Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about bike lanes

BikeDenver Releases Map Showing Bike Lanes to Nowhere

By David Sachs | Jun 26, 2015 | 2 Comments

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 […]

Nailing Down the Details for the Brighton Boulevard Redesign

By David Sachs | Jun 19, 2015 | 1 Comment

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 […]

Public Meeting Tonight to Hash Out Brighton Boulevard Bike Lane Design

By David Sachs | Jun 18, 2015 | 1 Comment

Some good-looking biking and walking improvements are coming to Brighton Boulevard in River North as part of a broader redevelopment plan, with the exact details subject to additional fine tuning. Advocates, residents, and business owners will meet tonight with city planners and hash out the design. The last public meeting with the Department of Public Works and the North Denver Cornerstone […]

Here Are Some Better Ideas For Quebec Street Than DPW’s Widening Plan

By David Sachs | Jun 17, 2015 | 13 Comments

The Department of Public Works wants to widen several blocks of Quebec Street between 13th and 26th. DPW says adding more lanes is the answer because it will move more cars. But if we want to have safe streets for people to walk and bike, DPW’s four-lane design for Quebec is not the way to go. According to […]

15th Street Bike Lane Gets Tweaked Between Arapahoe and Lawrence

By David Sachs | Jun 4, 2015 | 1 Comment

Get ready for a change to the 15th Street bike lane on the one-block stretch between Arapahoe and Lawrence streets. Developers are building a 40-story office building, and the construction crew needs the right of way to build what will become Denver’s fourth tallest skyscraper. The Department of Public Works will move the bike lane to […]

Quality Bike Infrastructure Decreases “Scofflaw” Riding

By David Sachs | May 29, 2015 | No Comments

Colorado Public Radio aired an enlightened story this morning that’s worth a listen (or read) for its treatment of the bicycle-versus-car narrative that permeates the Denver transportation discussion. Reporter Nathaniel Minor interviewed CU Denver Civil Engineer Professor Wesley Marshall, who is researching why people on bikes sometimes break traffic laws. Here’s a snippet: “Not all […]

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