Albus Brooks
While Other Cities Cut Parking Mandates, Denver’s Poised to Require More Parking
Zoning would ensure a net gain in parking spaces if the City Council adopts it, but home builders will have some outs.
December 15, 2016
Council President Albus Brooks Calls for New Source of Transportation Money
If funding for sidewalks and bike lanes continues at the rate laid out in Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2017 budget, Denver won’t see a fully built-out bike network for many decades, and won’t have a complete sidewalk network for nearly two centuries. Hancock proposed a paltry $2.2 million for Denver Moves, the city’s blueprint for a … Continued
September 28, 2016
Curtis Park Is the Perfect Place for Denver to Break Its Parking Addiction
Can you imagine having to walk a block to your house after you park? Well one Curtis Park resident is already living this nightmare, reports Fox31. “At night it’s ridiculous,” Keith Regensburger told Fox31. “We’ve had to park on the other side of the block over by the park sometimes.” A developer wants to build two … Continued
January 15, 2016
Mayor Hancock Cuts Ribbon on Parking-Protected Bike Lanes, Promises 3 More
Mayor Michael Hancock officially opened Denver’s first parking-protected bike lanes Thursday with some revelry on the corner of 16th and Arapahoe. The two new bike lanes — one on Arapahoe Street and one on Lawrence Street — run a little over one mile each, from Auraria Campus to 24th Street. They include traffic signals that finally give people on bikes a safe way … Continued
December 3, 2015
Electeds Heading to San Fran With Eyes on Vision Zero
Once a year the Downtown Denver Partnership leads a group of decision makers to another city, hoping the change of pace will lead to a change of place in Denver. The hope is that seeing how other cities do things will demystify big ideas and give leaders an appetite to try them here. It’s a sort of … Continued
June 15, 2015