Advocacy
Update: Council Approves Denver Airport Road Widening That Would Make Traffic Worse
A plan to widen the road to Denver International Airport, which would make traffic worse and wipe out the city’s newly-minted goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, will get a vote from the Denver City Council on Monday.
July 12, 2019
Free, ‘Low-Stress Bike Map’ Wants to Boost Biking Despite Denver’s Inadequate Bike Network
A group of Denver bike advocates created a “low-stress bike map.” The idea, which the city and some bike advocates have mixed feelings about, is to get more people riding bicycles now — instead of waiting several years for the city to build out a more complete network of protected bike lanes.
June 24, 2019
Guest Post: Lessons From One of the World’s Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities
This post originally appeared on Bicycle Colorado’s blog. See the original post for additional videos. Piep van Heuven and Jack Todd, Bicycle Colorado’s policy team, spent June 11 to 14 in one of the world’s most bicycle-friendly cities — Copenhagen — as attendees of the Downtown Denver Partnership’s Denver Urban Exploration trip. The trip was made … Continued
June 20, 2019
Commentary: New Sidewalk on Colorado Blvd. Is An Insult That Remains Unsafe for Pedestrians
A new sidewalk on Colorado Blvd., which replaced a sloping dirt path, remains a poorly designed, “violent, loud and unsafe” place for pedestrians.
May 23, 2019
Guest Post: Where Should New Schools Be Built to Encourage Walking and Wheeling?
Ahead of National Bike to School Day on May 8, a Ft. Collins official says that schools are often placed too far for travel by foot or bike. But if we went back to neighborhood schools, we could encourage healthy behaviors that can last a lifetime.
May 1, 2019
Pop-up Traffic Calming Demonstration on Federal Shows That Fast, Cheap Fixes Can Improve Safety
Advocates for street safety placed flowers, beach balls, pastel-painted tires and bales of hay on a stretch of Federal Boulevard on Saturday afternoon to show how easily Denver’s deadliest street could be transformed into something safer.
April 29, 2019
Activists: Smashed Tomatoes on Denver Bike Lanes Could Be Our Heads
After the death of a cyclist who was using an unprotected bike lane in Washington D.C., A Denver bike activist organized the #RedCupProject to illustrate how vulnerable people are when they bike in unprotected bike lanes.
April 26, 2019
Latest Crash Reveals ‘Health Epidemic’ of Cars
The BMW that slammed into the Hornet restaurant over the weekend marks the third crash into the restaurant this year—and highlights "a public health epidemic" on Denver's streets.
December 3, 2018
Meet Jonathan Fertig, a Bike Advocate Who Isn’t Afraid to Challenge the Status Quo
Known for unapologetically confronting car-centric public officials, Fertig says Denverites can and should demand more.
July 6, 2018
Report Drivers and Anything Else Blocking Denver Bike Lanes at This New Website
Bicycle Colorado and BikeDenver just launched ThingsInBikeLanesDenver.Com.
March 19, 2018
