Bike Projects Planned For 2017, and What Didn’t Happen in 2016
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Denver Public Works shared a list of projects it hopes to get done this year. Here's a look at what's in store for 2017 (and what didn't happen in 2016).
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City Council Calls for Creation of Stand-Alone “Mobility” Department
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Denver does not have a transportation department. That's not the case in most major American cities, which have a separate department that crafts streets and transportation policy.
Denver Council Narrows the Options to Fund a Citywide Sidewalk Network
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A group of Denver City Council members is inching closer to finding a continuous, long-term funding stream to patch up the city's disconnected and dilapidated sidewalk network.
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 […]