Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about walkability

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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Commentary: Best Foot Forward

By Elizabeth Manus | Apr 26, 2021 | No Comments

Dear Denver: We met on Walk Score. Hello, again. I’m the woman who was looking to move from a mountain town of 450 people to you – you with public transportation and a large public library system and the symphony and museums and movie theaters and neighborhoods to walk.

The Millennium Bridge pedestrian thoroughfare closed for maintenance yesterday. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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The Millennium Bridge is Closed and it Ruined Elias’s Lunch Break

By Andy Bosselman | Nov 19, 2019 | No Comments

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.

The Denver Department of Public Works installed new crosswalks and signage on Andrews Drive at the entrance to Silverman Park. Photo: Pam Jiner

Pam Jiner: New Crosswalks in Montbello Are a Small Step in the Right Direction

By Pam Jiner | Oct 18, 2019 | No Comments

Montbello: "We have to deal with wide roads, narrow sidewalks, and unsafe crossing situations that prevent many Montbello residents from walking to the park, to the bus, to school, or to our neighbor's house," writes Pam Jiner in this guest commentary.

This morning workers made measurements to show installers where to put in rubber curbs along the 15th St. bikeway near Tremont Pl. Photo: Andy Bosselman

Eyes on the Street: Workers Start 15th St. Bike and Bus Fixes

By Andy Bosselman | Sep 25, 2019 | 4 Comments

This morning workers started installing rubber curbs along the 15th Street bikeway downtown to make the street safer. Over the coming weeks, pedestrian safety improvements will be made and the street will get a dedicated bus lane.

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