{"id":4111,"date":"2026-08-25T11:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4111"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:03:42","slug":"pedestrian-bridge-near-summit-fc-stadium-site-wins-denver-council-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4111","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian bridge near Summit FC stadium site wins Denver council approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved a $5.3 million grant agreement to design a pedestrian bridge that will help connect the future Summit FC stadium with a neighboring community and a nearby light rail stop.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4110\">Colorado officials decry Supreme Court ruling siding with Trump on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The grant will pay for design and preconstruction work for the bridge in the Baker neighborhood. It will allow people on foot to travel from the Regional Transportation District\u2019s I-25 and Broadway station over the railroad lines and into the stadium district.<\/p>\n<p>During Monday\u2019s meeting, Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez said the bridge was needed in that community long before the stadium plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis pedestrian bridge is essential to making Santa Fe Yards a truly transit-oriented, community-serving development,\u201d she said. \u201cIt will connect the Broadway Station directly to the stadium, housing, businesses, parks and the South Platte River while safely crossing the rail lines that divide this area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The funding comes from a transit-oriented communities grant in the state\u2019s Department of Local Affairs. Officials expect to complete construction of the bridge by 2030. The city plans to pursue additional grants and use property tax dollars for the construction itself.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4108\">Today in History: August 26, Jaycee Dugard found alive after 18 years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The council approved the deal to build the stadium \u2014 and bring the women\u2019s soccer team to Denver \u2014 in December.<\/p>\n<p>Under the deal, city officials agreed to spend $70 million to purchase the land and the team said it would spend about $200 million on the stadium itself. The controlling owner of Summit FC, Rob Cohen, said the team making Denver its home was contingent on the city agreeing to the plan for a dedicated stadium.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter, The Spot.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4106\">Today in History: August 25, singer Aaliyah killed in plane crash<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Denver City Council on Monday approved a grant to design a pedestrian bridge in Baker connecting the future Summit FC stadium with a neighboring community and RTD&#8217;s I-25 and Broadway station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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