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Long time residents have noted that Denver's shared streets have restored the feel of the neighborhood they experienced in their youth, long since sacrificed to congestion and speeding traffic. Denver resident and physician David Mintzer argues that recent reconfigurations of the barricades have robbed the neighborhood of an asset, a bright spot in an otherwise bleak time.

Bikeshare systems across North America have been adding thousands of pedal-assist electric bikes to their fleets this summer, but the Bluebikes system of greater Boston won't be embracing this new technology anytime soon.

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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on City Observatory and is republished with permission from the author. One of the biggest lies in transportation planning is calling something “multi-modal.”  When somebody tells you a project is “multi-modal,” you can safely bet that its really for cars and trucks with some decorative frills appended for bikes […]

Traffic Violence Weekly Traffic Violence Report From Streetsblog Inform the movement to improve walking, biking, and transit by becoming a Streetsblog Denver Intern. Apply here. National headlines at Streetsblog USA  Metro News Guest commentary: Denver’s shared streets, blocked to traffic, are a change worth preserving (Denver Post) Ten US cities awarded $25,000 to redesign communities (and Denver … Continued

Streetsblog Denver would like to thank The O’Sullivan Personal Injury Law Firm for supporting this series. Financial contributions do not influence our content.  Thirty-five people have died from traffic violence on Denver streets in 2020. 12 of the victims were on foot, one was on a bike, one was on a scooter, six were on … Continued

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