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Community Voices: An Update on 7th Ave
We’re excited to share the efforts of local advocates and community members who want to make Denver’s streets better for people. This is a guest post from our friend Rob Toftness at the Denver Bicycle Lobby, about the Department of Transportation & Infrastructure...
Empowered: Connection through cultural heritage
Mimi Luong has emerged as a leader and a cornerstone in the business communities of Southwest Denver, the Far East Center, and the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. She is known for her dedicated advocacy and for sharing the cultural traditions and...
Where Johnston’s proposed budget falls short and what we can do next
It’s leaf peeping season, pumpkin spice season, and, you got it—budget season! Things are moving quickly. Read on for an overview of the budget process and what we’re tuned into. Or go ahead and send Mayor Johnston an email asking him to include more funding for...
Empowered: Equitable collaboration creates change
As the Director of Community Development at the Montbello Organizing Committee, Mayra Gonzales leads innovative mobility, transit, and housing projects that center community empowerment, equitable community development, and social justice. Over the years, she has...
Traffic calming on 14th Ave makes travel to Civic Center easier for bikes and pedestrians
Civic Center Park is a lively hub for folks in and around Denver to visit and enjoy the greenspace it has to offer—from city-wide events to a quiet reprieve from the hustle and bustle of the city. However, the threat of speeding cars on surrounding roadways can make...
Pedal-powered delivery is good for business
We’re proud of our partnerships with local businesses to enhance their delivery services by e-bike and also help them be more environmentally-friendly. Our first participant in our E-Bikes for Deliveries program was Zipcourier, formerly Confluence Courier, who now...
Agenda for the new Mayor and City Council’s first 100 days in office
The Denver Streets Partnership has released an agenda for Mayor-Elect Johnson and the Denver City Council's first 100 days in office. The full agenda includes five high-priority actions that can be taken quickly to help address traffic safety, access, and the...
How Denver can meet the moment with Vision Zero
It has been six years since Denver adopted its Vision Zero Action Plan in 2017 and committed to the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by the year 2030. Since then, traffic fatalities have only gone up, from 51 people killed in 2017 to a high...
Our work in the 2023 Colorado legislative session
Between engagement related to Denver’s Municipal Election and the Colorado State Legislative Session, the first half of this year has been jam-packed. While the election is still underway, the legislative session wrapped up earlier this month. We’re excited to share...
The team takes NACTO 2023
Last week, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) hosted its annual Designing Cities Conference here in Denver. Our team members were there throughout the week to discuss transportation issues, share about DSP’s work, engage with...
Join the Movement for People-Friendly Streets!
Seeking new organizations to join the Denver Streets Partnership CoalitionThe Denver Streets Partnership (DSP) was originally founded in 2016 as a coalition of community groups advocating for people-friendly streets in Denver. Since then, a lot has happened, including...
Celebrating a community win for traffic calming
13th and 14th Avenues through the Cap Hill neighborhood in Denver are dangerous, high-speed, one-way roads surrounded by homes and Cheeseman Park. For years, neighbors have asked the City to install infrastructure that would slow drivers down and force them to pay...
Empowered: Community is my covenant
Stephanie Puello is the founder of the Denver chapter of Black Girls Do Bike (BGDB), an organization supporting primarily Black women who have a passion for cycling. In our conversation, she talks about completing the TransAmerica Trail in 2016 and about seeking and...
Learn about our recent advocacy for overdose prevention centers
On March 1, our Policy Director, Molly, spoke at the Colorado Legislature in support of HB 23-1202, the Overdose Prevention Center Authorization bill, when it was in the House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services. This bill would permit...
Why the DSP Supports the Park Hill Golf Course Development Proposal
In addition to electing a new Mayor and several new City Council members this April, Denver voters will be deciding whether to lift the conservation easement currently on the now-defunct Park Hill Golf Course. Lifting the easement will allow redevelopment of this...
The Vision and Reality of “High Comfort” Bike Lanes
Editor's note: When writing the original version of this blog post, we inadvertently excluded some of the data collected by the students from our analysis. We regret this oversight and have updated the post below to include the data previously omitted, which provides...
Denver Moves Everyone: Lots to love, and one big missed opportunity
If there’s one thing Denver is good at, it’s planning. Over the last several years, the City has developed a whole suite of plans for our transportation system (see sidebar). Now the City has released a draft 2050 Strategic Transportation Plan, called Denver Moves...
It’s time to flip the script on Denver’s streets
In this blog post, the DSP's executive director, Jill Locantore, shares a perspective on sharing street space that disappeared after cars arrived on the scene in the 1920s—and needs to be brought back as more people walking, biking, rolling, and scooting move around...
Empowered: Tap into your resilience
Meet Brooke Goudy, Operational Manager and Owner of Rowdy Goudy, an organization dedicated to active living, health, wellness, and cycling. As an Alabama native fascinated by challenging the body, Brooke has always been active and takes pride in doing so. She recently...