Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about biking

Guest Post: Lessons From One of the World’s Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities

By Jack Todd and Piep van Heuven | Jun 20, 2019 | 17 Comments

This post originally appeared on Bicycle Colorado’s blog. See the original post for additional videos. Piep van Heuven and Jack Todd, Bicycle Colorado’s policy team, spent June 11 to 14 in one of the world’s most bicycle-friendly cities — Copenhagen — as attendees of the Downtown Denver Partnership’s Denver Urban Exploration trip. The trip was made […]

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1 Month After IPO, a Big JUMP in Prices at Uber’s Bike Share Service

By Andy Bosselman | Jun 13, 2019 | 14 Comments

One month after banking $8.1 billion from a Wall Street IPO, Uber has raised the price of a simple bike ride on its JUMP e-cycles by 67 percent. A 20 minute JUMP ride in Denver now costs $5, compared to $3 a week ago. The company’s per-minute prices have gone up to 25¢ in Denver, […]

Street safety advocates watch as Gov. Jared Polis wears a bike helmet while signing a bill into law that stiffens penalties against careless drivers who seriously injure vulnerable road users.

Colorado Is No Longer a Place Where Careless Drivers Get Away With Hurting People

By Andy Bosselman | May 29, 2019 | 6 Comments

When careless drivers severely injure pedestrians, cyclists, police officers and other vulnerable road users, they will no longer drive away from the scene of a crash with nothing more than light penalty. Under Senate Bill 19-175, which Gov. Jared Polis signed into law this morning at the Denver Bicycle Cafe, Colorado became the 10th state to enact legislation that defines vulnerable road users and punishes drivers who hurt them more severely.

As a part of its Vision Zero commitment, Denver installed paint and plastic posts to create a median and curb extensions to increase safety at the intersection of Colfax Ave., Park Ave., and Franklin St. Photo: David Sachs (file photo)

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As Traffic Deaths Pile up, Mayoral Candidates Offer No New Commitment to Cheap Safety Upgrades

By Andy Bosselman | May 28, 2019 | 5 Comments

As the number of traffic fatalities continues to increase in Denver, the two candidates for mayor stopped short of committing to spending a small amount for fast, cheap street safety improvements.

Shoshana Lew, executive director of CDOT, outside of the agency's headquarters on May 20. Streetsblog file photo by Andy Bosselman

To People Who Walk, Bike and Ride Transit: CDOT Is Listening

By Andy Bosselman | May 20, 2019 | 7 Comments

Transportation officials launched a statewide listening tour that will give Coloradans the chance to sound off on where limited state transportation dollars should be spent. But even in the heavily car-dependent Centennial State, officials at the state’s highway agency say they want to talk about walking, biking and transit.

Councilwoman Debbie Ortega slowly reads the people killed at an event to remember the 88 people drivers killed on Denver streets since 2018. Photo: Andy Bosselman

At Event Remembering 88 Victims of Traffic Violence, Mayor Admits to Inadequate Response

By Andy Bosselman | May 16, 2019 | 3 Comments

Dozens of cyclists and pedestrians walked and biked to a ceremony yesterday where they remembered the 88 people killed on Denver’s streets since January 2018. There, Mayor Michael Hancock admitted that the city isn’t doing enough to stop traffic fatalities and serious injuries. “Every one of those lives lost is unacceptable and preventable,” Hancock said before listing the […]

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