Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Wynkoop

Denver Public Works workers install curbs on Wynkoop Street. Photo: David Sachs

Eyes on the Street: Wynkoop Street Bike Lane Improvements Are Almost Done

By David Sachs | Sep 21, 2017 | 5 Comments

Say hello to curb-buffered bike lanes on the Union Station side between 16th and 18th streets to protect people on bikes on a hectic street where drivers typically cut them off as they pick up and drop off passengers.

#StreetFail: Epic 10-Car Blockade of Denver Union Station Bike Lane

By David Sachs | Jul 1, 2016 | 2 Comments

https://youtu.be/0ul7sx9aCSE It happens all day, every day, but this obstructed bike lane on Wynkoop Street in front of Union Station borders on the absurd. Reader Micah Gurard-Levin stumbled upon this impenetrable blockade of 10 cars Thursday and took a video. Notice the extra hazard of the wide open door. The practice of picking up and […]

The Case for a Car-Free Public Plaza on Wynkoop Street By Union Station

By David Sachs | May 6, 2016 | 9 Comments

Here’s a quick video about the potential to turn Wynkoop Street in front of Union Station into a great public space. It’s by Chris Jones, a self-described “urbanist making videos about urbanism.” Jones envisions transforming Wynkoop Street between 16th and 18th into “Wynkoop Square” by making those blocks car-free. If that seems like a radical idea, he says, just test […]

#StreetFail: The Wynkoop Blockade

By David Sachs | Jan 22, 2016 | 4 Comments

There are a lot of parking spots downtown and way too many planned for the future. But these drivers apparently can’t find one, so why not squat in the bike lane on Wynkoop Street in front of Union Station? Sure, they’re forcing people on bikes (not to mention other cars) into often chaotic traffic. But at least the drivers, or perhaps […]

This Week: “Bikes Vs. Cars,” Festival Streets, RTD’s New Chief

By David Sachs | Dec 8, 2015 | No Comments

There’s a lot going on this week, including the Denver premiere — and sole local screening — of the new documentary Bikes Vs. Cars. The title of the film may be a little over-the-top, but it should provide good fodder for the panel discussion afterwards (in which Streetsblog Denver will participate). Here are the details on the screening […]

How Denver’s “Most Important Pedestrian Intersection” Must Improve

By David Sachs | Oct 30, 2015 | 7 Comments

Since Union Station became the anchor for a vibrant downtown district, the area has quickly gained an identity as a place where people walk, but the surrounding streets aren’t ready for the huge influx of pedestrians expected once RTD’s massive FasTracks expansion opens next year. City planners estimate as many as 100,000 people daily will stream through the Union Station transit district once four […]