Wynkoop Street

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.

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.

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.

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. … Continued

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 … Continued

The super successful Indianapolis Cultural Trail has already inspired one project in northeast Denver, and now planners want to create something similar downtown. Denver’s Community Planning and Development Department is leading a project that would turn 11 blocks of 21st Street and five blocks of Wynkoop Street into a place tailored for people to walk, bike, and linger in the … Continued