Camelback Road, Missouri Avenue and Bethany Home Road, which run parallel to Colter Street, have extensive business, commercial and office park activity that increase opportunities for vehicles turning into and out of driveways. Since most car-bike or car-pedestrian collisions occur when drivers are turning, a street such as Colter Street offers a safer alternative for those walking or riding bikes.
Colter Street is a collector street, and there is no consideration as part of this project to close any section of this 3.3-mile corridor to vehicle traffic.