Elyria
Oakland Plans to Tear Down Major Freeway While Denver Keeps Expanding I-70
Why is Denver still expanding I-70? The move to tear down I-980 in Oakland shows that forward-thinking officials elsewhere get it: The problems associated with mega-motorways in urban neighborhoods outweigh the benefits.
April 18, 2019
Report: Expanding I-70, One of Nation’s Worst Urban Freeways, Is out of Step With Polis’ Goals
A new report calls for the removal of America's 10 worst urban highways, including Interstate 70 through Denver’s mostly Latino neighborhoods of Elyria, Swansea, and Globeville. Local activists see the report as a chance to renew their calls to stop the project — especially after electing Gov. Polis, who campaigned on cutting vehicle emissions and increasing mass transit.
April 3, 2019
Reinforcements Are Coming in the Grassroots Fight Against I-70 Expansion
The Center for Health, Environment, and Justice has joined the Elyria Swansea Neighborhood Association in the fight against a wider I-70, granting $5,000 to the cause.
May 15, 2017
Feds: CDOT’s Terrible I-70 Widening Isn’t Terrible Enough to Qualify as a Civil Rights Violation
The Federal Highway Administration last week decided to double down on the tradition of dismissing civil rights complaints from residents who want the Colorado Department of Transportation to nix plans for a wider I-70 in their backyards.
April 17, 2017
North Denver Residents Make CDOT Director Bhatt Answer for I-70 Expansion
Thursday night at Swansea Recreation Center, opponents of the I-70 expansion took over CDOT's open house, wearing black bandanas over their faces to symbolize the pollution they'd breathe should the agency dig a highway trench in contaminated soil.
February 17, 2017
The Fight to Stop CDOT’s I-70 Widening Is Far From Over
The Federal Highway Administration recently cleared the way for Colorado DOT to widen I-70 through the north Denver. But that doesn't mean it's a done deal.
January 25, 2017
Feds Approve CDOT Plan to Shove Wider I-70 Through Mostly Latino Neighborhoods
The FHWA approved the project even as it simultaneously investigates possible civil rights violations.
January 19, 2017
Elyria, Swansea Residents Tell CDOT: I-70 Widening Is a Nightmare
Local residents said the highway widening project "is intent on making us invisible."
December 2, 2016
Community Groups File Civil Rights Complaint Against CDOT’s I-70 Widening
Governor John Hickenlooper’s transportation department wants to triple the width of a highway that has divided the neighborhoods of Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea since the 1960s. If you follow Streetsblog Denver, you know the $1.7 billion widening is shortsighted, physically unhealthy, and fiscally irresponsible. It might also be illegal. The people who live near the … Continued
November 30, 2016
Here’s a Look at the 47th Avenue Bike Lane, Coming Soon to Elyria, Swansea
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 … Continued
July 21, 2016