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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“Jaywalking” is a concept that came about in the 1920s, when automobiles were still new to the streets. To keep sales of motor vehicles secure, and in response to public outcry over rising traffic fatality rates, auto manufacturers created the concept of a...
The Denver Streets Partnership collaborated with the Civic Center Conservancy to host an Open Streets demonstration on 14th Avenue between Bannock Street and Acoma Street, south of Civic Center Park, in the Golden Triangle neighborhood on July 31, 2022. Our...
Our organization’s mission isn’t just about infrastructure like sidewalks, bike lanes, and bus lanes, but ultimately it’s about the people who use our streets and bring life to them every day. One of our core values is grassroots engagement: “We build relationships...
This spring, Denverites will elect a new mayor for the first time in 12 years and a number of city council members are either term limited or not seeking reelection. This means big change in Denver is on the horizon—and, if you know anything about the work we do, you...
2022 is just about in the books, and it’s been a year to remember. I'm proud of our small but mighty team for the incredible work they've put into improving Denver for people. We’d like to share with you a recap of some of our favorite moments of the year.Jill...
Blueprint Denver is the City’s overarching land use and transportation plan that establishes a vision for how our city will grow over the next several decades, including goals for eliminating traffic fatalities; increasing transit, walking, and biking mode shares;...
We are thrilled to announce that we have called the race for Ordinance 307! With over 80% of the votes counted, Denver Deserves Sidewalks is on a clear path to victory, with "YES" votes at over 55%! More numbers are coming in, but we feel comfortable enough with our...
Van Schoales is an education advocate, senior policy director at the Keystone Policy Center, and founding partner at Education Civil Rights Now. Denver Deserves Sidewalks (Initiated Ordinance 307 on the November 8 Denver ballot) would fund the construction and repair...
Jandel Allen-Davis, MD is the President and CEO of Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado, a world-renowned rehabilitation hospital that specializes in neurorehabilitation and research for people with spinal cord injury and brain injury. Craig Hospital endorses Denver...
Tanniqua-Kay Buchanan is our Neighborhood Projects Coordinator. Part of her work is helping organize a lot of our major events to build and engage community, including Park(ing) Day. Read Tanniqua-Kay's reflections on this year's Park(ing) Day as well as thoughts from...
Jaime Lewis is a Transit Advisor for the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC), the premier organization in Colorado advocating for disability rights. CCDC endorses Denver Deserves Sidewalks, identified as Initiated Ordinance 307 on Denver's November 8 ballot....
It’s no secret that we want to help more Denverites get out of their cars and out walking, biking, rolling, and taking transit around town. A barrier for a lot of people can be that they have a lot of things (or kids!) to carry, and this is especially true for...