Let’s Not Overthink This: Opening Streets is Easy, Says Urban Planner Mike Lydon
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An urban planner looks at open space and reviews the good, the bad and the ugly among our cities (looking at you, Mayor de Blasio!).
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Op/Ed
This Crisis Will End. Our Fight Against Cars is Only Beginning.
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A top Columbia University doctor says that now is the time to accelerate our efforts to protect ourselves and our communities through a healthy environment. It is the only way forward, and we do not have time to waste.
Op-Ed: No Joke — Car Helmets Could Save Lives
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There's plenty of data on brain injuries from crashes, and studies showing how helmets could prevent them.
Op-Ed: Learning from Nashville’s Failed Transit Measure
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Ballot measures can expand and improve transit. But if Nashville is any example, it can backfire. Here are some lessons all cities can learn.
Riding the “Very Real” Colfax Bus
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No other bus in Denver has a reputation like the East Colfax bus. We talked to four passengers who ride the 15 and 15L despite social problems like homelessness and crime sometimes present on the bus. But Streetsblog's editor was rattled by an experience on the bus — and says we must finally end poverty and homelessness.
Op-Ed: Portland’s Costly Highway Mistake
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The city should reverse course and cancel the expansion of Interstate 5.