Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about bike lanes

These Planters Along the Larimer Street Bike Lane Protect People Better Than Plastic Posts

By David Sachs | Oct 23, 2017 | 6 Comments

Protected bike lanes are becoming more and more common around Denver, but the city hasn't figured out how to stop people from parking cars in them. Part of the problem comes down to materials: The flexible plastic posts that Denver Public Works uses to keep cars out of bike lanes aren't strong enough to deter the determined.

This happens every few minutes on Wynkoop Street. Photo: David Sachs

It’s Time for Serious Enforcement and Traffic Management to Keep People Safe on Wynkoop Street

By David Sachs | Oct 13, 2017 | 1 Comment

It's time for the Hancock administration to employ measures at the city's multimodal nexus that back up all the talk about ending traffic deaths and doubling walking, biking, and transit trips. Anything less would make the administration's Vision Zero initiative and other "mobility" goals little more than slogans.

31st Avenue from Downing to High streets. Image: DPW

Here’s a Look at the Latest Bikeway Designs for 31st Ave and MLK Blvd

By David Sachs | Sep 28, 2017 | 3 Comments

Protected and buffered bike lanes will replace standard bike lanes and sharrows, but are people on bikes being prioritized or accommodated?

Denver Public Works workers install curbs on Wynkoop Street. Photo: David Sachs

Eyes on the Street: Wynkoop Street Bike Lane Improvements Are Almost Done

By David Sachs | Sep 21, 2017 | 5 Comments

Say hello to curb-buffered bike lanes on the Union Station side between 16th and 18th streets to protect people on bikes on a hectic street where drivers typically cut them off as they pick up and drop off passengers.

Of Course the Lawrence and Arapahoe Protected Bike Lanes Made Ridership Soar

By David Sachs | Jul 24, 2017 | 3 Comments

After Denver Public Works installed the Arapahoe and Lawrence Street bike lanes in 2015, people who used them felt safer, and a lot more people biked on the streets. That's according to early results from a Denver Public Works study documenting the effects of the city's first parking-protected bikeways [PDF].

MLK Blvd and 31st Ave Are Getting New Bike Lanes. Will They Be Protected?

By David Sachs | Jul 13, 2017 | 10 Comments

Protected bike lanes on this pair of east-west streets would clearly be the most effective option to improve safety and make more people comfortable getting around on bikes.

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