Denver Public Works
Denver’s Big 20-Year Plan for Federal Boulevard Aims Low
Back in May, Denver Public Works set out to redesign Federal Boulevard. Last week the agency came out with a draft plan for Federal, and anyone hoping for a 21st century design that truly prioritizes transit and safe walking and biking will be disappointed. Federal needs serious help. It’s one of the most dangerous streets in … Continued
October 31, 2016
A Suggestion for Denver Parking Enforcement: Focus on Bike Lanes
CBS4 News reported last night that Denver Public Works cancelled 2,400 parking tickets between November 2015 and May 2016, mostly because of “officer error.” You have to expect some human error in any system, and it looks like these mistakes (which were eventually corrected) amounted to less than one percent of parking violations issued in the city. When … Continued
September 9, 2016
Scenes From the First Day of South Broadway’s Parking-Protected Bike Lane
More than a year in the making, the Broadway protected bike lane opened today, giving people on bikes a safe way to travel — for a half-mile, anyway — down a street referred to as “Denver’s spine” because it’s such a vital north-south connection. The two-way bikeway runs between Bayaud and Virginia avenues. One lane … Continued
August 15, 2016
John Zois Killed Melissa Montañez With His Car, Then Denver PD Blamed Her
Melissa Montañez was walking back to her dorm room at Johnson and Wales University around 10 p.m. on July 18 when John Zois rammed her with an Acura MDX on Quebec Street near 23rd Avenue. The impact killed Montañez instantly. Montañez, 19, was a culinary student. She wanted to own her own restaurant someday. Montañez did not … Continued
August 10, 2016
Take a Look at the Protected Bike Lane Coming to 14th Avenue
Denver Public Works has finalized the plan to redesign West 14th Avenue with a parking-protected bike lane between Speer Boulevard and Bannock Street. The half-mile bike lane will be installed next spring, planners said at a public meeting Tuesday. The project actually calls for the bike lane to extend about 500 feet past Bannock — which is great if … Continued
August 4, 2016
The Broadway Redesign Is About More Than Bike Lanes
When Denver Public Works implements a temporary redesign of a half-mile of Broadway next month, the most obvious change will be the addition of a two-way protected bike lane. But it would be a mistake to assume that the Broadway/Lincoln corridor project is only “for cyclists” — everyone who uses the street stands to benefit from … Continued
July 25, 2016
Here’s a Look at the 47th Avenue Bike Lane, Coming Soon to Elyria, Swansea
Later this year, Denver Public Works plans to stripe a buffered bike lane on East 47th Avenue between Brighton Boulevard and Clayton Street in Elyria and Swansea. The bike lane will be about a mile long and run through a mostly residential neighborhood that includes Swansea Elementary School and Valdez-Perry Library. A painted buffer will provide 1.5 feet … Continued
July 21, 2016
Westergaard: The Key to Bike Progress in Denver Is to Give Up on Bike Lanes
Neil Westergaard, editor of the Denver Business Journal, wants Denver to slow its roll and stop trying to make Broadway function like a safe city street instead of a surface highway. Denver Public Works, backed by elected officials, will install a two-way, parking-protected bike lane on four blocks of Broadway next month — a temporary measure intended to … Continued
July 12, 2016
#StreetFail: Epic 10-Car Blockade of Denver Union Station Bike Lane
https://youtu.be/0ul7sx9aCSE It happens all day, every day, but this obstructed bike lane on Wynkoop Street in front of Union Station borders on the absurd. Reader Micah Gurard-Levin stumbled upon this impenetrable blockade of 10 cars Thursday and took a video. Notice the extra hazard of the wide open door. The practice of picking up and … Continued
July 1, 2016
Eyes on the Street: A New Signalized Crosswalk on Chaotic East Colfax
People walk to a lot of places on East Colfax — East High School, the state capitol, restaurants, music venues, stores, and community centers — but there aren’t enough places to cross the street safely. Colfax is designed primarily to move tens of thousands of cars each day, and that’s what makes it one of the … Continued
June 7, 2016