Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about 16th Street Mall

Downtown Bike/Ped Loop a Top Priority for Downtown Denver Partnership

By David Sachs | Jul 20, 2016 | 5 Comments

The Downtown Denver Partnership, a business-oriented group that plays a major role in shaping the city’s urban center, announced its priorities for the upcoming year Wednesday morning. They included a “Downtown Loop” for people walking and biking, revamping the 16th Street Mall, and spurring walkable development in Arapahoe Square. The Partnership envisions a walking and […]

The 16th Street Mall could be a place where every person feels safe and welcome, as it is during “Meet in the Street” days, when the mall is pedestrianized to attract more people. Image: Gehl Studios

Creating a Better Place for People to Be Is the Key to a Safe 16th Street Mall

By David Sachs | Jun 30, 2016 | 3 Comments

There are certainly reasons why Mayor Michael Hancock, Denver PD, and the Downtown Denver Partnership decided to up security on the 16th Street Mall. Violent criminals, like the man who was filmed rampaging through the 16th Street Mall hitting people with pipes Wednesday, threaten public safety on the mile-plus transit and pedestrian strip. Targeting criminals […]

#StreetFail: Denver PD Blocks Bike Lane to Save City From “Hoodlums”

By David Sachs | Jun 28, 2016 | 5 Comments

As Mayor Michael Hancock and his Denver PD spend time and money harrying “urban travelers” off the 16th Street Mall in an attempt to improve perceptions of public safety, they continue to diminish the actual safety of people on bikes by allowing people to park in bike lanes — and by parking in bike lanes themselves. Extra Denver PD […]

The Key to a Successful 16th Street Mall Makeover: Busways on 15th and 17th

By David Sachs | Mar 11, 2016 | 31 Comments

Hoping to create a better gathering place, city planners are seriously considering moving RTD’s free shuttle off the 16th Street Mall to create a pedestrian-only street. The concept has drawn all kinds of reactions, some of which pit transit against walking. But it’s not that simple. If the city plays its cards right, three major streets could prioritize people and transit in […]

Retrofit Could Make Intersection of 16th and Broadway Less Chaotic

By David Sachs | Jul 23, 2015 | No Comments

The intersection of 16th and Broadway: A cluster of cars, huge buses making left turns, mall shuttles every 90 seconds, and awkward diagonal crossings for pedestrians and people on bikes trying to connect to the 16th Street Mall and 15th Street bike lane. It’s intimidating, but may soon become less so. The Denver Business Journal reports that the […]