Lots of Denver Neighborhoods Were Denser in 1950 Than They Are Today
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More homes and destinations closer together meant more people could easily walk, bike, or ride transit where they needed to go.
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21st Street Pilot Project Will Put the “Square” in Arapahoe Square
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The pilot, which will last up to two months, is a major step toward the permanent redesign of 21st and Wynkoop streets, which residents and city planners envision as a biking and walking route akin to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.
A Pedestrian Plan Shaped By Pedestrian Advocates? No Thanks, Says Hancock
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If you had a broken arm, you would probably see an orthopedist, because that’s what orthopedists do for a living. They are experts at healing bones. If you’re running a city and have a broken pedestrian network, you would think that the city’s foremost independent expert on local pedestrian issues would have a seat at the […]
Denver Has a Plan for Safer Westwood Streets, Now Hancock Needs to Fund It
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Getting around Westwood in southwest Denver without a car is not safe, let alone pleasant or convenient. You have to contend with wide, high-speed streets and thin, crumbling sidewalks — where sidewalks exist at all. Motorists zoom down Federal, Sheridan, Kentucky, Alameda, and Morrison Road with little regard for the lives of people pushing strollers or walking to the bus stop. Now […]
It’s Really, Really Hard to Get Fined for Not Shoveling a Slippery Sidewalk
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During December’s snowstorm, Denver’s Public Works and Parks and Rec departments dispatched 96 snow plows that worked overnight to clear major roads of snow and ice. The response to the storm, which dropped as much as 10 inches on the Mile High City, was necessary to make streets safer for buses, cars, and bicyclists. Which makes the city’s […]
Two Downtown Streets Could Be Transformed Into an Urban Trail
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The super successful Indianapolis Cultural Trail has already inspired one project in northeast Denver, and now planners want to create something similar downtown. Denver’s Community Planning and Development Department is leading a project that would turn 11 blocks of 21st Street and five blocks of Wynkoop Street into a place tailored for people to walk, bike, and linger in the […]