Resident Input Indicates Three High Priority Funding Areas In various surveys and public input opportunities, Greeley residents named Public Safety, Mobility/ Transportation, and Parks/Open Space as key areas for allocating city of Greeley resources. Residents’ requests and priorities are outlined below.
The Mobility Edition
Public Safety
April 2018
RESIDENT REQUEST PRIORITY Varied forms of public input have made clear that Greeley residents want public safety to be addressed and prioritized in local government efforts; the 2017 resident survey, the Imagine Greeley Comprehensive Plan update process, and the 2016 Weld County Community Health Survey all showed resident concern about public safety. Greeley City Council has targeted public safety as one of its top priorities for several years.
Mobility/Transportation RESIDENT REQUEST PRIORITY Residents keep ranking road capacity improvements, reduction of congestion, and bikes lanes and pedestrian improvements as high priorities; even with the 2015 voter approval of the Keep Greeley Moving sales tax to repair roads. Greeley’s residents still say they want more and better mobility infrastructure. PRIORITY Greeley-Evans Transit’s bus services continue to see increasing numbers of users with more than 750,000 rides provided annually, including an 8.4 percent increase in ridership in 2016 and a 16.7 percent increase in 2017.
Parks/Open Space RESIDENT REQUEST
PRIORITY In a two-year parks, trails and open lands public input process, Greeley residents indicated they appreciated recreational areas that provide for a number of outdoor programs in urban areas; that same comprehensive process allowed residents to make clear how much the Greeley community values open spaces that buffer residential and business communities while providing wildlife habitat and further recreational opportunities. PRIORITY Residents also prioritized the construction of better sidewalks, trails, neighborhood parks, and more.
Additional info can be found at
GREELEYGOV.COM/FINANCE
This special four-page section examines the work accomplished and needed to build and maintain a complete, safe, efficient, and quality transportation system. The following pages provide brief descriptions of three major Greeley mobility and transportation projects and a look ahead at planned, but unfunded, projects in the coming years.
Aligning Budget Priorities with Citizen Input Governance
We Aspire to be a City Achieving Community Excellence Morayma Cruz Aviles Morayma.CruzAviles@Greeleygov.com 970-350-9723
Each year thousands of commuters, businesses and residents use Greeley’s transportation system. The City’s Public Works Department spends $10-$20 million annually ensuring the integrity of our streets and there is still much more work to be done.
Victoria Runkle Victoria.Runkle@Greeleygov.com 970-350-9730
Infrastructure
Public Safety
Well-Planned & Livable Community
Natural Resource Use
Recreational, Cultural, and Educational Opportunities
Economic Vitality