Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Broadway

The Speer-Leetsdale corridor will be able to handle as many as 2,600 more people per day once the city makes bike, pedestrian, and transit improvements. Image: Denver Public Works

Neil Westergaard Is Terrified That Denver Might Actually Improve Transit and Biking

By David Sachs | Mar 28, 2017 | 31 Comments

Watch out, Denver. Big Brother is scheming to pry your car keys out of your hands with a malicious plot to — gasp! — reorganize streets to carry more people.

The two-way bike lane on Broadway is protected by parked cars, flex posts, and has bike signals and pavement markings at intersections for a safer ride. Photo: Robby Long

The Denver Streetsies: Broadway Redesign Wins, Widening I-70 Loses

By David Sachs | Jan 3, 2017 | No Comments

What were the best and worst changes to Denver's streets last year? Streetsblog Denver readers told us over the holidays by voting for the Streetsie Awards, and the results are in.

Of Course the Broadway Bike Lane Is Moving Forward, and Will Probably Be Extended

By David Sachs | Dec 14, 2016 | 5 Comments

The demonstration is a critical first step in creating a continuous and safe north-south route for people on bikes.

A streetcar shares Broadway with cars and a horse-drawn carriage between 1915 and 1925. Photo: Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library

Redesigning Broadway and Lincoln: Just the Latest Version of Evolving Streets

By David Sachs | Aug 30, 2016 | 11 Comments

Denver’s streets are changing. City planners are converting one-way speedways into two-way neighborhood streets, prioritizing transit with more dedicated bus lanes, and installing more protected bike lanes. Meanwhile, City Council members seem to be taking people’s demands for sidewalks citywide seriously. These changes don’t make everyone happy. The public’s limited street space “belongs” to cars, many […]

Scenes From the First Day of South Broadway’s Parking-Protected Bike Lane

By David Sachs | Aug 15, 2016 | 11 Comments

More than a year in the making, the Broadway protected bike lane opened today, giving people on bikes a safe way to travel — for a half-mile, anyway — down a street referred to as “Denver’s spine” because it’s such a vital north-south connection. The two-way bikeway runs between Bayaud and Virginia avenues. One lane […]

What You Need to Know About the Upcoming Broadway Bike Lane Demo

By David Sachs | Jul 19, 2016 | 10 Comments

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 […]

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