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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.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock in his Five Points campaign office on March 28. Photo: Andy Bosselman

Candidate and Mayor Michael Hancock: The Streetsblog Interview

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 12, 2019 | 1 Comment

This is the last in a series of interviews with candidates for Denver mayor in the May 2019 municipal election.

Dr. Lisa Calderón in her Five Points campaign office.

Mayoral Candidate Dr. Lisa Calderón: The Streetsblog Interview

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 11, 2019 | 7 Comments

This is the third of a series of interviews with candidates for Denver mayor in the May 2019 municipal election.

When this bike lane on Denver's Martin Luther King Boulevard was installed, some African-American residents in Park Hill raised concerns with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, who then was a City Councilman. Image: Google Maps.

The Bike Movement Ignores Displacement, Says Author

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 5, 2019 | 17 Comments

When bike advocates push for changes to the streets, they do no analysis on the impact it will have on inequality.

A Department of Public Works wastewater vehicle parked in front of City Hall during a press conference this morning. Photo: Andy Bosselman

Voters Could Give Denver a New Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 2, 2019 | 4 Comments

Denver wants its own Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, shifting the Department of Public Works' primary focus to transportation — while keeping its duties over over solid waste and water treatment.

school strike for climate at colo capital

Kids Demand Climate Action While Colorado Politicians Blow off Urgent Need to Transform Urban Transportation

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 18, 2019 | 6 Comments

After the Global Climate Strike, where students in Colorado and around the world demanded climate action, elected officials at all levels of Colorado government appear to be shrugging their shoulders, offering political agendas that fail to envision a better transportation future.

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