The Denver Post Likes Modern, Multi-Modal Streets in Theory, But Not in Practice
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The piece is like a soccer tie in which points from both sides negate any meaningful result.
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Denver Post: Prioritizing People Instead of Cars Is “Extreme”
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The Denver Post wants the city to slow down on this whole 21st Century transportation thing. In its latest editorial ("No, Denver Shouldn't Make Driving More Difficult"), the paper warns against setting aside street space so people can get around quickly and safely on the bus or a bike.
No, There Is Not an “Affordable Parking Crisis”
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Channeling Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, the Denver Post ran a column in its Sunday edition titled “Make downtown Denver parking great again.” No joke. Forget all the evidence that the more parking you build, the more traffic you get and the more expensive everything else becomes. What Denver really needs, according to author Teresa Keegan, […]
A Driver, Not a Car, Killed Colleen O’Connor. It Was a Crash, Not an Accident.
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Colleen O’Connor’s family, friends, and Denver Post colleagues are remembering her 60-year-long life after a driver named Jesus Carreno, 23, ended it Wednesday night on 1st Avenue near Downing Street. Her death marks the ninth pedestrian killed this year by a driver in Denver. O’Connor recently wrote about street improvements on Broadway meant to make […]
Memo to Denver Post: What Makes Driving Miserable Is the Cars, Not Transit
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They almost did it. The Denver Post editorial board almost wrote a smart opinion piece on the need for a transit overhaul in this city. Launching from an excellent article by the Post’s Jon Murray that examined the many gaps in Denver’s transit system, the editorial included some nuggets of sensibility. Like “transit options are sparse and impractical in pockets of […]
Denver Post Got It Wrong: Parking Minimums Make Traffic Worse, Not Better
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In an editorial published Monday, the Denver Post defended five City Council members who want to force home builders to provide storage for private automobiles, even though that makes housing less affordable. According to the misguided Post editorial board, making Denver residents pay more for housing is worth it because the parking requirements will reduce traffic congestion. They couldn’t have […]