Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about DPW

Here’s a Look at the 47th Avenue Bike Lane, Coming Soon to Elyria, Swansea

By David Sachs | Jul 21, 2016 | 2 Comments

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 […]

Westergaard: The Key to Bike Progress in Denver Is to Give Up on Bike Lanes

By David Sachs | Jul 12, 2016 | 91 Comments

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 […]

Public Works Should Fix Deadly Intersections, Not Tell People to Avoid Them

By David Sachs | Jun 17, 2016 | 8 Comments

Doctors said Jonathan Beltran was lucky. After all, he could have died when a driver hit him while he crossed West Colfax on his bicycle, he told 9News. Beltran suffered serious injuries that required surgery. He also got slapped with a ticket from the Denver PD because, on this street, the law compels bicyclists and pedestrians to cower before cars. A […]

Eyes on the Street: A New Signalized Crosswalk on Chaotic East Colfax

By David Sachs | Jun 7, 2016 | 2 Comments

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 […]

Eyes on the Street: A Better Bike Crossing at 16th and Broadway

By David Sachs | May 26, 2016 | No Comments

Denver Public Works is adding a short stretch of raised bike lane, new intersection markings, and a bike-specific signal at 16th Avenue and Broadway, improving a tricky crossing for people biking into downtown. Buses constantly turning into Civic Center Station and drivers turning left onto 16th make for a chaotic intersection for pedestrians and bicyclists. The makeover should smooth things out with a bike-specific […]

Denver Public Works Built a Bike Lane-Protected Gutter

By David Sachs | Apr 29, 2016 | 12 Comments

Over the last few weeks, Denver Public Works has been working to improve walking and biking conditions at 17th and Wynkoop near Union Station. With the A-Line opening and more foot traffic on the way, the old design wasn’t going to cut it. Streetsblog posted photos of the changes when they were almost complete a couple of weeks ago. Now DenverUrbanism […]

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