Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about lane widening

CDOT’s ‘Bold’ Plan to Reach ‘Intermediate Goal’ of Fewer Traffic Deaths

By David Sachs | May 27, 2015 | 3 Comments

It’s 2015 and Denver is urbanizing as fast as anywhere else in the country. We’re still on the upslope of density, transit, and walkable and bikeable infrastructure. Which means there’s a ton of work to do to create great urban streets where people come first and cars no longer dominate. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s adoption of the Toward Zero […]

Wes Marshall on How to Make Denver a Walkable City With Safe Streets

By David Sachs | May 19, 2015 | 2 Comments

When Steve Jobs built the iPod, he had his team design its remarkable look and intuitive function before asking them to cram the technology inside. That’s how CU Denver professor Wes Marshall thinks about Denver’s transition to becoming a 21st century transportation city — think big and then figure out the small stuff. Marshall is an engineer who thinks like […]

Denver Business Journal: Bike Lanes Are a Conspiracy Against Drivers

By David Sachs | May 18, 2015 | 9 Comments

Denver Business Journal Editor Neil Westergaard went old timey in a piece last Friday with the headline “Bikes are OK, but Denver plan goes too far.” The article was behind a pay wall for subscribers, but there are some excerpts below that give readers the gist. Westergaard frames the city’s efforts to improve conditions for bicycling as a […]

Mary Beth Susman Gets It: Denver Needs More Livable Streets

By David Sachs | May 15, 2015 | 2 Comments

Before Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver City Council members made transit infrastructure a top budget priority for 2016, Council Member Mary Beth Susman was on a mission to bridge the gaps in the city’s Swiss cheese transit system. The 67-year-old made the case for better bus service in the Denver Post editorial pages last year, then got scolded […]

Widening Streets Near the Broadway and I-25 Transit Station Makes No Sense

By David Sachs | May 11, 2015 | 24 Comments

At the same time that Denver seeks to become more walkable and transit-friendly, the city is pursuing road-widening projects that work directly against those goals. Sometimes the city even tries to do both things in the same place, and that’s what happening on South Broadway right now. In 2008, Denver adopted a Strategic Transportation Plan beginning with this […]

Tomorrow: Help Shape Development By the I-25 and Broadway Station

By David Sachs | May 8, 2015 | 2 Comments

How can South Broadway build on the I-25 and Broadway rail station to make a more walkable, active neighborhood? City planners are in the process of creating a plan that will shape the streets and development near the station, and they’re looking for ideas. If you want to weigh in on the neighborhood’s future, head over to […]

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