Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about sidewalk policy

Commentary: Death of the perfect bike lane

By Allen Cowgill | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments

The proposed Gray Street bike lane was quite possibly the perfect bike lane. Yet the original design died an unexpected and unfortunate bureaucratic death. Please don't let it be in vain.

Disjointed sidewalk, ruler showing 5.5-inch gap, chocolate cupcake with pink candle on a floral-printed plate

Commentary: Sidewalks will carry you wherever I go

By Sarah E. Moss, MPA | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments

Sidewalks are like relationships: We can build them if we are willing. We can repair them if we are willing. They don’t fall apart overnight. They need care, maintenance, and people choosing to do the work.

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Denver Surpassed 2018’s Total Traffic Deaths Last Month

By Andy Bosselman | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

In October, three people died amid 2,072 Denver traffic crashes, bringing the total number of fatalities to 64 this year — and surpassing the 62 reached all of last year.

A walk through Denver's Sunnyside neighborhood last month revealed missing, dilapidated and incomplete sidewalks. Photo: WalkDenver

Advocates: Denver Transportation Budget Not Enough; Sidewalks Need More Funding

By Andy Bosselman | Sep 18, 2019 | 6 Comments

Mayor Hancock’s preliminary budget fails to fully fund the city’s transportation priorities for 2020 — and the City Council must make more money available to save lives and improve how people get around the city, activists said Wednesday.

A rendering of Park 17, a 108-unit, eight-story development under construction in City Park West.

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Video: 17th & Lafayette Construction Puts Parking Before Pedestrians

By Jonathon Stalls | Aug 2, 2019 | 3 Comments

Another construction company has blocked a sidewalk, endangering pedestrians on a stretch of 17th Stree in the City Park West neighborhood next to the Denver Bicycle Cafe.

Two Lyft scooters block the sidewalk on Wazee near the 16th St. Mall. Streetsblog file photo by Andy Bosselman

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Commentary: Scooters Another Sign of Big Tech Colonizing Public Spaces

By John Tinnell, PhD | Jul 24, 2019 | 19 Comments

Big Tech companies like Uber, Airbnb — and now scooter providers — aim to satisfy their customers with little regard for how their businesses affect our cities’ ecosystems. With new technologies like delivery drones and robots on the way, scooters may well be the Trojan Horse with which big tech colonizes the world’s public space.

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