Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Wynkoop Street

This happens every few minutes on Wynkoop Street. Photo: David Sachs

It’s Time for Serious Enforcement and Traffic Management to Keep People Safe on Wynkoop Street

By David Sachs | Oct 13, 2017 | 1 Comment

It's time for the Hancock administration to employ measures at the city's multimodal nexus that back up all the talk about ending traffic deaths and doubling walking, biking, and transit trips. Anything less would make the administration's Vision Zero initiative and other "mobility" goals little more than slogans.

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.

This scene will be a thing of the past — but only on one side of Wynkoop. Photo: David Sachs

Better Bike Lanes Coming to Wynkoop Street, But Car Parking Still Prioritized

By David Sachs | Apr 20, 2017 | 5 Comments

Concrete curbs will stop cars from entering the bike lane, which DPW will paint tan to further distinguish it. Parked cars (as well as a bike corral and a B-Cycle station) will add extra protection from traffic.

A conceptual rendering of the future 21st Street. Image: CPD

21st Street Pilot Project Will Put the “Square” in Arapahoe Square

By David Sachs | Dec 8, 2016 | 1 Comment

The pilot, which will last up to two months, is a major step toward the permanent redesign of 21st and Wynkoop streets, which residents and city planners envision as a biking and walking route akin to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.

Eyes on the Street: New Markings at 17th and Wynkoop Near Union Station

By David Sachs | Apr 13, 2016 | 3 Comments

The intersection of 17th and Wynkoop is about to get much, much busier. Three new RTD rail lines will start serving Union Station this year, including the A-Line to Denver International Airport, which opens April 22. That means thousands more people will pass through one of Lower Downtown’s busiest intersections on their way to and from the transit hub. […]

Public Works Plans Quick Fixes to Union Station Streets Before A-Line Opens

By David Sachs | Jan 14, 2016 | 1 Comment

Union Station officials estimate that 30,000 people a day will pass through the transit hub and commercial center after the A-Line to DIA opens on April 22. Problem is, the streets around the station aren’t designed to handle the influx: Drivers drop off and pick up passengers in the bike lane and accelerate through crosswalks. Unless the design is changed, conflicts […]

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