bikes
New DPW Magazine Aims to Demystify Biking in Denver
Denver’s Department of Public Works released a magazine this week that staff members hope will portray bicycling as accessible to everyone, not just the spandex-wearing caricature people might conjure when they hear the word “bicyclist.” It’s called BikeLife Denver, and it promotes what the city is doing — and will do — to make Denver more bikeable. … Continued
May 28, 2015
The Legislature Killed Safe Routes to School Funding, So What’s Next?
Pay raises for Colorado legislators, electronic traffic enforcement and student testing dominated state politics in the last session, overshadowing the casualty of a longstanding and successful program: Safe Routes to School. Some state funding remains for the 2015-2016 school year, but none for Denver. And after next year, no Colorado schools will have Safe Routes … Continued
May 22, 2015
Denver Cruiser Ride Starts Tonight
It’s supposed to be warm in Denver, and it’s not. Whatever, it’s still time for that weekly biking tradition and colorful spectacle that signals summer in the Mile High City: the Denver Cruiser Ride. It’s the 10th anniversary of the ride, which began with just a few participants and has grown to a caravan of possibly thousands … Continued
May 20, 2015
The Blindspots in CDOT’s Latest Safety Campaign
The Colorado Department of Transportation unveiled the conclusion to a provocative billboard campaign yesterday that reminds drivers and passengers to buckle up. You may have seen the ads around Denver over the last week with inscrutable phrases like “Brain Damage,” “Life or Death,” “Fatal Accident,” and “Windshield Ejection.” Those words are now crossed out with an image of a … Continued
May 20, 2015