TC Resolution 24-09 Adopting 35 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit Policy for Highway 6Avon
COLORADO
RESOLUTION 24-09
ADOPTING 35 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT
POLICY FOR HIGHWAY 6
WHEREAS, the Town of Avon ("Town") is a home rule municipality of the State of Colorado and the
Town is empowered to adopt policies by Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Avon Town Council ("Council") finds that a significant amount of high density multi-
family residential development is located along, or near, Highway 6 between the Post Boulevard round-
about and the West Beaver Creek Boulevard/Prater Road intersection;
WHEREAS, Council finds that the residents of this residential neighborhood regularly use the Town of
Avon's transit, ECO Transit, and Eagle Valley Transportation Authority, including the use of several bus
stops situated on Highway 6, and
WHEREAS, Council finds that the health, safety and general welfare will be promoted by the
construction of pedestrian cross walks, complete with cross walk striping, pedestrian activated signage,
street lighting, and median refuge for pedestrians within a landscaped boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the speed limit must be reduced to 35 miles per hour uniformly in order for CDOT to allow
these pedestrian enhancements; and
WHEREAS, Council finds that the I-70 runs the same east -west direction as Highway 6 and is situated
within'/2 mile of Highway 6 and that 1-70 offers the ability of travelling public, including those travelling
through Eagle County, to travel at fast speeds; and
WHEREAS, Council finds that Highway 6 in and near the Town of Avon is a transit oriented corridor
and that highway speeds should prioritize best urban design, housing, transit and pedestrian safety and
that maximizing the vehicular travel speed should not be a priority over best urban design and pedestrian
safety; and
WHEREAS, the Avon Town Council finds that the adoption and implementation of this Resolution will
promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the Avon community.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
AVON, COLORADO that:
1. The Town of Avon officially declares 35 miles per hour as the appropriate maximum speed on
Highway 6 between the Post Boulevard round -about and the West Beaver Creek Boulevard/Prater
Road intersection and states that it is the policy of the Town to construct well designed pedestrian
crossings complete with striping, pedestrian activated flashing signs, street lighting, and median
refuges for pedestrians.
2. Council directs and authorizes Staff and the Mayor to actively coordinate and apply to the Colorado
Department of Transportation, advocate for appropriate legislation, and request support of the
Colorado Governor's office in order to implement the policies in this Resolution.
h 12 24 by the AVON TOWN COUNCIL. S1N OF R
Attest: 6q2
Mayor Miguel Jaure u' Casanueva, T ri ,Clerk
Resolution 24-09
March 12, 2024