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Neil Westergaard Is Terrified That Denver Might Actually Improve Transit and Biking
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.
March 28, 2017
Embracing Density and Transit Could Save Denver Households Thousands of Dollars a Year
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.
March 24, 2017
DPW’s About to Flub an Important Part of the Upper Brighton Redesign
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!
March 23, 2017
GO Bond: Which Transportation Projects Will Get Funded?
The majority of projects relate to transit, walking, and biking infrastructure. There are some terrible ones as well.
March 22, 2017
Denver’s Housing Shortage Is Getting Worse Thanks to City Council’s Parking Obsession
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.
March 21, 2017
Fixing Denver Transit: Making It Easy to Walk or Bike to the Station
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.
March 20, 2017
Driverless Cars: Will Colorado Legislators Put People or Profits First?
In its rush to get automated vehicles on the road, will Colorado prioritize safe city streets or a burgeoning multi-billion industry?
March 16, 2017
Reimagine the Neighborhood-Destroying Interchange at Colfax and Federal
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.
March 15, 2017
Community Planning and Development Warns Council Against Requiring More Parking
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.
March 14, 2017
Fixing Denver Transit: Fairer Fares
If the bus and train are lifelines for getting to work or the grocery store, prohibitively expensive fares can have disastrous effects. A one-way trip on an RTD bus or train runs $2.60 for a local trip and and $4.50 for a regional one. No peer city is higher except for Salt Lake.
March 13, 2017
