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Commentary: How a new emphasis on safer streets could drive big change in Colorado
Colorado's wowntowns, main streets, and the urban arterials that have become so many of our main streets should be vibrant community centers, but people need to feel safe accessing them, no matter how they get there.
May 4, 2021
Commentary: Is Denver Ready for The War on Cars?
Doug Gordon says if there is any sort of war on America’s streets, it’s being inflicted on other road users by cars and the people who drive them.
February 3, 2020
5280 Trail Would Create a 5-Mile Park and Trail Around Downtown
A vision for the 5280 Trail, a “linear park" that could one day form a five-mile loop around downtown Denver, was unveiled yesterday. It would transform streets into tree-lined places for plazas, playgrounds and public art — while creating a low-stress place for people to stroll and ride bikes to, from and within downtown.
August 21, 2019
Update: Council Approves Denver Airport Road Widening That Would Make Traffic Worse
A plan to widen the road to Denver International Airport, which would make traffic worse and wipe out the city’s newly-minted goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, will get a vote from the Denver City Council on Monday.
July 12, 2019
Author Highlights Displacement, a Problem the Bike Movement Ignores
When bike advocates push for changes to the streets, they do no analysis on the impact it will have on inequality.
April 5, 2019
Lyft Will Offer Denver Public Transit Options in Its App. But Will It Get More People on RTD?
Lyft follows Uber again with a new feature that displays public transit options within its app. Officials hope the new feature will boost the tiny number of RTD riders who already use ride sharing services to get to rail stations and bus stops.
March 11, 2019
Solo Driving Dipped Slightly Last Year in Denver While Transit, Biking, and Walking Steadied
The share of people who drove alone to and from work in Denver fell slightly in 2017, according to new estimates from the United States Census Bureau's American Community Survey, while the percentage of people who walked, biked, and rode transit barely budged.
September 18, 2018
Bike Commuting Surges 25 Percent in Downtown Denver
Workers are 61 percent more likely to ride a bus or train if their employers offer a transit pass benefit. When a company provides parking, employees are 101 percent more likely to drive solo.
January 3, 2018
The Share of Denver Commuters Walking, Biking, and Riding Transit Rose a Sliver in 2016
Mayor Michael Hancock says he wants 30 percent of all commutes done by walking, biking, or transit by 2030. According to the new estimates, those commuters comprise just 13 percent of the city's commuting public.
September 18, 2017
To Combat Inequality, Denver Must Do More for People Who Walk to Transit
Household income of transit riders, broken down by how they get to the bus or the train. People who walk to transit tend to make much less than people who drive, but the RTD prioritizes driving anyway
November 28, 2016
