NIMBYs
Marion Parkway Bike Lane Critics Walk out as City Presents Design
The city presented a new design for a protected bike lane that prompted a group of opponents to storm out of the meeting in a huff without even commenting on the proposal for South Marion Street Parkway.
November 8, 2019
SBD in the Colorado Sun: Want to Solve the Climate Crisis? Stop Widening Roads
To honor this second Global Climate Strike today, Gov. Jared Polis and Mayor Michael Hancock must commit to stop building new roads and expanding the ones we have.
September 20, 2019
Amid Cyclist Deaths, Critical Mass Ride Returns with Call to Action
A 49% increase in traffic fatalities highlights how little Mayor Hancock’s administration has achieved in the three years since it adopted a Vision Zero Action Plan, which aims to end all traffic fatalities by 2030.
August 5, 2019
Hundreds of Denver Bicyclists Ride, Remember and Party for Fallen Cyclists
Hundreds of people on bikes gathered near the ballpark last night before riding in the rain to a candlelight vigil held where a driver hit and killed a bicyclist last week. The second cyclist death in as many weeks, the action was part memorial, part protest and also part of an annual celebration when bicyclists put on dresses and ride through the city.
August 1, 2019
Updated: Another Bicyclist Dead and Bike Opponents Still Reject Marion Safety Upgrades
A woman riding in a bike lane near Washington Park died yesterday after a driver crashed his work vehicle into her. A group of neighbors are fighting to stop upgrades to a bike lane on the street — and even advocates agree that white plastic posts are not the answer.
July 25, 2019
Candidate and Mayor Michael Hancock: The Streetsblog Interview
This is the last in a series of interviews with candidates for Denver mayor in the May 2019 municipal election.
April 12, 2019
Simple Data Shatters The “There’s No Parking” Myth
People who don't want more homes in their neighborhood hide behind a contrived parking shortage.
April 6, 2017
Meet YIMBY Denver — Volunteers Fighting for an Affordable, Walkable City
You can add Denver to the list of cities with a group fighting to shape growth with more homes, less sprawl, and better ways to get around without a car.
February 21, 2017
Planning Board Reluctantly Approves City Council’s Attack on Walkability
The Denver Planning Board voted for an amendment to the zoning code Wednesday that would raise housing costs and feed the city's car addiction by forcing home builders to build parking where it was not required before.
February 2, 2017
Humboldt Street Neighborhood Association Prefers Parking to People
https://youtu.be/8t5vCFb_QaU Members of the Humboldt Street Neighborhood Association have a message for potential new residents of their enclave in City Park West: No vacancy. The group is petitioning to revoke zoning permits from two impending apartment buildings before home builders break ground at 16th and Humboldt streets. If successful, these residents will block 108 homes … Continued
September 16, 2016