walking
Eyes on the Street: Denver Public Works Tests Traffic-Calming on 26th Avenue
Denver Public Works crews just installed pedestrian islands at two intersections with a lot of foot traffic: 26th Avenue and Tennyson Street near Sloan's Lake Park, and 26th and King Street near Brown Elementary School.
December 20, 2017
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
#StreetFail: When Construction Shuts Down Sidewalks
Here's an idea: Take space typically reserved for cars and give it to people walking. There's usually more than enough room to build a temporary walkway.
December 15, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Flashing Pedestrian Signals in Sloan’s Lake, Regis, Congress Park, Stapleton, Hilltop
Back in May, Denver Public Works installed a "rapid flashing beacon" at 30th and Downing. The signals, meant to get drivers to yield to people walking and using wheelchairs, are up and running at five more crosswalks around the city.
December 11, 2017
People Walking and Biking on Cherry Creek Trail Aren’t at War, They Just Need a Wider Path
The TV news got an important piece of the problem right -- the trail is, at times, too narrow to pass comfortably. Unfortunately that fact was obscured by an exaggerated conflict between what you would think are two warring political parties.
December 6, 2017
Draft Pedestrian Plan Diagnoses Denver’s Walkability Problem But Falls Short on Solutions
It will take Denver 440 years to create a seamless citywide sidewalk network at current funding levels, but don't look to the Hancock administration's newly released Denver Moves Pedestrians & Trails draft plan for a strategy on how to get there this century.
November 29, 2017
Denver Will Help Residents Pay for Sidewalk Repairs Starting Next Year
A Denver law that lays the responsibility of public sidewalks at the feet of private homeowners won't change any time soon, but the city will soon have a fund that helps residents pay for repairs.
November 9, 2017
Denver7 Reports: A Car Guy Hates a Biking and Walking Project, Therefore It’s Bad
In a segment that aired yesterday, reporter Jackie Crea interviewed a guy who doesn't like changes meant to calm traffic speeds and improve conditions for walking and biking at the intersection of Morrison Road, Alameda Avenue, and Knox Court.
October 31, 2017
Eyes on the Street: It’s Safer to Walk Across Colfax at Park Avenue and Franklin Street
Denver Director of Transportation and Mobility Crissy Fanganello promised "immediate" fixes to some of the city's most dangerous intersections earlier this month, and Denver Public Works has delivered on East Colfax Avenue where it meets Park Avenue and Franklin Street to form a deadly five-legged intersection.
October 30, 2017
Remembering Tina Padilla, Whose Life Was Cut Short on Federal Boulevard
Padilla's loved ones remember her as quick to laugh and full of empathy for other people.
October 17, 2017
