Remembering People Who’ve Lost Their Lives Walking Denver Streets in 2017
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Drivers have killed three people walking around the city this year, two of them on the perennially deadly Federal Boulevard. This is who they were.
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Jolon Clark Is Letting the Parking Lobby Dictate Denver’s Housing Policy
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The Denver City Council voted 7 to 6 Monday to advance a law that will raise housing costs by compelling the construction of parking spaces on small lots. The zoning amendment from Council Member Jolon Clark will require parking where none was required before, stifling walkable development and generating more car traffic. With that vote, the […]
Study: Uber and Lyft Add Traffic, Reduce Efficiency on Denver and Boulder Roads
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Ride-sourcing companies like Uber and Lyft add tons of traffic to Denver and Boulder streets, and make the transportation system less efficient by cannibalizing transit, biking, and walking trips. The companies don't share their data, so a researcher went out and got it.
Neil Westergaard Is Terrified That Denver Might Actually Improve Transit and Biking
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Watch out, Denver. Big Brother is scheming to pry your car keys out of your hands with a malicious plot to — gasp! — reorganize streets to carry more people.
Embracing Density and Transit Could Save Denver Households Thousands of Dollars a Year
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By 2040 each additional household will pay $3,600 more per year for transportation, energy, and water than if the city embraces dense development and transit, according to a new report assembled for the Blueprint Denver task force.
DPW’s About to Flub an Important Part of the Upper Brighton Redesign
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It's unfortunate that in 2017, city planners and engineers assume all those new people will come with a car. Why wouldn't they? There's so much room to drive!
GO Bond: Which Transportation Projects Will Get Funded?
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The majority of projects relate to transit, walking, and biking infrastructure. There are some terrible ones as well.
Denver’s Housing Shortage Is Getting Worse Thanks to City Council’s Parking Obsession
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Homes that would be getting built are not getting built -- and given the current uncertainty they may never get built. For a city facing a housing shortage, this is bad news.
Fixing Denver Transit: Making It Easy to Walk or Bike to the Station
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Accessing bus stops and train stations has to get easier outside of driving, according to the "State of the System" report from the Denveright transit planning process.
Driverless Cars: Will Colorado Legislators Put People or Profits First?
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In its rush to get automated vehicles on the road, will Colorado prioritize safe city streets or a burgeoning multi-billion industry?
Reimagine the Neighborhood-Destroying Interchange at Colfax and Federal
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The cloverleaf at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Federal Boulevard is a barrier, not a lucky charm, which is why locals and advocates are gearing up to tear it down.
Community Planning and Development Warns Council Against Requiring More Parking
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If the Denver City Council continues on its current path, the city will require more parking where it was not required before, even as other cities throw out parking requirements altogether. Denver Community Planning and Development wants to stop the bleeding.