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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
Instead of giving up on Vision Zero, Denver should dramatically scale up its efforts to improve traffic safety, both in terms of changes to our streets and the level of funding dedicated to the cause. Not only is it the morally right thing to do—no one should die just trying to get around Denver—but also holds the promise of a massive return on investment.
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...