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Get Ready for a Car-Free Pop-Up Park on 21st Street, a Prototype for a Downtown Urban Trail
A small piece of 21st Street, currently dehumanized by a lifeless surface parking lot, is getting a people-friendly makeover. The block, opening Thursday, is nearly ready for its close-up.
June 12, 2017
Denver’s Transit Alliance Is Exporting Its Model for Citizen Advocacy to Baltimore
When Denver looks up to peer cities that are doing transportation well, we look at Seattle. Turns out, the Baltimore region looks to us.
June 9, 2017
Greenwood Village Voters: A Walkable Community? Not in Our Backyard!
In a special election Tuesday, residents shot down the idea of building homes and businesses within walking distance of each other. They would rather continue with their familiar auto-centric sprawl.
June 8, 2017
Will RTD Create Transit Discounts That Work for Everyone?
Restrictions to RTD's buy-in-bulk pass programs, like the EcoPass for businesses and CollegePass for students, marginalize low-income Denver metro residents and steer would-be riders away from transit.
June 7, 2017
Eyes on the Street: New Pedestrian Islands on Morrison Road
Denver Public Works is chipping away at a safer Morrison Road, arguably Westwood's main street.
June 6, 2017
Broadway Redo, Sidewalks, and Bike Network Take Hit on Latest Wish List of Capital Projects
For the cost of widening 56th Avenue for three miles, the city could build 67 miles of protected bike lanes and 90 miles of sidewalks. Oh well.
June 5, 2017
Eyes on the Street: “HAWK” Signals Installed in Stapleton, More to Come in Westwood, Green Valley Ranch
Denver is now home to three “high-intensity activated crosswalk beacons,” or HAWK signals, to make crossing safer for pedestrians. More are on the way. The first, installed by Colorado DOT at I-70 and Pecos Street, has been around awhile. The two newest ones are in denser residential and commercial areas, both in Stapleton — at … Continued
June 2, 2017
Funding for Broadway Redesign on the Chopping Block
Outrage from Denver Business Journal Editor Neil Westergaard, trepidation from the Denver Post editorial board, and a few disgruntled residents seem to have made the Broadway redesign expendable.
June 1, 2017
DPW Is Filling in Gaps Around City-Owned Land, But It’s No Substitute for a Sidewalk Network
It's unfortunate that building basic walking infrastructure like sidewalks — on city-owned property nonetheless — constitutes news. But that's just where Denver is right now.
May 31, 2017
The Sorry State of Denver’s Pedestrian Network
As the Hancock administration deliberates over how much bond revenue to spend on road maintenance, this most basic level of transportation infrastructure is at an unacceptably low quality thanks to decades of neglect and underinvestment.
May 30, 2017
