Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about bike lanes

Wes Marshall on How to Make Denver a Walkable City With Safe Streets

By David Sachs | May 19, 2015 | 2 Comments

When Steve Jobs built the iPod, he had his team design its remarkable look and intuitive function before asking them to cram the technology inside. That’s how CU Denver professor Wes Marshall thinks about Denver’s transition to becoming a 21st century transportation city — think big and then figure out the small stuff. Marshall is an engineer who thinks like […]

Denver Business Journal: Bike Lanes Are a Conspiracy Against Drivers

By David Sachs | May 18, 2015 | 9 Comments

Denver Business Journal Editor Neil Westergaard went old timey in a piece last Friday with the headline “Bikes are OK, but Denver plan goes too far.” The article was behind a pay wall for subscribers, but there are some excerpts below that give readers the gist. Westergaard frames the city’s efforts to improve conditions for bicycling as a […]

Mary Beth Susman Gets It: Denver Needs More Livable Streets

By David Sachs | May 15, 2015 | 2 Comments

Before Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver City Council members made transit infrastructure a top budget priority for 2016, Council Member Mary Beth Susman was on a mission to bridge the gaps in the city’s Swiss cheese transit system. The 67-year-old made the case for better bus service in the Denver Post editorial pages last year, then got scolded […]

Road Diet, New Sidewalks, and Bike Lanes Coming to Blake Street Bridge

By David Sachs | May 13, 2015 | 1 Comment

The Blake Street Bridge over 38th Street is a dangerous mess with three driving lanes, no sidewalks, and no dedicated space for bicycling. All of that is about to change, though, with a makeover that will narrow the space for traffic while adding sidewalks and striping bike lanes in each direction. This piece of Blake Street is an important […]

Colorado Loses Ground to Utah in National Bike-Friendly Rankings

By David Sachs | May 12, 2015 | No Comments

Colorado is falling behind other states when it comes to bike-friendliness, according to new rankings from the League of American Bicyclists. Utah has leapfrogged the Centennial State, which dropped one position compared to last year. While Colorado can still claim a high ranking, the Bike League is grading on a curve: Scoring 53.9 out of 100 […]

Tomorrow: Help Shape Development By the I-25 and Broadway Station

By David Sachs | May 8, 2015 | 2 Comments

How can South Broadway build on the I-25 and Broadway rail station to make a more walkable, active neighborhood? City planners are in the process of creating a plan that will shape the streets and development near the station, and they’re looking for ideas. If you want to weigh in on the neighborhood’s future, head over to […]

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