Broadway

If Mayor Michael Hancock decides to install a permanent, two-way protected bike lane on Broadway, it would be his most concrete step to follow through on promises to make Denver a great city for bicycling. The Broadway project isn’t a done deal yet, however. First, Public Works will install a temporary, five-block demonstration between Bayaud and … Continued

On Wednesday the Denver Planning Board approved a plan to transform the area around Broadway and I-25 Station so people can get to the station safely and conveniently without driving. Under the plan, a new mixed-use neighborhood would rise around the station. Instead of a park-and-ride surrounded by car-first streets, Broadway and I-25 Station would be accessible via new pedestrian and … Continued

This photo from Friday’s afternoon rush hour on Broadway is a reminder that if you’re walking, the street isn’t designed for you. The guerrilla stop sign, one of four between 7th and 8th avenues in front of the Anthem building, is near the entrances and exits to an underground parking garage. The street design favors vehicles so much … Continued

Denver Public Works and its transportation consultant Fox Tuttle Hernandez presented their recommended redesigns of Broadway and Lincoln streets Thursday night at the second community workshop for the project. Planners aim to install a two-way protected bike lane along Broadway between Colfax and I-25, but they have yet to decide if they will implement it on the entire … Continued

Denver Public Works is moving ahead with plans to turn streets near the I-25 and Broadway RTD station into wide open speedways, despite the city’s intent to transform the area into a walkable neighborhood. At some locations, DPW will create streets more than 100 feet wide. Construction on the street widenings is slated to start next year, officials said Wednesday, … Continued

On Tuesday city transportation planners presented more than 100 members of the public with early results of a months-long study of the Broadway/Lincoln corridor. They offered some options to help achieve Mayor Michael Hancock’s goals for a more mobile city, and asked for input from residents and business owners. According to the study Denver’s most important … Continued

People have dreamt up plenty of excuses for not putting a protected bike lane on Broadway, but survey results from “Bikes on Broadway,” last month’s temporary demo, remind us why it needs to happen. The survey, designed by Transportation Solutions, BikeDenver, and the Department of Public Works, polled 114 people walking or biking on South Broadway during … Continued

Denver Business Journal editor Neil Westergaard has gone all in on his war against people on bikes — traffic congestion and local businesses be damned. Today Westergaard published his latest rant, which calls the city’s plan to make biking safer “vehicle-hostile” and paints people who want a convenient way from A to B as “fanatics” who think they’re “morally … Continued

On Friday, Denver Public Works and BikeDenver showed the city how converting one motor vehicle lane to a protected bike lane on Broadway could improve safety for everyone who uses the street. The temporary, three-day demo was the beginning of a larger bid to give people on bikes a safe north-south route through the city, and make Broadway less of a … Continued