bike lanes

When cities try to carve out more space for walking or biking in lieu of car traffic or parking spots, retail business owners often worry they’ll lose revenue. But a new study by University of Denver grad student Stephen Rijo shows there’s nothing to fear [PDF]. In fact, retailers should probably rejoice when their street gets redesigned. Rijo studied two … Continued

If Mayor Michael Hancock and his Department of Public Works don’t set aside funding for Denver’s plan to build a comprehensive bike network, it might as well not exist. That’s the message Denver City Auditor Dennis Gallagher sent to DPW Manager Jose Cornejo in a scathing report released today [PDF]. City leaders often boast about Denver Moves, the 2011 framework … Continued

On the way to Streetsblog Denver’s office in LoDo yesterday morning, a driver with the United States Postal Service was clogging up the 15th Street protected bike lane with his van. He plopped himself right behind a “No Parking Any Time” sign. As you can see from the picture above, he left no room for me or other people on … Continued

The Denver Post published a story today by Megan Mitchell that depicts an uprising of sorts against smart street design near the Iliff Avenue Rail Station, which will open next year. Some residents, including Albert Melcher, president of the local neighborhood association, want to nix a planned bike lane and widen a nearby street to handle traffic from the … Continued

Complete streets advocates are taking ownership of West Colfax by transforming part of it from a four-way car-centric raceway into a haven for pedestrians and people on bikes. It’ll be just a one-day demonstration — organizers describe it as a “lab” — but the idea is to spark a permanent redesign on the street by showing residents, city planners, … Continued

Seattle is, in many ways, Denver’s most comparable peer city. Like the Mile High City, Seattle was built to move cars, but as it grows, the city is looking to retrofit its streets to move people via transit, biking, and walking. There’s a stark difference between the two cities’ approach, though. Seattle is backing up its talk with swift action made … Continued

In an open letter posted on WalkDenver’s website yesterday, Joel Noble challenged the Department of Public Works and their consultants to be bold while redesigning Brighton Boulevard for walking, biking, and transit. Noble wrote as a resident, but he is also a Planning Board member, the president of Curtis Park Neighbors, and co-chair of the INC Transportation Committee. (Full disclosure: he has … Continued

People who depend on Denver’s bike network to get around are tossed from calm bike lanes into chaotic streets too often because of sporadic, fragmented infrastructure. It’s a familiar feeling for riders, but seeing the gaping voids mapped above is striking, even cringeworthy. BikeDenver released the map yesterday, inspired by a Washington Post article that mapped the disconnects in … Continued

Brighton Boulevard will be redesigned in 2017, complete with what will probably be the city’s best bike lanes. The concept is clear: a lively street that is walkable, bikeable, and conducive to transit (though consultants insist Brighton has to cater to trucks as well). Brighton is currently an industrial remnant in a fast-developing part of town. In … Continued