As the Denver grows, will city decision-makers enact policies that prioritize sustainable transport and less traffic, or double down on car-first policies that have resulted in more traffic, less housing, and deserted places that undermine street life?
Last week, City Hall's Denveright transit initiative unveiled the preliminary map for a high-frequency transit network, a grid of service that arrives at least every 15 minutes.
It will take Denver 440 years to create a seamless citywide sidewalk network at current funding levels, but don't look to the Hancock administration's newly released Denver Moves Pedestrians & Trails draft plan for a strategy on how to get there this century.
Transportation planners released the results of a survey last week that will guide where the city invests heavily in better bus and rail service as the Hancock administration inches toward the finish line of Denver's first-ever transit plan.
The idea of a high-frequency transit network is simple: Create a grid of bus service that lets people get anywhere they need to go, any time, with dependability. In the most complete system, transfers are simple and a trip should usually require no more than one.