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Mayor Continues Transportation & Climate Investments in Tightened 2020 Budget
Denver will continue investing in its goals around transportation and the climate crisis under the mayor’s 2020 budget proposal. But the $1.49 billion operating budget also braces the city for an economic slowdown.
September 9, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Denver Reduces Speed Limit on Evans Avenue
Today Denver reduced the speed limit from 35 to 30 mph on a stretch of East Evans Avenue from Federal Boulevard to Huron Street. The safety measure is one of Denver's efforts to cut serious injuries and fatalities on the city's streets, but most drivers disregarded the new speed limit.
August 30, 2019
Urban Isolation: Look at All the Land Denver Dedicates to Cars
This short video, filmed at at 35th & Quebec, invites you into just how much real estate Denver gives to the automobile. And how people-thriving places and spaces live at the bottom of the list.
August 28, 2019
Commentary: Bird’s Invasion of Union Station Shows Need for Scooter Watchdog
Bird's aggressive placement of scooters at Union Station demonstrates Denver's lax enforcement of existing rules and the need of a watchdog agency to police scooter companies.
August 26, 2019
Eyes on the Street: City Installs in-Street Pedestrian Crossing Signs Near Wash Park
The Department of Public Works installed in-street pedestrian signs in the crosswalks at two intersections in the Washington Park neighborhood this morning. The signs come three weeks after Mayor Michael Hancock promised to boost street safety at 24 locations around the city after drivers killed two bicyclists last month, adding to a fast-rising death rate that is on track to reach highest level in over a decade.
August 23, 2019
5280 Trail Would Create a 5-Mile Park and Trail Around Downtown
A vision for the 5280 Trail, a “linear park" that could one day form a five-mile loop around downtown Denver, was unveiled yesterday. It would transform streets into tree-lined places for plazas, playgrounds and public art — while creating a low-stress place for people to stroll and ride bikes to, from and within downtown.
August 21, 2019
5 New Deaths on Denver Streets Leave Advocates Wondering When Safety Upgrades Will Come
Nearly three weeks after mayor promised safety upgrades by the end of August and after a series of new traffic fatalities, advocates say little has been done and wonder when the mayor will follow through.
August 20, 2019
Commentary: The 18-Year Plan to Complete Denver’s Bike Network Is Unacceptable
Denver's plan to complete its bike network will take 18 years. In a word, that’s unacceptable.
August 19, 2019
New Regional Vision Zero Plan Will Encourage Street Safety Beyond Denver & Boulder
As traffic fatalities skyrocket, a new region-wide Vision Zero program aims to help cities and counties within the Denver Metro improve street safety.
August 15, 2019
Eyes on the Street: No Sidewalk on Park Hill Route to 40th & Colorado Station
This video chronicles the the lack of a sidewalk East 35th Avenue at Colorado. The street is a major pedestrian thoroughfare for people in Northeast Park Hill to get to 40th & Colorado Station.
August 14, 2019
