DPW Will Build a Low-Cost “Sidewalk” on Walnut Street in RiNo
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Pedestrians will be separated from traffic by "curb stops" -- low-lying, prefabricated barriers -- as well as parked cars and plastic posts.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Denver Public Works
The Unfinished Stout Street Protected Bike Lane Is a Failure of Leadership
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The plan for Stout Street was to install a bike lane, separated from traffic by parked cars, from 19th to Downing. In a sign that Mayor Hancock is out to lunch when it comes to implementing the city’s bike plan, Curtis Park residents stopped Denver Public Works from doing that. Instead, people on bikes can enjoy the […]
Denver’s Big 20-Year Plan for Federal Boulevard Aims Low
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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 […]
A Suggestion for Denver Parking Enforcement: Focus on Bike Lanes
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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 […]
Scenes From the First Day of South Broadway’s Parking-Protected Bike Lane
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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 […]
John Zois Killed Melissa Montañez With His Car, Then Denver PD Blamed Her
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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 […]