The 47th Ave Bike Lane Is Here, and It’s Continuous, Except for Two Gaps
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A key part of this project was Public Works' ability to re-purpose parking spaces in the mostly residential neighborhood.
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Eyes On the Street: Champa Street Bike Lane Gets a Buffer From Cars
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Denver Public Works has given people more room to ride bikes on Champa Street. Crews have finished striping the one-way street to better delineate the existing bike lane from the auto traffic lane between Downing and 19th. There, the route connects to the existing buffered bike lane — which still has some gaps — that […]
Eyes on the Street: Colorado Boulevard Gets a New (Obstructed) Sidewalk
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Last month Streetsblog published a photo of the east side of Colorado Boulevard, where a half-mile strip of overgrown jungle grass was posing as a sidewalk. Bus stops with no pedestrian infrastructure abutted Park Hill Golf Club, a private course with immaculate walking and driving paths just a few feet away from the public right […]
Eyes on the Street: Crosswalk Art Adds More Color to East Colfax
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Crossing East Colfax Avenue just got a little more interesting. Denver Public Works made part of the street car-free over the weekend so people could paint the crosswalks at Steele and Adams with birds, guitars, musical notes, and a stylized design of the word “Colfax.” The project is a collaboration between the Bluebird Business Improvement District and Department […]
Eyes on the Street: A Better Bike Crossing at 16th and Broadway
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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 […]