Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Federal Boulevard

The cloverleaf interchange at Colfax and Federal. Image: Google Maps

Reimagine the Neighborhood-Destroying Interchange at Colfax and Federal

By David Sachs | Mar 15, 2017 | 10 Comments

The cloverleaf at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Federal Boulevard is a barrier, not a lucky charm, which is why locals and advocates are gearing up to tear it down.

Only two intersections in Denver have more crashes than this one at Federal and Alameda, according to Denver Public Works. Image: Google Maps

Making More Room for Cars Is Exactly What Federal Boulevard Doesn’t Need

By David Sachs | Jan 4, 2017 | 2 Comments

Federal Boulevard is the type of street Denver should have started redesigning yesterday in order to reach Mayor Michael Hancock's stated goal of eliminating traffic deaths. But even as nearby neighborhoods prepare to absorb more residents, the city is still prioritizing car traffic at their expense.

Denver’s Big 20-Year Plan for Federal Boulevard Aims Low

By David Sachs | Oct 31, 2016 | 4 Comments

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 […]

How Will Public Works Fix Everything That’s Wrong With Federal Boulevard?

By David Sachs | May 3, 2016 | No Comments

Federal Boulevard is one of the deadliest streets in the city, especially if you’re walking. But it could be so much better. Federal is already full of foot traffic, it carries more transit passengers than all but one other street in the city, and it could serve as an incredibly direct and useful bike route. If only […]

Engineers Blew Off Safety Concerns to Widen Federal. Will They Do It Again?

By David Sachs | Feb 5, 2016 | 2 Comments

Engineers know that wide city streets with wide lanes are dangerous — those are the streets where people get killed by speeding drivers. But when people confronted Denver’s transportation agencies about the widening of Federal Boulevard, Colorado DOT and Denver Public Works blew off their safety concerns. Making the street safer for walking, they said, would ruin the whole […]

CDOT Director Shailen Bhatt on the Agency’s Role in Urban Denver

By David Sachs | Dec 1, 2015 | 6 Comments

Colorado Department of Transportation Executive Director Shailen Bhatt has said all the right things since taking over early this year. He talks about his job like he’s looking out for everyone who uses our streets — not just cars and drivers — giving us reason to believe that the titanic government agency will change course and […]

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