Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Denver Public Works

Engineers Blew Off Safety Concerns to Widen Federal. Will They Do It Again?

By David Sachs | Feb 5, 2016 | 2 Comments

Engineers know that wide city streets with wide lanes are dangerous — those are the streets where people get killed by speeding drivers. But when people confronted Denver’s transportation agencies about the widening of Federal Boulevard, Colorado DOT and Denver Public Works blew off their safety concerns. Making the street safer for walking, they said, would ruin the whole […]

DPW Moves Forward With Two-Way Parking-Protected Bike Lane on Broadway

By David Sachs | Jan 29, 2016 | 14 Comments

Denver Public Works and its transportation consultant Fox Tuttle Hernandez presented their recommended redesigns of Broadway and Lincoln streets Thursday night at the second community workshop for the project. Planners aim to install a two-way protected bike lane along Broadway between Colfax and I-25, but they have yet to decide if they will implement it on the entire […]

Denver Will Pick Up the Pace on Bike Projects in 2016

By David Sachs | Jan 26, 2016 | 8 Comments

In 2016 Denver will see more bike lanes, bike-friendly intersections, and neighborhood streets that prioritize people on bikes, according to reps from Denver Public Works, BikeDenver, and the Downtown Denver Partnership. The advocates and bike planners spoke to about 100 people Tuesday morning at the Denver State of Biking 2016 event, briefing the public on upcoming projects […]

Public Works Plans Quick Fixes to Union Station Streets Before A-Line Opens

By David Sachs | Jan 14, 2016 | 1 Comment

Union Station officials estimate that 30,000 people a day will pass through the transit hub and commercial center after the A-Line to DIA opens on April 22. Problem is, the streets around the station aren’t designed to handle the influx: Drivers drop off and pick up passengers in the bike lane and accelerate through crosswalks. Unless the design is changed, conflicts […]

Eyes on the Street: Ped Bridge to Connect Neighborhoods to Blake St. Station

By David Sachs | Jan 12, 2016 | 2 Comments

Department of Public Works crews lifted the main piece of a pedestrian bridge and set it in place yesterday near the rail station at 38th and Blake, which will open in April as the second stop on the A-Line to Denver International Airport. When it opens, the 230-foot bridge will cross train tracks that have separated Cole […]

Here Are Your Winners of the First Annual Denver Streetsie Awards

By David Sachs | Dec 30, 2015 | 1 Comment

It’s been a notable year for walking, biking, and transit in the Mile High City. But what was the most notable? The best project? The worst? We put those questions and others to our readers, and the votes are in. Here are your winners of the first-ever Denver Streetsies. Best Livable Streets Victory Money talks — and gets votes. Governor John Hickenlooper’s $100 […]

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