Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about sidewalks

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.

Colorado Blvd. at 26th Ave. before the sidewalk was installed. Image: Google Street View, Nov. 2018

Commentary: New Sidewalk on Colorado Blvd. Is An Insult That Remains Unsafe for Pedestrians

By Jonathon Stalls | May 23, 2019 | 5 Comments

A new sidewalk on Colorado Blvd., which replaced a sloping dirt path, remains a poorly designed, “violent, loud and unsafe” place for pedestrians.

Councilwoman Debbie Ortega slowly reads the people killed at an event to remember the 88 people drivers killed on Denver streets since 2018. Photo: Andy Bosselman

At Event Remembering 88 Victims of Traffic Violence, Mayor Admits to Inadequate Response

By Andy Bosselman | May 16, 2019 | 3 Comments

Dozens of cyclists and pedestrians walked and biked to a ceremony yesterday where they remembered the 88 people killed on Denver’s streets since January 2018. There, Mayor Michael Hancock admitted that the city isn’t doing enough to stop traffic fatalities and serious injuries. “Every one of those lives lost is unacceptable and preventable,” Hancock said before listing the […]

A new electricity rate will significantly lower the Free MallRide’s cost per mile. File photo from April 14 by Andy Bosselman

Denver’s Upcoming 16th St Mall Renovation Hits Another Milestone

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 17, 2019 | 9 Comments

The 16th Street Mall will soon get a major renovation that will spruce up an iconic, but increasingly embarrassing part of Denver. The upgrade will make the 1.2-mile thoroughfare a better place to get around and a more enjoyable place to hang out.

Today snow covered this bus stop on MLK Blvd. at Elm St. Photo: Twitter user @pedestrianhonor

Snow Removal: Denver Bus Riders Get Slush and Road Spray — but Few Bus Shelters

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 14, 2019 | 4 Comments

Yesterday's “bomb cyclone” blizzard covered Denver in at least six inches of snow. After the flakes stopped falling I toured five bus routes. But it was not a good day to be a pedestrian.

One of two bus stops on the University Boulevard dirtwalk. Photo: David Sachs

#StreetFail: City or Wealthy Homeowners Should Upgrade the University Blvd Dirtwalk

By David Sachs | Jun 7, 2018 | 10 Comments

Fixing this stretch of public space is not technically the responsibility of Denver Public Works, because Denver's sidewalk policy unrealistically expects private homeowners to maintain public sidewalks.

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