It’s Up to Denver City Council to Pass a Bike-Friendly “Safety Stop” Law
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A bill just cleared the Colorado Senate that formalizes language for localities that want to let people on bikes treat stops signs as yields.
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Remember That 21st Street Became a Car-Free Oasis for Two Months, and It Can Be Transformed Again
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The pop-up park, which aimed to show people what a car-free urban trail known as the 5280 Loop could look and feel like, was the first of its kind in the city. It won't be the last.
Denver Can’t Count on Automated Vehicles to Fix Our Busted Transportation System
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The auto industry probably loves Colorado’s enthusiastic embrace of automated vehicles. But if decision-makers bet on robo-cars as a transportation panacea, to the exclusion of proven urban transportation solutions, they risk repeating past mistakes that hollowed out urban centers and deepened our dependence on cars. We can make our city streets safer and more efficient today […]
Lawmakers Block Bid by Stephen Humphrey, Tim Neville to Make Colorado Streets Deadlier
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Common sense prevails over attempt to outlaw speed cameras and red light cameras.
Denver Metro Chamber Will Pitch Ballot Measures to Fund Colorado Transportation
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The measures would raise the state sales tax, with 40 percent of revenue reserved for cities and counties, and 15 percent for transit, biking, and walking.
More Room to House People, Not Cars, Around 38th and Blake RTD Station
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In an 11 to 1 vote, the council allowed for walkable housing development mixed with offices and retail, all while scrapping parking requirements within a half-mile of the train stop.
Vision Zero Coalition to DPW: Don’t Water Down the Washington Street Redesign
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The Vision Zero Coalition wants to make sure Denver Public Works doesn't water down the walking and biking improvements planned for Washington Street in Globeville, which will be reconstructed -- and like so many other Denver street projects, widened -- as part of the bond package voters approved in November.
America’s Worst Parking Crater Could Become Denver’s Next Human-Scale Neighborhood
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Imagine a compact, walkable, bikeable, and transit-rich neighborhood on the river where barren parking lots dominate.
Your Guide to Denver’s Winter Bike to Work Day
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If you bike commute tomorrow, you can get things like breakfast burritos, coffee, and hot chocolate on the way to your daily grind.
CDOT, City Tout Signal Tweaks on Federal Blvd as Denver Waits for a Real Redesign
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More changes should be on the way. "We need to look at everything — everything we can do to make the roadway safer," said Colorado DOT Executive Director Michael Lewis.
WalkDenver Names Jill Locantore Executive Director
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The coming year will be about holding the Hancock administration accountable for its commitments to making the city more walkable.
On Rosa Parks’ Birthday, Denver Advocates Rally for Fair Transit Fares
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They're calling on legislators and the RTD Board of Directors to support an income-based fare pass funded by taxpayer money currently reserved to help large retailers like Wal Mart do their taxes.