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...
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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...
On March 11, we’re coming together for safe streets
Last year, 93 people were killed on our streets. In almost every year since 2016 (when the City promised to make real progress on street safety goals through Vision Zero), the number of fatalities has only gone up. 2025 was the highest yet. The 3-1-1 Day of Action for...
Sign on Letter: Micromobility License Agreements
February 2, 2026 Mayor Johnston and Members of the Denver City Council, We write on behalf of the organizations listed below to express serious concern about proposed changes to Denver’s shared scooter and bike license agreements and the risk those changes pose to the...
PRESS RELEASE: Mayor’s Report Card on Transportation Safety and Access
A coalition of community organizations and grassroots advocates today released a new Mayor’s Report Card evaluating Mayor Mike Johnston’s first two full years in office on transportation safety, access and mobility. The report assigns the Mayor a grade of D, citing rising traffic deaths, slowed implementation of road-safety projects, and the redirection of funding away from life-saving street infrastructure.
The Denver Streets Partnership is seeking Advisory Board members. Join the movement!
Who we are seeking for our Advisory Board The DSP is seeking volunteer Advisory Board members who have a passion for people-first communities, improving mobility options and access, fostering equity through our built environment, and a desire to get involved. To...
Our Impact in 2025
There's no denying it – these are turbulent times. It’s not just a rough time to be a nonprofit or an advocacy organization. It's a rough time to be an American – and especially to be someone who cares about human dignity and the common good. And that's exactly why...
Why Denver should support the women’s soccer stadium at Santa Fe Yards — and why public investment must be done right
For years, the Santa Fe Yards site has been one of the largest missed opportunities in central Denver—a vacant, contaminated stretch of land that cuts off neighborhoods east and west of the rail corridor. Instead of acting as a connector, it has long functioned as a...
Why Denver voters should support measure 2A—and demand better from City leaders
This November, Denver voters will decide whether to approve the $950 million Vibrant Denver bond package (measures 2A–2E). These measures would fund infrastructure projects across the city in five categories — everything from parks and libraries to housing and...
“Parking with Benefits”: How smarter parking management can help improve walking, biking, and transit
Too often, parking is the reason we can’t have nice things. Just about any time the City proposes changes aimed at making our streets more walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly, or greener, concerns arise about the impacts on parking. It’s true: making more space for...
Let’s GO get hundreds of millions for transformative multimodal projects!
The City of Denver is gearing up to put a general obligation (GO) bond measure on this November’s ballot that would raise around $800 M.
Reclaiming Colfax and Federal: A Vision for a Safer, More Inclusive Denver
Denver’s Colfax-Federal cloverleaf displaced hundreds in the 1960s and remains one of the city’s most dangerous intersections. A community-driven vision calls for reconnecting neighborhoods with safe streets, affordable housing, and inclusive urban design.
Stand up for better bus stops
Let’s make sure that all riders have the dignity and comfort they deserve while waiting for the bus.
Speak up to save federally funded projects in Denver
Contact your representatives to let them know about critical transportation projects that may be at risk.
For Valentine’s Day, we asked for the gift of eliminating parking minimums city-wide
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Some people spend it gazing into each other’s eyes, some people spend it enjoying a nice dinner… We spent it rallying with community at a “Love-In” at Cerebral Brewing to share some love for spaces that prioritize people over cars. Specifically,...
Micromobility is an essential service. Denver should fund it accordingly.
Micromobility isn’t just a novelty for thrillseekers, it’s an increasingly essential service, particularly for lower-income Denver residents
What if we paid people to ride bikes?
Denver Streets Partnership's Bicycling Reward Program is a success!By Jace DavisFrom “free” parking to repaving hundreds of miles of streets every year, Denver, like most U.S. cities, provides plenty of publicly funded incentives to drive in our city. At the Denver...
World Day of Remembrance 2024
By Mari MeierOn the third Sunday of November each year, we honor those we’ve lost to traffic violence and urge our decision-makers to enact tangible solutions for safer streets. In past years on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the Denver Streets...
Celebrating pedestrian safety improvements – and the roots of pedestrian advocacy – in West Denver
On November 14th, representatives from the City and County of Denver, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), advocates for safer streets and the community came together to celebrate the completion of pedestrian safety improvements on Federal Boulevard between...