#StreetFail
Commentary: Death of the perfect bike lane
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.
January 31, 2022
Commentary: Sidewalks will carry you wherever I go
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.
January 31, 2022
Hidden Safety Problems Keep Denver Kids From Walking and Biking
In this guest post, Wes Marshall, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, reveals Denver-based research showing that crash data hides places where kids want to walk and bike. Related papers show how to identify places where kids already are, and how to create safer streets where they want to go — … Continued
November 26, 2019
The Millennium Bridge is Closed and it Ruined Elias’s Lunch Break
Denver’s iconic Millennium Bridge closed without notice yesterday, leaving many people who depend on the major pedestrian thoroughfare confused about how to get between the Riverfront and Union Station neighborhoods.
November 19, 2019
Photo Shows Xfinity Van Rolling Over Near Alexis Bounds’ Ghost Bike
An anonymous tipster sent Streetsblog photos of crash involving a Comcast Xfinity van, including one of the vehicle tipping over near the ghost bike placed in remembrance of Alexis Bounds.
September 17, 2019
Time Lapse: Pedestrians Ignore This Traffic Light That Prioritizes Cars
Pedestrians ignore a traffic light near Union Station because it prioritizes cars, even though people on foot far outnumber vehicles.
May 6, 2019
Activists: Smashed Tomatoes on Denver Bike Lanes Could Be Our Heads
After the death of a cyclist who was using an unprotected bike lane in Washington D.C., A Denver bike activist organized the #RedCupProject to illustrate how vulnerable people are when they bike in unprotected bike lanes.
April 26, 2019
Latest Crash Reveals ‘Health Epidemic’ of Cars
The BMW that slammed into the Hornet restaurant over the weekend marks the third crash into the restaurant this year—and highlights "a public health epidemic" on Denver's streets.
December 3, 2018
#StreetFail: Drivers Can Now Blast Right Down 19th Ave at Sherman Street without Stopping
Two crashes. Two cars on the sidewalk. This intersection is screaming for two more stop signs, and it should take days, not months or years.
August 14, 2018
#StreetFail: City or Wealthy Homeowners Should Upgrade the University Blvd Dirtwalk
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.
June 7, 2018
