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Hancock Lays Out Goal to Double Transit, Biking, and Walking By 2030
Mayor Michael Hancock announced a $2 billion-plus "mobility action plan" today aimed at creating a transportation system in which 30 percent of all commuters walk, bike, or take transit by 2030, and no more than 50 percent drive alone. Carpoolers and people who work from home would fill the remaining gap.
July 10, 2017
Opponents of CDOT’s I-70 Widening File Suit Against the Federal Highway Administration
In February, Colorado Department of Transportation Director Shailen Bhatt told a group of people fighting the widening of I-70 through north Denver neighborhoods to "sue us." The advocates took his advice.
July 7, 2017
Look at All The Dirt Paths CDOT Won’t Turn Into Sidewalks While it Repaves Sheridan Blvd
Scenes like these show the disparity between what CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhatt says he cares about — moving people, not just cars, safely — and what his agency does.
July 7, 2017
Denver Is Getting a Stand-Alone Department of Transportation and Mobility
Right now the same organization that treats solid waste decides how the city's streets are organized for walking, biking, transit, and driving. But soon Denver will join other major cities around the country and create a separate Department of Transportation and Mobility.
July 5, 2017
Get Excited for the 14th Street Bikeway, the Denver’s First Curb-Protected Bike Lane
So far, Denver’s protected bike lanes have been separated from traffic with a row of parked cars and/or plastic posts. This one will be different.
July 5, 2017
#StreetFail: No Walking to the Bus Stop, No Biking to the Bike Rack
Sometimes the irony of a #StreetFail is so rich, it's hard to keep a straight face. The signage at the confluence of Colfax Avenue, 14th Street, and 15th Street is one of those cases.
July 3, 2017
DPW Moves Forward With Making Quebec Street a Wide, Dangerous Stroad Instead of Prioritizing People Over Cars
The three year project is years away, and its cost to taxpayers is sketchy.
June 30, 2017
No More Studies — Denver’s Finally Going to Make Decisions About the 16th Street Mall
The 16th Street Mall of 1982, when it opened, didn't really resemble the transitway and pedestrian strip we know today. A lot fewer bus shuttles ran up and down the street, and a lot fewer people walked it. The mall has to change to address Denver's growth. But 35 years later, it's still unclear exactly how.
June 29, 2017
Instead of Turning People Away, Suburban Denver Could Surround Rail Stations With Transit-Oriented Development
If the people running these localities don't embrace new people, there's good reason to believe that low suburban ridership will stay low, because the people running these localities don't seem to want new people moving in.
June 28, 2017
If Public Officials Walked Federal Boulevard Every Day, Denver Wouldn’t Have to Wait So Long for Safer Streets
Take a walk on Federal and you'll see and feel the results of decision-makers marginalizing people on foot.
June 26, 2017
