traffic calming
Eyes on the Street: Public Works Gives Southeast Denver a Buffered Bike Lane and a Road Diet
This week Denver Public Works delivered on its promise to reorganize Monaco Parkway (aka Ulster Street, Princeton Avenue, and Quebec Street) with a wide bike lane, buffered from traffic with extra paint.
September 14, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Temporary Traffic-Calming Pops Up on South Tejon in Athmar Park
On Saturday, armed with traffic cones, old car tires, some paint, and some planters, reps from the Athmar Park Neighborhood Association and WalkDenver dressed South Tejon Street with three (temporary) safety interventions.
September 11, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Intersections at Louisiana-Pearl RTD Station Get More People-Friendly
A segment of Buchtel Boulevard near the Louisiana-Pearl light rail station is a little safer for people walking and biking thanks to some traffic-calming treatments installed by Denver Public Works earlier this summer.
August 31, 2018
In a First for Denver, Neighborhood Traffic Circles Coming to West Highland
Problem is, it's taken years for DPW to deliver on something so inexpensive and easy to install. The beauty of these safety interventions is that they're nimble — the city shouldn't take years to get them done across Denver.
May 18, 2018
Eyes on the Street: A Block of Cherokee Street Goes Two-Way
Denver Public Works converted a block of Cherokee Street from a one-way speedway into a two-way street Tuesday, meaning the entire length of Cherokee now carries traffic both ways downtown.
April 10, 2018
Use These Maps to Advocate for Street Safety Fixes in Your Neighborhood
They're a bit clunky, but they'll make the case for calming traffic on your street.
March 9, 2018
Colorado Traffic Deaths Rise Again, and Again Colorado DOT Tries to Deflect Blame
CDOT boss Michael Lewis said traffic deaths are mostly a matter of individual responsibility and "education," not the design of transportation systems, but that runs counter to everything we know about places with safe streets.
February 1, 2018
Denver’s Deadliest Streets for Walking Are Built for Speeding Traffic
The Pedestrian Crash Analysis [PDF], a document released last week by Denver Public Works, zooms in on crashes to inform street fixes moving forward.
December 18, 2017
One Family’s Bureaucratic Ordeal to Get Speed Bumps On Their Residential Street
Christina Alderfer and Zach Bishop have a speeding problem on their otherwise quiet Cherry Hills Village street. The couple has two sons, ages 9 and 6. Naturally, they would prefer drivers not to hit them. But they've endured a maze of red tape and resistance to a simple traffic calming measure.
September 15, 2017
Sneckdowns: Nature’s Way of Showing Denver Where to Calm Traffic
It's that time of year when Mother Nature shows Denver how much street space is wasted on moving motorists quickly, at the expense of keeping pedestrians safe.
December 19, 2016
