Safer streets for everyone in Lakewood
Ballot Issue 2G · Lakewood, Colorado · November 3, 2026
- Improved sidewalk infrastructure
- Slower traffic on neighborhood streets
- Effective outreach to address homelessness
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Ballot Issue 2G · Lakewood, Colorado · November 3, 2026
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YES on 2G means dedicated and accountable funding for:
Accelerating Lakewood's missing sidewalk projects, expanding bike lanes, and slowing traffic for safer residential streets
Expanding street outreach that connects Lakewood's most vulnerable residents to services and support
Mental health crisis support, programs that help youth stay on track, and better lighting in public spaces and along business corridors
200 yearsto finish Lakewood's missing sidewalks at current funding
Building one mile of sidewalk costs between $1.6 and $3.2 million. 2G speeds that up, so families are not waiting generations for a safe way to walk to school, a bus stop, or the store.
Dedicated and accountable. All revenue goes into a specific, dedicated fund subject to annual external audits, so every dollar is spent exactly where voters intended.
...without breaking the bank
Ballot Issue 2G is a City of Lakewood measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot. It asks voters to approve a 0.5% sales and use tax increase, raising Lakewood's rate from 3% to 3.5%, with the revenue restricted to specific uses.
The revenue is restricted to specific spending categories including addressing homelessness, sidewalks, bike lanes, traffic safety, and crime prevention. That includes road improvements designed to slow and calm traffic in residential areas.
It is estimated that it will raise up to $17.6 million in the first full year, beginning January 1, 2027.
No. Groceries are generally exempt from the additional half percent. Fruit, vegetables, bread, cereal, dairy, meat, and canned and frozen foods are not subject to a Lakewood sales tax and that will continue to be the case with 2G.
Lakewood has not raised its sales tax rate in 20 years. Currently Lakewood has one of the lowest sales tax rates among its peer cities, and after the increase it will still be below average.
No. The ballot language restricts the revenue to the purposes stated in the ballot language. Revenue goes into a dedicated fund subject to annual external audits.
What's on your ballot. Issue 2G would raise Lakewood's sales and use tax rate from 3% to 3.5%, beginning January 1, 2027. Food, including groceries, is exempt from the additional half percent.
Revenue may be used only for public safety purposes, including crime prevention and homelessness response, and for traffic safety improvements, including maintenance and construction of streets and sidewalks, road improvements to reduce vehicle speeds, and pedestrian and bicycle safety enhancements.