Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Jared Polis

I-70 traffic viewed from the Purina plant on Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. Image: CDOT.

Oakland Plans to Tear Down Major Freeway While Denver Keeps Expanding I-70

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 18, 2019 | 38 Comments

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.

This Interstate 70 viaduct cuts through the Denver neighborhoods of Elyria, Swansea, and Globeville. It will be torn down expanded to a 14-lane sunken freeway. Photo: CDOT.

Report: Expanding I-70 Is out of Step With Polis’ Goals

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 3, 2019 | 37 Comments

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.