Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Broadway

Denver Business Journal’s Westergaard: Bikeable Streets Are Hostile to Cars

By David Sachs | Oct 9, 2015 | 1 Comment

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 […]

Will Denver’s Leaders Stick With the Broadway Bike Lane in Crunch Time?

By David Sachs | Sep 28, 2015 | 2 Comments

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 […]

This Weekend: See What Broadway Would Be Like With a Protected Bike Lane

By David Sachs | Sep 24, 2015 | 1 Comment

Broadway serves different functions for different people. It’s a Main Street for residents of Baker, Athmar Park, Golden Triangle, and West Wash Park, and a shopping and nightlife destination for everyone in the city. It’s also Denver’s most important north-south transportation link, which is why planners call it “Denver’s spine.” Yet Broadway’s design caters mostly to drivers […]

Coming Soon: Parking-Protected Bike Lanes on Arapahoe, Lawrence Streets

By David Sachs | Aug 7, 2015 | 3 Comments

Denver Public Works has been criticized for picking low-hanging fruit when it comes to designing bike infrastructure, but it’s safe to say the parking-protected bike lanes coming to Lawrence and Arapahoe streets are a bit higher up in the tree. Even better, they’ll probably be fully built by the end of October. Reps from DPW’s bike projects department […]

Temporary Protected Bike Lane Finally Coming to South Broadway

By David Sachs | Jul 30, 2015 | 4 Comments

A protected bike lane on Broadway is one small step closer to reality. As long as the city approves the permits, people on bikes — and local businesses — will benefit from a temporary, two-way protected bike lane on South Broadway between 1st Avenue and Bayaud Street. The demo is planned for September 25 to 27, according to […]

Retrofit Could Make Intersection of 16th and Broadway Less Chaotic

By David Sachs | Jul 23, 2015 | No Comments

The intersection of 16th and Broadway: A cluster of cars, huge buses making left turns, mall shuttles every 90 seconds, and awkward diagonal crossings for pedestrians and people on bikes trying to connect to the 16th Street Mall and 15th Street bike lane. It’s intimidating, but may soon become less so. The Denver Business Journal reports that the […]

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