Eyes on the Street: New Pedestrian Islands on Morrison Road
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Denver Public Works is chipping away at a safer Morrison Road, arguably Westwood's main street.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about pedestrian infrastructure
The Sorry State of Denver’s Pedestrian Network
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As the Hancock administration deliberates over how much bond revenue to spend on road maintenance, this most basic level of transportation infrastructure is at an unacceptably low quality thanks to decades of neglect and underinvestment.
Will Denveright’s Pedestrian Plan Just Go Through the Same Old Motions?
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When Mayor Michael Hancock launched the Denverite process, he told people to "dream big." But so far the city -- including Hancock himself -- doesn't seem to be interested in ambitious pedestrian safety measures.
WalkDenver Wants to Help Residents Take First Step Towards a Car-Lite Life
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How easy is it to walk a mile? Bike to the store? Take transit to work instead of driving? If you live in West Denver, probably not as easy as it should be. Still, if you drive most places, it might be easier than you realize. That’s why WalkDenver just launched Project Shift. It’s a […]
Get Ready for a Much Better Brighton Boulevard
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Mayor Michael Hancock got his hands a little dirty Thursday in River North when he fiddled with some levers on a bulldozer that, eventually, dug up the ceremonial dirt for a major transformation of Brighton Boulevard. “I travel Brighton Boulevard every day,” Hancock said. “And I have not been shy about the fact that I […]
Council President Albus Brooks Calls for New Source of Transportation Money
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If funding for sidewalks and bike lanes continues at the rate laid out in Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2017 budget, Denver won’t see a fully built-out bike network for many decades, and won’t have a complete sidewalk network for nearly two centuries. Hancock proposed a paltry $2.2 million for Denver Moves, the city’s blueprint for a […]