Bill > HB1318

This bill modifies existing laws to enhance traffic safety around schools by redefining "school zones" to encompass all roadways within at least 1,000 feet of a school property boundary, with specific exceptions for state highways unless otherwise designated by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) or local authorities with CDOT's approval, and allows for existing school zones between 200 and 1,000 feet to remain as is. It also permits counties, cities and counties, or municipalities to reduce the size of a school zone to no less than 200 feet from a school property boundary, but only after holding a public hearing, and clarifies that these entities can also increase school zone sizes or raise revenue for improved signage. Furthermore, the bill expands the definition of "automated vehicle identification systems" to include those used for detecting moving traffic violations in school zones or along "safe routes to school" (roadways frequented by pedestrians and bicyclists on their way to or from a nearby school), and introduces the concept of "school streets," which are portions of roadways immediately adjacent to school property boundaries that can be designated by local governments, potentially closed to vehicles, and have a maximum speed limit of ten miles per hour, requiring all vehicles to yield to pedestrians, bicyclists, and micromobility users.

Housing and Urban Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1318