Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about commuting

Cityscape and highway with smog in the air

Commentary: Employer commute programs should be part of Denver’s air quality solutions

By Stuart Anderson | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments

Today, Denver is ranked as one of the worst cities in America for harmful air quality. Twice, Colorado health agencies have considered requiring commute programs. Twice, it was deemed too onerous an ask for Denver employers, even though employers in most western cities have been doing it successfully for two decades.

RTD 15 bus in red bus-only lane on 15th Street in Denver

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Commentary: Rolling Out The Red Carpet For Transit

By Matt Frommer | Mar 24, 2021 | No Comments

If you draw a massive venn diagram of all the characteristics we want out of our transportation system – safety, affordability, less congestion, less pollution, and more access that’s more equitable – you’ll find transit sitting right at the sweet spot in the center. This year, 2021, is the year to build a more robust and sophisticated transit system in Denver, and we may finally have the funding to do it, writes Matt Frommer, a Senior Transportation Associate with the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP).

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Quarantine Saved US Drivers $22B — And Saved Society Far More

By Kea Wilson | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

A massive shift to remote work during national COVID-19 lockdowns saved commuters as much as $22 billion in direct commuting costs — and it saved society nearly as much money in avoided car crashes and carbon outputs. But that's only the tip of the iceberg.

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STUDY: COVID-19 Might Finally Get City Planners Out of Their Cars

By Kea Wilson | Aug 13, 2020 | No Comments

If city planners really do start walking or biking to work, that's better for the rest of us.

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How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse

By Kea Wilson | Jul 26, 2020 | No Comments

Cars are back across America — but communities with richer residents are being spared much of the pollution and traffic violence.

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A Third of U.S. Workers Want to Ditch Commutes and Work Remotely

By Kea Wilson | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

If employers give the workers what they want, we can end three pandemics: COVID-19, climate change, and traffic violence.

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