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North Denver Residents to CDOT: Take a Hike With Your I-70 Widening Plan
The Colorado Department of Transportation and the City and County of Denver have tied so many projects to the repair of an aging I-70 viaduct that residents of Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea have to support adding four lanes to the highway in order to get basic amenities that are commonplace in richer neighborhoods. In order … Continued
February 4, 2016
City Council on Broadway Road Widening: Nothing to See Here
https://youtu.be/UH2FjWz3qx8 As reported by the Denver Post’s Jon Murray, the City Council approved a $12 million contract last week that paves the way for a massive road expansion where Broadway meets I-25. On some blocks the street will become more than 100 feet wide, making the area more hostile for people walking and biking, despite the wider sidewalks that … Continued
January 28, 2016
It’s Official: Widening I-70 Among America’s Most Wasteful Highway Boondoggles
In front of the rumbling I-70 underpass at the corner of 46th and Columbine, a stone’s throw from kids playing tag during Swansea Elementary School’s recess, CoPIRG Director Danny Katz told reporters Tuesday that taxpayers could save at least $58 million if Colorado DOT nixed its plan to widen the interstate by four lanes. Katz was answering questions about a … Continued
January 19, 2016
Stock Show Parade Boots Cars Off 17th Street, Other Streets Hold Up Fine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXN59qdCMaE&feature=em-upload_owner Here’s something to keep in mind when you hear someone say there’s not enough room on city streets for bike lanes or better pedestrian infrastructure — or when decision makers insist on widening already deadly streets. Denver’s traffic congestion can be bad at times in certain places, just like every other decent-sized American city, but downtown Denver during most of … Continued
January 7, 2016
DPW Moves Ahead With Plan to Turn Broadway Into a Surface Highway
Denver Public Works is moving ahead with plans to turn streets near the I-25 and Broadway RTD station into wide open speedways, despite the city’s intent to transform the area into a walkable neighborhood. At some locations, DPW will create streets more than 100 feet wide. Construction on the street widenings is slated to start next year, officials said Wednesday, … Continued
December 18, 2015