Federal Boulevard is getting another median in the name of pedestrian safety

April 7, 2020 — Federal Boulevard, a state highway that doubles as an urban street, is one of Denver’s deadliest to travel. City and state transportation planners say a median down the center of the road’s southern segment will make it safer for pedestrians and drivers alike.

“It’s definitely not the entirety of what we need to do to make Federal Boulevard a truly safe street,” said Jill Locantore, head of Denver Streets Partnership, which advocates for better walking, biking and transit. “That ultimately will require reclaiming some of the space away from automobiles and repurposing it for transit so that you can still move a lot of people in a much smaller space. But as an interim first step, it will have some safety benefits.”