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Eyes on the Street: It’s Safer to Walk Across Colfax at Park Avenue and Franklin Street
Denver Director of Transportation and Mobility Crissy Fanganello promised "immediate" fixes to some of the city's most dangerous intersections earlier this month, and Denver Public Works has delivered on East Colfax Avenue where it meets Park Avenue and Franklin Street to form a deadly five-legged intersection.
October 30, 2017
Denver Judge: City Park Flood Plan May Be “Thinly Veiled Subterfuge” to Widen I-70
Some findings in the decision could help a federal lawsuit against the 1950s-era widening through north Denver neighborhoods.
October 27, 2017
Denver Is 1 to 2 Years Out From Having a Department of Transportation. Who Will Lead it?
It's been nearly four months since Mayor Michael Hancock announced his plan to break transportation out of Denver Public Works. The move could have profound effects on the pace and scope of change to city streets, which is necessary to prioritize walking, biking, and transit and move the needle on car dependence.
October 26, 2017
Working Group: RTD Could Offer Heavily Discounted Youth Pass, Income-Based Transit Pass
People under 19 would be able to ride the RTD system for 70 percent off the standard fare if a proposal from the Pass Program Working Group becomes reality, and depending on the final recommendations, kids under 12 could ride for free.
October 25, 2017
These Planters Along the Larimer Street Bike Lane Protect People Better Than Plastic Posts
Protected bike lanes are becoming more and more common around Denver, but the city hasn't figured out how to stop people from parking cars in them. Part of the problem comes down to materials: The flexible plastic posts that Denver Public Works uses to keep cars out of bike lanes aren't strong enough to deter the determined.
October 23, 2017
Bustang Works and CDOT Should Expand the Service Throughout the Region
When the Colorado Department of Transportation stops planning for cars and focuses on moving people via bus, it actually does a pretty good job.
October 20, 2017
Denver Warming to the Idea of Parking Maximums
One overlooked reason for the traffic swamping Denver streets is all the real estate we've set aside to accommodate parking. The city is rife with monolithic parking structures and asphalt lots that beckon to people with cars. All that parking creates a vicious cycle by degrading the pedestrian environment and generating traffic that slows down buses.
October 19, 2017
RTD Can’t Market Away Low R Line Ridership and Shouldn’t Fund Empty Rail Over Full Buses
RTD is wedged between a rock and a hard place. The rock? Serving the most people possible on a tight budget. The hard place? Appeasing suburban officials, who don't want rail service cut on extremely poor-performing rail lines.
October 18, 2017
Remembering Tina Padilla, Whose Life Was Cut Short on Federal Boulevard
Padilla's loved ones remember her as quick to laugh and full of empathy for other people.
October 17, 2017
It’s Time for Serious Enforcement and Traffic Management to Keep People Safe on Wynkoop Street
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.
October 13, 2017
