Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Broadway

Walkable Streets Beat Out Parking in Vision for Future of Broadway Station

By David Sachs | Mar 3, 2016 | 1 Comment

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 […]

#StreetFail: Walk at Your Own Risk

By David Sachs | Feb 9, 2016 | No Comments

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 […]

DPW Moves Forward With Two-Way Parking-Protected Bike Lane on Broadway

By David Sachs | Jan 29, 2016 | 14 Comments

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 […]

DPW Moves Ahead With Plan to Turn Broadway Into a Surface Highway

By David Sachs | Dec 18, 2015 | 23 Comments

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, […]

Driving Speeds on Broadway, Lincoln Help Make Case for Protected Bike Lane

By David Sachs | Nov 11, 2015 | 5 Comments

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 […]

Survey: Broadway Protected Bike Lane Would Entice More Riders, Shoppers

By David Sachs | Oct 22, 2015 | 2 Comments

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 […]

Show More Stories