Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about protected bike lanes

66 Percent of Denver Voters Would Pay a Sales Tax to Build the Bike Network

By David Sachs | Feb 10, 2017 | 16 Comments

OnSight Public Affairs polled likely 2017 voters and found that 66 percent would pay a 4-cent sales tax for every $100 in purchases to complete the citywide bike network in five years.

The Unfinished Stout Street Protected Bike Lane Is a Failure of Leadership

By David Sachs | Nov 8, 2016 | 9 Comments

The plan for Stout Street was to install a bike lane, separated from traffic by parked cars, from 19th to Downing. In a sign that Mayor Hancock is out to lunch when it comes to implementing the city’s bike plan, Curtis Park residents stopped Denver Public Works from doing that. Instead, people on bikes can enjoy the […]

In the Works: Protected Bike Lane for Stout, Buffered Bike Lane for Champa

By David Sachs | Mar 4, 2016 | 6 Comments

Denver Public Works is preparing to install a protected bike lane on Stout Street and a buffered bike lane on Champa Street in Curtis Park this summer. DPW held an open house at the Curtis Park Neighbors meeting Thursday night to show residents potential designs [PDF] and get feedback. The project aims to calm traffic […]

#StreetFail: The 15th Street Protected Bike Lane-Slash-Construction Site

By David Sachs | Feb 2, 2016 | 3 Comments

When construction projects jut into bike lanes, the city needs to keep those lanes functioning safely. But that isn’t happening on the 15th Street “protected” bike lane between California and Stout, above. This construction site takes up the whole block. Denver Public Works attempted to keep the bike lane intact by temporarily repurposing a traffic lane. Problem is, the […]

Denver Public Works Waters Down the Arapahoe Street Bike Lane

By David Sachs | Dec 14, 2015 | 5 Comments

Earlier this month Mayor Michael Hancock cut the ribbon on the Arapahoe Street protected bike lane and promised three more next year. What Hancock didn’t mention was that his Department of Public Works is already handing out special privileges to allow some people to park in the bike lane. He didn’t mention that one section […]

Mayor Hancock Cuts Ribbon on Parking-Protected Bike Lanes, Promises 3 More

By David Sachs | Dec 3, 2015 | No Comments

Mayor Michael Hancock officially opened Denver’s first parking-protected bike lanes Thursday with some revelry on the corner of 16th and Arapahoe. The two new bike lanes — one on Arapahoe Street and one on Lawrence Street — run a little over one mile each, from Auraria Campus to 24th Street. They include traffic signals that finally give people on bikes a safe way […]

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