Of Course the Broadway Bike Lane Is Moving Forward, and Will Probably Be Extended
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The demonstration is a critical first step in creating a continuous and safe north-south route for people on bikes.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about biking
How Big Investments in Walking and Biking Could Pay for Themselves
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The potential benefits of walking and biking in Colorado are immense, but the lack of safe infrastructure is holding us back.
Make It Easy to Bike Commute, and People Will Bike Commute
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Whether it’s free parking at RTD stations or the federal tax benefit that allows people to write off parking costs by the billions, car commuting is heavily subsidized by the powers that be. The private sector does it too — by offering a parking space as an employee “benefit.” Not the Alliance Center. The downtown […]
Council President Albus Brooks Calls for New Source of Transportation Money
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If funding for sidewalks and bike lanes continues at the rate laid out in Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2017 budget, Denver won’t see a fully built-out bike network for many decades, and won’t have a complete sidewalk network for nearly two centuries. Hancock proposed a paltry $2.2 million for Denver Moves, the city’s blueprint for a […]
Will Hancock Follow Through on Upgrades to the Speer-Leetsdale Corridor?
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There’s new evidence that Denver Public Works is slowly breaking down the bulwark of car-first planning, but that won’t guarantee better transit, walking, and biking anytime soon along Speer Boulevard and Leetsdale Drive. The department’s planners and consultants are working on a new transportation scheme for the Speer-Leetsdale corridor, branded “Go Speer-Leetsdale,” that puts transit, […]
Hancock’s Budget Fails to Deliver on His Vision Zero Promises
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“The truth about a city’s aspirations isn’t found in its vision,” says former Vancouver planning chief Brent Toderian. “It’s found in its budget.” With the release of Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2017 budget proposal, you can see the truth about his promise to eliminate traffic deaths — so far, it’s mostly hot air. In February, Hancock said […]