactivefamily, over 1 year ago

    There has been sufficient community input from the community to indicate a desire for better opportunities for traveling comfortably by bicycle in our city, however, at no point has the Mobility Planner and other involved Staff look beyond the initial questions about if we like bicycles to determine how much we like them compared to other needs (aka prioritization), or what cost we are willing to pay to get them.

    For example, if you ask me if I want to see more bike trails in our community I would say "Yes", but if you ask I want more detached trail... Continue reading

    There has been sufficient community input from the community to indicate a desire for better opportunities for traveling comfortably by bicycle in our city, however, at no point has the Mobility Planner and other involved Staff look beyond the initial questions about if we like bicycles to determine how much we like them compared to other needs (aka prioritization), or what cost we are willing to pay to get them.

    For example, if you ask me if I want to see more bike trails in our community I would say "Yes", but if you ask I want more detached trail connections that are bikeable where roads don't exist or if I want a bike lane on asphalt next to a necessary vehicular artery, I would not want more bike options that have to share high volume vehicular corridors.

    Furthermore, if you asked me if I want to make driving a vehicle more painful and less efficient in order to offer independent dedications within the same right of way for enlarged sidewalks, landscape strips, low-stress bike lanes, and vehicles; I would say "no". If you asked me if I thought we should avoid trying to stuff "low stress" ped/bike facilities into the same corridors as primary vehicular routes I would say "no, we should look at alternative streets that are less travelled by vehicles but have similar routes to access parts of the city (like 3rd street or 6th street).

    Additionally, if you asked me how much money I wanted to spend on this project I would refer back to the discussion about my priorities for spending our money within the city.

    None of the surveys or discussions put forth by City Staff to date have asked follow-up questions like these so the process simply has not been thorough enough to be considered adequate by any measure that would justify shoving what feels like an anti-vehicle bias down our throat.

    Before the City government makes another ideological move that props up a minor user group at an UNEQUITABLE expense of a major user group they should be asking sufficient questions like those listed above and considering better alternatives that don't foster so much divisiveness. Next steps for the City to consider could include:

    1. Seek an alternative like 3rd or 6th streets to create a corridor that prioritizes bike/ped and leave the primary vehicle corridors alone.

    2. Leave the vehicle lanes on 7th street alone and prioritize what they want to see within the ample space that exists on both sides that currently provide sidewalk and landscaping. There is not room for everything at the grand standards Staff has recently adopted so this option will likely require City Staff to choose between trees/landscaping and bike/ped if they insist on creating an active transportation corridor on 7th street.





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    Need Safer Infrastructure on 7th Street

    by GJresident1, over 1 year ago

    All of the Proposed Alternatives in the graphic would be great improvements. Raised and separated bike and pedestrian lanes or multi use trail would be the best, but stripped / buffered bike lanes would also be great.


    What we currently have on 7th street is not very safe, especially for anyone outside of a car. The cars are going too fast, and even crossing that street can be difficult since you have to cross 2 lanes of traffic in 2 directions = 4 lanes all at once. The sidewalks are too small, it's uncomfortable for anyone walking to pass or... Continue reading

    All of the Proposed Alternatives in the graphic would be great improvements. Raised and separated bike and pedestrian lanes or multi use trail would be the best, but stripped / buffered bike lanes would also be great.


    What we currently have on 7th street is not very safe, especially for anyone outside of a car. The cars are going too fast, and even crossing that street can be difficult since you have to cross 2 lanes of traffic in 2 directions = 4 lanes all at once. The sidewalks are too small, it's uncomfortable for anyone walking to pass or be passed by a bicycle or scooter. They're barely wide enough for pedestrian to pass each other, especially if one or both are walking their dog.


    Based on it's location, 7th street is a city street. It cuts right through downtown, taking people to, from, and through the heart of the city. It's design should mimic that: one lane in each direction, with adequate traffic calming measures and bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. Roads that connect cities to one another can have more lanes, and be designed for higher speeds, but at least between the Riverfront Trail and Horizon Drive, that is not what 7th street is.


    I wholeheartedly support these changes. The fact that you are publicly considering them shows that you care about the safety of your residents, and actually implementing this would show that safety is truly important to the city.

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    7th Street Plan

    by XXcity, over 1 year ago
    Please don't ruin 7th Street like you did 4th and 5th Streets. It's a beautiful historic district and deserves to be recognized as such without "modernizing" the street with lots of paint, posts and parking.

    Speed bumps are fairly effective in slowing down traffic and, unlike all the posts and paint on 4th and 5th, they aren't a distraction.



    Please don't ruin 7th Street like you did 4th and 5th Streets. It's a beautiful historic district and deserves to be recognized as such without "modernizing" the street with lots of paint, posts and parking.

    Speed bumps are fairly effective in slowing down traffic and, unlike all the posts and paint on 4th and 5th, they aren't a distraction.



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    Inapropriate Use of Taxpayer Funds

    by Cherylf, over 1 year ago

    I strongly oppose any part of the plan the reduces existing 2 lane roads to one single lane to accommodate for bike lanes as currently proposed. Improving bike lane width is fine in area where there is space to do so, but not at the expense of reducing traffic. This area is growing so much and we are welcoming new residents daily. The majority of travel is vehicles and therefore our infrastructure needs to focus on the majority of our routes being adequate for vehicle travel. Bike safety is important and there is a lack of bike lanes in general... Continue reading

    I strongly oppose any part of the plan the reduces existing 2 lane roads to one single lane to accommodate for bike lanes as currently proposed. Improving bike lane width is fine in area where there is space to do so, but not at the expense of reducing traffic. This area is growing so much and we are welcoming new residents daily. The majority of travel is vehicles and therefore our infrastructure needs to focus on the majority of our routes being adequate for vehicle travel. Bike safety is important and there is a lack of bike lanes in general in this town and proper lighting that our funds could be better served. Bicyclists whether by choice or not have many options to avoid high traffic areas. If causal bike riding is the goal there are lots of pleasant bike trails we have created in this valley for such activities. The reality is no one is riding their bikes in large quanity to justify modifying all our surface streets. I get the sustainability plan wants to promote altenate modes of travel, but it is not a reality year round and enough to justify tearing up our streets for. Taxpayers do not want this. Bicycle enthusiasts are the only ones supporting this. Better studies of the traffic impacts will tell you this is a huge mistake. Besides I love historic 7th St as is and while its a regular needed route for me its one I enjoy taking. Clogging it with more traffic by making it one lane would be an absolute shame and disrespect to the wishes of the community and the beauty of this section in particular. Relying on just the meetings and pop-up markets is not capturing an accurate level of feedback. Please reconsider this plan.

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    Folie a Deux

    by Bradley, over 1 year ago

    This is a shared mental illness by the same people at city hall that brought us the 4th/5th street catastrophic, disastrous, calamitous, ruinous, perilous, ill fated, regrettable, unfortunate, tragic, debacle of a "TEST". If you want to go North to South you need to focus on 28 Rd to 28 1/4. Under Patterson and into the Matchet Property which will have the new community center. Out the other side and down to Patterson/Horizon Dr area. Leave 7th Street alone. Think of this as a truly obnoxious amount of taxpayer money the city can spend on a democrat initiative.

    This is a shared mental illness by the same people at city hall that brought us the 4th/5th street catastrophic, disastrous, calamitous, ruinous, perilous, ill fated, regrettable, unfortunate, tragic, debacle of a "TEST". If you want to go North to South you need to focus on 28 Rd to 28 1/4. Under Patterson and into the Matchet Property which will have the new community center. Out the other side and down to Patterson/Horizon Dr area. Leave 7th Street alone. Think of this as a truly obnoxious amount of taxpayer money the city can spend on a democrat initiative.

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    The Wrong Solution to a Real Problem

    by gjprogress, over 1 year ago
    There is no denying that GJ needs to become friendlier to bikes. There are a lot of ways that we are stuck in the past and trying to create progress can be a daunting and unappreciated task. But reducing the number of lanes on the last viable north-south conduit in the downtown area is a step backwards.


    7th St is a vital corridor for vehicles and should be kept as such. 12th is not a reasonable alternative as it is much too far away from the downtown center, and 1st St is far too slow as is.


    I think we... Continue reading

    There is no denying that GJ needs to become friendlier to bikes. There are a lot of ways that we are stuck in the past and trying to create progress can be a daunting and unappreciated task. But reducing the number of lanes on the last viable north-south conduit in the downtown area is a step backwards.


    7th St is a vital corridor for vehicles and should be kept as such. 12th is not a reasonable alternative as it is much too far away from the downtown center, and 1st St is far too slow as is.


    I think we can dream of walkable cities and reducing our dependence on (and subjugation to) automobiles, but that requires building ultra high density housing and denser commercial in concentrated areas, not just changing roads from auto-focused to multimodal.


    Fourth and fifth make more sense. I'm not convinced that the solution is well-executed, but I think they were the right idea, and with some iteration, could be a great improvement.


    But cars (and especially here: TRUKKS!!) are an essential way of life for most residents. A different solution should be found.

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    Leave 7th Street Alone

    by Josh, over 1 year ago
    Please leave 7th Street alone. You have already ruined 4th and 5th. Downtown is so difficult to deliver with a semi now. Once you're in an alleyway, you can't turn out of them due to all the plastic polls and the new parking coming clear out to the alleys. If someone is in front of you, you have to wait behind them until they leave the alleys since you can't turn a semi out of them now. What a complete disaster. If I had the ability I'd boycott delivering downtown completely.
    Please leave 7th Street alone. You have already ruined 4th and 5th. Downtown is so difficult to deliver with a semi now. Once you're in an alleyway, you can't turn out of them due to all the plastic polls and the new parking coming clear out to the alleys. If someone is in front of you, you have to wait behind them until they leave the alleys since you can't turn a semi out of them now. What a complete disaster. If I had the ability I'd boycott delivering downtown completely.
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    Please Leave 7th Street Alone

    by BH, over 1 year ago

    Please don't do this. 7th Street is a beautiful part of our downtown area. It carries traffic without issue, and incorporates multiple modes of transportation (including bikes and pedestrians) safely as is. Changing 7th Street would not only compound the problems evident with 4th and 5th, but take something away from Grand Junction that is already good and functional. Please use the money allocated to this project to fix the disasters on 4th and 5th instead.

    Please don't do this. 7th Street is a beautiful part of our downtown area. It carries traffic without issue, and incorporates multiple modes of transportation (including bikes and pedestrians) safely as is. Changing 7th Street would not only compound the problems evident with 4th and 5th, but take something away from Grand Junction that is already good and functional. Please use the money allocated to this project to fix the disasters on 4th and 5th instead.

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    7th Street Corridor

    by Blondy65, over 1 year ago

    As a resident since the early 50s I can tell you that to destroy this Beloved Historical area of the valley would be a travesty. The 4th and 5th street re-do is hideous and has impacted Main Street businesses yet again and not in a good way. Just for bicycle purposes? Good luck with a snow plow. 7th Street functions beautifully as it is!

    Traffic flow from the River to the Hospital is very easy to navigate as is. School buses, ambulances, police etc. seem to be doing beautifully to travel this street as well.

    This one needs to be... Continue reading

    As a resident since the early 50s I can tell you that to destroy this Beloved Historical area of the valley would be a travesty. The 4th and 5th street re-do is hideous and has impacted Main Street businesses yet again and not in a good way. Just for bicycle purposes? Good luck with a snow plow. 7th Street functions beautifully as it is!

    Traffic flow from the River to the Hospital is very easy to navigate as is. School buses, ambulances, police etc. seem to be doing beautifully to travel this street as well.

    This one needs to be left alone!