Adam PhippsExecutive DirectorDenver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Dear Director Phipps, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing to express our concerns about a major missed opportunity in the Denver Moves Everyone Draft...
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DSP encourages diverters on Shared Streets and Neighborhood Bikeways
Adam PhippsExecutive DirectorDenver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Dear Director Phipps, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we thank you for your commitment to continuing to build out the network of high comfort bike facilities and to...
Denver leaders call on CDOT to stop plans for expanding I-25 in central Denver
Shoshana Lew Executive Director, CDOT 2829 W. Howard Place Denver, CO 80204 Dear Executive Director Lew, As elected officials from the state and local level who represent thousands of constituents who live along I-25 Central, we are heartened to read the recent...
This Father’s Day, give to Denver Deserves Sidewalks and turn every $1 into $4
The Keith B. Kester memorial fund will match donations 3:1, up to $24,000. Click Here to Donate Now To honor my dad and carry forward his commitment to giving back to the community, I am committing $24,000 that I inherited from my dad as a 3:1 match for any donations...
Celebrate ten years of Better Block Jefferson Park!
The Denver Streets Partnership and the Federal Boulevard Business Improvement District are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Better Block Jefferson Park on July 22!
Groups call for expanded transit, not expanded highways
Shoshana LewExecutive Director, CDOT2829 W. Howard PlaceDenver, CO 80204 Doug RexExecutive Director, DRGOC1001 17th Street, #700Denver, CO 80202 Michael HancockMayor, City and County of DenverCity and County of Denver1437 Bannock Street, #350Denver, CO 80202 Dear...
RTD prioritizes equity and current transit riders in their new System Optimization Plan
Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) has to make some tough choices as they slice up a tiny pie of funding for transit in Denver. Funding and labor challenges, all reinforced by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, put RTD in a tough position. We think the...
Groups urge Denver and RTD to make decisions about Denver Union Station founded in compassion and dignity
Mayor Michael HancockCity and County of Denver1437 Bannock Street, #350Denver, CO 80202 CEO and General Manager Debra JohnsonRegional Transportation District1660 Blake StreetDenver, CO 80202 Dear Mayor Hancock and CEO and General Manager Johnson, On behalf of the...
DSP asks USDOT to go beyond Title VI
Secretary Pete ButtigiegUS Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 Administrator Nuria FernándezFederal Transportation AdministrationUS Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 Deputy Administrator...
DSP asks CDOT to prioritize safety and multimodal transportation in Year 4 of their 10-Year Plan
Executive Director Shoshana LewColorado Department of Transportation2829 W. Howard PlaceDenver, CO 80204 Dear Executive Director Lew, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing in regards to the reprioritization of Year 4 of CDOT’s 10-Year Plan....
RTD 2022 Budget Comments
November 16, 2021 Dear CEO and General Manager Johnson, Board Chair Rivera-Malpiede, and RTD Board Members, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), I am writing in regards to RTD’s proposed 2022 budget. DSP is a coalition of community groups advocating for...
CDOT, RTD, local partners must come together for better public transit
October 22, 2021 Governor Jared Polis 200 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 136 Denver, CO 80203 Executive Director Shoshana Lew Colorado Department of Transportation 2829 W. Howard Place Denver, CO 80204 CEO and General Manager Debra Johnson Regional Transportation District...
2022 Budget: DSP Comments
October 15, 2021 Dear Mayor Hancock and members of City Council, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing to submit comments on the proposed funding levels for pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and Vision Zero projects in the 2022 Annual Budget....
We <3 Complete Streets
Complete Streets are safe, context-sensitive, inclusive, equitable and flexible, and when cities apply the Complete Streets approach it gives pedestrians, people on bikes, transit riders and other multimodal travelers access to safe, comfortable streets. Recently the...
2022 Budget Recommendations
May 25, 2021 Mayor Michael Hancock 1437 N Bannock St. Rm 350 Denver, CO 80202 Dear Mayor Hancock, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we wish to thank you for sustaining funding for the buildout of Denver’s sidewalk and bicycle networks in the City’s...
On Earth Day, Colorado Mobility Advocates Call on Congress to Increase Funding for Public Transit
April 22, 2021 The Honorable Senator Michael Bennett 261 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20002 The Honorable John Hickenlooper 374 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20002 The Honorable Representative Diana DeGette 2111 Rayburn House Office...
Aligning our Transportation Goals and Spending
As Colorado legislators work to introduce a new transportation funding bill, transit continues to be deprioritized as highways look to receive the vast majority of funding. Denver has set ambitious long-term goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the reliance on single-occupancy vehicles but the latest proposals actually work against these goals.
Letter to the Legislature on the Transportation Funding Bill
April 14, 2021 Dear Senators Hansen, Rodriguez, Coleman, and Gonzales and Representatives Lontine, Garnett, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Valdez, Woodrow, Bacon and Herod: On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership, I’m writing to ask you to advocate for a transportation...
Letter to the Legislature in Support of the RTD Operations bill
April 2, 2021 Dear Honorable Members of the Colorado State House and Senate, We are writing on behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP) to express our support for H.B. 21-1186 regarding the Regional Transportation District’s operations. The DSP is a coalition...
Neighborhood Navigators are here to help!
Over the last few months, Denverites have seen the benefits of fewer cars on the road: safer roads; quieter streets; and more room to walk, bike, and roll. Bicycling is one way to prevent traffic, pollution, and noise from returning to their previous levels. Denver is...