Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Urban Design

Atlanta’s Transit Flaws Are State’s Fault

By Aaron Short | Sep 26, 2019 | No Comments

Atlanta is set to spend more than half a billion dollars to build a 22-mile light rail line — but the vital public infrastructure won't likely be done until 2050 because the city isn't getting state or federal funding. And that's the problem.

STREETSBLOG USA

Commuter Rail’s Potential Is Untapped

By Aaron Short | Sep 26, 2019 | No Comments

Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia have suburban rail systems that serve only 2 to 6 percent of commuters — but better and more-frequent service could appeal to people who are currently forced to use a car.

STREETSBLOG USA

The Small-City Vision Zero Challenge

By Don Kostelec | Sep 24, 2019 | No Comments

Smaller cities with limited budgets present particular traffic-safety problems. Here's how some transportation planners managed the issues.

STREETSBLOG USA

City Officials Seek To Mold the Future of Driverless Cars

By Aaron Short | Sep 10, 2019 | No Comments

Using autonomous vehicles as a chance to shape streets for people.

At Colorado Blvd., E. 35th Ave. has no sidewalk. A retaining wall forces pedestrians into the street. Photo: Jonathon Stalls

This post is supported by Readers like you. Give now.

Eyes on the Street: No Sidewalk on Park Hill Route to 40th & Colorado Station

By Jonathon Stalls | Aug 14, 2019 | 3 Comments

This video chronicles the the lack of a sidewalk East 35th Avenue at Colorado. The street is a major pedestrian thoroughfare for people in Northeast Park Hill to get to 40th & Colorado Station.

A sign directs people to stay on designated trails in Cheesman Park. Photo: Andy Bosselman

This post is supported by Readers like you. Give now.

Denver Shouts ‘Get Off My Lawn’ With Obnoxious Signs in Cheesman Park

By Andy Bosselman | Jun 5, 2019 | 11 Comments

Visitors to Cheesman park are doing it all wrong. A few weeks ago, at least a dozen signs popped up right in the middle of informal trails where people run and walk. They direct people to use official paths. But pedestrian advocates say that such paths show where people want to go and that officials should respond by building formal trails in those locations.