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Speed cameras will make Denver streets safer, and the revenues should fund safe streets improvements
More than three years after Mayor Johnston reaffirmed Denver’s commitment to Vision Zero and the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries, he’s finally moving forward with a key strategy he said he would use to make our streets safer: automated speed enforcement. Unfortunately however, his current plans don’t include investing revenues from the new speed cameras into desperately needed street safety improvements.
The real reason we’re not seeing safer streets in Denver
🚨The Johnston administration is doubling down on continuing to misuse safe streets funding in Denver’s 2027 proposed budget. Tell your city councilperson that you will not stand for this in the final adopted budget!🚨
Sign-On Letter: Denver’s Proposed 2027 Budget
October 2, 2026 Dear Denver City Council Members, We are writing on behalf of the organizations listed below to express our serious concerns about the ongoing misappropriation of the Transportation and Mobility Special Revenue Fund (T&M SRF) in the Mayor’s...
Show up for transit this November: Vote Yes on 7A
This November is an important opportunity for residents of Denver and other communities along Colorado’s Front Range to show strong support for better transit service. Ballot measure 7A asks voters to approve a 0.333% sales tax increase – equal to one-third of a penny on a $1 purchase – to fund the Colorado Connector (CoCo), an express intercity passenger train providing service to 12 stations between Fort Collins and Pueblo, with Denver Union Station as the hub.
Hard pass on Lot M, Mr. Mayor
Mayor Johnston’s vision for the Mile High Line hinges in part on the Denver Broncos’ plans for Burnham Yard, the site of the new stadium. To make room for the development, Denver Water must relocate its Operations Complex to a different site. The problem? Their preferred site is a non-starter for DSP and our coalition partners. Along with 38 other community partners, we sent a letter to the Johnston administration to encourage the City to find an alternate location.
We’re setting a high bar for the Mile High Line
In his 2026 State of the City Address, Mayor Johnston put forward a vision dubbed the Mile High Line, which he describes as “a city that is connected to each other and connected to a shared vision for jobs, housing, transit, climate and equity.” Join us in urging the Johnston Administration to put the City’s money (and policies) where his mouth is to make this a real thing.
Encouraging people to drive to drink is a really bad idea
🚨TAKE ACTION NOW: Email Mayor Johnston your concerns about his new $5 parking scheme that incentivizes drinking and driving downtown, in shocking disregard for rising traffic violence and the recent drunk-driving tragedy downtown. Then, consider donating $5 or more to...
Survey Guide: Colorado Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
BACKGROUND The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is studying Colorado Boulevard for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a project that will help transform this deadly street with high bus ridership into a truly people-friendly main street. Colorado Boulevard is in the...
Sign-On Letter: Colorado Boulevard BRT
April 28, 2026 Dear Executive Director Lew, On behalf of the undersigned organizations and community members, we write to urge the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to deliver true bus rapid transit (BRT) on Colorado Boulevard by committing to dedicated,...
Sign-On Letter: Response to Mayor Johnston’s Statements on Transportation
March 31, 2026 Dear Mayor Johnston, We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our deep concern about your recent statements and decisions regarding transportation policies and practices in Denver, and to urge your administration to treat street safety and...